Village Fire EP released. James withdraw from The Smiths tour of the US a couple of days before they were due to depart. James perform at the Glastonbury and WOMAD festivals.
Tag Archives: 1985
Glastonbury Festival – 23rd June 1985
Setlist
Not There / Just Hip / Summer Song / Really Hard / So Many Ways / Johnny Yen / Hymn From A Village / Wonderful / Ya Ho / Leaking / Chain Mail / Folklore / Withdrawn / Scarecrow / Stutter / Uprising / DisciplineSupport
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Preston Paradise Club – 1st June 1985
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News Article – Sounds
James have dates at South Devon Hood Festival (7 July), Newcastle Riverside Centre (18) and Bristol Ashton Court Festival (3 August). These are in addition to their reported festival appearances at London Bloomsbury (17 July), WOMAD (21) and Manchester Platts Fields (2 August)
To coincide with this activity, the first two James singles have been remixed by Factory Records and are released this week as a 12 inch single
Village Fire – Five Offerings From James EP
Summary
Compilation of first two EPs that reached #1 in the UK Indie Charts.
Track List
What’s The World / Folklore / Fire So Close / If Things Were Perfect / Hymn From A Village
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| Release Name: | Village Fire - Five Offerings From James EP |
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| Release Date: | 1st June 1985 |
| Format: | Compilation EP |
| Catalogue: | FAC-138 |
With James negotiating with major labels and demand for the two singles JIMONE and James II far outstripping initial production runs, Factory decided to combine the two into the Village Fire EP. The EP went straight to number one in the indie charts, serving only to fuel the bidding war that was going on to secure James services and giving the band even more favourable press.
Artwork for the EP came from John Carroll.
Reviews
Sounds
Laboured five track EP of more concept than content.
- Fire So Close :1983
- Folklore :1983
- Hymn From A Village :1985
- If Things Were Perfect :1985
- What’s The World :1983
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- Japanese Village Fire
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- Japanese Village Fire Advert
May 1985
James announce to Factory Records that they want to leave the label and record for a major label.
Edinburgh Hoochie Coochie – 26th May 1985
Setlist
Sandman / Medieval / Just Hip / Island Swing / Summer Song / Not There / Wonderful / Uprising / What's The World / Withdrawn / Black Hole / Chain Mail / Stutter / Folklore / Ya Ho / DisciplineSupport
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Wonderful (aka Thrash)
Played during tours in 1985 and 1986, Wonderful is another track lost in the inactivity caused by the delay in releasing Strip-Mine.
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| Song: | Wonderful |
| Released: | Unreleased |
| First Heard: | Hammersmith Riverside, 12th May 1985 |
- Manchester Green Rooms – 9th August 1987
- Birmingham Burberries – 28th July 1987
- Sunderland Poly – 15th May 1987
- Liverpool University – 4th December 1986
- Manchester Capri Rooms – 1st December 1986
- Frankfurt Batschkapp – 20th November 1986
- Hamburg Logo – 18th November 1986
- Birmingham Burberries – 4th November 1986
- Salford University – 24th October 1986
- London ICA – 10th October 1986
- Dundee Dance Factory – 17th August 1986
- Edinburgh Hoochie Coochie – 15th August 1986
- Glasgow Daddy Warbucks – 14th August 1986
- Bristol Clevedon Kenn Moor WOMAD – 19th July 1986
- London LSE – 26th June 1986
- Leeds Ritzy – 24th June 1986
- Manchester Town Hall – 7th June 1986
- Manchester Boardwalk – 15th December 1985
- Leeds Astoria – 23rd November 1985
- Manchester Platt Fields Festival – 2nd August 1985
- London Bloomsbury Theatre – 17th July 1985
- Glastonbury Festival – 23rd June 1985
- Edinburgh Hoochie Coochie – 26th May 1985
London Hammersmith Riverside – 12th May 1985
Setlist
Black Hole / Really Hard / If Things Were Perfect / Hymn From A Village / Not There / What's The World / Johnny Yen / Skullduggery / Scarecrow / Ya Ho / Summer Song / WithdrawnSupport
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US Smiths Tour – Melody Maker News
James pack their Noddy toothbrushes and head out across the Atlantic this week to join The Smiths for their American tour.
But to dispel rumours that they’ll be selling out over there and settling in Laurel Canyon to write their albm, they’ve set a couple of gigs for their return. They’ll be drawling at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on July 17 and hitting the mega-festival circuit at the WOMAD Festival on Mersea Island on July 21.
Mayhem At Riverside – Sounds News
James, Hurrah, Microdisney and Annie Whitehead are amongst the bands featured in Mayhem, a week-long parade of up-and-coming acts which starts this weekend at Hammersmith’s Riverside Studios.
James offer “an evening of tunes and other entertainment with help from some of their friends” on the 12th.
London Royal Albert Hall – 6th April 1985
Setlist
Black Hole / What's The World / So Many Ways / Just Hip / Island Swing / Scarecrow / Johnny Yen / Hup-Springs / Withdrawn / FolkloreSupport
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