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Impurity (New Model Army album)

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Released
  
1990

Impurity (1990)
  
Raw Melody Men (1991)

Release date
  
1990

Length
  
48:23

Artist
  
New Model Army

Label
  
EMI

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Recorded
  
Sawmills Studio, Cornwall

Producer
  
New Model Army, Pat Collier

Genres
  
Rock music, Post-punk, Folk rock

Similar
  
Thunder and Consolation, Today Is a Good Day, The Ghost of Cain, No Rest for the Wicked, The Love of Hopeless

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Impurity is the fifth studio album of British rock band New Model Army, released in September 1990.

Contents

It was the first album without bassist Jason Harris, who had been replaced by Peter Nice (better known as "Nelson"). It was also to become the band's last studio album with EMI.

The album sees the band venturing further into the musical territory which they began exploring on their previous album, Thunder and Consolation (1989). Violinist Ed Alleyne-Johnson was again a vital collaborator. It also featured the works of guitarist Adrian Portas.

The album reached #23 on the UK albums chart in October 1990.

New model army impurity full album


Singles

The singles released from the album were "Get Me Out" (September 1990), "Purity" (October 1990) and "Space" (June 1991).

Versions

The LP contained 11 tracks, the CD version included the bonus track "Marrakesh".

The German gatefold-version of the LP had a slightly different cover-artwork. The band logo is printed in light-grey instead of the other version's red logo.

The album was remastered and reissued in 2005 with a bonus disc containing rarities, B-sides and live tracks.

Track listing

  • All tracks written by Justin Sullivan and Robert Heaton except where otherwise noted
  • Timings taken from 1990 CD version
    1. "Get Me Out" – 3:19
    2. "Space" (Sullivan, Heaton, Nelson) – 3:25
    3. "Innocence" – 4:52
    4. "Purity" (Sullivan) – 4:47
    5. "Whirlwind" – 4:14
    6. "Marrakesh" (Sullivan) – 3:13
    7. "Lust for Power" (Sullivan) – 4:10
    8. "Bury the Hatchet" – 3:18
    9. "Eleven Years" – 3:51
    10. "Lurhstaap" – 4:36
    11. "Before I Get Old" (Sullivan) – 3:53
    12. "Vanity" (Sullivan) – 5:31

    2005 bonus disc

    1. "Prison" (Sullivan) – 4:13
    2. "Curse" – 3:53
    3. "Far Better Thing" – 5:18
    4. "Lurhstaap" (acoustic version) – 3:46
    5. "Whirlwind" (live) – 4:06
    6. "Space" (live) – 3:45
    7. "Get Me Out" (live) – 3:31
    8. "Purity" (live) – 4:14
    9. "Innocence" (live) – 4:22
    10. "Lurhstaap" (live) – 4:34

    Production

  • New Model Army – producer
  • Pat Collier – producer, mixed by, recorded by (additional)
  • Jessica Corcoran – engineer
  • John Cornfield – recorded by
  • Tim Young – mastered by
  • Joolz Denby – artwork
  • Keith Faulkener – layout, artwork processing
  • Michael Faulkener – layout, artwork processing

    • Musicians

  • Justin Sullivan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Robert Heaton – drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Nelson - bass, guitar, keyboards, spoons, backing vocals
  • Ed Alleyne-Johnson - violins
  • Adrian Portas - guitar
  • Joolz Denby - voice on "Space"

    • Songs

    1Get Me Out3:19
    2Space3:25
    3Innocence4:53

    References

    Impurity (New Model Army album) Wikipedia
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