JAMES  - NEWS UPDATES - JANUARY 2001

Update 30.1.01

The new James album, tentatively scheduled for release in April / May is presently being mixed at an unnamed London studio.

Due to be released later in the year, the James b-side album is to be titled "Now That's What I Call B-Sides Volume 1". The album will contain 20 tracks including Van Gogh's Dog, The Lake, Sunday Morning, China Girl and Gone Too Far. The full tracklisting will be confirmed soon.

Larry Gott's design career is taking off in a big way. One of his designs will be available in Conran stores in London, Paris and New York in the next couple of months and Habitat are currently prototyping one of his designs. More on Larry in this exclusive interview.

Update 29.1.01

More information on the "Strange Dancing" album - this is scheduled for release on March 12 as a two-CD Anthology-type package.  Tracklisting and catalogue numbers have not been finalised. I will hopefully get more information on this in the next day or so.

Update 27.1.01

February's edition of Record Collector features the following "Among the new millenium's first reissues are 'Strange Dancing - The Early Years' covering the pre-fame noodlings of indie popsters James. This was in an article on Warners record label (which Sire is now part of) More as I get it....

Update 24.1.01

Tim Booth will be taking part in a live chat session on the official James website at 8pm UK time on Wednesday 31st January - www.jamestheband.com

Update 4.1.01

James are appearing as special guests at the Villars 24 Heures Grand Prix benefit in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday 13 January. The event raises funds for Formula Charity, an organization created by racing driver and long-term James fan Jacques Villeneuve and Craig Pollack, the director of British American Racing. James will perform a full electric set at the party surrounding the two-day event on Saturday night.

The event however is press, sponsors and race entrants only according to the official James site.  So if you turn up you may well not get it.  No other shows are planned whilst the band are in Switzerland.