Mesh & Lace

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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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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."

Vinyl LP track listing

All tracks are written by Modern English

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"16 Days"	4:33
2.	"Just a Thought"	4:08
3.	"Move in Light"	4:45
4.	"Grief"	6:28

Side B

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Ken Thomas – engineering
• Denis "BilBo" Blackham – mastering
• 23 Envelope – album cover design

External links

• Mesh & Lace at Discogs (list of releases)
• Mesh & Lace information at 4AD's official website