''James II'' is the second EP by

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, 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, A Certain Ratio, the Durutt ...

.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 child ...

'', 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 rele ...

, 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 - 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 origi ...

- Bass guitar *

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

- Lead guitar *

Gavan Whelan James are an English rock band from Manchester, who were formed in 1982. They had popularity throughout the 1990s, with four top 10s on the UK Singles Chart and nine top 10s on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include " Come ...

- Drums

References

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