Pleased To Meet You

By May 2000, twenty to twenty-five sketches of tracks for the album had been put together by the time the band played the MTV show at Shepherds Bush Empire and festivals in Portugal and China. Three of the songs were unveiled at these shows, Senorita, Everyone’s A Junkie and Swell.

More studio time booked after the May festivals in Portugal produced the kernels of what would become tracks off the album including the potential single Coffee and Toast revealed at the V-Festival 2000 performances in Chelmsford and Stafford.

Pre-production sessions took place at the House in the Woods Studio in Surrey for three weeks before the October 2000 tour. The band went back into the studio to record the album “live” to capture the spirit and energy of the new songs. It was hoped to have the album completed by Christmas.

Mixing sessions took place in London in the early months of 2001 with some finishing touches being added in early March following a well-deserved break.

The album was released for the first time on vinyl in 2017. Read about the 2017 reissue on EvenTheStars.

• Alaskan Pipeline :2001
• Coffee And Toast :2001
• English Beefcake :2001
• Falling Down :2001
• Fine :2001
• Gaudi :2001
• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) :2001
• Give It Away :2001
• Junkie :2001
• Pleased To Meet You :2001
• Senorita :2001
• Space :2001
• The Shining :2001
• What Is It Good For? :2001

Open in Spotify

• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)

• Jim Answers Questions To Jamestheband.com – March 2002
• Biography – Jamestheband.com – December 2001
• Programme: UK Arena Tour (2001)
• How Was It For You – City Life
• Tim Answers Questions To Jamestheband.com – December 2001
• Pleased To Meet You – interview with Kulas in The Informer
• James Calls It Quits – Virginmega.com
• Jim’s Statement On The Future Of James
• NME News Article
• Ananova News Article On DVD / Jim’s Statement
• Seven Remaster – Sleeve Notes by Stuart Maconie
• Quirky Pop That Won Legions Of Fans – Manchester Evening News
• Home James – Manchester Evening News
• Rock’s Underdogs Reach The End Of The Line – The Guardian
• Tim Runs Out – Birmingham Evening Mail
• Pleased To Meet You But Ready To Leave – Glasgow Evening Times
• Tim Booth Quits James – Q Music News
• James Bez Bootha – 30Ton.com (Polish)
• James Singer To Quit Band – Aversion.com
• Biografica – Radiocommercial (Portuguese)
• James Split – Popnews (French)
• Interview with Saul – Metropoli (in Spanish)
• Aufhören, wenn es am Schönsten ist – Popkomm (German)
• Vocalista do James pede as contas – Yahoo Brazil (Portuguese)
• James Last Tour With Current Line Up – La Cronica de Santa Eufonica (English/Spanish)
• James Personality Split – Juice.net
• Tim Booth da a conocer su intención de dejar James – Plasticos Y Decibelios (in Spanish)
• Tim Booth Abandona James – Underportugal (in Portuguese)
• James Wortlaut Biography
• Tim Booth Leaves James – Go For Music
• Final Tour For James – Scene One Feature
• Tim Booth vai abandonar os James – Discodigital (in Portuguese)
• Tim Booth Lascia I James – Rock Star Online (in Italian)
• Tim Booth Announces Plans To Leave James – Ananova
• Tim Booth Decide Abandonar James – Ocio (in Spanish)
• Yahoo Musique : James Revient Dans Les Bacs Le 3 Decembre (in French)
• BBC Manchester Biography
• Aftershow Press Release
• Plastica Na Primeir Parte dos James – Music Net Portugal (in Portuguese)
• Booth Nicht Mehr Bei James – Intro.de – in German
• James Nos Coliseus Em Novembro – Netparque (in Portuguese)
• Tim Booth Deixa Os James – Music Net Portugal (in Portuguese)
• Tim Teletext Interview
• Tim Leaves – Teletext News Article
• We’re Going To Miss You, Tim – NME News
• Tim Leaves James – Press Release
• Tim Leaves James – Tim’s Statement
• James Leave Mercury – NME News
• Hole In My Head Biography
• Newcastle Telewest Arena Biography
• James Biografia – Interproducciones Argentina (in Spanish)
• James Regressam A Portugal – Portuguese news article on tour (in Portuguese)
• Mercury Split – Press Release
• Dublin Witnness Festival – 5th August 2001
• Benicassim Festival – 3rd August 2001
• Rock City Website interview with Saul Davies
• Official Guildford Site interview with Tim
• Cover Story for James’ Pleased To Meet You album
• Dotmusic Webchat With Tim 12.7.01
• T In The Park – 7th July 2001
• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) – BBC1 Top Of The Pops – July 2001
• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) – CDUK – July 2001
• English Beefcake – Behind The Scenes Of Pleased To Meet You
• German Mercury Site Biography
• Hartlepool Mail Story on the Album Cover
• Tim Interview – Jamestheband.com – June 2001
• Band biography from James’ Pleased To Meet You
• Lycos Feature
• Ananova News
• Liverpool Echo Interview
• Compuserve Chat With Tim
• James Become James – Dotmusic
• Pleased To Meet You Cover Story – Q
• Pleased To Meet You Band Biography
• Pleased To Meet You – Press Release
• Big Blue Spot Interview with Saul
• Tim Booth : Lost In Music – Q
• James Come Home – Boyztown Magazine
• VH1 Ray Cokes Show – June 2001
• Later With Jools – 18th May 2001
• Spin Website News
• Ananova News
• Later With Jools Interview
• Keeping Up With James – Channel 4 Teletext
• Mojo Interview With Brian Eno – Excerpt
• James Added To City In The Park Bill – City In The Park Website
• Ananova News : James New Album Is Their Best Yet
• NME News : Space, The Final Frontier
• Exclusive Larry Gott Interview With One Of The Three
• A Day In The Life – Jamestheband.com – October 2000
• Mark Answers Questions To Jamestheband.com – July 2000
• London Shepherd’s Bush Empire – 8th May 2000
• 2000 – 2001: Getting Away With It

• London Wembley Arena – 10th December 2001
• Glasgow SECC – 9th December 2001
• Manchester Arena – 7th December 2001
• Birmingham NEC – 6th December 2001
• Newcastle Telewest Arena – 4th December 2001
• Leeds University – 3rd December 2001
• Brighton Centre – 2nd December 2001
• Porto Coliseum – 24th November 2001
• Lisbon Coliseum – 23rd November 2001
• Madrid La Riviera – 22nd November 2001
• Athens Electron Festival – 21st September 2001
• Madeira Island Annual Youth Music Festival – 1st September 2001
• Nottingham Victoria Embankment – 25th August 2001
• Dublin Witnness Festival – 5th August 2001
• Guildford Festival – 4th August 2001
• Benicassim Festival – 3rd August 2001
• Liverpool Kings Dock Summer Pops – 8th July 2001
• T In The Park – 7th July 2001
• Grimsby Auditorium – 6th July 2001
• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) – BBC1 Top Of The Pops – July 2001
• Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) – CDUK – July 2001
• London Leicester Square Sound – 18th June 2001
• VH1 Ray Cokes Show – June 2001
• Later With Jools – 18th May 2001
• Geneva Villars 24 Heures Grand Prix – 13th January 2001
• Pretoria Centurion Supersport Park – 11th November 2000
• London Brixton Academy – 8th November 2000
• Nottingham Rock City – 7th November 2000
• Sheffield City Hall – 6th November 2000
• Norwich UEA – 4th November 2000
• Blackpool Empress Ballroom – 2nd November 2000
• Poole Arts Centre – 27th October 2000
• Exeter University – 26th October 2000
• Bristol Colston Hall – 25th October 2000
• Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 23rd October 2000
• Liverpool Royal Court – 22nd October 2000
• Leeds University – 21st October 2000
• Chelmsford V Festival – 20th August 2000
• Stafford V Festival – 19th August 2000
• Covilha Pavilhao da ANIL – 20th May 2000
• Faro Campo de Futbol de Penha – 19th May 2000
• Lisbon Expo 98 Salodrama Porta Norte – 18th May 2000
• Beijing Heineken Beat Festival – 13th May 2000
• London Shepherd’s Bush Empire – 8th May 2000
• Porto Festival – 6th May 2000
• Viseu Festival – 5th May 2000