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Reissue from the legendary theatrical British rockers Queen featuring the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players) and 24bit/96kHz digital remastering by Bob Ludwig. Part of a three-album Queen SHM-SACD reissue series featuring the albums Hot Space, The Works, and A Kind Of Magic.

"By the release of 1986's A Kind of Magic, Queen's stature as a prominent rock band in the U.S. had slipped considerably, while in all other parts of the world (especially Europe), they remained superstar hitmakers. A Kind of Magic was their biggest album yet in England, where it reached number one, remained on the charts for 63 weeks, and spawned several hit singles - the epic title track, the tuneful pop/rocker 'Friends Will Be Friends,' and one of their most haunting ballads, 'Who Wants to Live Forever' (also included was the Live Aid-inspired hit anthem 'One Vision,' which was originally released as a single in 1985). Most of the songs were written for the movie Highlander - 'Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme),' 'Princes of the Universe,' the aforementioned 'Who Wants to Live Forever,'etc. - but instead of issuing just a movie soundtrack, the band added a few non-movie tracks and made an official Queen release out of it. It may not have been as cohesive as some of their other albums, but A Kind of Magic was their best work in some time." - All Music Guide