This section of the discography lists songs that James have not released, including covers. You can also browse Unreleased Songs By Date.
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Cover Versions
James have covered the following songs by other artists:
DVD & VHS
Here is a listing of James DVD and VHS releases. Click on the relevant link to see more details including cover art, track-listing, chart positions and press reviews.
Promotional Videos
The following sections contains videos released by or related to James.
Imports
Non-UK markets often had separate releases or different versions of the same release or additional bonus tracks or alternative packaging. This section contains non-UK (import) releases that are different from their UK counterparts.
Compilation Appearances
The following is a catalogue of the more notable non-band releases where James’ track have featured.
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Cover | Compilation Release | James Tracks | Date |
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2 Meter Sessies Vol 2 | Sit Down (acoustic session) | May 1991 | |
A Certain Damage Volume 44 (Disc 2) | Promised Land (live acoustic) | Oct 1992 | |
A Factory Outing (VHS) | Stutter | Nov 1982 | |
Alternative NRG | Ring The Bells | Jan 1994 | |
Brit Awards 1994 (VHS) | Sometimes | Feb 1994 | |
Discreet Campaigns Vol 1 (What’s The World live) | What’s The World (live) | Jul 1985 | |
Earth / Percent – Earth Day | Beautiful Beaches (Conservatory Version) | Apr 2022 | |
Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992 | Hymn From A Village | Jan 2009 | |
Futurama Six (VHS) | Sandman / Sit Down / What For | Jan 1990 | |
Gloryland | Goal Goal Goal | May 1994 | |
Heaven And Hell | Sunday Morning | Jun 1990 | |
I’m Your Fan – The Songs Of Leonard Cohen | So Long Marianne | Sep 1991 | |
In A Field Of Their Own – Highlights Of Glastonbury 1992 | Gold Mother (live) | Aug 1992 | |
Indie Top Video Take Two (VHS) | Sit Down | Nov 1989 | |
Just Say Yes – Sire’s Winter CD Music Sampler | Ya Ho | Nov 1987 | |
Just Say Yo – Volume 2 Of Just Say Yes | What For (Climax Mix) | Aug 1988 | |
L’Oreal Studio | Jam J (live) | Aug 1994 | |
Long Live Tibet | Egoiste | Jun 1997 | |
Manchester North Of England | Sky Is Falling | Oct 1988 | |
North By North West – A Particularly Interesting Local History | Folklore | Apr 2006 | |
Nowhere OST | Thursday Treatments | Apr 1997 | |
Palatine – The Factory Story – The Single | Hymn From A Village | Nov 1991 | |
Palatine – The Factory Story 1979 – 1990 (Boxset) | Folklore / Hymn From a Village | Nov 1991 | |
Randall and Hopkirk Deceased | Confusion | Apr 2000 | |
Select Future Tracks October 1994 | Honest Joe (Folk Testosterone Abort Mix) | Sep 1994 | |
Sessions 3 | Tomorrow (Mark Radcliffe Session) | Apr 1997 | |
Snub TV Volume 2 (VHS) | Government Walls | Sep 1991 | |
Spools Paradise (Just Hip) | Just Hip | Nov 1983 | |
Tears In Their Eyes | Folklore | Nov 1991 | |
The Adventure Club Sessions | Lose Control / Maria’s Party (live acoustic) | Dec 1993 | |
The Beat Groups | Hymn From A Village | Nov 1991 | |
The Mix CD40 | Waltzing Along (Havin’ It Rock Opera Mix) | Sep 1997 | |
Un Printemps 89 | Sky Is Falling (Demo) | Apr 1989 | |
Volume 8 | Skindiving 1-3-4 | Feb 1994 | |
Woodstock 94 (VHS) | Sometimes | Nov 1994 | |
Cover | Compilation Release | James Tracks | Date |
Promos
The following is a catalogue of promotional releases by James. Like any band, over the years they have issued hundreds of promotional releases. These range from pre-release and radio play versions, to live recordings, sessions and give-aways.
With well over a hundred promos listed, this is the most comprehensive promo catalogue available on the Internet. However our catalogue is not complete. If you have something that is missing from our list or a better picture, we’d like to add it, so please contact us.
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Books
The following sections contains books related to or released by James.
Listings & Charts
Below is the UK Discography and respective UK Chart positions.
Singles
Title | Label | Catalogue No | Released | UK Chart Position |
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Jimone EP | Factory | FAC78 | 1983/11 | - |
James II EP | Factory | FAC119 | 1985/03 | - |
Village Fire EP | Factory | FAC136 | 1985/06 | - |
Sit Down - Three Songs By James EP | Sire | JIM3 | 1986/03 | - |
So Many Ways | Sire | JIM4 | 1986/07 | - |
What For | Sire | NEG31 | 1988/03 | - |
Ya Ho | Sire | NEG26 | 1988/09 | - |
Sit Down | Rough Trade | RT225 | 1989/06 | 77 |
Come Home | Rough Trade | RT245 | 1989/11 | 84 |
How Was It For You? | Fontana | JIM5 | 1990/05 | 32 |
Come Home (Flood Mix) | Fontana | JIM6 | 1990/06 | 32 |
Lose Control | Fontana | JIM7 | 1990/11 | 38 |
Sit Down | Fontana | JIM8 | 1991/03 | 2 |
Sound | Fontana | JIM9 | 1991/11 | 9 |
Born Of Frustration | Fontana | JIM10 | 1992/01 | 13 |
Ring The Bells | Fontana | JIM11 | 1992/03 | 37 |
Seven | Fontana | JIM12 | 1992/07 | 46 |
Sometimes | Fontana | JIM13 | 1993/09 | 18 |
Laid | Fontana | JIM14 | 1993/11 | 25 |
Jam J / Say Something | Fontana | JIM15 | 1994/03 | 24 |
She's A Star | Fontana | JIMCD16 | 1997/02 | 9 |
Tomorrow | Fontana | JIMCD17 | 1997/04 | 12 |
Waltzing Along | Fontana | JIMCD18 | 1997/06 | 23 |
Destiny Calling | Fontana | JIMCD19 | 1998/03 | 17 |
Runaground | Fontana | JIMCD20 | 1998/05 | 29 |
Sit Down Apollo 440 Mix | Mercury | JIMCD21 | 1998/11 | 7 |
I Know What I'm Here For | Mercury | JIMCD22 | 1999/07 | 22 |
Just Like Fred Astaire | Mercury | JIMCD23 | 1999/10 | 14 |
We're Going To Miss You | Mercury | JIMCD24 | 1999/12 | 48 |
Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) | Mercury | JIMCD25 | 2001/06 | 22 |
Albums
Title | Label | Catalogue No | Released | UK Chart Position |
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Stutter | Sire | JIMLP1 | 1986/07 | 68 |
Strip-mine | Sire | JIMLP2 | 1988/09 | 90 |
One Man Clapping | One Man | ONEMAN1 | 1989/03 | - |
Gold Mother | Fontana | 846 189-4 | 1990/06 | 16 |
Gold Mother (Re-Release) | Fontana | 848 595-4 | 1991/05 | 2 |
Seven | Fontana | 510 932-4 | 1992/02 | 2 |
Laid | Fontana | 514 943-4 | 1993/09 | 3 |
Wah Wah | Fontana | 522 827-4 | 1994/09 | 11 |
Whiplash | Fontana | 534 354-4 | 1997/02 | 9 |
The Best Of | Fontana | 536 898-2 | 1998/03 | 1 |
Millionaires | Mercury | 546 386-2 | 1999/10 | 2 |
Pleased To Meet You | Mercury | 586 146-2 | 2001/07 | 11 |
B-Sides Ultra | Fontana | 548 440-2 | 2001/12 | - |
Getting Away With It...Live | Sanctuary | SANDD119 | 2002/06 | - |
The Collection | Spectrum | 982 480-8 | 2004/10 | - |
20th Century Masters | Universal Canada | 2006/06 | N/A | |
Fresh As A Daisy - The Singles | Universal | 1731846-5 | 2007/04 | 12 |
Hey Ma | Mercury | 1764287 | 2008/04 | 10 |
Live In 2008 | N/A | N/A | 2008/12 | N/A |
The Night Before | Mercury | 273001-5 | 2010/04 | 20 |
The Morning After | Mercury | 2750433 | 2010/09 | 19 |
La Petite Mort | Cooking Vinyl / Bmg | COOKCD604 | 2014/06 | 11 |
Girl At The End Of The World | BMG | 538185542 | 2016/03 | 2 |
The Greenpeace Palace Concert 1992 | Mercury | 4760131 | 2016/04 | - |
Living In Extraordinary Times | Infectious Music | 2018/08 | 6 | |
Live In Extraordinary Times | Nothing But Love Music | 2020/12 | 31 | |
All The Colours Of You | Nothing But Love Music | 2021/06 | 3 | |
Be Opened By The Wonderful | Nothing But Love Music | 2023/06 | 3 | |
Yummy | Nothing But Love Music | 2024/04 | 1 |
Postcard Gallery
Browse the gallery of James promotional postcards that supported releases.
- We’re Going To Miss You Postcard
- We’re Going To Miss You Postcard
- Waltzing Along Postcard
- Sit Down Postcard
- Postcard: I Know What I’m Here For
- Runaground Postcard
- Postcard: I Know What I’m Here For
- Runaground Postcard
- Postcard: Pleased To Meet You
- Destiny Calling Postcard
- Destiny Calling Postcard
- The Best Of Postcard
- The Best Of Postcard
- Postcard Hey Ma
- Postcard Hey Ma
- Seven Postcard
Advert & Postcard Gallery
Browse the gallery of James promotional adverts, posters and postcard artwork that has been produced over the years.
- Advert: Come Home Live
- Advert: Come Home Live
- Advert: Seven (Album)
- The Gathering Sound Advert
- The Gathering Sound Advert
- Japanese Village Fire Advert
- Chain Mail Single Advert
- So Many Ways Advert
- Advert: Lose Control
- Advert: What For
- We’re Going To Miss You Postcard
- Advert: Sit Down ’98
- Advert: What For
- Advert: How Was It For You
- Advert: Ring The Bells
- Advert: Seven (Single)
- We’re Going To Miss You Postcard
- Advert: Sit Down
- Advert: Seven (Single)
- Advert: We’re Going To Miss You
- Advert: Ring The Bells
- Advert: Come Home
- Advert: Sit Down
- Advert: Sound
- Advert: Ring The Bells
- Advert: Seven (Single)
- Advert: We’re Going To Miss You
- Advert: Sit Down
- Flyer: Sound
- Advert: Seven (Single)
- Advert: Laid (single)
- Waltzing Along Postcard
- Advert: Waltzing Along
- Sit Down Postcard
- Advert; Laid
- Poster: Jam J
- Advert: She’s A Star
- Advert: Sit Down
- Getting Away With It Live Postcard
- Advert: She’s A Star
- Advert: Sit Down
- Advert: I Know What I’m Here For
- Getting Away With It Live Advert
- Advert: Jam J / Say Something
- Advert: Sit Down
- Flyer: I Know What I’m Here For
- Advert: Stutter
- Advert: Strip-mine
- Show Display: Sit Down
- Postcard: I Know What I’m Here For
- Advert: Destiny Calling
- Advert: Runaground
- Advert: Come Home
- Advert: Born Of Frustration
- Runaground Postcard
- Postcard: I Know What I’m Here For
- Advert: Destiny Calling
- Advert: Tomorrow
- Advert: Come Home
- Advert: Born Of Frustration
- Runaground Postcard
- Fresh As A Daisy HMV Advert
- Advert: Destiny Calling
- Advert: Tomorrow
- Advert: Come Home
- Advert: Millionaires
- Postcard: Pleased To Meet You
- Advert: Destiny Calling
- Destiny Calling Postcard
- Advert: Millionaires with Tour
- Postcard: Pleased To Meet You
- Fresh As A Daisy Postcard Back
- Advert: The Best Of
- Flyer: Tomorrow
- Destiny Calling Postcard
- Advert: The Best Of
- Advert: Millionaires
- Advert: Pleased To Meet You
- Advert: The Best Of
- Advert: Millionaires
- Advert: Pleased To Meet You (Spanish)
- Flyer: Millionaires
- Advert: The Best Of
- Advert: The Best Of
- The Best Of Postcard
- The Best Of Postcard
- Advert: Hey Ma
- Postcard Hey Ma
- Postcard Hey Ma
- Advert: Gold Mother
- Advert: Whiplash
- Advert: Gold Mother
- Advert: Whiplash
- Advert: Gold Mother
- Advert: Gold Mother
- Advert: Gold Mother
- Advert: Laid
- Seven Postcard
Release Artwork Gallery
Browse the gallery of James album, single and DVD/VHS artwork that has been produced over the years.
- Album: James (Import)
- Album: James (Import)
- Album: Live In 2008
- Album: Stutter (vinyl)
- Album: The Best of James (Import)
- Boxset: Laid / Wah Wah
- Justhipper
- Front Cover
- Back Cover
- Cover
- Single: All I’m Saying
- Single: Crazy
- Single: Curse Curse
- Single: Frozen Britain
- Single: Look Away
- Single: Moving On
- Single: Nothing But Love
- Single: Say Something
- Single: To My Surprise
- Single: Whiteboy
- Single: Who Are You
- Album: B-Sides Ultra
- Album: Fresh As A Daisy
- Album: Getting Away With It Live
- Album: Girl At The End Of The World
- Album: Gold Mother
- Album: Hey Ma
- Album: La Petite Mort
- Album: Laid
- Album: Millionaires
- Album: One Man Clapping
- Album: Pleased To Meet You
- Album: Strip-mine
- Album: Stutter (CD)
- Album: The Best Of
- Album: The Collection
- Album: The Greenpeace Palace Concert
- Album: The Morning After
- Album: The Night Before
- Album: Wah Wah
- Album: Whiplash
- Boxset: The Gathering Sound
- Getting Away With It Live DVD Cover
- James II Front Cover
- Jimone Front Cover
- Village Fire Front Cover
- Waltzing Along Artwork
- Runaground
- Chain Mail 7″ Front Cover
- Come Home 7″/12″/CD Cover
- Come Home (Flood Mix) Euro 7″ Sleeve
- I Know What I’m Here For
- Laid 7″/CD Front Cover
- Lose Control 7″/12″/CD Front Sleeve
- Ring The Bells 7″/12″ Front Cover
- Seven 7″ Front Cover
- She’s A Star Artwork
- Sit Down 7″ Single Cover
- Single: Sit Down ’98
- Sit Down 7″ Front Cover
- So Many Ways 7″ Front Cover
- Sometimes 7″/12″/CD Front Cover
- Sound 7″ Sleeve Front
- Tomorrow Single Artwork
- Single: Waterfall
- What For 7″ Front Cover
- Ya Ho 7″ Front Cover
- VHS: Come Home Live (front cover)
- VHS: Seven – The Live Video (front)
- Album: The Best Of
- Getting Away With It Live DVD Back Cover
- European Pleased To Meet You Cover
- VHS: Come Home Live (back cover)
- B-Sides Ultra Cassette Cover
- Hey Ma Cover (US)
- How Was It For You? Red 12″ Front Cover
- VHS: Seven – The Live Video (back)
- Hey Ma Cover (Europe)
- Born Of Frustration 12″ Front Cover
- US 7″ Back Cover
- US 7″ Front Cover
- Millionaires Pig Free Cover
- GATEOTW Vinyl Cover
- I Know What I’m Here For European CD Single
- German Just Like Fred Astaire 4 Track Single
- Sit Down ’98 12″ Promo
- Album: The Morning After The Night Before (Import)
- Dutch 2-Track CD Cover
- Japanese 3″ single Cover
- Europe 4-Track CD Cover
- Pleased To Meet You Faces 1
- US Born Of Frustration Front Cover
- Japanese CD Cover
- US Born Of Frustration Back Cover
- Japanese CD Booklet 1
- Laid Japanese CD Cover
- Tomorrow Canadian 2CD set Front
- Japanese CD Booklet 2
- Hey Ma / The Morning After Australian 2CD
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet Cover
- Tomorrow Canadian 2CD Set Back
- Japanese CD Booklet 3
- Hey Ma / The Morning After Australian 2CD
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 1
- Japanese CD Booklet 4
- Fresh As A Daisy DVD Front Cover
- Hey Ma / The Morning After Australian 2CD
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 2
- Japanese CD Booklet 5
- Fresh As A Daisy DVD Back Cover
- Hey Ma / The Morning After Australian 2CD
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 3
- apanese CD Booklet 6
- Fresh As A Daisy DVD Inside Credits
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 4
- apanese CD Booklet 7
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 5
- Japanese CD Cover
- Japanese CD Booklet 8
- Gold Mother Japanese CD Front
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 6
- Japanese CD Insert 1
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 7
- Japanese CD Insert 2
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 8
- Japanese CD Insert 3
- Laid Japanese CD Booklet 9
- Japanese CD Insert 4
- Japanese CD Insert 5
- Japanese CD Insert 6
- Japanese CD Insert 7
- Japanese CD Insert 8
- DVD: Seven – The Live Concert
- Album: Seven