Tidal’s “HiFi” (not Master) tier delivers FLAC-equivalent (MQA folded, but plays as 16/44.1 over most DACs).
Recently, I embarked on a quest: to assemble the complete James studio discography from 1983 to 2024 in the "gold standard" of digital audio—.
This 41-year archive documents one of the few bands from the Madchester era that has never stopped reinventing itself.
The core discography consists of 18 studio albums. While their earliest EPs date back to 1983, their first full-length album was released in 1986. Album Title Digital Availability (CD Quality) Stutter Available on Qobuz and Tidal 1988 Strip-mine Standard 16-bit FLAC across major retailers 1990 Gold Mother Multiple versions available (original and 1991 re-release) 1992 Seven standard 16-bit/44.1kHz 1993 Laid Widely cited as their best-selling studio work 1994 Wah Wah Experimental companion to Laid 1997 Whiplash Includes the hit "She's a Star" 1999 Millionaires Available in standard lossless FLAC 2001 Pleased to Meet You Last album before their mid-2000s hiatus 2008 Hey Ma Comeback album, available in CD quality 2010 The Night Before / The Morning After Released as two separate mini-albums 2014 La Petite Mort Lossless digital download available on 7digital 2016 Girl at the End of the World Available in 16-bit and 24-bit hi-res 2018 Living in Extraordinary Times High-fidelity digital versions widely listed 2021 All the Colours of You Standard CD quality and high-res available 2023 Be Opened by the Wonderful Orchestral reworkings celebrating their 40th anniversary 2024 Yummy Their first studio album to reach #1 on the UK charts Early EPs & Rarities (1983–1985)
Early indie recordings can sound thin on compressed formats. Lossless files preserve the raw, jangly energy of their early live-in-studio feel. 2. The Stadium Years & Global Success (1989–1993)
Tidal’s “HiFi” (not Master) tier delivers FLAC-equivalent (MQA folded, but plays as 16/44.1 over most DACs).
Recently, I embarked on a quest: to assemble the complete James studio discography from 1983 to 2024 in the "gold standard" of digital audio—.
This 41-year archive documents one of the few bands from the Madchester era that has never stopped reinventing itself.
The core discography consists of 18 studio albums. While their earliest EPs date back to 1983, their first full-length album was released in 1986. Album Title Digital Availability (CD Quality) Stutter Available on Qobuz and Tidal 1988 Strip-mine Standard 16-bit FLAC across major retailers 1990 Gold Mother Multiple versions available (original and 1991 re-release) 1992 Seven standard 16-bit/44.1kHz 1993 Laid Widely cited as their best-selling studio work 1994 Wah Wah Experimental companion to Laid 1997 Whiplash Includes the hit "She's a Star" 1999 Millionaires Available in standard lossless FLAC 2001 Pleased to Meet You Last album before their mid-2000s hiatus 2008 Hey Ma Comeback album, available in CD quality 2010 The Night Before / The Morning After Released as two separate mini-albums 2014 La Petite Mort Lossless digital download available on 7digital 2016 Girl at the End of the World Available in 16-bit and 24-bit hi-res 2018 Living in Extraordinary Times High-fidelity digital versions widely listed 2021 All the Colours of You Standard CD quality and high-res available 2023 Be Opened by the Wonderful Orchestral reworkings celebrating their 40th anniversary 2024 Yummy Their first studio album to reach #1 on the UK charts Early EPs & Rarities (1983–1985)
Early indie recordings can sound thin on compressed formats. Lossless files preserve the raw, jangly energy of their early live-in-studio feel. 2. The Stadium Years & Global Success (1989–1993)