What For

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"What For"
Single by James
Released	March 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Folk
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	Hugh Jones
James singles chronology
1986 So Many Ways	1988 What For	1988 Ya Ho

"What For" is a single by Mancunian band James, released in 1988 by Sire Records, the first after an enforced eighteen-month hiatus and also the first release featuring material off their their forthcoming album Strip-mine. Both the title track and one of the two additional tracks, "Not There" were included on Strip-mine, while the other track, "Island Swing" remains otherwise unreleased. "What For" was also included on the compilation Just Say Yo and reached the 33^rd spot on John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1988.

[edit] Track listing

7" single

1. "What For"
2. "Island Swing"

12" EP, cassette

1. "What For"
2. "Island Swing"
3. "Not There"

[edit] References

• BBC Peel Sessions page on James

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