20 best: Goth records ever made

20 best: Goth records ever made

by FACT Magazine

01: BAUHAUS

‘BELA LUGOSI’S DEAD’

(SMALL WONDER 12″, 1979)

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02: JOY DIVISION

CLOSER

(FACTORY LP, 1980)

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03: THE CURE

FAITH

(FICTION/POLYDOR LP, 1981)

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04: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES

JUJU

(POLYDOR LP, 1981)

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05: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

‘RELEASE THE BATS’

(4AD 7″, 1981)

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06: DANSE SOCIETY

THERE IS NO SHAME IN DEATH EP

(PAX RECORDS 12″, 1981)

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07: UK DECAY

RISING FROM THE DREAD EP

(CORPUS CHRISTI 12″, 1982)

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08: SISTERS OF MERCY

‘ALICE’

(MERCIFUL RELEASE 7″, 1982)

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09: XMAL DEUTSCHLAND

‘INCUBUS SUCCUBUS’

(ZICKZACK 12″, 1982)

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10: VARIOUS ARTISTS

YOUNG LIMBS AND NUMB HYMNS

(LONDON RECORDS LP, 1983)

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11: KILLING JOKE

REVELATIONS

(POLYDOR LP, 1982)

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12: VIRGIN PRUNES

PAGAN LOVESONG

(ROUGH TRADE 7″, 1982)

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13: SEX GANG CHILDREN

‘MAURITIA MAYER’

(CLAY RECORDS 7″, 1983)

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14: RUDIMENTARY PENI

DEATH CHURCH

(CORPUS CHRISTI LP, 1983)

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15: DALI’S CAR

THE WAKING HOUR

(PARADOX RECORDS LP, 1984)

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16: CHRISTIAN DEATH

CATASTROPHE BALLET

(L’INVITATION AU SUICIDE LP, 1984)

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17: PLAY DEAD

FROM THE PROMISED LAND

(CLAY RECORDS LP, 1984)

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18: CINDYTALK

CAMOUFLAGE HEART

(MIDNIGHT MUSIC LP, 1984)

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19: AND ALSO THE TREES

VIRUS MEADOW

(CLAY RECORDS, 1986)

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20: DEAD CAN DANCE

WITHIN THE REALM OF A DYING SUN

(4AD, 1987)

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