B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks

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B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks
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Compilation album by New Model Army (band)
Released 1994
Genre Rock, post-punk, folk rock
Length72:49
Label EMI
New Model Army (band) chronology
BBC Radio One Live in Concert
(1994)		B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks
(1994)		 Strange Brotherhood
(1998)
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B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks was released in 1994 and is a compilation album of British rock band New Model Army of tracks which were previously only available on other singles and EPs.

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Track listing

  1. "Heroin" (12" Mix) (Justin Sullivan, Joolz Denby) – 5:27
  2. "Adrenalin" (Sullivan) – 3:47
  3. "No Sense" (Sullivan, Robert Heaton) – 2:45
  4. "Trust" (Sullivan) – 2:30
  5. "Brave New World" (12" Gregovich Mix) (Sullivan, Heaton, Jason Harris, Denby) – 5:16
  6. "R.I.P." (Sullivan, Heaton) – 4:12
  7. "Brave New World 2" (Sullivan, Heaton, Harris, Denby) – 3:24
  8. "Ten Commandments" (Sullivan) – 3:44
  9. "Courage" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:18
  10. "Lights Go Out" (US Remix) – 6:31
  11. "Deadeye" (Sullivan) – 4:53
  12. "Prison" (Sullivan) – 4:13
  13. "Curse" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:56
  14. "Ghost of Your Father" – 3:25
  15. "Modern Times" (Sullivan, Nelson) – 3:40
  16. "Drummy B" (Billy McCann Version) (Sullivan, Heaton) – 4:03
  17. "Marry the Sea" (Sullivan) – 4:47
  18. "Sleepwalking" – 2:58

"Heroin" (12" Mix) is the b-side to the single "No Rest" (1985). "Adrenalin", "No Sense" and "Trust" are taken from The Acoustic EP (1985). "Brave New World" (12" Gregovich Mix), "R.I.P." and "Brave New World 2" are taken from the Brave New World EP (1985). "Ten Commandments" is the b-side to the single "51st State" (1986). "Courage" is the b-side to the single "Poison Street" (1987). "Lights Go Out" (US Remix) is taken from the US Poison St EP (1987). "Deadeye" is the b-side to the single "Vagabonds" (1989). "Prison" is the b-side to the single "Get Me Out" (1990). "Curse" is the b-side to the single "Purity" (1990). "Ghost of Your Father" and "Modern Times" are the b-sides to the single "Here Comes the War" (1993). "Drummy B" (Billy McCann Version), "Marry the Sea" and "Sleepwalking" are taken from The Ballads EP (1993).

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The terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 78, 45, and 33​1⁄3 rpm phonograph records, or cassettes, whether singles, extended plays (EPs), or long-playing (LP) records. The A-side usually featured the recording that the artist, record producer, or the record company intended to receive the initial promotional effort and then receive radio airplay, hopefully, to become a "hit" record. The B-side is a secondary recording that has a history of its own: some artists released B-sides that were considered as strong as the A-side and became hits in their own right. Others took the opposite approach: producer Phil Spector was in the habit of filling B-sides with on-the-spot instrumentals that no one would confuse with the A-side. With this practice, Spector was assured that airplay was focused on the side he wanted to be the hit side.

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51st State (song)

"51st State" is a single by New Model Army, which appeared on their 1986 album The Ghost of Cain. It protests about what it describes as "the obedience of the United Kingdom under Margaret Thatcher to United States interests". Its lyrics were written by Ashley Cartwright of The Shakes. The lyrics to the song were believed to be behind a ban by the American Musician's Union on the band, which prevented them touring the Ghost of Cain album in the United States.

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References

  1. ↑ B-Sides and Abandoned Tracks at AllMusic
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