James – Laid (New Vinyl) (Limited Edition) (Red Vinyl)

NEW DOUBLE LP

New sealed copy. 2023 limited edition remastered reissue on transparent red coloured vinyl. Released as part of the UK National Album Day 2023 (90s theme). Pressed in Germany.

Laid is the fifth studio album by British rock band James. It was released on 27 September 1993 through Fontana Records. The album's sound, which is "stripped-down" compared to their prior releases, was inspired by their recent experience touring as supporting act to Neil Young. Enlisting Brian Eno as producer, James recorded for six weeks at The Windings in Wrexham, Wales, and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire. The sessions also resulted in the experimental sixth studio album Wah Wah (1994). Laid is a folk and pop rock album that was reminiscent of their earlier releases with its atmosphere and minimal arrangements.

The album's lead single, "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)", was released on 30 August 1993. Bolstered by the song's success, James toured the US as part of the WOMAD festival. "Laid" was released as the album's second single on 1 November 1993. The band toured the UK the following month, supported Duran Duran in the US, and finally embarked on their own US tour. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom commented on Eno's production. It peaked at number three in the UK and charted in Australia and the US. It was later certified gold in the UK and the US, as was the eponymous track in the UK. "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)" and "Laid" both charted in the UK top 40 and "Laid" peaked at number 67 on the Hot 100. Laid appeared on best-of album lists compiled by Les Inrockuptibles, NME and Select, while the eponymous song appeared on best-song-of-the-decade lists by PopMatters and uDiscoverMusic.

TRACKLIST:

A1        Out To Get You
A2        Sometimes (Lester Piggott)
A3        Dream Thrum
B1        One Of The Three    
B2        Say Something    
B3        Five-O
C1        P.S.
C2        Everybody Knows
C3        Knuckle Too Far    
D1        Low Low Low
D2        Laid    
D3        Lullaby    
D4        Skindiving