. . . . "\"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 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."@en . . . . "What For"@en .