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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.Promenade, originally released in 1994, loosely recounts a day in the life of a pair of friends siblings lovers. It was an immediate hit with the critics and catapulted Neil to early notoriety in France. The Melody Maker said rsquoPromenadersquo is music hall, cool French films, late nights in a bygone city, seashanties swelled by alcohol.. lsquoPromenadersquo walks the path of indulgence with bravado and a mischievous grin. A stolen masterpiece.nbsp Q picked it as one of its best albums of rsquo94 and described it asnbspOne of the most unexpected and original treasures of the year.nbsp Reviewing for Select, Stuart Maconie saidnbsprsquoPromenadersquo is a masterpiece. If you do one brave and imaginative thing this month, be on the side of the angels and buy this record.nbsp Stand out tracks includenbspDont Look Down,nbspThe SummerhousenbspandnbspTonight We Fly, the song with which, to this day, the band close every live set. 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