Impurity (New Model Army album)

Impurity is a studio album by British rock band New Model Army, released in 1990.

It was the first album without bassist Jason Harris, who had been replaced by Peter Nice (better known as "Nelson"). It was 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 collaborator. It also contained the guitar work of Adrian Portas.

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

Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that the album "exemplifies a fervent, trend- bucking band that has remained true to its original goals."

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.

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"