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Taking their name from Oliver Cromwell's 17th Century English revolutionary army, New Model Army were formed in Yorkshire in 1980 as a staunchly political counter-culture outfit who, through the ensuing decades, built a devoted following. The driving force throughout their career has been Justin Sullivan, who was raised in a Quaker family and temporarily performed as a solo artist under the name Slade The Leveller. He set up New Model Army with bassist Stuart Morrow and drummer Robert Heaton and had a hit single in 1984 with Vagabonds, although they were best-loved as a live band...