James

James is an indie / alternative rock group from the UK. James was formed in Manchester in 1982 by founding members [[artist:Jim Glennie]], [[artist:Tim Booth]], [[artist:Larry Gott]], and [[artist:Gavan Whelan]]. The group was signed one year later to [[artist:Anthony H. Wilson]]'s infamous [[label:Factory]] record label, but only a few years later were snapped up by the major label [[label:Sire Records Company]]. James's early 1980s folk / indie sound would garner them impressive underground status before they would become big chart toppers from the mid-to-late 1980s. The 1989 single ["Sit Down,"](https://www.discogs.com/master/710067-James-Sit-Down) issued by the seminal indie record label [[label:Rough Trade]], reached #2 in the UK singles charts and, in 1991, was followed by the #2 album ["Seven."](https://www.discogs.com/master/3646-James-Seven) The group continued to find success with the 1993 album "Laid," its simultaneously-recorded nocturnal sister, 1994's "Wah Wah," and 1997's "Whiplash" (released in 1997 just after the UK's mid-90s Britpop explosion). The band released two additional albums before initially splitting up in 2001. James reunited in 2007 and remains active as of 2024.