No Rest for the Wicked (New Model Army album)
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No Rest For The Wicked is the second album release of British rock
band New Model Army
. According to the sleeve it is in fact a compilation
, but it is generally regarded as a studio album
and is therefore counted as the band's second studio album, Vengeance (1984) being their first. It also marks the band's first release on major record label EMI
. It was released in 1985, and was to become the last album of founding member, Stuart Morrow. The album reached #22 in the UK albums chart
.
A key element on its cover is a quotation from the Magna Carta
, "To no man will we sell, or deny, or delay right or justice".
. A CD
version was subsequently released in 1989.
In 2005 the album was remaster
ed and reissue
d containing a bonus disc comprising rarities, B-sides
and live tracks. Of the live tracks, "Vengeance" was recorded at the Brixton Academy
, London on June 16, 1990, "Smalltown England" and "Liberal Education" were recorded during the Impurity Tour in 1990, "Waiting" was recorded at Rock City
, Nottingham
on April 20, 1987 and "Betcha" was recorded at the Biskuithall, Bonn
on October 25, 1988.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band New Model Army
New Model Army (band)
New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...
. According to the sleeve it is in fact a compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, but it is generally regarded as a studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
and is therefore counted as the band's second studio album, Vengeance (1984) being their first. It also marks the band's first release on major record label EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. It was released in 1985, and was to become the last album of founding member, Stuart Morrow. The album reached #22 in the UK albums chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
.
A key element on its cover is a quotation from the Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
, "To no man will we sell, or deny, or delay right or justice".
Singles
Singles released from the album are "No Rest" and Better Than Them (The Acoustic EP).Versions
The album was originally released in the UK in 1985 as an LPLP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
. A CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
version was subsequently released in 1989.
In 2005 the album was remaster
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed and reissue
Reissue
A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions....
d containing a bonus disc comprising rarities, B-sides
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
and live tracks. Of the live tracks, "Vengeance" was recorded at the Brixton Academy
Carling Academy Brixton
The Brixton Academy, officially called O2 Academy, Brixton, is one of London's leading music venues, nightclubs and theatres. Situated in Brixton, South London, England, the building has hosted a range of leading rock acts since becoming a music venue in 1983...
, London on June 16, 1990, "Smalltown England" and "Liberal Education" were recorded during the Impurity Tour in 1990, "Waiting" was recorded at Rock City
Rock City (club)
Rock City is a club in the city of Nottingham, England that focuses on live music.-Overview:Rock City, based in Nottingham City Centre, has a capacity of 2451, and is known for its intimate atmosphere. It has been described by NME as "sweaty, but truly indie". Rock City is divided into two rooms:...
, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
on April 20, 1987 and "Betcha" was recorded at the Biskuithall, Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
on October 25, 1988.
Disc one
- "Frightened" (Justin SullivanJustin SullivanJustin Sullivan is an English singer and songwriter. He is also the frontman and lyricist of the British rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, Yorkshire...
, Stuart Morrow) – 3:41 - "Ambition" (Sullivan) – 3:08
- "Grandmother's Footsteps" (Sullivan, Morrow) – 4:21
- "Better Than Them" (Sullivan, Robert HeatonRobert HeatonRobert Charles Heaton was the drummer in the English rock band New Model Army. With Justin Sullivan, Heaton was the core of the Bradford based band, originally alongside Stuart Morrow on bass and then later with Jason 'Moose' Harris. He wrote many of NMA's best known compositions, which are still...
) – 3:13 - "My Country" (Sullivan, Morrow) – 3:40
- "No Greater Love" (Sullivan, Morrow, Heaton) – 3:30
- "No Rest" (Sullivan, Morrow, Heaton) – 5:20
- "Young, Gifted and Skint" (Sullivan, Morrow) – 3:09
- "Drag it Down" (Sullivan, Morrow, Heaton) – 3:29
- "Shot 18" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:11
- "The Attack" (Sullivan) – 3:36
Disc two
- "Heroin" (12" version) (Sullivan, Joolz DenbyJoolz DenbyJoolz Denby is a poet, novelist and artist based in Bradford, UK.-Biography:...
) – 5:30 - "Adrenalin" (Sullivan) – 3:48
- "No Sense" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 2:42
- "Trust" (Sullivan) – 2:28
- "Vengeance" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow) – 4:30
- "Smalltown England" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow) – 4:11
- "A Liberal Education" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow) – 6:43
- "Waiting" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow) – 4:15
- "Betcha" (live) (Sullivan, Morrow) – 4:11
Production
- Mark Freegard – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
on "Frightened", "Ambition", "Grandmother's Footsteps", "Better Than Them", "My Country", "No Greater Love", "No Rest", "Young, Gifted and Skint", "Drag it Down", "Shot 18", "The Attack", "Heroin" (12" Version), "Adrenalin", "No Sense" and "Trust" - John CornfieldJohn CornfieldJohn Cornfield is a British record producer and sound engineer. He has been working from Sawmills Studios in Cornwall since 1982. As the chief engineer he has assisted some highly respected and regarded producers, including John Leckie and Tom Dowd, and has worked with a vast selection of artists...
– producer on "Smalltown England" (live) and "Liberal Education" (live) - New Model ArmyNew Model Army (band)New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...
– producer on "Smalltown England" (live) and "Liberal Education" (live) - Dr Volkmar Kramarz – producer on "Betcha" (live)
Musicians
- Justin SullivanJustin SullivanJustin Sullivan is an English singer and songwriter. He is also the frontman and lyricist of the British rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, Yorkshire...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Stuart Morrow – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Robert HeatonRobert HeatonRobert Charles Heaton was the drummer in the English rock band New Model Army. With Justin Sullivan, Heaton was the core of the Bradford based band, originally alongside Stuart Morrow on bass and then later with Jason 'Moose' Harris. He wrote many of NMA's best known compositions, which are still...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....