Mesh & Lace

Mesh & Lace is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Modern English. It was released on 6 April 1981, through record label 4AD. The album was reissued on CD in 1992 with seven bonus tracks.

Mesh & Lace
Studio album by
Released6 April 1981
Recorded1980 Jacobs Studios, Farnham, England
GenrePost-punk
Length42:25
72:21 (with bonus tracks)
LanguageEnglish
Label4AD
ProducerModern English
Modern English chronology
Mesh & Lace
(1981)
After the Snow
(1982)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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."[2]

Vinyl LP track listing

All tracks are written by Modern English.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."16 Days"4:33
2."Just a Thought"4:08
3."Move in Light"4:45
4."Grief"6:28
Side B
No.TitleLength
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

No.TitleLength
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

  • 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

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