| Mesh & Lace | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 April 1981 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 Jacobs Studios, Farnham, England | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:25 72:21 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Modern English | |||
| Modern English chronology | ||||
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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.
| 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]
All tracks are written by Modern English
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "16 Days" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Just a Thought" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Move in Light" | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Grief" | 6:28 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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