{"title":"Mcalmont and Butler","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-sound-of-mcalmont-and-butler-2","title":"The Sound of Mcalmont and Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the whole of the UK seemed to be mining the sound of The Beatles, Stones and The Who as Britpop slavishly paid homage to the 60s, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound Of McAlmont And Butler\u003c\/i\u003e took its influences more from music of Dusty Springfield, Scott Walker, Andy Williams and Burt Bacharach while creating something unique and timeless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock, indie, soul, jazz and folk all meld in an album full of beguiling moments Bernard Butler had risen to fame as guitarist with Suede, who he'd left in 1994. After six months of solo writing, he approached ex-Thieves singer David McAlmont at London's Jazz Café, with the bare bones of a song, Yes. McAlmont added lyrics, and the track soared to No 8 in the UK charts, becoming the sound of summer 1995. It is impossible to listen to Yes without breaking into a beaming smile. With this headstart, the duo recorded more sides together – the Top 20 hit You Do and attendant tracks. However, it ended as quickly as it had began. Never intended as a long-term arrangement, McAlmont and Butler were over by autumn 1995. Considering \u003ci\u003eThe Sound Of McAlmont and Butler \u003c\/i\u003eis effectively a compilation of the duo's sessions as opposed to a planned work, it has a tremendous consistency. A lot of the tracks were recorded as bonus tracks for CD singles (the 90s equivalent of a B-side), and retain a spontaneous air alongside the huge production numbers of Yes, You Do and Disappointment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1995 Virgin Records UK release with printed inner sleeve and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virgin","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466205860171,"sku":"2004971","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Sound_of_McAlmont_and_Butler_dddc4f11_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727308329"},{"product_id":"sound-of-mcalmont-and-butler-box","title":"The Sound of Mcalmont and Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it followed in the December of the same year, the album \u003cem\u003eThe Sound Of \u003c\/em\u003ewas 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2CD - 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP - For this limited-edition reissue, the original album has been mastered over 2LPs for enhanced audio quality. Mastering from the original studio tapes was overseen by Bernard himself and undertaken by his longtime studio partner George Shilling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edsel","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Green and Blue","offer_id":57109635400011,"sku":"R6955-5417","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD","offer_id":57109597978955,"sku":"R6955-6335","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP  - Black","offer_id":50524982542667,"sku":"393664","price":64.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Green and Blue \/ Signed","offer_id":57141137703243,"sku":"R6955-0798","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD \/ Signed","offer_id":57141137736011,"sku":"R6955-1669","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_32bb694c-1d61-41f1-b03a-f9eec1b533e4.jpg?v=1777024755"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/mcalmont-and-butler.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}