Release Date: 18 September 2026
Label: Demon Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5014797913561
Genres: Rock
Description
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''s 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 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.
Description
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
Tracklisting
Nick Heyward
The Skids
The Farm
Suede
Status Quo
S'Express
Kirsty Maccoll
Labi Siffre
McAlmont & Butler
McAlmont & Butler
McAlmont & Butler
McAlmont & Butler
