The Demo That Resurfaced a Decade Later: Carmelo Alfano’s Unusual Industry Story
In 1993, Carmelo Alfano sent a demo to Tom Jones, believing that one of his songs would suit the singer. Like many musicians submitting material at the time, he supplied a physical cassette with his contact details written on its cover. No response arrived, and the submission appeared to have become another unanswered approach in an unpredictable industry. Ten years later, Alfano received a call from Mark Woodward asking whether he was the Carmelo who had sent the recording. According to Alfano’s account, a song on the tape had been considered suitable for Jones, but the cassette cover containing the contact information had gone missing. The team had spent years trying to locate him. The account does not establish that Jones ultimately recorded the song, but the delayed response remains…
