Strip-Mine continued to be deeply influenced by the Smiths." He added that "[e]verything has a crisp, clean feel, without being distant," due to Jones' production. Don Watson of NME wrote that the album was not "the LP that James are capable of," saying that it was "no match for [their] debut [album]." He noted that at its best, the album's songs are "equally diverse, instinctual rather than immediately recognisable." Strip-mine reached number 90 on the UK Albums Chart. "What For" reached the same position in the UK Singles Chart. Track listing All lyrics by Tim Booth, all tracks written by James. Side one "What For" – 4:25 "Charlie Dance" – 2:24 "Fairground" – 3:36 "Are You Ready" – 2:26 "Medieval" – 3:48 Side two "Not There" – 3:33 "Ya Ho" – 4:20 "Riders" – 3:11 "Vulture" – 4:04 "Stripmining" – 3:04 "Refrain" – 1:53 Personnel Personnel per booklet. James Tim Booth – vocals Jim Glennie – bass, backing vocals Gavan Whelan – drums, piano, backing vocals Larry Gott – guitar, keyboards, flute, backing vocals Additional musicians Richard Evans – keyboards (track 4) Kick Horns – brass (track 2) Clive Mellor – maracas (track 7) Production and design Hugh Jones – producer (all except track 4), mixing (tracks 8 and 11) Steve Power – producer (track 4), mixing (all except tracks 8 and 11) Steve Lovell – producer (track 4) Mark Osborne – photography Bracken Harper – design, layout Charts References Citations Sources External links Strip-mine at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) James (band) albums 1988 albums Albums produced by Hugh Jones (producer) Sire Records albums Blanco y Negro Records albums Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios