JAMES : NEWS ARCHIVE SEPTEMBER 2004

Update 28.9.04

Tim Booth has announced a series of European dates for November

November 2 - Lisbon Aula Magna

November 3 - Porto Hard Club

November 4 - Madrid Moby Dick

November 5 - Barcelona Razzmatazz 3

November 12 - Athens Gagarin 204

November 13 - Thessaloniki Fix

November 14 - Istanbul Venue Meslak

The Bristol show advertised on Gigsandtours has been removed from sale.

Update 21.9.04

Gigsandtours are selling tickets for a Tim Booth concert at Bristol St Georges on 17 November. There has been no official confirmation from Tim's management but an announcement ius expected in the next day or so.

Update 20.9.04

James release a new album called "The Collection" on Spectrum Music on Monday 11th October.   To order in the UK, click here to order from Amazon or in the US here to order from Siren Disc (search under Future Releases).  The album tracklisting was compiled by me with the instruction to have singles, album tracks and rarities.   The tracklisting below is my final submission although this may have changed since.  I'll get confirmation in the next day or so.

The provisional tracklisting for the album is as follows :

Sit Down

English Beefcake

Seven (single version)

Lazy (vinyl-only b-side)

So Long Marianne (from Leonard Cohen tribute album I'm Your Fan)

Getting Away With It (single version)

Lost A Friend

Once A Friend (vinyl only b-side)

Coffee and Toast (only available as download on the enhanced section of Pleased To Meet You)

Laid

Confusion (from the Randall and Hopkirk Deceased soundtrack)

God Only Knows

Heavens

She's A Star

Five-O

Out To Get You (original version)

I Know What I'm Here For (live at the lighthouse) 

Lose Control (McGuire Mix)

Gold Mother (Warp Remix)

According to post on the Tim Booth forum, Tim is scheduled to play two shows in Greece at the Gagarin 205 Club on November 12 and Thessaloniki Fix Club on November 13.  Neither date has been confirmed by Tim's management.

Update 5.9.04

First of all, apologies for the lack of activity here over the past two months.  It started off as being off on Tim's tour and then things got a bit heavy at work.  Add to that, the worst kept secret in the world - that I am also running Tim's official site - which meant a lot of additional work and of the three, this sadly gets lowest priority.  However, there are some updates and I will try and chase down some news of other band members.  Obviously running Tim's site means there won't be too much exclusive news here, but when there are tours and stuff, we will review them here.  And your contributions are always welcome - whether they be gig reviews, photos, interviews or just links to material not referenced on here. That includes anything I may have missed in the past month or two.  And if anyone has some free space they can provide to us free-of-charge to host mp3s, it would be greatly appreciated.

The following sections have been updated : News Archive, Tim Gigography, details of Tim's singles.

Down To The Sea was released on June 28 and reached number 68. The single was released on 7" featuring Bring It On and CD featuring Remember Me.

Wave Hello was released on August 16 on CD single only featuring an exclusive b-side Si Tu Veux recorded with the band's live monitors man Stuart Smith.  However, the single never appeared in the shops and only appears to be available through Amazon and Pinnacle on-line stores.

Tim and the band performed an XFM session earlier in the year which can be heard through this link.

Dave Baynton-Power played with The Alarm at the Guilfest on July 17.  Oneofthethree spoke to Dave and can reveal he's well and has been spending time with his family as well as standing in at various gigs and tours for The Alarm's regular drummer when he has commitments with other bands.