| "Bela Lugosi's Dead" | ||||
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| Single by Bauhaus | ||||
| B-side | "Boys" | |||
| Released | August 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 26 January 1979 | |||
| Studio | Beck Studios, Wellingborough | |||
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| Length | 9:36 | |||
| Label | Small Wonder | |||
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"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is the debut single by the English post-punk band Bauhaus, released in August 1979 on the Small Wonder label. It is often considered the first gothic rock record.[4]
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