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New Model Army

Real Name:Justin Sullivan, Michael Dean, Dean White, Nelson & Dave Blomberg.
Profile:With their roots embedded in the punk era, New Model Army were formed in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, in 1980, and immediately outlined their manifesto by naming themselves after the Sir Thomas Fairfax/Oliver Cromwell revolutionary army. The group was led by Justin "Slade The Leveller" Sullivan (b. 1956, Buckinghamshire, England; guitar, vocals), a former platform sweeper and Mars bar production-line worker, with the help of Jason "Moose" Harris (b. 1968; bass, guitar) and Robb Heaton (b. 1962, Cheshire, England, d. 4th November 2004; drums, guitar).

Their brand of punk folk/rock attracted a loyal cult following, much of which shared the band's grievances towards the Tory government policies of the 80s. This was best executed on their debut album, which combined militant themes such as "Spirit Of The Falklands" and "Vengeance" (a vitriolic anthem about getting even with one's trespassers) with the haunting lament for childhood, "A Liberal Education". The group's championing of traditional working-class ethics saw an unexpected boost for a dying art and trade - that of the clog.

New Model Army made their first public appearance at Scamps Disco in Bradford in October 1980. After releasing singles on Abstract Records, enjoying a number 2 UK independent chart hit with "The Price" in 1984, they formed an unlikely alliance with the multinational EMI Records, which saw the band acquire a higher profile and a significantly increased recording budget.

They eventually broke through to a wider audience with "No Rest", which peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart in 1985 - a position they were never to beat in an impressive run of 12 UK chart singles between 1985 and 1991. With often inflammatory lyrics, the band have never compromised their beliefs for commercial gain.

They ran into trouble with BBC Television's Top Of The Pops show for donning T-shirts with the (albeit laudable) slogan, "Only Stupid Bastards Use Heroin". This attracted some derision from "anarcho-punk" traditionalists Conflict, who replied with their own motif: "Only Stupid Bastards Help EMI". They subsequently continued to release high-quality albums, with considerable crossover potential, always maintaining credibility with their original fanbase.

In December 1991 the group left EMI, eventually finding a new home on Epic Records. Their first single for the label revealed few concessions to the mainstream: "Here Comes The War" featured a picture of a charred body, and a pull-out poster instructing the user in how to prepare a nuclear bomb. In 1994, a dance remix of "Vengeance' was released as a protest against the Criminal Justice Bill. After a lengthy absence the band reconvened for 1998's "Strange Brotherhood". New Model Army's short spell with Epic ended as quickly as it started with the band prefering to self publish and go back to their roots. By 2000 their most recent studio album was ready. Named "Eight" it included a now familar, though no less effective, formula and energy.
URLs:http://www.newmodelarmy.org/
Members:Adrian Portas, Dave Blomberg, Dean White, Ed Alleyne-Johnson, Jason Harris, Justin Sullivan, Michael Dean, Nelson (3), Robert Heaton, Stuart Morrow
Name Variations: All | New Model Army | N.M.A | N.M.A. | NMA
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Releases:
Bittersweet (7", Ltd + Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Ltd)   Quiet, Quiet 1983
The Price (7")   Abstract Sounds 1984
The Price EP (12")   Abstract Sounds 1984
Vengeance (LP)   Abstract Sounds 1984
Better Than Them (The Acoustic E.P.) (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   EMI Records 1985
Brave New World ◄ (3 versions)   EMI Records 1985
Live 21.4.85 (VHS, PAL)   EMI 1985
No Rest / Heroin ◄ (3 versions)   EMI Records 1985
No Rest For The Wicked (Album) ◄ (11 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1985
51st State (Single, EP) ◄ (6 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1986
The Ghost Of Cain (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   EMI Records ... 1986
Lights Go Out And Poison Street (Extended Mixes) (12", Single)   Capitol Records 1987
New Model Army (MiniAlbum) ◄ (4 versions)   EMI Records ... 1987
Poison Street (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1987
Vengeance - The Independent Story (Comp) ◄ (4 versions)   Abstract Sounds ... 1987
White Coats ◄ (2 versions)   EMI Records 1987
Radio Sessions '83 - '84 (Comp) ◄ (4 versions)   Abstract Sounds ... 1988
Great Expectations ◄ (2 versions)   Abstract Sounds 1989
Green And Grey (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   EMI Records 1989
I Love The World (12", Promo)   Capitol Records, Capitol Records 1989
Stupid Questions (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   EMI Records 1989
Thunder And Consolation (LP, Album)   EMI Odeon (Brazil) 1989
Thunder And Consolation (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   EMI Records ... 1989
Vagabonds (Single) ◄ (6 versions)   EMI Records 1989
Get Me Out (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   EMI Records 1990
Impurity (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   EMI Records ... 1990
Purity (Maxi, Single) ◄ (4 versions)   EMI Records 1990
Raw Melody Men (Comp, Album) ◄ (4 versions)   EMI Records ... 1991
Space (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   EMI Records 1991
History (The Singles 85-91) ◄ (2 versions)   EMI Records 1992
History (The Videos 85-90) (VHS)   Picture Music International 1992
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (CD, Album)   Windsong International 1993
Gimme Shelter: Alternative (CD, Single)   Food, EMI Records 1993
Here Comes The War (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic 1993
Living In The Rose - The Ballads EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Epic 1993
The Love Of Hopeless Causes (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic ... 1993
Understand U (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Epic 1993
B-Sides And Abandoned Tracks (CD)   EMI Records 1994
Vengeance 1994 (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Abstract Sounds 1994
Small Town England ◄ (2 versions)   Recall (2) 1997
Queen Of My Heart / Brother (CD, Single)   EMI Electrola 1998
Strange Brotherhood (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1998
Wonderful Way To Go (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Eagle Records ... 1998
...& Nobody Else (2xCD, Album)   Attack Attack 1999
All Of This: The "Live" Rarities (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   EMI Records ... 1999
Eight (CD, Album)   Attack Attack 2000
History (The Best Of New Model Army) (CD, RE, Comp)   EMI Records 2001
Lost Songs (2xCD)   Attack Attack 2001
Great Expectations: The Singles Collection (CD, Comp)   Superfecta Recordings 2003
Live 161203 (DVD-V)   EMS 2004
The Collection (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.)   EMI Gold, EMI Gold 2004
Carnival (CD, Album)   Attack Attack 2005
BD3 (Single, EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Attack Attack ... 2006
New Model Army (CD)   Disky 2006
High (CD, Album)   Attack Attack 2007
Wired (CD, Promo, Single)   Attack Attack 2007
Fuck Texas, Sing For Us (CD, Album, Liv)   Attack Attack 2008
Production:
Untitled (7", EP) 125 M.P.H. House Of Dolls 1989
Appears On:
The Decade One - Trends & Bands Of The 80's (2xLP, Comp) 51st State EMI Electrola 1991
Chaos A.D. (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Epic ... 1993
Flesheaters - The Return Of The Undead (3xCD, Comp + Box) Sex (The Black Angel) Dressed To Kill 1996
Undead - 50 Gothic Masterpieces (3xCD, Comp + Box) Vengeance Dressed To Kill 1996
Undead A Gothic Masterpiece (3xCD + Box) Vengeance Dressed To Kill 1999
The 80's Tapes - Pop & Wave (2xCD, Comp) 51st State Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Never Mind The Jacksons... Here's The Pollocks (12") Small Town England Abstract Sounds 1985
The Anti-Heroin Project - It's A Live-In World (2xLP) Heroin EMI Records, EMI Records 1986
Alternative In-Store Sampler (Vinyl, Album, Smplr, Promo) White Coats Capitol Records 1987
It Came From Hollywood! (Vinyl, Promo, Smplr) White Coats Capitol Records 1987
Six Disques Bleu (2xLP, Blu) No Mans Land Abstract Sounds 1987
British Airwaves (2xLP) Vagabonds JCI & Associates 1988
Song And Legend (2xLP) Running Abstract Sounds 1988
A Full Head Of Steam (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Family Parlophone 1989
EMI Hot Shots Nr. 6 (CD, Comp, Promo) Vagabounds EMI Electrola 1989
Hits: Night Of The Living Post Modern (CD, Promo) Stupid Questions Not On Label 1989
Untitled (7", EP) 125 M.P.H. House Of Dolls 1989
EMI Hot Shots Nr. 5 (CD, Comp, Promo) Get Me Out EMI Electrola 1990
Product 2378 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Brave New World Telstar 1990
Absolution - Rock The Alternative Way (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) No Rest PolyGram TV 1991
Ragazzi Bizarre (CD) White Coats Ultrapop 1991
The Decade One - Trends & Bands Of The 80's (2xLP, Comp) 51st State EMI Electrola 1991
The Best Of Bizarre Festival (1987 - 1992) (2xCD, Comp) 51st State Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1992
The Indie Scene 83 (CD) Great Expectations Connoisseur Collection 1992
The Indie Scene 84 (CD, Comp) The Price Connoisseur Collection 1992
Burning Ambitions - A History Of Punk Vol. 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Vengeance Anagram Records 1993
Crossing All Over! (CD) Vagabonds BMG Ariola München GmbH, GUN Records (2) 1993
Gimme Shelter (CD, Maxi, Promo) Gimme Shelter Food 1993
Party Power Pack (2xCD, Comp) Vagabonds Polystar Records, Polystar Records, Polystar Records 1993
Powerhaus Classix (CD, Comp) 51st State RPM Records (3) 1993
Wave Ballads (CD, Album, Comp) Ballad Spectre Records, SPV GmbH 1993
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 2 (CD) 51st State GUN Records (2), BMG Ariola München GmbH 1994
Guitars & Machines Vol. 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Poison Street (Extende... Blanco Y Negro (2) 1994
Wave Romantics Vol. II (CD) Green And Grey Sub Terranean 1994
Songs For A Black Planet (CD, Album) Great Expectations Nectar Masters 1995
Fetenhits - The Real Classics (The 2nd) (2xCD) 51st State Polystar Records 1996
Flesheaters - The Return Of The Undead (3xCD, Comp + Box) Sex (The Black Angel) Dressed To Kill 1996
Guitars & Machines Vol. 2 ◄ (3 versions) Vagabonds Blanco Y Negro (2) 1996
Maxi Pop III ◄ (3 versions) Vagabonds Contraseña Records 1996
No Compromize (2xCD) Vengeance (Zion Train ... Delerium Records 1996
Spirit Of The 80's (CD) Love Songs Facedown 1996
Undead - 50 Gothic Masterpieces (3xCD, Comp + Box) Vengeance Dressed To Kill 1996
Wave Romantics (2xCD, Comp) Ballad Facedown 1996
New Wave Classics (2xCD, Comp) No Rest Disky 1997
New Wave Fieber (2xCD) No Rest Disky 1997
The Best Of '80 - '90 Vol. 12 (2xCD) 51st State EMI Electrola 1997
The World Of Punk (2xCD, Comp) Bitter Sweet ZYX Music 1997
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? Vol 4 (2xCD, Comp) I Love The World EVA Belgium 1997
Eighties (2xCD, Comp) Vagabonds (12" Mix) Virgin Records (Spain), Virgin Records (Spain), Virgin Records (Spain) 1998
Gothic Rock 3 - Black On Black - Best Of 80's Collection ◄ (2 versions) Bittersweet Cleopatra ... 1998
Party Police Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp) 51st State Sony Music Entertainment (Germany), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1998
Sanctuary: 26 Gothic Anthems (2xCD) No Rest Universal Records 1998
Crossing All Over! - The Classix (2xCD) No Rest Supersonic Records (2), BMG 1999
Dressed In Black 2 (2xCD) No Rest Universal TV 1999
Elegy - Numéro 6 (CD, Smplr) Wonderful Way To Go (L... Elegy 1999
Guitar Club Classics (2xCD, Smplr) Vagabounds SPV Recordings 1999
Maxi Pop Collection (Edicion Limitada) ◄ (2 versions) Vagabonds Contraseña Records 1999
TT 32 (CD, Comp, Enh) Stranger Text Und Ton Magazin 1999
The New, The Classic & The Unexplored (CD) The Hunt Visions Magazine 1999
Undead A Gothic Masterpiece (3xCD + Box) Vengeance Dressed To Kill 1999
Zillo Festival Sampler 1999 (2xCD) Whitelight Zillo 1999
ZilloScope: New Signs & Sounds 07-08/99 (CD, Smplr) No Sense Zillo 1999
Big Noize (2xCD) Flying Through The Smoke EMI Music (Germany) 2000
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 11 (2xCD, Comp) You Weren't There Supersonic Records (2) 2000
Dark Millennium (CD, Album) Orange Tree Roads, Won... XIII BIS Records 2000
Elegy - Numéro 8 (CD, Smplr) Orange Tree Roads Elegy 2000
Fetenhits - The Real Classics (The 4th) (2xCD) Vagabonds Polystar Records 2000
The New, The Classic & The Unexplored (CD) You Weren't There Visions Magazine 2000
Live Forever - The Most Beautiful & Haunting Gothic Collection (10xCD, Comp + Box) Vengeance, Sex (The Bl... Dressed To Kill 2001
M'era Luna Festival 2001 (2xCD) Someone Like Jesus Oblivion (2) 2001
Castle Party 2002 (CD, Smplr) Flying Through The Smoke Metal Mind Records 2002
Cold Hands Seduction Vol. XV (2002-03) (CD, Smplr, Enh) Freedom '91 Sonic Seducer 2002
Elegy - Numéro 21 (CD, Smplr) Knife Elegy 2002
The Best ALTERNATIV3 Album... Ever! (2xCD) 51st State EMI Music (South Africa) 2002
The Greatest Nineties Collection (4xCD, Comp + Box) Get Me Out EMI Records 2002
Dark Roses - 36 Mystic And Electropop Romantics (2xCD) Living In The Rose (Al... Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2003
Dark Side Of The 80's (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) No Rest BMG Belgium NV/SA ... 2003
Spook Factory (2xCD) 51st State, 51st State Contraseña Records 2003
The Definitive Tom Jones 1964-2002 (4xCD, Comp) Gimme Shelter Universal Records 2003
80s Alternative - The Darker Side Of The Decade (CD, Comp) Poison Street EMI Gold 2004
Greatest Hits Of Punk & New Wave (3xCD, Comp) 51st State, No Rest EMI Records Ltd. 2004
The Original New Wave Album (CD) 51st State EMI Gold 2004
António Sérgio Apresenta Som Da Frente 1982-1993 (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) 51st State EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Lda. 2005
CD Side 30 (CD, Smplr) Too Close To The Sun D-Side 2005
Elegy Sampler 38 (CD, Smplr) Island Elegy 2005
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 52 (CD, Smplr, Enh) Too Close To The Sun Sonic Seducer 2005
The Best Of Music - New Wave (CD) 51st State Disky 2005
Best Of New Wave (2xCD, Comp) Vagabonds EMI Music (Germany) 2006
Gothic Compilation Part XXXI (2xCD, Comp) Too Close To The Sun BatBeliever Releases, Indigo (2) 2006
Guitars And Machines Vol. IV (2xCD) Vagabonds Blanco Y Negro (2) 2006
Big Punk - 34 Greatest Punk Songs (2xCD, Comp) 51st State EMI, EMI 2007
CD Side 41 (CD, Smplr) All Consuming Fire D-Side 2007
Elegy Sampler 49 (CD, Smplr) One Of The Choosen Elegy 2007
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 74 (CD, Smplr, Fol) High Sonic Seducer 2007
The 80's Tapes - Pop & Wave (2xCD, Comp) 51st State Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2007
The Art Of Sysyphus Vol. 41 (CD, Comp) Into The Light Sysyphus Records 2007
72 Horas : La Ruta A Valencia (2xCD, Comp + DVD-V) Vagabonds Blanco Y Negro (2) 2008
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 89 (DVD-D, Smplr + CD, Smplr) Interview Sonic Seducer 2008
Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 90 | Jahresrückblick 2008 (DVD, Comp) Vagabonds (Live M'Era ... Sonic Seducer 2009
Unofficial Releases:
In This Together (LP, Ltd)   Not On Label 1988
Interview (7", Lim)   Talk Back Records 1989
Limited Edition 4 Track E.P. (7")   Grand Slam Records (2) 1989
European Tour '90 (CD, Album)   Jewels Of Live 1992
51st State (12", S/Sided, W/Lbl)   Schranz 2005
This Is The Dark Side Mixes Volume 08 (CD, Promo, Comp, Ltd) White Coats (Dark Side... Dark Side Remixes Records 2009
31 Mai 1991 (CD, Album)   Capitol Records (2)  
Sadistic Pleasures (7")   Not On Label (New Model Army)  
Vagabonds (CD, Album)   Hand Made  
We Are Old We Are Young (LP)   Snake records  
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