Pleased To Meet You

Product Information

The Gathering Sound (booklet). James. Universal/Mercury Records. 2012. 2753129. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) 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)

A planned compilation of material from the band's Factory and Sire years was announced in 2001, but the album, Strange Dancing, was never released. The first two James albums, Stutter and Strip-mine, were re-pressed in June 2007, but without any additional rarities.a b "Pleased To Meet You - James". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 . Retrieved 20 January 2013. a b "James Become 'James' ". Dotmusic. 19 June 2001. Archived from the original on 3 August 2001 . Retrieved 2 June 2020.

Fresh as a Daisy – The Videos (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 2007. JIMDVD1/984 836-2 (6). {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) 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. David Roberts (2005). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records. p.26. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.

Release

James's first new album in six years, La Petite Mort, was released on 2 June 2014 [22] along with a promo single "Moving On". In July 2014, the band headlined on the Castle Stage for Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and announced a ten date UK tour starting on 10 November, preceded by an 11 October headlining of the entertainment at the Rugby league Super League grand final at Old Trafford, performing a set before the game and in the half time show. 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) Pleased to Meet You (sleeve). James. Mercury Records. 2017. 5712915. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

How Was It for You?". NME. 14 December 2001. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 . 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]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. James Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023 . Retrieved 6 October 2023.