James News Archives October 2004

According to a post on their messageboard, Trap 2 are supporting Tim Booth on his forthcoming tour dates at the Glasgow Cottier Theatre on November 7, Leeds City Varieties on November 8 and the Manchester Royal Northern College Of Music on November 9. Tickets for all three venues are selling fast. They can be bought from Ticketmaster for Glasgow and Seetickets for Leeds and Manchester.

There are a small number of London tickets left for the ICA gig at the venue, but they are only available to ICA members.

The loveGods have been announced as the support band for Tim Booth's show at the London ICA on November 11. The Brighton band, who are friends of Tim and who he supported on his first live shows late last year, are promoting their debut mini-LP "Between Dogs and Wolves" with the support slot and three other London shows at the Water Rats on October 21, the Camden Barfly on November 17 and the Islington Bar Academy on December 10.

For more information on the loveGods, to hear samples of and purchase "Between Dogs and Wolves", visit their website www.thelovegods.com. Don't go to just lovegods or you'll get porn.

The ICA gig now appears to be sold out with the venue, Seetickets, Gigsandtours and Stargreen all out of tickets.

James - The Collection is released today. The compilation of James tracks from the Mercury years features two songs only available on compilation cds - a cover of Leonard Cohen's So Long Marianne and Confusion from the Randall and Hopkirk Deceased Soundtrack - two previously vinyl-only tracks Lazy and Once A Friend and the download-only Coffee And Toast.

Sadly the album doesn't include the single versions of Seven and Lost A Friend nor the original version of Out To Get You or the Live At The Lighthouse version of I Know What I'm Here For but is extremely good value at £4.99 (HMV stores or online).

Full tracklisting is Sit Down, English Beefcake, Seven, Lazy, So Long Marianne, Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), Lost A Friend, Once A Friend, Coffee And Toast, Laid, Confusion, Heavens, She's A Star, Five-O, Out To Get You, I Know What I'm Here For, Lose Control (McGuire Mix) and Gold Mother.