Genres Post-punk Labels 4AD Genre Post-punk | Years active 1980–1981 Active until 1981 Albums Labour of Love | |
Associated acts Rema-Rema
The Wolfgang Press
Renegade Soundwave Past members Gary Asquith
Mick Allen
Mark Cox
Danny Briottet Origin England, United Kingdom (1980) Members Gary Asquith, Red Star, Mark Cox Similar The Wolfgang Press, Rema‑Rema, Renegade Soundwave, Fredy K, Ivo Watts‑Russell | ||
Mass were an English post-punk band. The band consisted of Gary Asquith, Mick Allen, Mark Cox, and Danny Briottet. Asquith, Allen and Cox had been members of Rema-Rema. Mass released a 7" single, "You And I", in 1980 on the 4AD label. They released the Labour of Love LP in 1981, also on 4AD, which saw comparisons made with Joy Division and The Birthday Party. It spent five weeks on the UK Indie Chart, peaking at number 19.
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Mass broke up in 1981. Allen and Cox formed The Wolfgang Press in 1983, while Asquith and Briottet went on to form Renegade Soundwave in 1986. Labour of Love was reissued on CD in November 2005, with the two tracks from the single included. It was reissued on vinyl by Desire Records in 2011.
Albums
Singles
Songs
WhyLabour of Love · 1981
CabbageLabour of Love · 1981
IllLabour of Love · 1981