a b "Home, James!". NME. 30 June 2001. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. a b Heath, Chris (29 June 2001). "James Interview". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 2 December 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020.

a b Sullivan, Caroline (28 June 2001). "Shady escapades". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. Though the band had planned to use a different producer for the main sessions, [3] Eno and guitarist/violinist Saul Davies were enlisted to produce most of the recordings. [7] In November 1988, drummer Whelan became involved in an on-stage fight with Booth [16] and was asked to leave the band. He was replaced by David Baynton-Power a few months later. During the following year James greatly expanded their line-up and sound palette by hiring three new members: guitarist-violinist-percussionist Saul Davies (whom Gott recruited from an amateur blues night), keyboard player Mark Hunter, and trumpeter/percussionist Andy Diagram (the latter a noted avant-garde and pop musician who'd played with The Diagram Brothers, Dislocation Dance, The Cotton Singers and Pale Fountains). [8] This new seven-piece line-up went into the studio to record the third James album. No Home James!". NME. 10 September 2001. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. How Was It for You?". NME. 14 December 2001. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2020.Networks, Hornet (10 August 2018). "The Legendary Britpop Band James Just Released Its Best Album in 25 Years". Hornet. a b "Pleased To Meet You - James". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 . Retrieved 20 January 2013. a b c d Kellman, Andy. "Pleased to Meet You - James". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. After the opening part the song slows down even more, where the only guitar presence is a nice riff, tabbed above as the Middle Riff. Then comes the explosion as guitars crunch away at the chords Em D C G repeatedly. a b c d Bee, Sarah (9 July 2001). "Pleased To Meet You by James". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 26 July 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020.

The band announced plans to release two mini-albums by April 2010. The Night Before was released on 19 April, although its follow-up, The Morning After, was released later than expected, on 2 August 2010. Following the release of The Night Before, the band embarked on a UK tour, the Mirrorball Tour, premièring songs from the album. Another UK tour took place in December. Both this tour and the US release of both mini-albums together as a 2-CD set called The Morning After The Night Before. A 19-date North American tour began in September to promote the combined album as well as showcase the songs before the UK tour. Jaymes, Cyd (27 June 2001). "James - 'Getting Away with It' (All Messed Up)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. James had by this point earned themselves a reputation as a live act and had built a solid fanbase. Sales of James T-shirts were particularly successful in Manchester even before they reached the Top 40. James financed the production of a live album One Man Clapping with a bank loan and the help of Rough Trade Records. [8] The album went to number 1 in the indie charts, reinvigorating media interest in the band. The band then returned to the studio to begin work on their next album, Millionaires, which was released in October 1999. The album did not reach the phenomenal sales level predicted, but still entered the UK Album charts at number 2, [8] and sold over 150,000 copies. Millionaires - James | Release Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020 . Retrieved 3 June 2020.

a b c d e "Interview with Tim Booth". James. 19 June 2001. Archived from the original on 20 August 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. Playlouder's Sarah Bee considered it a "more low-key" affair that was "less brash" than Millionaires. [49] The high moments are "safer and its lows more thoughtful and safe." [49] Though, this "doesn't mean it's not rather good. Cos it is." [49] Andrew Paine of NME considered it the "best James record in a long while and there are some near-inspirational moments." [20] It was a "smartly dressed record" that could make the band "feel at least slightly relevant again. Ultimately, though, there's a more brutal solution to that problem." [20] In a review for The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan wrote that the band "continue their run of mini-symphonies by and for men who don't cringe at terms such as 'birthing partner'." [47] On Friday 29 September 2023 the band announced a UK tour in June 2024 in support of their as of yet untitled 18th studio album with Razorlight supporting.

David Roberts (2005). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records. p.26. ISBN 1-904994-00-8. a b "James Become 'James' ". Dotmusic. 19 June 2001. Archived from the original on 3 August 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. The Shining", "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" and "Alaskan Pipeline" were engineered by James Loughrey. [7] "The Shining", "Senorita", "Gaudi", "What Is It Good For" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" were recorded at House in the Woods in Bletchingley. "Gaudi" was engineered by Tim Pettit and Baynton-Power. "What Is It Good For" was engineered by Pettit and mixed by him, James and Bascombe at House in the Woods and Whitfield. KK did additional recording for it and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)". "Fine" was engineered by Loughrey and KK, with additional engineering by Simon Changer. [7] The sessions concluded in January 2001; [11] the recording days consisted of 18-hour periods. Most of the finished album was made up from live takes and demos that were made before recording with Eno. [12] Mixing began in late January 2001 [11] and finished in March. [13] Composition [ edit ]

Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles (booklet). James. Mercury Records. 2007. 1731846. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) New 'Sound' for James". NME. 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. INTERVIEW: James' Bassist JIM GLENNIE Discusses New Album 'Living In Extraordinary Times.' | XS Noize | Online Music Magazine". www.xsnoize.com. 29 November 2018. James were formed in 1982 in Whalley Range, Manchester, when Paul Gilbertson persuaded his friend Jim Glennie to buy a bass guitar and form a band with him. Their line-up solidified when Gavan Whelan joined on drums. They played a string of gigs under the names Venereal and the Diseases and Volume Distortion before settling on the name of Model Team International, then shortened to Model Team. [11] They performed mostly improvised material derived from jam sessions, supporting The Fall at an early gig at Manchester Polytechnic. Vocalists and other musicians drifted rapidly in and out of their line-up until the band encountered Tim Booth at a student disco. Gilbertson invited him to the band's scout hut in Withington to join the band as a dancer; he was soon promoted to lead singer. In August 1982, after a brief period under the name Tribal Outlook, the band renamed themselves James, after Glennie. As Glennie later said: "No one ever calls me James, so I don't associate it with my name in that respect. We couldn't use Tim because he's the singer and that would be weird. Our drummer was called Gavan, and we thought it sounded too 'heavy metal,' and the other one was Paul, so it was either James or Paul, so we went with James. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time we just thought, "Cool let’s call the band 'James.'"" [12] a b c d e Paine, Andre (3 July 2001). "James: Pleased To Meet You". NME. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 . Retrieved 2 June 2020.

a b "Brand New Single & Album". James. Archived from the original on 18 June 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. New singles " Sit Down" and " Come Home" became strong hits in the independent charts, and the latter featured on the compilation album Happy Daze. The album Gold Mother was intended to be released on Rough Trade but the owner of the label, Geoff Travis, believed James could only reach an audience of 20,000 to 30,000. The band believed they had more potential than this and bought the rights to the album from Rough Trade. A successful winter tour in 1989 attracted a deal with Fontana Records, [8] and the band ended a difficult decade on an optimistic note. Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com . Retrieved 20 July 2018. A new compilation album, The Collection was released in late 2004, and Seven– The Live Concert (a DVD version of a previously released video) in 2005. Gavan Whelan Music Videos". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 . Retrieved 13 December 2012.

a b "James Go Clubbing". NME. 1 September 2000. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2020. a b c d e f g h i j Pleased to Meet You (booklet). James. Mercury Records. 2001. 5861462. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b "British album certifications – James – Pleased to Meet You". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 June 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Pleased to Meet You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Firsted.). Guinness Publishing. pp.1258/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0. Shafer, Cody Ray. "Watch: James - "Moving On" Video, Plus Band Announces New Album". Under the Radar.