‘Absent Friends’ was originally released in 2004. Describing the album, singer Neil Hannon said: ‘The songs use stories and characters as a framework to pin my ideas on. It’s mostly about the eternal battle between the pull of personal freedom and the comfort of domesticity’.

Disc 1
1. Absent Friends – The Divine Comedy (3.40)
2. Sticks and Stones – The Divine Comedy (4.48)
3. Leaving Today – The Divine Comedy (4.18)
4. Come Home Billy Bird – The Divine Comedy (4.07)
5. My Imaginary Friend – The Divine Comedy (2.43)
6. The Wreck of the Beautiful – The Divine Comedy (4.58)
7. Our Mutual Friend – The Divine Comedy (5.58)
8. The Happy Goth – The Divine Comedy (3.36)
9. Freedom Road – The Divine Comedy (3.55)
10. Laika’s Theme – The Divine Comedy (3.07)
11. Charmed Life – The Divine Comedy (4.41)