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Label: 4AD Catalog#: GAD 2K21 CD Format: CD, Album, Compilation, Remastered Country: UK Released: 19 Mar 2001 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental Credits: Artwork By [Art Direction] - Vaughan Oliver / v23 Artwork By [Design] - Martin Anderson / v23 Artwork By [Original Sleeve Design] - 23 Envelope Bass [Guitar] - Michael Conroy Drums - Richard Brown (3) Guitar - Gary McDowell Keyboards - Stephen Walker (3) Mastered By [Remastered] - John Dent Photography - Dominic Davies Photography [Original Sleeve Photography] - Nigel Grierson Photography [Portrait] - Sheila Rock Producer - Hugh Jones (tracks: 3, 6. 7. 9 to 13, 15, 16) , Modern English (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 14) , Robin Mayhew (tracks: 4, 8) Vocals - Robbie Grey Written-By - McDowell* , Conroy* , Brown* , Grey* , Walker* Notes: Remastered at Loud Mastering. Tracks taken from: 1, 5: Mesh & Lace Album (CAD 105) 2: Gathering Dust Single (AD 15) 3: I Melt With You Single (AD 212), title is adjusted. 6, 10, 11: After The Snow Album (CAD 206) 7, 9, 13, 15: Ricochet Days Album (CAD 402) 8: Smiles And Laughter Single (AD 110) 12: Unreleased single mix, title is adjusted. 14: Swans On Glass Single (AD 6) 16: Unreleased alternate remix, title is adjusted. Rating:   3.4/5 (5 votes) Rate It Submitted by: gregclow 2 for sale in the Discogs Marketplace

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funprox, Feb 14, 2007

Modern English are one of my favourite bands of the early 80's, because they combine melodic songs with gloomy atmospheres. I find both the claustrophobic postpunk sound of their early work and the synth-driven wave style of the After The Snow / Ricochet Days-period enjoyable, but I lost track of their post-4AD work.

This compilation is a fairly good introduction, which shows that Modern English have more to offer than the 'college hit' I Melt With You. There is also a good article about their history in the booklet. My favourite piece on this cd is the furious Swans On Glass.
What I find unforgivable is the absence of Someone's Calling, my favourite Modern English-song. Though it was a single, it has been omitted here in favour of various album tracks. For historical purposes it would also have been nice if their first single Drowning Man was included, which is not available on cd as far as I know.

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