“Drink The New Wine,” the last song ever recorded by Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J – aka goth legends Bauhaus – will be issued on white, silver and red vinyl, just in time for Halloween.
Formed at the tail end of the 1970s, before there even was such a thing as Goth, Bauhaus effectively birthed an entire way of life with their debut single, the immortal “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.” Four albums in four years cemented the band’s reputation; a handful of much-applauded reunion tours (and a fifth album in 2008) ensured it remained in place. Indeed, even now, Cleopatra are planning a slew of releases based upon those later, thrilling, adventures.
”Drink The New Wine,” however, is something else entirely.
Musically, it is classic Bauhaus, as Ash explains. “I always loved it when Bauhaus would go into art fart mode. Truly liberating and FUN!”
But the record itself, too, is unique.
Releasing on 12-inch single on October 30, every color variant comes with an etched b-side, gloriously reproducing the Bauhaus logo. And with only 150 copies of each color available worldwide, clearly one of the final chapters in Bauhaus history is about to become one of the band’s rarest physical releases.
Every copy will be individually hand numbered, making each color its own edition of only 150. There will be no repressing.
Clearly, then,“Drink The New Wine” is not being positioned as just another conventional vinyl single. Rather, it is being presented as a music artifact – a deliberately scarce, individually numbered object created for the most dedicated Bauhaus fans and collectors around the world.
Bauhaus have always existed outside convention, and this release reflects that same spirit. And, at a time when music has become increasingly unlimited, instantly accessible and disposable, this release moves in the opposite direction.
One song. One pressing. Three colors. 450 copies – one color per customer
Nothing more.
VINYL: https://cleorecs.com/products/bauhaus-drink-the-new-wine-colored-etched-12-vinyl-single
