[PREORDER] McAlmont & Butler - The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler (Blue & Green Vinyl)

Blue & Green Vinyl 2LP

Demon Records returns the 1995 debut by David McAlmont and Bernard Butler to vinyl, newly mastered from the original studio tapes by George Shilling with Butler overseeing the work. It is the first time the album has been cut across two LPs rather than one - four sides in a gatefold sleeve, pressed on blue and green vinyl.

The partnership was brief. Butler had recently left Suede; McAlmont had fronted Thieves. Their first record together, the single "Yes," appeared on 15 May 1995, reached number 8 on the UK singles chart and was certified silver for sales above 200,000 copies. Butler and Billy McGhee wrote the string arrangement, and the track was cut in Normandy at the Chateau de la Rouge Motte. NME later placed it at number 174 on its 2014 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

The sleeve keeps its credits short - singing, David McAlmont; guitars and things, Bernard Butler; produced by Bernard Butler - and the back cover carries the four-side running order beneath a photograph of the pair seen from behind. Catalog number DEMREC1342, imported from the UK.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Yes (Full Version)
2. What's The Excuse This Time?
3. The Right Thing

Side B

1. Although
2. Don't Call It Soul
3. Disappointment / Interval

Side C

1. The Debitor
2. How About You?
3. Tonight

Side D

1. You'll Lose A Good Thing
2. You Do (Full Length)