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In 1990 Neil Hannon started recording and releasing under the name The Divine Comedy. Thirty years and twelve great albums later, Hannon is rightly adjudged one of the finest singer songwriters of his generation. To celebrate,nbspDivine Comedy Recordsnbspare remastering and reissuing nine of the bands classic albums.The reissuesnbspwill be released by Neil Hannonrsquos own label Divine Comedy Records on August 21st, 2020.Fin de Siegraveclenbspwas first released in 1998. Chock full of millennial angst, it was the bands most ambitious album to date. Time Out described it asnbspA huge, extraordinary record ndash a concept album even, picking at the scabs of twentieth century existence.. quintessential pop music.nbspMetro saidnbspFin de Siegravecle …is dangerously close to being a masterpiece.. funny, sad, melodically compelling and obsessed with the themes of numbness, death and public transport. Neil McCormick in the Telegraph saidnbspNeil Hannon is one of the most prodigiously talented individuals working in the world of pop… The range of Hannonrsquos songwriting is simply unmatched by any of his contemporaries. The album charted at number 9, but it was the third single from the album,nbspNational Express,nbspthatnbspprovided The Divine Comedy with their first top ten single.nbspOther stand out tracks from the album includenbspGeneration Sex, The Certainty Of ChancenbspandnbspSunrise.The album has been remastered from the original tapes at the legendary Abbey Road Studios by mastering engineer Frank Arkwright Blur, The Smiths.nbspOverseeing the audio throughout the campaign is engineermixerproducer Guy Massey, whose work on the Beatles Stereo Remasters won him a Grammy Award.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. The Divine Comedy LP is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £23