"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. Track listing 7" single · "What For" · "Island Swing" 12" EP, cassette · "What For" · "Island Swing" · "Not There" References · [LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/j/james/] BBC Peel Sessions page on James

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