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 Promenade is music hall, cool French films, late nights in a bygone city, sea-shanties swelled by alcohol.. Promenade walks the path of indulgence with bravado and a mischievous grin. A stolen masterpiece. Q picked it as one of its best albums of 94 and described it as One of the most unexpected and original treasures of the year. Reviewing for Select, Stuart Maconie said Promenade is a masterpiece. If you do one brave and imaginative thing this month, be on the side of the angels and buy this record. Stand out tracks include Dont Look Down, The Summerhouse and Tonight We Fly, the song with which, to this day, the band close every live set.The CD release consists of 2 discs: the original remastered album, with a second CD of b-sides, 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.To mark the release, 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 eleven-piece 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.Tracklisting:BathGoing Downhill FastThe BookloversA Seafood SongGeronimoDont Look DownWhen The Lights Go Out All Over EuropeThe SummerhouseNeptunes DaughterA Drinking SongTen Seconds To MidnightTonight We FlyBonus DiscTen Seconds To Midnight (alternate version)Assume The GoldsmithWhen The Lights Go Out All Over Europe (live)Tell Me Whats WrongLifes What You Make ItLost Prom JamNeptunes Daughter (demo)Going Downhill Fast (instrumental)The Booklovers (demo)The Bright Lights Of EalingBath (alternate version)The Summerhouse (early idea)The Summerhouse (live)When The Lights Go Out All Over Europe (early idea)A Woman Of The World (Promenade style demo)Geronimo (live with Yann Tiersen)Dont Look Down (demo)A Drinking Song (live)Only For TonightTonight We Fly (demo)