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James - Sit Down [RTT 225 UK 1989 24-Bit FLAC]

Rough Trade rescued James from the post-Warners doldrums, then gave them the freedom to write and record their most uplifting & well known track, represented here from an original 1989 UK vinyl pressing. This version is far superior to the bastardised version for Fontana Records, released in twelve versions/formats between 1991 and 1998.

I was too young to be a punk and too old to be a baggy, this single marked the end of my affair with James. After the two wonderful Factory singles, then one excellent and one okay album for Warners/Sire/ Blanco Y Negro, then this - I was done.

In case you were wondering, the chap immortalised on the Central Station Design sleeve is Tony Macedo, Gibraltar-born goalkeeper for Fulham FC - long before most of you were born.

A1 Sit Down
B1 Goin' Away
B2 Sound Investment
B3 Sky Is Falling

Comments

  1. Blogmeister13 July 2021 at 16:37

    https://mega.nz/file/eUhCyQbL#ng8NINJO1p7W0R3Tfl98x_Hw-SrUD2WKbkgSbIlxEqE

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  2. shank9913 July 2021 at 23:24

    Thanks Blogmeister, I agree that this is clearly the best version of this track. In an alternate universe this would have been a hit and they may not have become quite so polished. Thanks for posting!

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  3. Anonymous14 July 2021 at 16:46

    I agree maybe their last really great record. I got off the bus after this. Always wondered what their career would've been like if they stayed with Factory.

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  4. Anonymous16 July 2021 at 13:31

    yes i loved them before this and not after, echoing other comments here

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