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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 5h

Show number six of the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social tour and our second night at The Barbican tonight. It’s gonna be a good one…

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 2d

On 28th November Guildhall School of Music & Drama Celebrate 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody with Guildhall Session Orchestra 🎶

Performed by the magnifico Guildhall Session Orchestra and vocalists from the School, directed by Mike Roberts and Clare Wheeler.

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 2d

Show number four of the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social tour is at The Glasshouse Gateshead tonight. See you there 📷

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 3d

Some fantastic photos by @marktphotography.bsky.social from the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social show at the Bath Forum last night 📷
www.marktippingphotography.com

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 15d

Bit of vibraphone action from Neil at @abbeyroadstudios 3. Can’t have a @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social album without a bit of vibes… #rainysundayafternoon

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 18d

Love this

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 18d

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 18d

Some fantastic photos from the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social Rainy Sunday Afternoon launch at Circuit by Rob Telford. First TDC live outing with the Wilcock Mullarkey & Yamaha SLB300!
📷 @robtelford.bsky.social

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks Mal. See you in Liverpool! Not long now!

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 18d

Selfies in the bass booth. When it didn’t have the Leslie speaker in it, this was the bass booth. Tom did an amazing job of capturing the sound of my upright bass on the few tracks it featured on. Brand new Evahs on it too. Only sounded like that for a couple of weeks…

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 18d

Time for some Squeezy pics! A man of many talents, Ian worked his way around half the instruments at Abbey Road over those 10 days; accordion, piano, Hammond organ, Vox Continental. Also our chief tubular bells operator…

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Guitars, guitars and more guitars!
Tosh, Neil and sometimes Andrew too. Tosh had his work cut out on this record. Lots of fiddly bits, multiple instruments, funny tunings, a multitude of effects & amps for days…

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

The fantastic photographer Kevin Westenberg joined us in the studio during the album sessions and he shot these photos. Kevin also shot the album cover and you’ll find lots more of his behind the scenes photographs in the Deluxe LP

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Rainy Sunday Afternoon Deluxe LP Book on The Divine Comedy Official Online Store

This Deluxe Limited Edition of ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’ comes as a beautiful 12” casebound photo book, containing: • The album on black BioVinyl in an inner sleeve with artwork and lyrics • A 20 page ...

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Just before the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social sessions I got hold of a Wilcock Mullarkey. As soon as I heard Neil’s demos I knew it would be the perfect fit. Viv makes incredible instruments. If you’re hearing bass guitar on the new album, you’re listening to that bass.
📷 by Kevin Westenberg

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Our crack team of engineers! Tom Bailey did the most amazing job of recording and mixing the album, assisted by the brilliant George Oulton & Tom Ashpitel at Abbey Road. They worked some serious magic👌

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Tim Weller spotted in his natural habitat, firmly ensconced in Drum Corner surrounded by expensive microphones 🥁

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Our glorious string section at Abbey Road last year, conducted by the equally glorious Andrew Skeet. Tom Bailey at the helm in the control room making everything sparkle..

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

We spent a lot of time finding the perfect parts and sounds for the songs. We hired an old Vox Continental for a few songs and the Abbey Road Hammond saw some serious action too 🎹

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Two legendary pianists playing two legendary Abbey Road pianos! The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter features both Ian Watson & Andrew Skeet on piano. Magic…

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

We were very lucky to have the London Voices come into the studio for a day to record some backing vocals with Andrew leading the session. The Man Who Turned Into a Chair really came to life that afternoon. They really were fantastic 👌

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

So the new @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social album is finally out in the wild folks! We spent 10 days at Abbey Road making the record almost a year ago now and as usual I took a stack of photos during the whole process. I’ll be sharing a few this week so stay tuned 📷

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

Some fantastic photos from the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social album launch show in Kingston on Friday by Rob Telford 📷

Rob Telford @robtelford.bsky.social · 19d

On Friday evening I was at Circuit in Kingston for the launch of the excellent new album by @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social, 'Rainy Sunday Afternoon'

#photography #music #London

The Divine Comedy: Neil checks his watch

A huge round of applause a the end of the gig

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 19d

🙌🙌🙌

The Divine Comedy @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social · 20d

NUMBER 3 IN THE MIDWEEK CHART!
Read at: shorturl.at/dJcNe
We are thrilled that 'Rainy Sunday Afternoon' is at #3 in the official midweek album chart. That's the highest independent release this week! Thanks to everyone who has bought or streamed the album, your support means the world to us ❤️

We are thrilled that our new album Rainy Sunday Afternoon is at number three in the official midweek album chart. That's the highest independent release this week! Thanks to everyone who has bought or streamed the album, your support means the world to us.

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · 23d

The new @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social album Rainy Sunday Afternoon is out today folks!
We’ve got the official launch show in Kingston tonight and then we’ll be seeing you out touring the UK next month! 🕺🏼💃

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Simon Little @simonlittle.bsky.social · Jul 2

Very exciting show tomorrow at @pizzaexpressuk.bsky.social Dean Street tomorrow folks! @cyberdonkey.bsky.social “Marty Swings The Singers” leading a dectet featuring Jonny Mosesson on vocals 🎙️
You should all come!

#jonnymosesson #simonwhiteside

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