McAlmont & Butler will be performing a LIVE acoustic set in Rough Trade, Nottingham on the 8th October! To guarantee entry, you’ll need to purchase MCALMONT & BUTLER’S ‘THE SOUND OF MCALMONT & BUTLER’ on CD (for x 1 wristband) or LP (for x 2 wristbands) from the 2nd October at at Rough Nottingham or pre-order in store! Visit the store website for more details…

http://www.roughtrade.com/events/2015/10/1656

We are excited to announce the re-issue of the eight full-length CDs of Marc Bolan’s previously unreleased home demos, alternate takes, unused and abandoned songs, and unfinished recordings.

These CDs  were reissued in one deluxe casebound book package – but the majority of the print run was consumed in the Sony DADC warehouse fire of 2011.

Now they are back in a limited edition 12” x 12” bound book set, with completely new artwork, including rarely seen photos.  Mark Paytress, Mojo writer and author of the acknowledged definitive Bolan biography “Bolan: The Rise and Fall of a 20^th Century Superstar”, has revised his original annotation for this new 2015 package.

Simon May is a name that may not be instantly familiar to you, but there is a very high chance you will be very familiar with his music. He is a TV theme composer of great regard. Just delve into his discography & you will be presented with a treasure trove of loved compositions. One of his classics has been heard on TV more than twice a week for the last 30 years…‘EastEnders’! And another, the 1980’s smash-hit drama ‘Howards’ Way’, is a truly iconic and instantly recognisable theme.

Both ‘EastEnders’ and ‘Howards’ Way’ celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2015, so to share the celebrations we invited Simon into the Demon office to tell us more about his fascinating life as a composer. In this video interview, Simon tells us how he get the gig, how he created these celebrated classics, and what inspired that evocative EastEnders’ drum beat intro!

To mark the 30th anniversary of the ‘EastEnders’ and ‘Howards’ Way’ themes, we are releasing the Simon May Autobiography Collection ‘Doof Doof’. Titled after the Eastender’s drum intro, this 3CD/50-Track box set features many of Simon’s most famous compositions from the last 40 years.

It goes back to the early-70s and follows Simon May’s career up to the very recent past and includes hits by Cliff Richard, Stephanie De Sykes, Kate Robbins, Marti Webb and Anita Dobson, as well as his own 1976 Top 10 hit ‘Summer Of My Life’, the 2011 Royal Wedding-aligned single by Blake and a debut exclusive of the original demo of the ‘EastEnders’ theme. It also includes the Million-Selling UK No. 1, ‘Every Loser Wins’ by Nick Berry, and perennial favourites such as  ‘Animal Park’ & ‘Holiday’. You can find the full track-listing here.

The package also comes with an accompanying booklet that features a 24,000 word self-penned abridged version of Simon’s forthcoming autobiography. Simon has led something of a charmed life, but unusually is happy to discuss his failures just as much as his successes, as he sees the value of learning from mistakes. Doof Doof is full of valuable advice to aspiring musicians and composers starting on their own careers.

Released on 28th August and available now for pre-order from Amazon & iTunes:

Order from Amazon

Download from iTunes

Visit Simon’s Website / Follow Simon on Twitter 

Having appeared on BBC TV’s ‘Strictly – It Takes Two’ programme, where he showed that he had more than a passing interest in the programme, Demon Music Group is thrilled to announce that Daniel O’Donnell will be appearing in the 2015 ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contest, which will be shown to a Prime Time nationwide TV audience, on Saturday and Sunday evenings this Autumn.

A big warm welcome to Bernard Butler who came to our offices today to sign some exclusive prints for The Sound of McAlmont and Butler reissue! These prints will only be available when you order direct from the McAlmont & Butler store.

Available to pre-order: smarturl.it/McAB_Store

We’re excited to announce the 20 Year Deluxe Remaster of the classic album, ‘The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler’ released on the 25th Sept. The package comes complete with 2CDs, a DVD, an LP and a 12″ Single all packaged in an album-style book of notes and photos. The DVD includes a bonus interview filmed this year. If you order direct from the Demon Store, you’ll also receive a free signed print (only open to fans in Europe due to licensing restrictions). This will also be available as a 2CD+DVD version.

Deluxe edition:
Official Store: smarturl.it/McAB_Store
Amazon: smarturl.it/McAB_Deluxe

2CD+DVD Edition:
smarturl.it/McAB_CD

Head over to Q Magazine to hear their Track of the Day, ‘New Generation’ (Live) taken from Suede’s forthcoming Dog Man Star – 20th Anniversary Live At The Royal Albert Hall Deluxe Edition box set (out Sep 4th).

http://www.qthemusic.com/11170/suede-new-generation-live/

Remember you can order the set from the Suede Store:http://www.myplaydirect.com/suede, Amazon: http://amzn.to/1GZpUL5 or on single CD: http://amzn.to/1e2YskA.

Here at Demon HQ we’re loving the idea of a summer of 80s! There are three dates left for the awesome Rewind 80’s Festival but if you can’t make it, fear not as we have a great range of classic albums and ‘best of’s’ from these phenomenal artists!

http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/promotions/rewind-south/

Wanna see More More More? Here’s a little sneak peek inside the Bananarama In A Bunch box set!

Store: www.bit.ly/in-a-bunch
Amazon: www.bit.ly/bananabox

The Barrowlands Live Deluxe Edition is available now at a special reduced pre-order price of £7.99 on iTunes. This is the only place to get the 7-track prequel set digitally – available worldwide. US link to follow soon!

https://itunes.apple.com/…/psychocandy-barrowl…/id1018040065

It’s a cruel, cruel summer… but here’s something a bit fruity and really rather mouthwatering!

We’re delighted to confirm the track listing for our eagerly-awaited forthcoming Bananarama CD singles box set – ‘In A Bunch: The Singles 1981-1993’. A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes to make this definitive collection as amazing and comprehensive as it can possibly be, with some 300 tracks across 33 discs, including dozens of previously unreleased mixes discovered in the archives and many more issued here on CD for the first time.

A big congratulations to our Digital Product Manager, Stephen Wheeler on his, quite frankly, insane achievement of completing The Long Course Weekend. This involved a 3.8k swim, a 112m bike ride and if that wasn’t enough, a marathon (yes we did say MARATHON!) to finish off! This is truly an incredible test of mental and physical endurance confirming that Stephen, is in fact, superhuman! ! Well done Stephen!

Following on from the excellent re-issues in 2013 and 2014, Edsel Records will, on 21st August, release ”Belinda Carlisle The CD Singles 1986-2014”. The box set comprises of all 29 UK and US singles including every B-side, edit and additional mix that was issued across the different formats of each single. Disc 29 is a bonus disc containing the much sought after ‘In My Wildest Dreams’ which featured in the 1987 film Mannequin and which we only recently acquired a usable master of.

Bill Wyman ‘White Lightnin: The Solo Box’ is coming out on the 10th July. This box contains all four solo albums plus a DVD featuring a brand new interview with Bill conducted by David Hepworth as well as promo videos, and a variety of TV clips from the BBC archives. Also included in the package is a 40 page booklet!

Check out our trailer below…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPJzrGxn8vY

Relive Suede’s storming headline set at Glastonbury on the John Peel stage with this playlist of their…err..setlist! Both on Spotify & Youtube!

Team Demon went to Newcastle to film the TV commercial for Foster & Allen’s 40^th Anniversary release ‘Celebration’, shot by RTS award winner and renowned DOP, Si Bell. It was a stunning location which was dressed to encapsulate the feel of a celebration with a host of invited guests and a chocolate cake to die for that we sadly didn’t get to eat! Having just come back from a New Zealand tour, the boys were in great form and really enjoyed the shoot. We even had an ITV news reporter arrive to film an interview which was broadcast that night on Regional Tyne & Tees news! Celebration is out on the 2nd October and will be available to pre-order soon.

Hear the Jesus and Mary Chain Jam on an Extended Live ‘Reverence’. The performance of the ‘Honey’s Dead’ classic comes from the upcoming ‘Live at Barrowlands’

http://www.spin.com/2015/06/jesus-mary-chain-reverence-live/

Galstonbury is but a few days away! If you’re going, be sure to let us know about your experience on our Facebook page! Q the Music have presented their top picks of the line up and have listed the God-like geniuses that are Suede! Check it our here:

http://www.qthemusic.com/10557/suede-so-young-glastonbury-2015-preview/

Team Demon are at Midem, the yearly international music exhibition, conference and festival dedicated to the global music community. With our updated logo and some fantastic titles on show as well as a trailer showcasing all our incredible artists, our stand looks great! So if you’re there, be sure to pay us a visit and say hello!

On 4th September, Suede will release Dog Man Star – 20th Anniversary Live At The Royal Albert Hall Deluxe Edition.
Presented as a 4LP heavyweight vinyl + 2CD set and packaged in a lavish 32 page photo-album style 12″x12″ hardback book, the set chronicles the 2 hour set performed by the band in March 2014 as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust. The set included ‘Dog Man Star’ in its entirety accompanied by a string section, and an exclusive hour-long encore playing B-sides from the ‘Dog Man Star’ era and a selection of their greatest hits.