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1981 studio album by Modern English
Mesh & Lace is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Modern English . It was released on 10 April 1981, through record label 4AD . The album was reissued on CD in 1992 with seven bonus tracks.
Critical reception [ edit ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3]
Trouser Press panned the album, calling it "a load of monotonous droning and shouting by a precious art band
oppressively weighed down by its self-conscious 4AD pretensions."[4]
Vinyl LP track listing [ edit ]
All tracks are written by Modern English
Side A Title 1. "16 Days" 4:33 2. "Just a Thought" 4:08 3. "Move in Light" 4:45 4. "Grief" 6:28
Side B Title 1. "The Token Man" 6:32 2. "A Viable Commercial" 4:24 3. "Black Houses" 5:44 4. "Dance of Devotion (A Love Song)" 5:51
CD track listing [ edit ]
Title 1. "Gathering Dust" 4:20 2. "16 Days" 4:33 3. "Just a Thought" 4:08 4. "Move in Light" 4:45 5. "Grief" 6:28 6. "The Token Man" 6:32 7. "A Viable Commercial" 4:24 8. "Black Houses" 5:44 9. "Dance of Devotion (A Love Song)" 5:51 10. "Smiles and Laughter" 3:12 11. "Mesh and Lace" 4:19 12. "Tranquility of a Summer Moment (Vice Versa)" 7:02 13. "Home" 3:50 14. "Swans on Glass" 4:35 15. "Incident" 2:38
Personnel [ edit ]
Robbie Grey – vocals, production
Gary McDowell – guitar, vocals, production
Mick Conroy – bass guitar, vocals, production
Stephen Walker – keyboards, production
Richard Brown – drums, production
Technical
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Robbie Grey
Gary McDowell
Michael Conroy
Stephen Walker (keyboardist)
Roy Martin
Richard Brown
Aaron Davidson
Steven Walker (guitarist)
Matthew Shipley
Ric Chandler
Jon Solomon
Studio albums Singles