{"product_id":"mcalmont-butler-the-sound-of-mcalmont-butler-2026-reissue","title":"McAlmont \u0026 Butler - The Sound of McAlmont \u0026 Butler (2026 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eIt has been just over thirty years since former \u003cstrong data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"57\"\u003eSuede\u003c\/strong\u003e guitarist \u003cstrong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eBernard Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e and ex-\u003cstrong data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"105\"\u003eThieves\u003c\/strong\u003e frontman \u003cstrong data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eDavid McAlmont\u003c\/strong\u003e released the extraordinary single \u003cem data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"173\"\u003eYes\u003c\/em\u003e into a summer dominated by Britpop and Ibiza rave culture. With its instant-classic feel, sweeping 1960s-inspired string arrangements and grand emotional scale, the track sounded unlike anything else at the time. Today, it is rightly regarded as a stone-cold classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eReleased later that same year, \u003cem data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"490\"\u003eThe Sound Of\u003c\/em\u003e proved to be an immensely satisfying and beguiling album, blending classic songwriting, immaculate production and a seamless fusion of rock and soul. Critics immediately recognised its stature, with \u003cem data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e awarding the record a full five stars, while \u003cem data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e praised “the monumental climax to the seven-minute-long \u003cem data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"826\"\u003eYou Do\u003c\/em\u003e” as “a fitting end both to the album and to a relationship that shook so hard that perhaps it had to shatter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003eFor this timely 2CD reissue, the original album has been newly mastered for enhanced audio quality. Alongside the original record on disc one, a second disc collects demos and alternate mixes. The mastering process, taken directly from the original studio tapes, was overseen by Bernard Butler himself and carried out by his longtime studio collaborator \u003cstrong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eGeorge Shilling\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1515\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe limited-edition 2LP version similarly presents the album newly mastered across two vinyl discs for improved fidelity, again sourced from the original tapes and overseen by Butler and Shilling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Demon Records","offers":[{"title":"Green \u0026 Blue Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":58140875882841,"sku":"SDZ-46433","price":46.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD","offer_id":58140875915609,"sku":"SDZ-46434","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/McAlmontButlerLP-3d_Vinyl_rollout_sticker.png?v=1779796612","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/mcalmont-butler-the-sound-of-mcalmont-butler-2026-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}