Modern English: Mesh & Lace, LP Made In UK, 1981 New Wave Post-Punk - NM Vinyl
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Description
(Visually Graded) Vinyl looks Near Mint and sleeve looks EX. See pics and info for details.
Modern English ?– Mesh & Lace
Label:
4AD ?– CAD 105
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 12", 33 RPM, Import
Country:
UK
Released:
06 Apr 1981
Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave, Post-Punk
Tracklist
A1 16 Days
A2 Just A Thought
A3 Move In Light
A4 Grief
B1 The Token Man
B2 A Viable Commercial
B3 Black Houses
B4 Dance Of Devotion (A Love Song)
Companies, etc.
Produced At – Jacobs Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Tape One
Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
Published By – Beggars Banquet Music
Pressed By – WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton
Credits
Bass, Vocals – Mick Conroy*
Design [Record Cover Thing By] – Twenty-Three Envelope*
Drums – Richard Brown (3)
Engineer – Ken Thomas
Guitar, Vocals – Gary McDowell
Keyboards – Stephen Walker (3)
Lacquer Cut By – BilBo (3)
Producer, Written-By – Modern English
Vocals – Robbie Grey
Notes
Produced at Jacobs with thanks to Ken Thomas.
? 1981 4AD
Beggars Banquet Music
Mastering studio (Tape One Studios, London) and mastering engineer uncredited, derived from the matrix.
Includes printed inner sleeve. Original copies have a "dark green" sleeve and 4·A·D's address on the inner sleeve; re-release copies (1987) have a "black" sleeve and no address on the inner sleeve.
- Modern English
Profile:
Modern English were formed in Colchester, Essex, England, in 1977 by Robbie Grey (Vocals), Gary McDowell (Guitar) and Michael Conroy (Bass). Originally known as the Lepers, the band made their name in the burgeoning punk scene where they would get together exclusively to play at parties, until they were picked up by 4AD. Richard Brown (Drums) and Stephen Walker (Keyboards) were subsequently added to the line-up of the band.
A debut single, "Drowning Man" was released in 1980 on the Limp Records label. The band's debut full-length; "Mesh & Lace", released by 4AD a year later, it drew heavily on the gloomy post-punk sound already patented by bands such as Joy Division. The follow-up "After The Snow" showed a huge progression, as they introduced warmth and strong guitar harmonies (most notably on the minor classic "I Melt With You"), rejecting the tinny bleakness of the debut. It was especially well received in the USA, and the band relocated to New York to consolidate a popularity encouraged by college radio.
1984's "Richochet Days" had a crisper production but less creative experimentation. By the time of "Stop Start" (1986), the band had left 4AD and Walker and Brown had quit the band and Aaron Davidson (Keyboards, Guitar) had joined. Grey initially returned to England to form a new outfit, but reconvened Modern English in 1990 with Davidson and Conroy. They released "Pillow Lips" on the TVT label in 1990, Robbie Grey and band member Ted Mason co wrote and produced a second release for TVT though it received very little enthusiasm from the label.
Locked into contractual obligations, Grey subsequently put the band on hold to study and travel, leaving Mason to handle the legal issues. In 1995, Modern English again re-formed with the line up of Matthew Shipley (Keyboards) Ted Mason (Guitar) and of course, Robbie Grey. They recorded "Everything's Mad" on the Imago label. In 1998 the line up changed again, keeping Matthew Shipley and adding Steven Walker (guitars), Ian Robbins (bass) and Jon Solomon (drums). In 1999
Ian was replaced by Nik Williams (bass). In 2001 they recorded a new album 'Soundtrack' with producer Hugh Jones but due to the collapse of the record company it was shelved. Finally in 2010 this album is being released by Darla with a US tour at the planning stage. -wikipedia
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