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  • Musical groups established in 1982
  • Mercury Records artists
  • Musical groups from Manchester
  • Factory Records artists
  • Britpop groups
  • English alternative rock groups
  • Fontana Records artists
  • Madchester
  • Musical groups reestablished in 2007
  • Rough Trade Records artists
  • Sire Records artists
  • People from Whalley Range
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  • Formed in Manchester in 1982 by Jim Glennie, Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Gavan Whelan. Signing, a year later, to Anthony H. Wilson's Factory label, before being snapped up by the Sire Records Company. Their folksy/indie sound found early cult status, before they became big chart toppers. Well almost, 'Sit Down' reached no. 2 in the UK singles charts, quickly followed by a no. 2 album, 'Seven'. The band split up in 2001, before re-forming some years later.
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  • James are an English rock band from Manchester. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their best-known singles include %22Come Home%22, %22Sit Down%22, %22She's a Star%22 and %22Laid%22, which also became a hit on American college radio. Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive, but reunited in January 2007 for a new album and international tour.As of 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.
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  • Manchester indie rock band
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  • 1982
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