The Relu1·n Of Change Of Scenery The J ~ tmes ·Fanzine

lssucl4 The return of Change of Scenery- The James Fanzine Issue 14

Welcome to Change ol Seenery, alter 1 great deal of pe

Wo hope you ll~o the latest luuo and feel tho lncllnaUon to contribu tooo to futunolllsuesas-rolyhoavllyonyourlnputlntothehnu:ine. Wa hope - reflect your views and opinions of James, please let us know any other topics you want Included & we will try to accommodate them.

Wowouldllkto tothankalltllecontributonotolhlsluue(aonyat>outlhe at>ortnoUcelhopefullywawlllb&mOleOI"{IIniaadne~tlasue. Hope to s ee you o n the tour s.

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Tlla opinions ext~fessed in this publication are tho&e of the indMd\lill COfllllbo.llorandnolneces.sat'lythoseoflheband.editof.f&CO«MII> James. We apologise 10< arty lflaco.JI"&Cies & accep1 ro:.> r~lty!orany k>$$resultlnglromin!ormatloncontalflednereln . AI llf1i<':les/ptdunl$are()l.lp)'righttlthe=pe<;tiveconcrlbUIAlbum Goldalother (June 1990, relaswd M3y 1&91) Catalogue ~~-~--lo-lhOiyo.o--*';10....,-. ::--_;c:;:;..,-::;.~-:..o::..-=~-~~~~.:__ """' ___ _...... 001~ By Tim Allan johodoo-.ond~.~~-~-""""""'*onci,IO.,..,_.,.

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-So.whenlhc-nt..,>'ftlhlotlhei>M>dwercrcform"'«wrththe 199-41incupllln:I~I-Besl0f,IIOCWalbumand.playltOUf, meuoonurocntaliO"tJII&mltnll""'chutilymldc,l'il~boushtllldtlle ..IICipiiiOIIIIIsboonnfc . Eiea'uollhllllllnmd.omaa-"'YUI'IIaDCI:IIandmy surprdCwflmDrvooOWIM ~ 'IC!IImcllel<\MibouiiiiiDon Thundoy momlft& tdlm&me lba James wen: pl•ymc • sea-et 1'1"' Londoo lhcfoiJowm&niJIItll>dtllere-•lmktobuytldccuonhoswebs>tt.Ahasty --WIIhSum:...lhcC~oj&otuyflnzmeond_.,mor ptudircWIIhmybo)lllllatrt,lhadabustickct.a&Jitodcelbeywerci!D"'I'Oplly h osfavount~Jamesttw:k.'lf TbonpWcn:Pafed_' BUI.hc ..od.webothlu>ew\hlllwouldnevuboppcu Thcflrstrcal\rQiofthtnight.ho"'"'""'·_,ved,.,th'l'loyl)ud,'pouibly.,y ... favountetndr.offlt'lup/asll,ondoneldo-evet crowd 10 do to. So lhcy went stroiJht onco. ya, ·rflb•np ID /Wul Yot~. .U0 1\\Celvt"i iU fint~JI~Oidift&. TllcaowdsciiJ ~ Were I'O'fect, • lh=by m*"'& The Ledge e!emally jC:IIous ond me oncn:dibly ml>dooodbuiTimpvt:llillllllbliJsmileashc:---.:lmold5011gbcfore sJec:ful. lbe clc<.1nc: ~of 'Pnua M<" followed, 1 lOOn& I'd only...,., lounc:h,..no"Sinpmm,...·AndollwowiNolordydidloevereJC!>CUtohe.­ done ICXIOISUCII.lyCIIoovm!houJlbii"'"III"""OftheleuwildJome&IJigl1'~ -.nwillpn>bablybcooeofthemostllloCtDOI'"Iblt O..lhcbauofl• NJht'lperfoni*>Oe. I am~~KRe.-40 1mash siJiilel tben maybe"" will '"JamtS make • mum 10 fonn. (lp lhc: evldcnctoflbc two ~wu.:ks.chcfreccrtllllly tryon&IOIIICihlllil hulc: dcllb"unllldml)'t>cthenew!IWCnllw;JIIbow•bctofllwoldtpo~klnd-• rnl welcome mum to

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Nlhtb.wlbtoua)olcharuoeh'CimtotbellooncStmchll-*""'ltob<: bdlall lhcWiy•lheycncbdonWIIII"SaySoalclhll!&' ond"Someti...es" before ~~~~toforesoleovo,.lhe-..btforethcencon:•thcy'dll.--e"*diO lnFebruary2004thebandreturnedtothestudlotoreeordthe four songs that make up The Rumour Mill EP. Marking a slgnlflcant step forward In tenns of both song writing and ln2001 1 nagardenshedthreemen - collaboratlonbe~n production. The Rumour Mill EP was the best refleetion to Tlm (vocal s), Mike (guitars) and James (drums) -decided to dateofthemouldthebandhascastlorltself. have agoatmaklngmusicandthls ishowthe storyofglider Morning Sunshine and Sheffield Song received alrplay at began. Thethreemenandthelrcarefullycraltedbrandofgultar WWN.pulserated.com. SheffieldSongbelngajealouscallto based indie-pop. James were one of their biggest influences people who are living their dreams. Headline News, a 'garden along with era-spanning Icons such as Oylan and The Beatles, shed' original (my personal favourite) and The Storyteller, indle favourites The Smiths, The Stone Roses , and the more withJimshartngleadguitardutles, bemoanstheageingand laid-back sounds of Crowded House snd Coldplay. lnevitableseparationofyourfavourltebandt.

They have recorded several demos and two EP's and are Eariy 2004 also saw Glider welcome another member Into the seeklngarecordlabel. set-up, Loz,adrtnklngmateofJim's,whotookonbassgultar dutlesandbringsmanyyears'playlngnpertence. In the beginning, some now tong-since forgotten cover versionsfonnedthebaslsoftheband'sear1yofferingsuntiiAII As the summer of 2005 dawned, the band once again entered LeftToProve, thelrflrstsetf-pennedeffort,lltapasslonlor StagStudlosinWithamtorecordtherefonhEP, titted'Goon writing which continues to bum stronger with each new tune. the Hoo

A move Into perfonnlng live necessitated an e)(panslon to the WWN.glldennuslc.co.uk four-piece line-up at the start of 2003. This is whBnl James Ives a fr1end of Tlm's from years back and Glider's newest member on guitar comes In. As welt as adding depth to the live sound Jlm wa s also a key member In writing new material. 2007 Tour Dates WHAT JAMES MEANS TO ME A MUL!ITUOE Of PABAOOXES ByJohnnyYcn

larn~alx>utJ..._,rdon'tjUStetl,l(lytbcirmll'!ic,asldowilh mostofthcotherbandsthalllovc.l~it.lcspousctbcvinuesof Jamesoverandover&plnmanyone who willlislcn.andtomostwho an:n'tilllcn::stedorhavcheard it all before. I warncvCI}'I)fle I know to loveJamc:s..butlwanttokecplhemformytelf.

I am fruscrated by J~mcs too, I C811110t understand their lack of oonunercialsuccc:ssorcriticalacclaim.lllcyshouldbcaglobalstadium phenomena by now. nottooringsmall British venues, but I love the joy of cxpc:riencinatbo:minthisenviroM'ICIIl Justwhenthcyappear!Obcon thcpeakofODIMlel'l:ialS~.x:cS~~and&lobaldGminancclhcyfadcaWIIy, ontywreappearye&r$llot.uwilhoulfanf~~n:,JCMlinglyw$1ar1.-.n . Just whcnyouthinl

The: mi!Sictoo,is pandoxical,sonpcllllbeboth intimatellndanlhennc, personal and oornmunal. Even ill the biuest oflheiranth<:lll!l, !IS Tim addrnsc:sthcmisfits.tht: dropouts. the. individuals,l!(:isll30t.alking directlytoyoo.YouhavefcltlhebR:IIIhofSadness.youhavcfcltyou're touchc<.lbymadncss,youhavc~ltyoumlfridiaJioUS. I nSom:time!.­ hear the ngcdy of • boy, suud< Md killed by liglllnina- the sona is set wilhinaiJu&cstonn. ll'salsolflupbut,JO)'OUSbeautifullovesona-

Jameso;anwrt~esoogsasdiverxJdGrocnpeac:e,lfThingsWcn:Petfcct. fine:, Gold Mother. Born of Frustration or l'ive-0. These can romist of Drum"n'Bass, 1 simple acoustic guitar aeoompaniment. or 1 muttl11ycred orchestml IIITilllgcmcnt. Wld all an: instantly rcwgnisable liS J~~~neJ, and an:labellc4classicJarnc:s.Noothcrb$ld iscapableofdoingthiswithout n:invmtion and a huge outcry from the fans. They can write lyrics as meanin&JUI as -when you kt

l'm3Soow.andhavcbccnaJIItle$fanforabout 19Yean..Whcnlheanl they wen: beck. I $hami my joy Wtth everyone:, and grinned like 1 Cheshire C" for weeks. !lap up any snippctofnc:wsti~e it's the lloly Grall. andthelhoughtofcxtcndingmyedoollectionpastG.:ningawny with itonlhcsinglcsfrontandPieas.:dtoMcetYouonthcalbwnsfront excited like nothma; has for )'Cat$ JAM ES : LON DON NAMBUCCA 12.4.07 As~lhede!Yingi'IIOihflp;Wh;ldn,beenenough,Don,Wakn..tlong-811 appearanceNot~10cti:iseAdri81l,buttl.a.ll;.....,.larfyrlllllytculdn, ~rwPicedHolo1onhad-...rn•buzz-lheniiiiYehome)UII-QIIMI• setollniiiiCillnslhflbanda"'.Thewholelnteradlonollllellbo:ola.....­ IICII'I'IeiiWiglhal8!l'f"'OIllnotCOilll'lllonbOOni~'Miipll;shOfll;llf-"­ ~.ForM.._,Iikeme.•WH8II'lCIIIOnllllufl~lllelul'aol-.. So,lllfwt:llo:Uclef ...... ~f'nlolymadelttothe~forlhei'.econcl comebac:lng • ha& always been. Fa-.lnlooetlc. u:::ilong, --..AaatHoxlon,lhey--.:lolfwilhWieiCI.ended~ pauoonaN,unlillhellghts-toundwentDUic;i;IMIOho-FotturiMIIIy ... ~IO~.IudlngoiiWIIhDaveondtU1Wbelorell£lingi-otoPiay Oeecl,oreoflhe....,..._.fromlheHoxlonlellist. NewW!gleW'IIIAreYOII --~QUicdyb"llle~tilledGeblgAwr;'Mtii•(AI MelsedUp).AIIhoughlhesingledilln'\Mtlhflcl\all:lon ... andllo.t>um• soundlldll'UCtlmotec:ort11l0Md..-d-met\Mthappredatlonandno.ue e~~"" from notfUiy pdoOIY<>k:e&(ofwnktlther!l-.lorlunalely (well.heyM'sbeen~oneye&rl)lei!Odd.llotldn1CBshintolheeflOtu$ on !y aa>upllt) WIIO wetlllookioglormoreolthebiggar ~ lts. 'Mlett~M-e~IO.thep.eoceollhedellwryofltlelyrlcswassloweo:l So,• roai&afifl t tfle t l""1theBes l OI~~IO Hart! 11$.1 no wet~ itiUIJI A teMaoCiapplng,formetroillitlhel'ligNlglllollhel'ntphitseof ~.~y<.>d t heufl6lIJIIinll a loliOitynewoneourolthehlltiKI(I !.,~~hopsfullyRireiUtl'eellon.,..leadpeopietowBrdsSMI«am,.,. goingwilllillr sgreat to have thembadurglnt99'2(sdlmvlav!:lorie_. Say Something, Chain Mail, Really Hard , She's A James~ln~~ - IIIOI.nCIIIclfreshano:lfultlprorrosearo:l Star, Riders, Upside, Heavens, Chameleon, Don't = - welforhlul~due"lnllonglimr"81ST1mnnponcied...tlen Wait That long, How Was lt For You, Getting Awa y ,.,..,._..lolowed , ...all>erMk'illoniOthesetlromlhebtdc~.nd With lt, Gold Mother, Tomorrow, Sometimes ...oCherll'lgle""-''dhougl'lbymy~--dhave"*'lleven ~olls-tl) Cl'emeleon~bMICOrld~~andiOlft:ledm.JI;tlmucflbet!erThe ~INI

Fresh As A Daisy- The Singles RoleascdlO!hApniMlKC'D,OVDoro;ilx('Dcd•toons J "I jame .~ ~ -

The Complete Singles Coll ection 1983-2007 lx CO Ed ition

~: ~~Bdll ,l ...... Wbol'oTheWofld IR ... ThrBells l FwSoO.. '~­,,__ ~~:ForYou1 ~ lfTl>uw:IW,_Aioo'll; llHcMW•lIhh(AIJMrsseciUp) ::~~!>11 205,\0o..., "The aforementioned Sit Down soon bc<:a.me '"Y least favouri\e track on How Was it For Me? the album. No~ for me the over!y familiar crowd-pl_easing piece ?f pop. ByChrisOrton theothc:rstuff•n the track listing was more like it. S1t Down WllSJUst too familiar. and [soon began to appn:cia.tethe lesser-known material. Its l can't be the only Ja.m~s fan who found themselves just a linle bit ~imc_uh to put my linger on why, but James's music rt~pidly captured my despondent back at the end of2001. Tim had announced !hat he was l!TUI81n8t10n in~ way that nu band had ever done before or since. llten: l~ving. and nobody kntw quite what WliS going to happen. Rumours of wen:plentyofothergroupsthatllikcdtbeoddsongby.butooneofthem dtscontem m the: band had b«o circulating for son~~: time. and Tim's hlld made me WBOI to listen to everything that they had ever don<:. departure seemed 10 confirm that. We wen: told !hat the band would Jllmes's lyrics and music just sounded so right and everything worked OO?Iinue in some form.._ possibly with a ntw singer, but things just went together well. Th= wasn"tn:allyont bad song on the album. The qu>et for a long. long ume Some members of the band said that James impulsctosnapupasmuchoftherestoftheiroutputaslcouldquickly had split some said lhlll ~Y had le~ the band and some said oothing k_ickedinandlsctaboutgttlingalloftheirprevious&lbumsandasmany Added to this, there just d•dn"tlook hke there wen: many other up-and­ smglesand booUegslhatlcould finLisean:hingmark~tStal!sandintemet coming bands around who could try to fill the void left by James' auctionsitesfortherarerma.tcriRI(andlstillhaveonlymanagedtofinda disappeanmc.: from the music scent. This curious state of limbo bootlegofOneManCiapping! lliktJame!;alot, butC\luldn'taffordoo continued for five long }'l:ats. with only Tim's solo album (which WliS Jl8Ythe£100askingpriceslhatsomeselk:rswen:askingforanoriginal pretty good in itself). aB-Sidesa.lbumandthe live albumin between to copy). Lyrically. Booth's work is head and shoulders above most of the: sustain us. Those years were bleak for the dedicated Jarres fan and it was othcrmusiciansofhisgelltrationa.oditwasinterestingtostarttospotthe hardiOgctu~dtotheideaoftho:n:ootbeinganyfreshmusiefromthe n:curringthemesiothcsongs-thesca.,falling,loveandillncssarcall band agam.llle lack oflnfurmationcomingout from official channtls familiar elc~nts that keep crovping up. The band seemed to be willing '-'"liS exasperating: it would have bet:n betterifsornebodyhadjustcon~~: tot_akethckindofcltancesthatalotof(){herswouldneverdo.NotmMy out with a statement saying that the band had split. And then, all of a mamstream groups for example. would have a violinist and a trompc:ter sudden,everythingb~backintolifc.Acryplicmessogepostedon alongside guitar. bassaoddroms Oneofthethree's -~•te (which had a.lwt1ys kepi us up to dale more th1111 theoflicialbandsiteforthcpn:viotos!iveyears)hintedotan:foml8.1ion. Apparently anumberoffansoftbeband tend not to likethestufffrom Nobody saw it coming at allc a l'lew tourl A new Bestofalbuml A oew the era immediately prior 10 the split as much as the earlier worl<, but for DVO! A new singlet A ntw album! What on ellrlh persuaded Tim to thislistentritistheother wayaround. Whilclfindthcariystuffalittle rejointheba.nd?Andwhatconvinccdl..arryton:tumiOthefrayafterso too tOI~-y, 1 think that the Millionaires and Pleased 10 Mat You period longdcstgningh•schair.;? produced some of the finest.. most memorable music of James's entire lifespan. A q uick glance through my library of songs on iTunes reveals ThereleaseofanothcrJ!IITleslkstOfalbum ir.evitablyW:esmebac:kto lhatitistheStrip-Minea.ndStuner agcmusicthatlfindmysclflis\elling thereleaseofthepn:viousontbackin 1998(nearlytenyearsagonow totheleast,when:aslneversccm totireofanythingpost-Seven.lnfBct. folks!)whcn!!inally.belatedly,disooven:dtheband.Upuntilthat March Seven (the song) is my fa.vourite Jant<:S track ~ver- somehow it is the I was only vaguely _aware of James.. wilh, pn:fthctn>cksn:ally$111ndsoutandit'sagn:atshlln~thmheisn'tinV<.>Ived james release discography witht.hc:newmciiiTlllllo.masheisafantastlcguitarist.ltsba:nsaidthathe rouldn'tholdacandlctohispn:dccnsor,buthcseemstollavebccna and chart positions 11'10n:than~uatcn:placemcnt,contribuullihisownembellishmcntsto long-e:stabhshcdRIWiic-particularlyinliveperf~Btnktsf.ce 11, .,.;thou! Lony EM band wouldn'tevcnbescnincbacktogether. Then: trul) an: some cr..:ting pieoc5 of muSIC on t.hc: album. from lim'• &OOdbyel>(lletha\wasSp~~te,tothctnppyfine.tot.hc:Wldem.tcdstngle SINGLES Gening Away With lt (All Mt:SSed Up) 10 !he hauntingly beaUliful closingt.rackAIISI.:&n l'>pcltne.Then:wen:sorncg~B-sidesfromthc 1999-2001 period too, particularly Tim's duet with Sinead 0' COIUI(H' for IDefeat.lllcn:stofthcbandplayedtlw:trhcartsootonthclatcralbums 100, withgooduscofSaulon violin on an..,mbcfoftracks. "''hiktxln ('!tART impact was made tn t.hc: bad:ing vocal dcpanmcnt. by latter-day n:Q'\Iit MicbaciKulas.. NOVI:MBER 1911 "" '""''FACII9 M"ROl\985 lllc n:fQnDRtion appears to be a aeooone auconpt 10 do somctlli~~& tntcresllngwith the band apin.. Otlcn, old blndsgettingblld:togc:thcr V\U..O.G£FIREEP FACTORY FACLJ6 JUNE\985 aod giggina an: merely cynical11u:mpts to tempt. !he ootcs from t.hc: i~~~E~lREF.SONGS Jlt.4J wallOn to do wmctlung ditfcm"tl, more dt.al.lenging .nd HQWWASn'FQRYOUT =fONT ANA infirutclymorctntcrcstln&.WithLarrybacktnlhebandt.hc:rcseemstobe COME HOME {f'LOOO MIX) FONT ANA JIM6 P n:ncwed enthusiasm for the sextet. CVCfl from lim who [ never thought wcwouldeversee singingwithJamcsagam. SIT DOWN "'" So roll on Jamcs and roll<.>n tbc new album. The: new si ngle- Who Arc 500ND You-isarollickingaoOOu.:kthlllr:llllcsaJon&.ndquicklybccomc:sas BORN OF FRUSTRA nON JIMIO catchyasaoyttungclxthatlhc:bandhlsevcrdonc~fon:.Thcrnusic RINGTHEBEUS JIMLI pnsswillncvertrulybeonfavoorofabandthMsec:rnspre~IOiake JUI,Yt992 so many risk$ in thctr career and the new sinalc .." problbly woo't ~~very """' SEPTEMBf:R 1993 much play on t.hc:mlliruueam radiostallons, but the fans will al,...ys know t.hc: true value of Jan~s. 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