The Sky's Gone Out

The Sky's Gone Out
The Sky's Gone Out
Studio album by Bauhaus
Released	22 October 1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Rockfield, Monmouth; Beck, Wellingborough; BBC Maida Vale London;
Genre	Post-punk; gothic rock; art rock; experimental; neofolk; post-industrial;
Length	42:24
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Bauhaus
Bauhaus chronology

The Sky's Gone Out is the third studio album by English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released in 1982 by record label Beggars Banquet.

Music

NME said about the music: "[singer] Peter Murphy comes across like David Bowie imitating Jacques Brel declaiming a pastiche of Lautréamont backed by the early [Siouxsie and the] Banshees."^[7]

Release

The Sky's Gone Out was released in October 1982 by the record label Beggars Banquet. It featured a cover version of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle", a new recording of "Spirit", and experiments with ballads, disco, ska and reggae.^[8]

The initial limited edition included the live album Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape as a bonus. The compact disc reissue dropped the run-out speech from the final track "Exquisite Corpse" (which, like the snoring on the song itself, was done by the band's sound engineer Derek Tompkins). The Canadian edition of this album also contained a free 12" vinyl single featuring "Ziggy Stardust", "Kick in the Eye" and "Lagartija Nick". This version did not have the distinctive artwork from the US and UK editions but was presented as a white field with the album title and band logo in the upper right corner.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
Record Collector	^[10]

In his retrospective review of the album, Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "On balance it's quite a fine album, but unlike Mask it misses the infusion of a more positive energy, and simply doesn't gel as perfectly, more notable for individual songs than as a whole."^[9]

Legacy

In their feature on the album in 2001 Alternative Press described The Sky's Gone Out as one of the Top 10 essential goth albums.^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bauhaus (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy), except as noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Third Uncle"	Brian Eno	5:14
2.	"Silent Hedges"		3:09
3.	"In the Night"		3:05
4.	"Swing the Heartache"		5:51
5.	"Spirit"		5:28
6.	"The Three Shadows, Part I"		4:21
7.	"The Three Shadows, Part II"		3:12
8.	"The Three Shadows, Part III"		1:36
9.	"All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"		3:49
10.	"Exquisite Corpse"		5:39

CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Ziggy Stardust" (David Bowie cover)	Bowie	3:13
12.	"Party of the First Part"		5:27
13.	"Spirit" (single version)		3:45
14.	"Watch That Grandad Go"		5:40

Personnel

Bauhaus

Peter Murphy – vocals, additional guitar
Daniel Ash – guitars, backing vocals on "Exquisite Corpse," album cover painting
David J – bass, backing vocals on "Exquisite Corpse"
Kevin Haskins – drums, congas on "Third Uncle"

References

^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 9 October 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson.
^ "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson.
^ Brooksbank, Andrew (29 November 2018). "Bauhaus 'The Sky's Gone Out' : 'Remastered reissue uncovers many new sounds and textures on the experimental album'". Louder Than War. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson.
^ "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ Snow, Mat (23 October 1982). Bauhaus The Sky's gone out review. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "10 essential Bauhaus records". 16 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Raggett, Ned. "The Sky's Gone Out – Bauhaus | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^ Rigby, Paul (October 2008). "That Difficult Third Album Syndrome..." Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^ "[The Sky's Gone Out review]". Alternative Press: 104. November 2001.

External links

The Sky's Gone Out at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 9 October 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[2] "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson.

[3] "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson.

[4] Brooksbank, Andrew (29 November 2018). "Bauhaus 'The Sky's Gone Out' : 'Remastered reissue uncovers many new sounds and textures on the experimental album'". Louder Than War. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[5] "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson.

[6] "The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus (1982)". Le Poisson. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[7] Snow, Mat (23 October 1982). Bauhaus The Sky's gone out review. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[8] "10 essential Bauhaus records". 16 January 2019.

[Raggett-9] Raggett, Ned. "The Sky's Gone Out – Bauhaus | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

[10] Rigby, Paul (October 2008). "That Difficult Third Album Syndrome..." Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

[Alternative_Press-11] "[The Sky's Gone Out review]". Alternative Press: 104. November 2001.

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v t e Bauhaus
Daniel Ash Peter Murphy Kevin Haskins David J
Studio albums	In the Flat Field Mask The Sky's Gone Out Burning from the Inside Go Away White
EPs	Kick in the Eye (Searching for Satori E.P.) 4AD The Bela Session
Live albums	Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions Rest in Peace: The Final Concert Live in the Studio 1979 Gotham
Compilation albums	The Singles 1981–1983 1979–1983 Crackle
Singles	"Bela Lugosi's Dead" "Dark Entries" "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" "Telegram Sam" "Kick in the Eye" "The Passion of Lovers" "Satori in Paris" "Spirit" "Ziggy Stardust" "Lagartija Nick" "She's in Parties"
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