McAlmont & Butlerhave announced an anniversary reissue of their debut album, with outtakes,demosand remixes.
The duo are made up of the London-based vocalist David McAlmont and the former Suede guitarist and sought-after producerBernard Butler, and they released their first record ‘The Sound Of…McAlmont & Butler’ in November 1995.
It included their two singles ‘Yes’ and ‘You Do’,both one-of-a-kind jazz-inflected throwbacks to a classic pop world,but by the time ofthe album’srelease, the duo had already split upafter frictions spilled over following anNMEinterview with McAlmont.
The album was well-received and eventually the duo reunited to make a second album ‘Bring It Back’ in 2002, and now thefirst record is getting the full re-release treatment.
It has been remastered for a 2LP new edition, with Butler himself overseeingthe work on the original studio tapes, with Butler’s longtime studio partner George Shilling handling mastering. There will also be a 2CD set.
The reissue is released on September18and you can pre-order your copyhere.
McAlmont & Butler – ‘The SoundOfMcAlmont & Butler’ 2LPtracklist:
Side A
Recommended
‘Yes (Full Version)’
‘What’s The Excuse This Time?’
‘The Right Thing’
Side B
‘Although’
‘Don’tCall It Soul’
‘Disappointment / Interval’
Side C
‘TheDebitor’
‘How About You?’
‘Tonight’
Side D
‘You’llLoseAGood Thing’
‘You Do (Full Length)’
2CDtracklist:
CD 1
‘Yes (Full Version]’
‘What’s The Excuse This Time?’
‘The Right Thing’
‘Although’
‘Don’tCall It Soul’
‘Disappointment / Interval’
‘TheDebitor’
‘How About You?’
‘Tonight’
‘You’llLoseAGood Thing’
‘You Do (Full-Length Version)’
CD 2
‘Yes (Demo)’
‘Yes (Four Track Demo]’
‘Yes [Instrumental)’
‘You Do (Demo)’
‘You Do (Mix 1)’
‘Don’t Call It Soul (Demo)’
‘Don’t Call It Soul (Original Single Version)’
‘How About You? (Original Single Version)’
‘Tonight (Oompah Demo)’
‘Tonight (Overnight)’
‘What’s The Excuse This Time? (355)’
‘Yes (BB & NigelGodrich1995 Remix)’
‘The Argument (OuttakeFromThe “Tonight” Session)’
McAlmont & Butler reunited for a one-off single ‘Speed’ in 2006, and theyplayed a set of reunion concerts in 2014.
‘Yes’ was also included in a ‘British Pop’ playlist that Robbie Williams curated forNMElast year.