''James II'' is the second EP by

James James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (disambiguation), various kings named James * Prince Ja ...

, released in February 1985 by

Factory Records Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order (band), New Order, A Certain Ra ...

.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 378 It contains two tracks, which were later included on the EP ''

Village Fire Village Fire is the third EP by James, released in 1985 by Factory Records. It contains all five tracks from their previously released EPs ''Jimone'' (side A) and '' James II'' (side B). The cover artwork was produced by John Carroll, whose chil ...

'', along with the tracks from the band's debut release ''

Jimone ''Jimone'' was the first release by Mancunian band James, released in November 1983 by Factory Records. It contained three tracks that also later appeared on the band's '' Village Fire'' EP. Fire So Close being a slightly different mix from the ...

''. It reached number 2 on the

UK Independent Chart The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom. Originally published in January 1980, and widely known as the indie chart, the ...

, staying on the chart for 18 weeks.Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 121

Track listing

# "Hymn From A Village" – 2:48 # "If Things Were Perfect" – 3:03

Personnel

Tim Booth Timothy Booth (born 4 February 1960) is an English singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the indie rock band James, and co-wrote several of their hit singles including " Sit Down", " Come Home", and " La ...

- Vocals *

Jim Glennie James Patrick Glennie (born 10 October 1963) is the bassist for and eponym of English rock band James. He is the band's longest-serving member—having been there from the first line-up through to the present day—and now only remaining origin ...

- Bass guitar *

Larry Gott James Lawrence "Larry" Gott (born 24 July 1957, Manchester) is an English musician, formerly of the band James, originating from Manchester. He is also a designer. Music Within the band Gott mainly played guitar and provided backing vocals, b ...

- Lead guitar *

Gavan Whelan James is an English rock band from Manchester, formed in 1982. They achieved popularity during the 1990s, with four top-10 hits on the UK Singles Chart and nine top-10 placings on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include " C ...

- Drums

References

1985 EPs Factory Records EPs James (band) EPs {{ep-stub