| 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.
Butler, Bernard
| Dates connected with James: | 1996 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Guitarist with Suede |
Ex-Suede guitarist who helped to produce and played on several of the Booth and the Bad Angel tracks. He wanted Tim to leave James in 1996 and form a band with him, but Tim declined. He has since released two solo albums.
Cavanagh, Dave
| Dates connected with James: | 1995 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Journalist |
A well-known music journalist, he was commissioned to write an official biography on James in 1995 and started work on it before the publishing deal fell through. His interviews provide some of the detail in the Folklore biography.
Change of Scenery
| Dates connected with James: | |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | James Fanzine |
UK-based James fanzine not afraid to criticise as well as praise the band. Run by John and Su Pude.
Badalamenti, Angelo
| Dates connected with James: | |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Collaborated with Tim Booth on solo work. |
American film composer whose works included the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Collaborated with Tim on the Booth and the Bad Angel album released in 1986.
Corrigan, Vinnie
| Dates connected with James: | 1990 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Saxophone |
Saxophone player on Gold Mother. He brought Andy Diagram along with him to the sessions and Andy was invited to join James as a result.
Downey, Avril
| Dates connected with James: | 1996 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Clairvoyant |
Tim’s clairvoyant who was located in the Corn Exchange in Manchester until the 1996 IRA bomb before being relocated to the Coliseum shopping arcade. She has given Tim advice that proved true with the hiring of Dave and working with Angelo Badalamenti.
Dravs, Markus
| Dates connected with James: | 1994 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Mixing |
Brian Eno’s assistant during the Wah Wah sessions, he was responsible for mixing half the Wah Wah album and ensuring control in the second studio the band were using in Real World, Bath.
Elise
| Dates connected with James: | 1982 |
| Contribution/Role/Speciality: | Violinist |
Mysteriously named violinist who appeared on an early demo tape, played a few early shows and then disappeared, never to be heard of again.