| Dates connected with James: | 1988 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Harmonica and maracas on Strip-mine |
A close friend of Larry’s who played harmonica and maracas on several tracks on the Strip-Mine album.
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Roberts, Dean
| Dates connected with James: | 1998 - 2001 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Band Security |
The band’s security manager between 1998 and 2001 and a friend of Dave’s from North Wales, Dean is nicknamed DossePosse by the band.
Mercury Records
| Dates connected with James: | From mid 1990s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Record label |
James record label from the mid 1990s to 2010s, having bought out Phonogram in the mid 1990s.
Rough Trade Records
| Dates connected with James: | 1989 - 1990 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Record label |
Another legendary indie label that is no more, James signed to Rough Trade after One Man Clapping and released two singles Sit Down and Come Home and recorded the album Gold Mother. Close to bankruptcy, Rough Trade sold the album to Fontana after MD Geoff Travis had agreed to release James as he could not promise them the promotion they required and did not see their commercial potential in the same light as the band.
Moran, Simon
| Dates connected with James: | From mid 1980s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Promoter |
Simon Moran was founder of SJM Concerts who have promoted James concerts since the middle of the 1980s even when they were unable to release records due to the Sire difficulties.
Skellern, Jeff
| Dates connected with James: | 1988 - 1992 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Guitar tech and tour musician |
Jeff was the band’s bass guitar tech in the late eighties and early nineties and stood in for Jim at several shows on the spring 1989 tour when Jenny Glennie was expecting a child and Jim did not travel with the band, including Dave and Saul’s first ever show.
New Fast Automatic Daffodils
| Dates connected with James: | 1988 - 1989 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Support band |
Another Manchester band on the Playtime label that supported James in 1988 and also on the summer 1989 tour.
So What Management?
| Dates connected with James: | 1987 - 1988 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Band Management Company |
A partnership between Andy Dodd and Elliot Rashman that managed James between 1987 – 1988, their only other band being Simply Red. They were responsible for getting the funds from Sire to remix Strip Mine but resigned before Sire finally agreed to release it.
Norton, Gil
| Dates connected with James: | 1991 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Engineer |
Engineer on the Stutter album, Gil worked as producer with the Pixies, before being drafted in to produce the rerecorded version of Sit Down released in 1991.
Sound Investment
| Dates connected with James: | 1993 - 1998 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Fanzine |
A US fanzine that was published between 1993 and 1998.
Oates, David
| Dates connected with James: | Early 1980s |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Friend of the band |
A friend of Jim and Paul who introduced Gavan to them when they were looking for a drummer.
Young, Neil
| Dates connected with James: | 1992 - 1993 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Musician; supporter of the band |
Veteran US rocker who invited James to support him on his 1992 outdoor acoustic tour and 1993 European outdoor shows.