McAlmont & Butler - The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler (2026 Re-Issue) SIGNED
This is a pre-order item and is expected 18th September 2026.
It’s just over 30 years ago that former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler and ex-Thieves frontman David McAlmont unleashed the extraordinary single ‘Yes’ at the beginning of a summer awash with Britpop and Ibiza rave. With its instant-classic sound, augmented by soaring ’60s strings, it sounded epic and most definitely unlike anything else at the time. Rightly, today it’s considered a stone-cold classic.
When it followed in the December of the same year, the album ‘The Sound Of’ was an immensely satisfying and beguiling mix of classic songwriting, immaculate production, and blending of rock and soul. The album was also singled out by critics as one of the year’s very best. ‘The Guardian’ newspaper awarded it a maximum 5 stars while ’The Times’ critic commented: “the monumental climax to the seven-minute-long 'You Do' provides a fitting end both to the album and to a relationship that shook so hard that perhaps it had to shatter.”
For this timely reissue the original album has been newly mastered for enhanced audio quality. As well as the original album on Disc 1, there’s a second disc of demos and alternate mixes. Mastering from the original studio tapes was overseen by Bernard himself and undertaken by his longtime studio partner George Shilling.
TRACKLISTING
Side A
Yes (Full Version)
What’s The Excuse This Time?
The Right Thing
Side B
Although
Don’t Call It Soul
Disappointment / Interval
Side C
The Debitor
How About You?
Tonight
Side D
You’ll Lose A Good Thing
You Do (Full Length)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Artist: McAlmont & Butler
Label: Demon Records
Condition: New
Genre: Rock & Pop Re-Issues
Format: Vinyl LP
Cat Number: DEMREC1342X
Released: 18th September 2026