History: The Singles 85–91

History: The Singles 85–91 is a compilation album by English rock band New Model Army, released in 1992 by EMI Records.

History: The Singles 85–91
Compilation album by
Released1992
Genre
Length53:49
LabelEMI
Producer
New Model Army chronology
Raw Melody Men
(1991)
History: The Singles 85–91
(1992)
The Love of Hopeless Causes
(1993)
Alternative Cover
2001 reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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". The liner notes to the 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. Most tracks on the History: The Singles 85–91 are single versions, and in some cases differ from the album versions.

In 2001 EMI repackaged and reissued the album as History - The Best of New Model Army.

Track listing

  1. "No Rest" (Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow, Robert Heaton) 3:52
  2. "Better Than Them" (Sullivan, Heaton) 3:11
  3. "Brave New World" (Sullivan, Heaton, Jason Harris, Joolz Denby) 3:26
  4. "51st State" (Ashley Cartwright, New Model Army) 2:36
  5. "Poison Street" (Sullivan, Heaton) 3:04
  6. "White Coats" (Sullivan, Heaton, Harris) 4:18
  7. "Stupid Questions" (Sullivan, Heaton) 3:30
  8. "Vagabonds" (Sullivan) 4:21
  9. "Green and Grey" (Heaton, Sullivan) 4:56
  10. "Get Me Out" (Sullivan, Heaton) 3:19
  11. "Purity" (Sullivan) 3:55
  12. "Space" (live) (Sullivan, Heaton, Nelson) 3:42
  13. "Far Better Thing" (Sullivan) 5:17
  14. "Higher Wall" (Sullivan, Harris) 4:22

The album versions of "No Rest" and "Better Than Them" appear on No Rest for the Wicked (1985). "Brave New World" was released on the Brave New World EP (1985). "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 (1990).

Personnel

Musicians

  • Justin Sullivan vocals, guitar
  • Stuart Morrow bass ("No Rest", "Better Than Them")
  • Jason Harris bass ("Brave New World", "51st State", "Poison Street", "White Coats", "Stupid Questions", "Vagabonds", "Green and Grey", "Higher Wall")
  • Nelson bass ("Get Me Out", "Purity", "Space" (live), "Far Better Thing")
  • Robert Heaton drums

Production

  • Mark Freegard producer ("No Rest", "Better Than Them")
  • Glyn Johns producer ("51st State", "Poison Street")
  • Justin Sullivan producer ("White Coats")
  • Robert Heaton producer ("White Coats")
  • Tom Dowd producer ("Stupid Questions", "Green and Grey", "Higher Wall")
  • Andy Wallace mixing ("Poison Street")
  • Nick Davis mixing ("White Coats")
  • John Cornfield mixing ("Space" (live))
  • John Kelly mixing ("Stupid Questions", "Vagabonds", "Green and Grey")

References

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