History - The Singles 85-91 2509469 225222365 2008-07-12T15:22:29Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = History - The Singles 85-91 | Type = [[Compilation album]] | Artist = [[New Model Army (band)]] | Cover = NMA_history.jpg | Released = 1992 | Recorded = | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Post-punk]], [[Folk rock]] | Length = 53:49 | Label = [[EMI]] | Producer = Mark Freegard, [[Glyn Johns]], [[Justin Sullivan]], [[Robert Heaton]], [[Tom Dowd]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfixq9hldde link] | Last album = ''[[Raw Melody Men]]''<br />(1991) | This album = '''''History - The Singles 85-91'''''<br />(1992) | Next album = ''[[The Love of Hopeless Causes]]''<br />(1993) | Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = Alternate Cover | Type = [[Compilation album]] | Cover = NMA_history_new.jpg | Lower caption = 2001 reissue cover }} }} '''''History - The Singles 85-91''''' is a [[compilation album]] by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Rock music|rock]] group, [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]], released by [[EMI]] in [[1992]]. The band later described the release as "a 'cashing in on the catalogue' exercise by EMI", and referred to the playlist as "an unremarkable collection of singles made 'desirable' by the inclusion of "Far Better Thing" and "Higher Wall"", "tacked on the end to make you buy all the songs you already had all over again".[http://www.newmodelarmy.org/FHOME.HTM] The liner notes to the album ''[[Lost Songs (New Model Army album)|Lost Songs]]'' ([[2001]]) indicate that "Far Better Thing" and probably "Higher Wall" were released without the band's consent. ''[[Great Expectations - The Singles Collection]]'' was released in [[2003]] with the band's permission, and covers all stages of the band's career. It is considered a better representation of the group's history. Completists may note that most tracks on the ''History - The Singles'' are single versions, and in some cases differ from the album versions. In 2001 EMI repackaged and [[reissue]]d the album as ''History - The Best of New Model Army''. ==Track listing== #"No Rest" ([[Justin Sullivan]], Stuart Morrow, [[Robert Heaton]]) &ndash; 3:52 #"Better Than Them" (Sullivan, Heaton) &ndash; 3:11 #"Brave New World" (Sullivan, Heaton, [[Moose Harris|Jason Harris]], [[Joolz Denby]]) &ndash; 3:26 #"[[51st State (song)|51st State]]" (Ashley Cartwright, [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]]) &ndash; 2:36 #"Poison Street" (Sullivan, Heaton) &ndash; 3:04 #"White Coats" (Sullivan, Heaton, Harris) &ndash; 4:18 #"Stupid Questions" (Sullivan, Heaton) &ndash; 3:30 #"Vagabonds" (Sullivan) &ndash; 4:21 #"Green and Grey" (Heaton, Sullivan) &ndash; 4:56 #"Get Me Out" (Sullivan, Heaton) &ndash; 3:19 #"Purity" (Sullivan) &ndash; 3:55 #"Space" (live) (Sullivan, Heaton, Nelson) &ndash; 3:42 #"Far Better Thing" (Sullivan) &ndash; 5:17 #"Higher Wall" (Sullivan, Harris) &ndash; 4:22 The album versions of "No Rest" and "Better Than Them" appear on ''[[No Rest for the Wicked (New Model Army album)|No Rest for the Wicked]]'' ([[1985]]). "Brave New World" was released on the ''[[Brave New World (EP)|Brave New World]]'' EP (1985). "[[51st State (song)|51st State]]" and "Poison Street" appear on the album ''[[The Ghost of Cain]]'' ([[1986]]). "White Coats" appears on the ''[[White Coats]]'' EP ([[1987]]). "Stupid Questions", "Vagabonds" and "Green and Grey" appear on ''[[Thunder and Consolation]]'' ([[1989]]). "Get Me Out", "Purity" and "Space" appear on ''[[Impurity (album)|Impurity]]'' ([[1990]]). ==Personnel== ===Production=== *Mark Freegard &ndash; [[Record producer|producer]] ("No Rest", "Better Than Them") *[[Glyn Johns]] &ndash; producer ("[[51st State (song)|51st State]]", "Poison Street") *[[Justin Sullivan]] &ndash; producer ("White Coats") *[[Robert Heaton]] &ndash; producer ("White Coats") *[[Tom Dowd]] &ndash; producer ("Stupid Questions", "Green and Grey", "Higher Wall") *Andy Wallace &ndash; [[Audio mixing|mixed by]] ("Poison Street") *Nick Davis &ndash; mixed by ("White Coats") *John Cornfield &ndash; mixed by ("Space" (live)) *John Kelly &ndash; mixed by ("Stupid Questions", "Vagabonds", "Green and Grey") ===[[Musician]]s=== *[[Justin Sullivan]] &ndash; [[Singer|vocals]], [[guitar]] *Stuart Morrow &ndash; [[Bass guitar|bass]] ("No Rest", "Better Than Them") *[[Moose Harris|Jason Harris]] &ndash; bass ("Brave New World", "51st State", "Poison Street", "White Coats", "Stupid Questions", "Vagabonds", "Green and Grey", "Higher Wall") *Nelson &ndash; bass ("Get Me Out", "Purity", "Space" (live), "Far Better Thing") *[[Robert Heaton]] &ndash; [[Drum kit|drums]] ==References== *[http://www.discogs.com Discogs.com] *[http://www.newmodelarmy.org The official NMA website] *The album liner notes [[Category:New Model Army albums]] [[Category:1992 albums]] [[Category:Compilation albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Glyn Johns]] [[Category:Albums produced by Tom Dowd]]