Unreleased Songs:
An unreleased song that was demoed for both Gold Mother and Seven, but never made it to a release
| Song: | Love Song In Blue |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Demoed for Gold Mother |
A song written before Gavan left the band in the autumn of 1988. Only one known performance of the song – in Aberdeen in October.
Was commonly known as Alive until it was referenced as a demo that Saul was asked to play along to when he first joined the band under the title Brother On A Wheel.
| Song: | Brother On A Wheel (aka Alive) |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Newcastle Riverside, 12th October 1988 |
The unreleased song Dear Kate was only played a couple of times, both in 1988.
| Song: | Dear Kate |
| Released: | |
| First Heard: | Warrington Legends - 5th October 1988 |
A song that was played on the 1987 Autumn tour, but remained unreleased.
| Song: | I'll Change |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | London Astoria, 2nd October 1987 |
Larry, Gavan and Jim recorded this spoken word and piano link for Radio Manchester’s Phil Korbel in 1987.
| Song: | Meltdown Jingle |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Radio Manchester, 28th September 1987 |
A song that James wrote in response to Sire’s demands to create something more commercial whilst recording Strip-Mine. The song never made it past the demo stage.
| Song: | Come And Get Me |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Demoed for Strip-Mine |
A song that appeared once at a show at Sunderland University in May 1987, the only documented evidence of the song being played.
| Song: | Here Again |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Sunderland University, 15th May 1987 |
A song that was demoed and recorded for Strip-Mine along with Come And Get Me but was never released.
| Song: | Looking At Me |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Demoed for Strip-Mine |
Played at UK and German shows in 1986, this track lyrically sounds like a less direct forerunner of Promised Land.
There is also a video on Youtube of a soundcheck performance in October 1986
| Song: | Mr Ex-President |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Burnley Mechanics, 27th October 1986 |
A cult favourite amongst older James fans and a particular favourite chant for requests, as can be heard on One Man Clapping, Stowaway featured only occassionally in the James set from 1985 (where it was in much heavier form, with mostly different lyrics and known as Reggae Cowboy) and 1988, but appeared in their Peel Session in 1987.
| Song: | Stowaway (aka Reggae Cowboy) |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Leeds Astoria, 23rd November 1985 |
A rather bizarre drinking song, the only recorded version existing from the Leeds Astoria gig in 1985, the opening line of “let’s go to the pub and forget all our troubles”.
| Song: | Drunkard |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Leeds Astoria, 23rd November 1985 |
Played during tours in 1985 and 1986, Wonderful is another track lost in the inactivity caused by the delay in releasing Strip-Mine.
| Song: | Wonderful |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Hammersmith Riverside, 12th May 1985 |