James Warren & The Korgis

- The Sonet Years: 1985-1988 -


late 1983 James Warren performance in Bath

    Info from Tim Hawkins: "The Korgis appeared live at the Theatre Royal in Bath in late November or very early December 1983. The live musicians comprised James on guitar and occasional keyboards (and incidentally a yodel solo spot in authentic alpine costume) plus his then girl-friend (I believe), Maggie Stewart, on keyboards and, er, dancing. There were backing tapes. It was a free entry with voluntary contributions in buckets on the way out. James sang a large number of songs which have never seen the light of day: 'Friends' was in the vein of 'Living on the Rocks' [my comments: "Friends" is actually a Stackridge song]. Some of the songs might have appeared on an album on London Records if 'Don't Look Back' had been successful."

June 1985 7"/12" The Korgis: True Life Confessions

    True Life Confessions 4.17 [Davis/Warren]/Possessed 3.55 [Warren] (Sonet, SON 2277)

    True Life Confessions (Extended Version) 5.58//I Know Something 2.53/Possessed 3.48 (SONL 2277)

1 Nov 1985 7"/12" The Korgis: Burning Questions
    Burning Questions 4.33 [Davis/Warren]/Waiting for Godot 3.34 [Warren] (SON 2284)

    Burning Questions (Extended) 8.04/Waiting for Godot 3.34 (SONL 2284)

Jan? summer? 1986 solo LP (+ CD) JAMES WARREN: BURNING QUESTIONS
  1. Burning Questions 4.41 [Davis/Warren]
  2. Climate of Treason 3.51 [Warren]
  3. They Don't Believe in Magic 4.10 [Warren]
  4. Possessed 4.11 [Warren]
  5. I Know Something 3.10 [Warren] //
  6. True Life Confessions 4.17 [Davis/Warren]
  7. It Won't Be the Same Old Place 4.59 [Davis/Warren]
  8. Loneliness 4.10 [Warren]
  9. Can You Hear the Spirit Dying 3.27 [Warren]
  10. I Want To Remember 5.46 [Warren] (LP: Sonet, SNTF 956)

    CD BONUS TRACKS:

  11. You Made Me Believe 3.36 [previously unreleased]
  12. How Did You Know? (featuring Eddie Reader) 3.46 [single 1987]
  13. I'll Be Here 4.27 [B-side They Don't Believe in Magic] (CD 20 Jan 2007: Angel Air SJPCD217)
Recorded Jan-Oct 1985 at Sonet Studio, London. James Warren: lead and backing vocals, electric and accoustic guitar, bass guitar. Nick magnus: keyboards, real and synthesized percussion, synthesizer programming. Produced by James Warren (except Burning Questions, True Life Confessions & It Won't Be the Same Old Place produced by Andy davis and James Warren). In the liner notes in the CD it says: "Glenn Tommey, James Warren - overdubbed extra percussion and guitars, September 2006." I do not know how many tracks they overdubbed, but this means that some or all tracks have been more or less changed compared to the originals. This does not mean, however, that they are worse! http://www.angelair.force9.co.uk/sjpcd217.htm

25 July 1986 7" James Warren: They Don't Believe in Magic

    They Don't Believe in Magic 4.10 [Warren]/I'll Be Here 4.18 [Warren] (SON 2302)
17 Oct 1986 solo 7" (+ 12"?) James Warren: It Won't Be the Same Old Place
    It Won't Be the Same Old Place 4.23 [single remix by David Lord]/Climate of Treason 3.51 (SON 2311)
Was there a 12" single too? Because the "KORGIS KOLLECTION" 2005 CD contains a longer 5.12 version!

1987 solo non-LP 7" James Warren: How Did You Know?

    How Did You Know? 3.41/Can You Hear the Spirit Dying 3.27 (SON 2328)
28 March 1988 remix reissue 7" True Life Confessions ('88 Remix by Kenny Denton)
    True Life Confessions 3.19/Possessed 3.55 (edit) (Sonet, SON 2277)

Copyright (c) 1996-08-29 Jonas Wårstad.

Last update 2008-09-01.

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