Queen – A Kind Of Magic
(EMI Records 1986 1A0622405311)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve has a tiny split in the bottom
Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)
Queen are a British rock band whose line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). They were formed in London in 1970 and were originally known as Smile.
A Kind of Magic is the twelfth album by English rock band Queen, released in 1986.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “One Vision” | Queen (Roger Taylor) | 5:10 | |||||||
| 2. | “A Kind of Magic” | Taylor | 4:24 | |||||||
| 3. | “One Year of Love” | John Deacon | 4:26 | |||||||
| 4. | “Pain Is So Close to Pleasure” | Deacon, Freddie Mercury | 4:21 | |||||||
| 5. | “Friends Will Be Friends” | Deacon, Mercury | 4:07 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 6. | “Who Wants to Live Forever” | Brian May | 5:15 | |||||||
| 7. | “Gimme the Prize (Kurgan’s Theme)” | May | 4:34 | |||||||
| 8. | “Don’t Lose Your Head” | Taylor | 4:38 | |||||||
| 9. | “Princes of the Universe” | Mercury | 3:32 | |||||||
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesisers, programming
- Brian May – electric guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Who Wants to Live Forever?”, synthesisers, programming
- Roger Taylor – drums, electronic drums, backing vocals, synthesisers, programming
- John Deacon – bass guitar, electric guitars, synthesisers, programming
- Additional personnel
- Spike Edney – additional keyboards
- Joan Armatrading – incidental vocals on “Don’t Lose Your Head”
- Steve Gregory – alto saxophone on “One Year of Love”
- String section on “One Year of Love” arranged and conducted by Lynton Naiff
- National Philharmonic Orchestra on “Who Wants to Live Forever?” arranged by Michael Kamen and May and conducted by Kamen
- Roger Chiasson – album cover
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