Gold Mother

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With no new album in the pipeline, Fontana chose to re-release Gold Mother replacing Hang On and Crescendo with Lose Control and Sit Down. To appease those claiming rip-off, anyone who had a copy of the original album was allowed to exchange it for a new version at Our Price for the first few weeks of release. The album hit number 2 and stayed in the charts all summer. The predicted 20-30,000 sales were multiplied ten-fold. a b c Gold Mother (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 1991. 848 595-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Following the release of Lose Control, a number 38 single, and the triumphant winter tour that included the infamous G-Mex shows, James hit the big-time with the re-release of Sit Down in March 1991, sitting at number 2 in the national charts for four weeks, being held off only by Chesney Hawkes’ The One And Only.

The Gathering Sound (booklet). James. Universal/Mercury Records. 2012. 2753129. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b "One Man Clapping" (Press release). United Kingdom: One Man Clapping/ Rough Trade Records. February 1989. The Best Of (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 1998. 536 898-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b "British album certifications – James – Gold Mother". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 December 2020. Unterberger, Andrew (9 August 2018). "James Frontman Tim Booth Talks Making 'One of the Best Albums of Their Lives' With New 'Living in Extraordinary Times' ". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018 . Retrieved 17 May 2020.Sit Down itself sums up the group’s dichotomies. It always was a tad irritating, that chorus. But it did its job, endearing a square-peg outfit to a round-hole media, smuggling astute, pop-smart lyrics under the guise of sing-along jollity. Come Home was equally well-gauged. The timing – and the Madchester explosion – meant they were ripe for fashionable remixes which further spread the word. Tim Booth might loathe the thought, but they became perceived as a less aloof, more welcoming Smiths, who wouldn’t say no to a boogie. Later they leaned towards Eno, and art with a capital A, perhaps reacting to this.

On 15 April 1991, the band's first video album Come Home Live was released, filmed at the December 1990 Manchester shows. [67] [68] Gold Mother was re-released in May 1991. "Come Home", "Crescendo", and "Hang On" were replaced by the Flood mix of "Come Home", "Lose Control", and "Sit Down". [1] Fans were able to swap their original copies for the reissues at Our Price stores. [69] The album was released in the US in July 1991 under the name James, with the addition of "Sit Down" and "Lose Control". [70] In August, the band headlined Reading Festival. [71] a b c d e f g "Singles". James. Archived from the original on 24 August 2003 . Retrieved 4 June 2020. Music: Compilations & Live". James. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020 . Retrieved 27 December 2020. National Album Day returned for it’s sixth year on 14th October 2023. This year’s theme was the 1990s, celebrating the art of the album in all its forms – classic, life-changing, first, influential and the ones we just can’t live without. It saw over 40 classic albums from that decade being reissued or even appearing for the first time on vinyl in limited editions. This decade was a remarkable time for music and this event enabled fans to reconnect with some of their favourite albums of the era or even make new discoveries.

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Come Home (Flood Mix) / Lose Control / Government Walls / God Only Knows / You Can’t Tell How Much Suffering (On A Face That’s Always Smiling) / How Was It For You? / Sit Down / Walking The Ghost / Gold Mother / Top Of The World / Crescendo / Hang On / Come Home (Skunk Weed Mix) / Lose Control (live at GLR) / Sit Down (live at GMEX) 2017 Vinyl Reissue: Gold Mother (sleeve). James. Fontana Records. 1990. PHCR-1023. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Music: Videos & DVDs". James. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020 . Retrieved 29 December 2020. Laid was the band’s 5th album, originally released in 1993. This Brian Eno produced album is released on limited edition trans red two LP vinyl. At the time of its release Laid was heralded as one of the best albums from the decade, and 30 years later it is hard to disagree with this statement. The album sounds as relevant and fresh today as it ever did. How Was It For You? preceded the album in April 1990 and achieved the band’s first Top 40 hit, reaching number 32. The album followed in June and was met with almost universal approval by the music press who were suddenly beginning to champion James again and was accompanied by a month-long tour of larger venues culminating in a triumphant performance at Glastonbury. Come Home, remixed by Flood, was re-released at the end of June and also hit number 32 in the charts.a b c d White, Michael (2017). Justhipper (The Complete Sire & Blanco Y Negro Recordings 1986 – 1988) (booklet). James. Cherry Red Records. WCDBRED697. Official Albums Chart Top 75: 10 June 1990 - 16 June 1990". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020 . Retrieved 29 December 2020. a b c d e f Gold Mother (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 1990. 846 189-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)