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Liberation was the bands first full album. Released in 1993 it achieved few sales but plenty of critical acclaim. The NME described it as an array of seductive yarns.. glorious, gleeful tunesmanship. Dave Cavanagh, writing in Select said ..one of the bountiful, overflowing joys of the year. Any year. Melody Maker described it as An album that could make any listener want to stumble up to him and proclaim Neil, youre a genius. The CD release consists of 2 discs the original remastered album, with a second CD of bsides, demos and alternate versions lovingly curated by Neil Hannon, much of which has never been heard before. The CD comes with a booklet of photos, credits and extensive liner notes written by Neil covering the context and inspiration behind the album and its songs.The LP release consists of the original remastered album, cut at Abbey Road, packaged with a download code for the album and bonus tracks. The LP is heavyweight black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve accompanied with photos, credits and Neils liner notes.To mark the anniversary, The Divine Comedy play five nights at the Barbican in London in early September and then later the same month, five nights at the Cite de la Musique in Paris. Performing as an elevenpiece ensemble, the band will play two albums from their catalogue in full each night. Liberation and Promenade will be performed on the 2nd September in London and the 25th Sept in Paris.CD TracklistingFestive RoadDeath Of A SupernaturalistBernice Bobs Her HairI Was Born YesterdayYour Daddys CarEuropopTimewatchingThe Pop Singers Fear Of The Pollen CountQueen Of The SouthVictoria FallsThree SistersEurope By TrainLucyBonus DiscUntitled MelodyYour Daddys Car demoQueen Of The South demoEuropop liveLittle DarlinBernice Bobs Her Hair early ideaBontempi Beats 1The Pop Singers Fear Of The Pollen Count demoEurope By Train liveI Can Think But I Cant FeelLucy early versionFestive Road demoThree Sisters liveI Was Born Yesterday alternate versionBontempi Beats 2Christmas With The HannonsVictoria Falls demoTimewatching demoBontempi Beats 3Suzanne liveVinyl TracklistingFestive RoadDeath Of A SupernaturalistBernice Bobs Her HairI Was Born YesterdayYour Daddys CarEuropopTimewatchingThe Pop Singers Fear Of The Pollen CountQueen of the SouthVictoria FallsThree SistersEurope By TrainLucyBonus Material Download cardUntitled MelodyYour Daddys Car demoQueen Of The South demoEuropop liveLittle DarlinBernice Bobs Her Hair early ideaBontempi Beats 1The Pop Singers Fear Of The Pollen Count demoEurope By Train liveI Can Think But I Cant FeelLucy early versionFestive Road demoThree Sisters liveI Was Born Yesterday alternate versionBontempi Beats 2Christmas With The HannonsVictoria Falls demoTimewatching demoBontempi Beats 3Suzanne live The Divine Comedy Remastered is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £30 +P&P