44-639: From Here is the fifteenth studio album by British rock band New Model Army , released on 23 August 2019 by Attack Attack Records in the United Kingdom and by earMUSIC worldwide. The album was recorded on the Norwegian island of Giske at the Ocean Sound Recordings studio, with inspiration drawn from the isolation of the environment. The album reached number 13 in the UK album charts on
88-571: A British flagship label by the music company EMI in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels. The label was later launched worldwide. It has a branch in India called EMI Records India, run by director Mohit Suri . In 2014, Universal Music Japan revived the label in Japan as the successor to EMI Records Japan . In June 2020, Universal revived
132-502: A fire destroyed the band's recording studio and rehearsal space in Bradford. Numerous guitars and other instruments were lost along with recording equipment and memorabilia. However, the studio was back in operation within three months, and after a number of auditions, Ceri Monger was announced as the band's new bassist and multi-instrumentalist. In 2013, the band's twelfth studio album, Between Dog and Wolf , mixed by Joe Barresi ,
176-492: A further single "The Price" also reached a high placing in the independent charts, the band signed a recording contract with major label EMI . The band then made four studio albums (plus a live album) for EMI and one studio album for Epic Records , in a period of eight years. 1985's No Rest for the Wicked and associated single "No Rest" both made the mainstream top 30 in the UK, the latter leading to some controversy when
220-599: A label reorganization, with more than half of the former EMI Records Japan artists being transferred to Nayutawave Records. Later that year, the two sublabels were combined and rebranded as EMI Records. Since 2018, Takeshi Okada has been the managing director of Universal Japan's EMI Records label. In 2020, the label launched an official YouTube channel, six years after the label was formed. On 16 June 2020, Universal rebranded Virgin EMI Records as EMI Records and named Rebecca Allen (former president of UMG's Decca label) as
264-430: A number of countries that the band were visiting. This is a list of musicians who were (or currently have been) a permanent – not touring – member of the band for a significant amount of time. Over the years, New Model Army have gathered a wide selection of fans, many of whom dedicatedly follow the band. Originally calling themselves "The Militia", after the song "Christian Militia", they later universally adopted
308-456: A stand-alone British distributor. The distributors of the vast majority of EMI Records' UK catalogue are Rhino Entertainment in the US and WEA International for the world outside the US. In April 2013, EMI Music Japan became defunct following Universal's acquisition of EMI. The company's successor was EMI Records Japan , a sublabel of Universal Music Japan . In February 2014, Universal Japan did
352-429: A successor to the former EMI Philippines label, now known as PolyEast Records . EMI United Kingdom is a brand of EMI Records that, despite the name, appeared worldwide between roughly 1993 and 1998, used mainly for artists such as Iron Maiden , Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd , as a sister imprint to Parlophone , EMI Premiere, hEMIsphere, Eminence, EMI Gold and the home video division Picture Music International . During
396-584: Is now part of Warner Music Group . EMI Christian Music Group was renamed Capitol Christian Music Group . EMI Classics was sold to Warner Music Group in February 2013. After EU regulatory approval, EMI Classics was absorbed into Warner Classics in July 2013. The reissues of pre-1997 releases from EMI America and EMI Records USA are handled by UMG's Capitol Music Group , Virgin Records' American distributor and
440-529: The Forum Kentish Town in London were collected on a double CD and DVD release containing all 58 songs played over the nights of 3 and 4 December. After the band had played their traditional Christmas shows the following year, the news was released that Nelson had decided to leave the band for personal reasons, a decision that had been taken some time before. A few days later, on Christmas Eve ,
484-632: The 1960s exposed the fact that the company had the rights to only some of its trademarks in some parts of the world, most notably His Master's Voice and Columbia, with RCA Victor and the American Columbia Records owning the rights to these trademarks in North America. Complicating matters was Columbia's formation of its own operations in the UK by purchasing Oriole Records and changing its name to that of its then-parent company CBS (the legal trademark designation bearing
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#1732786889566528-556: The 1990s, it reissued albums that originally bore the Harvest Records , Columbia Graphophone Company , RAK Records , Regal Zonophone , HMV , Music for Pleasure and Starline labels. As of 2013, EMI UK's catalogue is owned by Warner Music Group after the acquisition of the Parlophone Label Group's assets. By contrast, UMG owns the catalogue of reissues from Deep Purple 's albums between 1972 and 1975 on
572-450: The 40th anniversary shows towards the end of 2021, although guitarist Marshall Gill was absent for these and the early 2022 shows, the band reverting to a four-piece line-up with Dean White predominantly playing guitar as well as keyboards. On 11 November 2022, Gill indicated in a Facebook post that he had been dropped from the band for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine ; at the end of 2021 performers still required proof of vaccination to play in
616-655: The Columbia Graphophone Co. for Regal Zonophone Records in 1946 and remained with EMI until his death in 2003, selling over seven million records for the label in Australia by 2007. Virgin EMI Records retained use of the EMI branding after Universal Music Group's acquisition of EMI in September 2012, but it is otherwise unrelated to the old label which was defunct and renamed Parlophone Records in 2013 and
660-459: The Stars which was eventually released in 2003, and toured by Sullivan, Dean and White. As the band got together to record their ninth studio album, Robert Heaton died from pancreatic cancer on 4 November 2004. Carnival was finally released in September 2005, and includes Sullivan's reaction to Heaton's death, "Fireworks Night". Dave Blomberg was unable to take part in touring the album, and
704-780: The US, not EMI's Capitol Records ). In 1978, EMI launched EMI America Records as its second label in the United States after Capitol, and in 1988, EMI America later merged with sister label Manhattan Records , founded in 1984, becoming EMI Manhattan Records and eventually EMI Records USA when Capitol absorbed it in 1989. In June 1997, the EMI Records USA division was folded into Virgin Records and Capitol. In October 1979, EMI Ltd. merged with Thorn Electrical Industries to become Thorn EMI, whose shareholders voted on 16 August 1996 in favour of demerging Thorn from EMI again. The recorded music division became EMI Group plc, and
748-444: The United Kingdom with little recognition, but in 1983 released their first singles "Bittersweet" and "Great Expectations" on Abstract Records, and were given airplay by BBC Radio 1 's disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter John Peel . In February 1984, they were invited to play on popular music television programme The Tube , being introduced by Scottish host Muriel Gray as "the ugliest band in rock and roll ". The producers of
792-399: The age of 46. By 2009, though, the band were again back in the studio. Today Is a Good Day was a far more uncompromising album, the heavy rock title track and others directly referencing the stock market crash of 2008 . As the tour to promote the studio album came to an end, it was drawing close to 30 years since the band had formed. Towards the end of 2010, the band's 30th anniversary
836-419: The album. By this time the band had formed their own independent label, Attack Attack, and former tour manager Tommy Tee had returned to manage the band. A live album ...& Nobody Else followed in 1999, and their eighth studio album Eight in 2000. After touring Eight (2000), the band again took time out, most notably so that Sullivan could concentrate on his debut solo studio album Navigating by
880-606: The autumn of 1980, taking their name from the standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War , and played their first concert in Bradford in October of that year, playing songs based on their shared love of punk rock and Northern soul . After a few months in the band, original drummer Phil Tompkins lost interest and quit, to be replaced by Rob Waddington. By
924-660: The band finally got permission to tour in the US. By this time The Ghost of Cain , produced by Glyn Johns , had been released, and was named best album of the year for 1986 in The Times by David Sinclair, who said that it "was the best thing to happen to English rock music since the first Clash album". Concerts included the Reading Festival and a gig with David Bowie in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, and
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#1732786889566968-400: The band for the first time expanded their touring line-up to include a second guitarist in the shape of Ricky Warwick , as well as harmonica player Mark Feltham from blues band Nine Below Zero . Thunder and Consolation was released in February 1989, and saw the band moving towards a more folk rock sound, especially on the tracks including violinist Ed Alleyne-Johnson . Described as
1012-544: The band have always been difficult to categorise. In 1999, when asked about this, Sullivan said, "We've been labelled as punks, post-punks , Goth , metal, folk – the lot, but we've always been beyond those style confines". Following a large turnover of personnel, both permanent and as touring members, as of 2021 New Model Army comprise Sullivan, Dean White (keyboards and guitar), Michael Dean (drums) and Ceri Monger (bass). The band were formed in Bradford , West Yorkshire in
1056-552: The band sported T-shirts with the phrase "Only Stupid Bastards Use Heroin " during an appearance on Top of the Pops . During the "No Rest" tour, bassist Stuart Morrow left the band, and was replaced by 17-year-old Jason "Moose" Harris . However the band were refused work permits to enter the United States, as the US Immigration Department had said the band's work was of "no artistic merit". In December 1986,
1100-496: The band's "landmark" album, it reached number 20 in the UK charts, the singles "Stupid Questions" and "Vagabonds" making an impression in America, and the band was able to tour the album there with Alleyne-Johnson also providing additional guitar and keyboards. At the end of the year however, Harris left the band, to be replaced by Peter "Nelson" Nice, who would play with the band for more than 20 years. 1990's Impurity continued
1144-406: The band's (and his own) lyrical inspiration has come from Tom Waits , Bruce Springsteen , Gillian Welch , Joni Mitchell , and Bob Dylan , as well as "lots of country and hip-hop artists, all for their precision and poetry." EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd. ) is a British multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group . It was originally founded as
1188-474: The electronics and rentals divisions were divested as Thorn plc. In 2010, EMI Records opened a country music division, EMI Records Nashville, which includes on its roster Troy Olsen , Alan Jackson , Kelleigh Bannen , and Eric Church . EMI Records Nashville is a sister label to the Capitol Nashville unit of Universal Music Group . Australia's most prolific artist, Slim Dusty , signed with
1232-498: The folk-driven theme with Alleyne-Johnson still to the fore and Adrian Portas joining the band on guitar. The next studio album was to be a musical change of direction; as Sullivan later said, "just as this folk-cum- rave -cum- crusty -cum- new-age thing broke and became big in the early 1990s, we went – whoosh – done that – and went and made a very angry hard rock album". The Love of Hopeless Causes , New Model Army's only release on Epic Records , appeared in 1993 and led with
1276-427: The full name of the parent company, "Trade Mark of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc."), and as CBS Records International becoming highly successful, a serious rival to EMI, in the UK. In July 1965, the standalone EMI Record labels were extracted from E.M.I. Records Ltd. and folded into The Gramophone Company Ltd. On 1 July 1973, The Gramophone Co. Ltd. was renamed EMI Records Ltd. At the same time, E.M.I. Records Ltd.
1320-524: The label as the successor to Virgin EMI , with Virgin Records now operating as an imprint of EMI Records. In February 2024, UMG Philippines relaunched EMI as a successor to the former EMI Philippines label after 22 years. An EMI Records Ltd. legal entity was created in 1956 as the record manufacturing and distribution arm of EMI in the UK. It oversaw EMI's various labels, including The Gramophone Co. Ltd. , Columbia Graphophone Company , and Parlophone Co. Ltd. The global success that EMI enjoyed in
1364-509: The label's president. In September 2020, Universal launched Motown UK, under EMI Records. In January 2023, EMI launched EMI North, based in Leeds , becoming the "first major to open a physical space outside of London". In July 2023, Universal Japan announced a new imprint label, Holo-n, which will operate under their EMI Records division in partnership with Hololive Production . In February 2024, UMG Philippines relaunched EMI Records as
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1408-423: The only continuous member of the band, which has seen numerous line-up changes in its four-decade history. Their music draws on influences across the musical spectrum, from punk and folk to soul , metal and classical . Sullivan's lyrics, which range from directly political through to spiritual and personal, have always been considered as a key part of the band's appeal. Whilst having their roots in punk rock,
1452-473: The show however were concerned about the lyrics of "Vengeance", which the band were due to perform ("I believe in justice / I believe in vengeance / I believe in getting the bastards") and so the band played "Christian Militia" instead. Following this performance, the band's debut studio album Vengeance reached Number 1 in the UK independent chart in early 1984, pushing the Smiths from that position. After
1496-528: The single "Here Comes the War", which spawned controversy when it came packaged with instructions on how to construct a nuclear weapon . The band had previously decided to take a year out to concentrate on personal and other musical issues, and reconvened in late 1994 with Dean White, playing keyboards and guitar, replacing Alleyne-Johnson. It became clear that all was not well between Sullivan and Heaton; Sullivan later said, "We wrote Thunder and Consolation and it
1540-578: The term "The Family" for their multi-generational and gendered group. Joolz Denby , long-time collaborator of Sullivan and the band's main artist has referred to the Family as "not a formal, contrived organisation, but a spontaneous sense of fellowship that has developed over the years", whilst elsewhere it has been described as "sanctuary ... and acceptance". Frequently noted for their musical lyricism, Justin Sullivan has noted in interviews that some of
1584-506: The time they began making their first records in 1983, Robert Heaton , a former drum technician for space rock band Hawkwind , had replaced Waddington. Until the mid-1980s, Sullivan used the alter ego of "Slade the Leveller" ( Levellers being a radical political movement of the 1640s), supposedly so that he would not lose his unemployment benefits if the authorities realized he was making money from music. They continued to gig around
1628-462: The week of release. All tracks written by New Model Army. New Model Army Production This 2010s rock album–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New Model Army (band) New Model Army are an English rock band formed in Bradford , West Yorkshire , in 1980 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Justin Sullivan , bassist Stuart Morrow and drummer Phil Tompkins. Sullivan has been
1672-476: Was brilliant, but very shortly after that, we started falling out, which went on during the making of that album. His life went in one direction and mine went in another". It was agreed that they would go their separate ways after the forthcoming studio album and tour. Strange Brotherhood was released on 13 April 1998 to mixed reviews, but then Heaton was diagnosed with a brain tumour . He suggested that his drum technician Michael Dean take over from him to tour
1716-415: Was celebrated with special shows across four continents every weekend from September until early December; in most cities, the shows were across two nights with completely different sets, the band having promised to play at least four songs from each of their eleven studio albums plus Lost Songs (2002) and B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks (1994), their rarities and B-sides collections. The final shows at
1760-440: Was released and became the band's most successful since The Love of Hopeless Causes (1993) 20 years earlier. The album showed a marked shift away from the band's traditional sounds, including rhythms that were described as "tribal", though Sullivan claimed they were merely different ways of using drums – "We really like complex tom-tom rhythms, we really like that pounding (beat)". A year later, Between Wine and Blood (2014)
1804-509: Was released on 26 August 2016. Winter was named the #1 album of 2016 by The Big Takeover . On 23 August 2019, the band's fifteenth studio album, From Here , was released. The band had intended to play a number of shows for their 40th anniversary in 2020, but these were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . They did however play an online show on 23 October to mark the exact 40th anniversary of their first show. They finally played
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1848-698: Was released, including six previously unreleased studio tracks from the Between Dog and Wolf (2013) sessions, along with eleven live tracks from that album. In October 2014, a documentary feature film about the band's career, Between Dog and Wolf: The New Model Army Story by director Matt Reid premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London and the Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal . The band's fourteenth studio album, Winter ,
1892-586: Was replaced by guitarist Marshall Gill. The band's tenth studio album, High , was produced relatively quickly and was released in August 2007. The tour suffered a slight setback when the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services again denied the band visas; this time the issue was relatively quickly resolved and the dates rescheduled for early 2008. Soon afterwards, the band was again shaken as manager Tommy Tee died unexpectedly at
1936-477: Was wound down and its activities were absorbed into EMI Records Ltd. Earlier, on 1 January 1973, all of The Gramophone Company Ltd. pop labels (Columbia, Parlophone, Harvest, Sovereign and Regal) had been rebranded as EMI. EMI Records then signed new music artists that became worldwide successes: Kraftwerk , Renaissance , Queen , Olivia Newton-John , Iron Maiden , Kate Bush , Sheena Easton , and Pink Floyd (though some of these acts were on different labels in
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