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Merry Xmas and final fan questions!
James would like to covey to you all his sincere Christmas wishes and would like to thank all of you who supported his solo album The Great Western and all the single releases this year. Also big thanks to all of you who came out to see James on his solo tour dates. They were pretty special - as the live shots show in the tour gallery on the 'Images' section of his website. Check em out.
Many thanks to the photographers who allowed us to publish their pictures - including Matt Kent, Jeremy Hardie and Jem Dewey.
And hey - we may been forever delayed BUT we hadn't forgotten the fan questions! We now can reveal the remainder of the fan questions as asked by YOU and answered by James on camera. Many thanks to the London Welsh Centre for allowing us to film on their lovely premises in North London. Here they all are!
What was it like growing up with Sean?
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As a solo artist do you still believe in writing lyrics about socio/political issues? Or do you find it easier to write from life experience?
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If you could bring a fictional character to life – who would it be and why?
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How does your solo album fit in with future Manics work?
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Can we expect your solo influences on new Manics record?
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What can Manics fans expect to hear on the new album?
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What are your 3 Desert Island Discs?
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What has been your most embarassing moment?
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Who are the women you most admire?
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Nominated for Pop Factory Awards.
James Dean Bradfield has a few reasons to celebrate in the land of his birth. He has been nominated for best Best Album and Best Performance on the Guest List.
He may well be nominated for other catagories on the night too: eg for Red Dragon Artist of the year, Contribution to Music Industry or more probably for Rock n Roll Excess!
More news as it comes in or keep visitng here: www.thepopfactory.com
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Signed Vinyl Competition Winners
To celebrate the release of James Dean Bradfield's An English Gentleman, we ran a competition for fans to win one of TEN vinyl copies of The Great Western album signed by the man himself.
The winners are:
Hayley Pallot (Jersey)
Sarah Constable (Gillingham)
Laura Canning (Staffordshire)
Stephen Upsall (Tunbridge Wells)
Giles Stanley (Leeds)
Michelle Arundel (Jersey)
Mark Gardiner (Fife)
Louise Webb (Aberdare)
Charlotte Deane (Worksop)
Katie Harding (Brighton)
Congratulations to all winners and keep checking back here and on James' MySpace page (www.myspace.com/jamesdeanbradfield) for future competitions!
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MORE fan questions answered!
We hadn't forgotten! You guys sent in lots of cool, questions to ask James. We picked out the best 16 or so and James happily answered them to camera. Many thanks to the London Welsh Centre for allowing us to film on their lovely premises in North London.
Some questions are pretty serious and insightful (and so are his answers) - others are funny and James has a lot of fun answering them! Check them out here :
Do you get nervous before going onstage?
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Favourite guitarists of all time?
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What's the main difference between you now and you ten years ago?
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Do you prefer your own solo gigs or festivals?
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Can we expect your solo influences on the new Manics record?
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Q4music Epiphone Les Paul Winner!
Congratulations go to Joanna Eggett from Cambridgeshire who is the winner of the Epiphone Les Paul Special II guitar signed by James Dean Bradfield as part of the Q4music competition.
The competition was launched to celebrate the release of James' second single 'An English Gentleman' from his new album 'The Great Western'.
A delighted Miss Eggett said "it looks awesome! I have it hanging up to show everyone and it really stands out against my other guitars. I'm going to see him in Cambridge on 22nd October and this will make the gig experience extra special."
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James answers YOUR questions!
We recently asked you to send in questions for James to answer to camera. We picked out the best 16 or so and James answerd them candidly and humorously. Congratulations to those of you who were picked. And a big thanks to the London Welsh Centre (www.londonwelsh.org) for allowing us to film there.
Here are the first three questions with many more to follow in the next couple of weeks. Enjoy!
Five people he'd have to dinner, past or present:.
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People he most admires:.
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Is James the 'Aled Jones of punk rock?!'
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An English Gentleman - out today plus new content on the 'AAA' section on James's site
At last - more exclusive video content on the 'AAA' area on James's website. If you own the Maxi (enhanced) version of the new single then you can access this personal and insightful footage.
In it, James talks about all of the B sides across the single formats (see tracklisting below) and also about the video to 'An English Gentleman'. Check it out.
James talks about (in bold):
Enhanced CD
1. An English Gentleman
2. Days Slip Away
3. Summer Wind
4. An English Gentleman (video)
Gatefold 7"
A. An English Gentleman
B. Victory And Defeat On The Kendon Hill
7" (fits into gatefold sleeve above)
A. An English Gentleman
B. Silver Birch Bonfire Blues
For details on how to access this content visit the 'AAA' section on www.jamesdeanbradfieldofficial.com
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Win signed vinyl copies of album
To celebrate the release of the single An English Gentleman next week we have decided to run a competition for fans to win one of TEN vinyl copies of The Great Western album signed by the man himself. (which also contains all the lyrics)
To enter just CLICK HERE
An English Gentleman is out on September 25th. If you pre-order your single formats from Recordstore now you are in with a chance to get one of 500 signed limited edition print with your order. Click HERE for details.
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AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN 7” – IS IT RED VINYL OR IS IT BLACK?
Question: AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN 7” – IS IT RED VINYL OR IS IT BLACK?
Well in fact it’s both!
The An English Gentleman single is out on Monday on CD and 2 limited 7”s. One of the 7” formats is packaged in a gatefold sleeve (88697003187) which has room to house the other one, and this one was due to be pressed on coloured RED vinyl.
Unfortunately, due to a problem at manufacture, a quantity of the red vinyls have actually gone out as BLACK vinyl. Fear not, these are being re-pressed as red vinyl as we speak, however it is likely that we will not be able to correct the problem by the time of release. For this reason, anyone that purchases the Gatefold 7” format should send us a copy of their receipt, along with their name and address, and the store and town in which it was purchased, and we will post you back the correct red coloured vinyl.
You’re free to hang on to your incorrect - albeit set to be a future collector’s item – BLACK vinyl!
Send your receipt to:
JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD RED VINYL
FREEPOST (SW8031)
PO Box 607
London
SW6 4YY
Any pre-orders from Recordstore.co.uk are unaffected.
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James Interview on Soccer AM
Not only has XFM's Richard Bacon selected James Dean Bradfield's new single 'An English Gentleman' as his Record Of The Week, but James will also be interviewed on Soccer AM this Saturday 23rd September.
Tune in to Sky Sports 1 from 9am.
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Ringtones and WAP site
'An English Gentleman' is released next week as the second single off James's debut solo album 'The Great Western' .And now you can get the official ringtone for this release:
GET THE OFFICIAL AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN RINGTONE
Simply text JDB ENGLISH TONE to 82088. To download the single cover as a wallpaper for your mobile text JDB ENGLISH WALL to 82088. You will be able to listen to the ringtone and to view the wallpaper for free before purchasing. Ringtones and wallpapers cost £3 each. Terms and conditions apply.
VISIT THE OFFICIAL JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD MOBILE SITE
Get all of the latest official James Dean Bradfield news, ringtones and wallpapers from his WAPsite. Simply text JDB to 82088 and we will send you the link or, if you prefer, enter the following address into your mobile’s browser http://wap.jamesdeanbradfieldofficial.com
Terms & Conditions:
You will be sent an SMS message and a ‘WAP Push’. This will be charged at your standard operator rate. If you decide to purchase any content you will be charged at the rate displayed on the WAPsite. Ringtones and wallpapers cost £3. This is NOT a subscription service. Your phone must be WAP, GPRS or 3G enabled. This service will only work on UK handsets, for the rest of the world text JDB to +447797806763 to go to the WAP site. For support please email sonybmg@graphicomobile.com Sony BMG shall not be liable for any actual or consequential damages arising from the use, misuse or inability to access and use ringtones or wallpapers.
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Win a signed Epiphone guitar with Q4music
Fans of James Dean Bradfield could be in with a chance of winning a signed Epiphone Les Paul Special II guitar - similar to the one he owns himself. (Plus we can honestly say James has had a little play on the very guitar too, before he signed it! ) To enter the competition and win this amazing prize, visit Q4music on the link below :
Click here for the Q4Music competition
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Download MORE James footage to your iPod!
As promised - another two clips of James talking candidly in the haunt of his youth: Newbridge Memorial Hall. Just right click on the links below, run through your iTunes and upload to your iPod in the usual way.
James on 'Bad Boy's and Painkillers'
James on 'Emigre'.
Fan Questions
Thank you all for your fan questions, submitted over the last few weeks. We picked 18 or so of the best and James has answered them to camera. We will be sending these out in the next newsletter and featuring on the site so keep an eye or two right here!.
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Vote for James for the DMA's 2006!
James 's website has been submitted for best site for this years Digital Music Awards. Show your support for James by clicking the button below :
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Download James footage to your IPod!
Such was the success of our 'AAA' video footage featuring James talking about the new album that we recently shot more footage with James (featuring YOUR questions). More details on that soon.
Meanwhile, to make way for this new footage - we have released some of the previously seen footage from the 'AAA ' section and will, every week put 2 downloadable files on the main site so you guys who HAVEN'T been in AAA (shame on you, you are missing out! ) can download them to your Ipods.
Just right click on the links below, run through your Itunes and upload to your Ipod in the usual way.
DOWNLOAD JAMES TALKING ABOUT 'AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN'
DOWNLOAD JAMES TALKING ABOUT 'THAT'S NO WAY TO TELL A LIE'
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Pre-order single formats now and get free signed artwork
 The time has come - a fantastic pre-order offer for the next single 'An English Gentleman' - released 25th September. If you get all three formats from Recordstore now, the first 500 orders will get the unique, signed limited edition print * (*One per order per household . If you’ve already ordered you will receive the signed print.)
Order your copy from here now :
CLICK HERE
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Winner of signed 'AAA' guitar!
Thanks to all of you who have been watching and listening to all the special exclusive content we've been adding to the 'AAA' section on James's website. Also thanks to all of you who entered the competition to win a signed Epiphone Les Paul ll (similar to the one James owns himself ) . And now we have a winner! Thanks to everyone for entering. Our winner is:
Miss Hayley Adams of South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Nice one lady! We will get James to personalise this for you .
Watch out for MORE great content and competitions on the 'AAA' area on this site very soon.
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Next single: An English Gentleman
Following the success of his debut solo album ‘The Great Western’, Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield releases a new single ‘An English Gentleman’ on 25th September and heads out on his first full UK solo tour.
All formats feature new tracks including a cover of the Sinatra song ‘Summer Wind’ which James has been performing live on recent dates. The Maxi CD features the song’s video and there are two limited edition 7”’s – one with a gatefold sleeve that both versions can be fitted in. ‘An English Gentleman’ (live) will also be made available as a download from 25/09/06.
‘An English Gentleman’ pays moving tribute to the benevolence of the late Philip Hall; their publicist, close friend and mentor who went so far beyond the call of duty as to move the young Manics into his home as they took their first crucial steps. James explains "I remember Philip coming to meet our parents for the first time, and he turned up and he wasn't the flash Londoner that they thought he was gonna be. I just remember that, the never the twain shall meet, our parents and this supposedly big, fat-cat, cigar-in-his-mouth London manager, and when they actually met, there wasn't that much difference between them in a strange kind of way. Even though he was very comfortable with my parents, there was something quite swashbuckling about him."
We will announce tracklisting soon. Meanwhile enjoy the video here:
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Ask James a Question!
Now is your chance to ask James Dean Bradfield a burning question. We will be filming with James shortly and he will answer 10 fan questions candidly to camera. The filmed answers will then appear on the special' AAA' area. Details to follow.
To submit your question - simply email james by clicking the link below. Please remember to put 'James Dean Bradfield fan question' in the subject line. Then we'll draw up a shortlist of the best ones so James can choose his favourite ten.
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL JAMES A QUESTION
Ask away and good luck!
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New tour dates. Get your presale tickets here!..
We are delighted to announce the new James Dean Bradfield tour dates and offer you the chance to get your hands on them before they go on general sale.
Tickets go on pre-sale 9am on Monday morning via the links below.
Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 9am.
OCTOBER
Wed 04 Dundee, Fat Sams GET TICKETS HERE
Fri 06 Glasgow, Garage GET TICKETS HERE
Sat 07 Sheffield, Leadmill GET TICKETS HERE
Sun 08 Liverpool, Barfly GET TICKETS HERE
Tue 10 Manchester, Academy 2 GET TICKETS HERE
Wed 11 Birmingham, Barfly GET TICKETS HERE
Thu 12 Leeds, Cockpit GET TICKETS HERE
Sat 14 Newbridge, Memorial Hall GET TICKETS HERE
Sun 15 Brighton, Concorde 2 GET TICKETS HERE
Mon 16 Cardiff, University GET TICKETS HERE
Wed 18 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms GET TICKETS HERE
Thu 19 London, Koko GET TICKETS HERE
Fri 20 Oxford, Zodiac GET TICKETS HERE
Sun 22 Cambridge, Junction GET TICKETS HERE
Mon 23 Stoke, Sugarmill GET TICKETS HERE
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An English Gentleman
Out - 25th September. If you get all three formats from Recordstore now, the first 500 orders will get the unique, signed limited edition print *
CLICK HERE
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