Tracklist
| One Vision | 5:10 | ||
| A Kind Of Magic | 4:25 | ||
| One Year Of Love | 4:27 | ||
| Pain Is So Close To Pleasure | 4:22 | ||
| Friends Will Be Friends | 4:08 | ||
| Who Wants To Live Forever | 5:14 | ||
| Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme) | 4:33 | ||
| Don't Lose Your Head | 4:38 | ||
| Princes Of The Universe | 3:32 |
Credits (20)
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Jenny Robinson (8)Artwork [Colour]
John DeaconBass Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar [Occasional]-
Unknown ArtistComputer [Keyboards BBC B]
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Unknown ArtistComputer [Keyboards UMI]
Jim Beach (2)Consultant [Management Consultant]-
Richard Gray (2)Design [Sleeve]
Notes
12th studio album was released on June 2nd 1986.
Original CD versions featured "extra magical ingredients" in the form of three bonus tracks not available on vinyl or tape (and were the band's first "DDD" recordings).
The same year this was released, the entire Queen back catalogue was reissued on CD for the first time by EMI. This release was reissued once again on CD and tape in remastered form in 1991 for the US and Canadian market on Hollywood Records, using different non-album tracks and remixes not included in the original versions. Parlophone also reissued the remastered versions in 1993/1994, and subsequently, several newly remastered versions were issued. In 2009, the entire back catalogue of Queen studio albums was remastered and re-released again on heavyweight vinyl, with another batch of digital remasters following in 2011 to commemorate Queen's 40th anniversary and their g to Island Records.
Original CD versions featured "extra magical ingredients" in the form of three bonus tracks not available on vinyl or tape (and were the band's first "DDD" recordings).
The same year this was released, the entire Queen back catalogue was reissued on CD for the first time by EMI. This release was reissued once again on CD and tape in remastered form in 1991 for the US and Canadian market on Hollywood Records, using different non-album tracks and remixes not included in the original versions. Parlophone also reissued the remastered versions in 1993/1994, and subsequently, several newly remastered versions were issued. In 2009, the entire back catalogue of Queen studio albums was remastered and re-released again on heavyweight vinyl, with another batch of digital remasters following in 2011 to commemorate Queen's 40th anniversary and their g to Island Records.
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A Kind Of Magic
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EMI – 074 24 0531 1 | Spain | 1986 | Spain — 1986 |
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EMI – 64 2405311 | Italy | 1986 | Italy — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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EMI – EMC 3509 | New Zealand | 1986 | New Zealand — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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EMI – 24 0531 4 | UK | 1986 | UK — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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EMI – CDP 7 46267 2 | Europe | 1986 | Europe — 1986 |
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Jugoton – LSEMI 11158 | Yugoslavia | 1986 | Yugoslavia — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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Amiga – 240 531 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | 1986 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) — 1986 |
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EMI – 111051 | Colombia | 1986 | Colombia — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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Capitol Records – SMAS-12476 | US | 1986 | US — 1986 |
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EMI – 31C 064 240531 | Brazil | 1986 | Brazil — 1986 | ||||
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EMI – CDP 7 46267 2 | UK & Europe | 1986 | UK & Europe — 1986 |
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EMI – TC-EMC 3509 | New Zealand | 1986 | New Zealand — 1986 |
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EMI – 062-2405311 | Greece | 1986 | Greece — 1986 |
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Jugoton – CAEMI 9189 | Yugoslavia | 1986 | Yugoslavia — 1986 |
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EMI – F 669.631 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | 1986 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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EMI – 64 2405314 | Italy | 1986 | Italy — 1986 |
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Una Especie De Magia (A Kind Of Magic)
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EMI – 81 2405311 58427 | Argentina | 1986 | Argentina — 1986 |
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A Kind Of Magic
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CT (2) – CT - 4230 | Poland | 1986 | Poland — 1986 |
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EMI – EMCJ(B) 2405311 | South Africa | 1986 | South Africa — 1986 |
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His Master's Voice – EU. 3509 | India | 1986 | India — 1986 |
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Recommendations
Reviews
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Just 4 star because no three and and half available. You really have to crank up the sound on it. And then it’s ok
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Edited 15 days agoTerrible sounding version ... a nightmare ... to avoid like the plague -
Не знаю кого этот релиз не устраивает- - смените проигрыватель или хотя-бы замените иглу на приличную в своем картридже. Релиз превосходен, звучит потрясающе чисто, масса бесшумная, сцена, глубина, частоты - идеальный баланс! -
Edited 4 months agoWell I liked my copy, dead quiet, plenty of bass, sharp and no distortion. Not heard original vinyl but this copy plays well. Played on Rega P10 , MF kw550 to BW 803s with Rel subs. I also loved highlander as a kid, so like this LP. Will seek out an original to see if it’s better
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referencing A Kind Of Magic (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Half-Speed Mastered, 180 Gram) D004064601
Absolutely crap. A pirate cassette sounds better. Don't buy 2015 Hollywood Records version. Go only for german reissues. -
I must agree with some comments left here. Sound could have been far better than it is. I've never experienced the original press, but I do imagine it was better than this, as all vinyls were back then. The sound varies from questionable on One year of love to fine on One vision, and I think on record the best Princes of the universe. The clicks at the end of B1 are there too, as well as on my copy a lot of noise on two-three last rounds on A5. If had to compare it to the same edition of A night at the opera, this doesn't reach it the knee high.
Positive is that the record is very silent, and it comes packed in the antistatic nylon stuffed white paper cover that prevents the record to be damaged, as it's the case nowadays when the records are dispatched mostly in stupid paper sleeves. -
referencing A Kind Of Magic (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Half-Speed Mastered, 180 Gram) D004064601
The 2009 reissue is superior to this half-speed pressing.
Considering what it means to be pressed from a half-speed master, the distortion this vinyl has is unacceptable.
I suggest getting the 2009 reissue. -
referencing A Kind Of Magic (LP, Album, Gatefold) EMC 240531
Great movie and great soundtrack, really Queen are amazing in so many ways -
referencing A Kind Of Magic (LP, Album, Gatefold) EMS-91168
I bought this record after hearing the Boxset. I was looking for an English copy as in England copy.
Reluctantly I picked this copy up as I saw this in a Japan LP shop. I bought this clearly on the basis of the reviews given here.
And man, thank you to all of this.
This is amazing!!!!!!
The sonics are 11/10.
Buy this.
No regrets. Probably it has the same stamper of the UK cut.
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Edited one year agoreferencing A Kind Of Magic (LP, Album, Gatefold) EMS-91168
Magnificent mastering, a sense of clean air with Japanese pressings. Clear crisp dynamic and bold. Everything vinyl should be and more. Record is flat deathly quiet but also pristine in its quality of jacket and inners. If the vinyl gods smile upon you and you come across this pressing don’t hesitate!!
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