Burning from the Inside

Burning from the Inside is the fourth studio album by English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released in 1983 by record label Beggars Banquet.

Burning from the Inside
Studio album by Bauhaus
Released	1 July 1983
Studio	Rockfield, Wales
Genre	Post-punk
Length	40:35
Label	Beggars Banquet, A&M (US only)[1]
Producer	Bauhaus
Bauhaus chronology
The Sky's Gone Out (1982) Burning from the Inside (1983) Go Away White (2008)

Recording and production

During the recording of the album, singer Peter Murphy was ill, leaving the rest of the band to undertake much of the writing and recording process without him. As evidence of how much input the rest of the band had on the album, bassist David J and guitarist Daniel Ash sang lead vocals on a number of songs.[2] This, combined with the fact that the band started recording without Murphy, led to internal difficulties, and by the time the album was released, they had already broken up. In 2015, David J announced in a solo performance that the album's title came from an incident in which he and Ash were smoking hash in a car and the car caught fire, burning from the inside.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Ned Raggett, writing for The Quietus in 2013, called the album "a compelling sprawl at its best, a case for fragmentation as beauty".[3]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's in Parties"	5:49
2.	"Antonin Artaud"	4:09
3.	"Wasp" (instrumental)	0:20
4.	"King Volcano"	3:29
5.	"Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?"	4:55

Side B

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Slice of Life"	3:43
7.	"Honeymoon Croon"	2:52
8.	"Kingdom's Coming"	2:25
9.	"Burning from the Inside"	9:21
10.	"Hope"	3:17

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Lagartija Nick"	3:30
12.	"Here's the Dub (Special Effects By 'Loonatik & Drinks')"	3:18
13.	"Departure"	4:49
14.	"Sanity Assassin"	4:05

Personnel

Bauhaus

• Peter Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
• Daniel Ash – guitar, backing vocals
• David J – bass, backing vocals
• Kevin Haskins – drums, keyboards

References

1. "Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside (1983, C - Monarch Pressing, Vinyl) %7c Discogs". Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. Raggett, Ned. "Burning from the Inside – Bauhaus | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
3. Raggett, Ned. "The Quietus | Features | The Art of Parting: Bauhaus' Burning from the Inside 30 Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

External links

• Burning from the Inside at Discogs (list of releases)