We’ve added another chance to see McAlmont & Butler, this time in Fopp Manchester on the 5th October. They will perform a short acoustic set before signing your copies on ‘The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler’. This will take place between 6-7:30pm.

Hope to see you there!

Clothing store, JD Williams have just launched their new ad! And it has a great soundtrack…T.Rex’s ‘Children Of The Revolution’.

You can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/DemonMusicGroup/posts/1177157542301137

This very special 30-disc CD singles collection celebrates the legacy and phenomenal chart success of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting and production team, who provided the pop soundtrack of the late 80s.

Released to mark 30 years since their first UK number one with Dead Or Alive’s You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), this is the first-ever box set devoted to the hitmaking partnership of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman and tells their whole story by bringing together 30 classic releases from 30 different artists.

Each remastered CD single in this set is presented in an individual card sleeve replicating classic original vinyl artwork and has been expanded to include 12” mixes, rare B-sides and bonus cuts, with fourteen CDs ‘packjammed’ as special double A-side editions each featuring two classic singles.

To mark this amazing box set, we have some fantastic extras!

If you purchase this box from the official store, you will receive an EXCLUSIVE Bonus 31st Disc... to mark the 31st anniversary of the very first SAW single! (Due to icensing restrictions, this offer is only available to customer in the UK & Eire): http://www.myplaydirect.com/demon-music

Alternatively, pre-order this box set from hmv online and you’ll have the opportunity to attend a signing event with Peter Waterman at hmv, Oxford St London on Tuesday 10th November! Please visit the website for more details: http://store.hmv.com/music/box-sets/say-i-m-your-number-one-the-stock-aitken-water-(1)

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