Vinyl Record
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Queen - A Kind Of Magic on LP vinyl. A 1986 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 1986
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 1986 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
A Kind Of Magic is Queen in 1986, already an institution and still unusually restless. The album is inseparable from Highlander, with Princes Of The Universe, Who Wants To Live Forever and the title track carrying the fantasy-film atmosphere into the band's own catalogue, but it is also a document of Queen after Live Aid had dramatically renewed their public force. That timing changes the way the record lands. One Vision opens with stadium confidence; A Kind Of Magic turns Roger Taylor's seed into bright, sleek pop; One Year Of Love and Friends Will Be Friends lean into adult sentiment; Who Wants To Live Forever gives Brian May's writing a tragic scale; and Princes Of The Universe restores hard-rock theatre. The production is glossy, keyboarded and very mid-1980s, yet the album still depends on older Queen skills: vocal layering, melodic excess, theatrical pacing and the ability to make absurd scale feel emotionally direct. It stands at the doorway to the Magic Tour, the last full Queen tour with Freddie Mercury, which gives even the lighter material a charged historical afterglow.
A Kind Of Magic matters because it captures Queen's mid-1980s rebirth as both film-connected pop makers and stadium monarchs after Live Aid. It is not simply a soundtrack-adjacent LP; it links fantasy imagery, arena confidence and the final great Mercury-fronted touring era.
For collectors, A Kind Of Magic is a key 1980s Queen title because of its Highlander connection, major singles and proximity to the Magic Tour. It belongs beside The Works and The Miracle as evidence of how Queen adapted their grand 1970s instincts to a shinier decade.
Glossy 1980s Queen with synth sheen, arena-rock lift, cinematic balladry, fantasy-film drama, layered vocals, bright pop hooks and Brian May guitar grandeur.
Recommended for: Collectors focused on Queen's 1980s catalogue and Magic Tour period; Listeners who want the Highlander-linked songs in album context; Fans of stadium-scale rock with cinematic pop production.
What year was A Kind Of Magic released? A Kind Of Magic was released in 1986, during Queen's post-Live Aid peak and before the Magic Tour. How is A Kind Of Magic connected to Highlander? Several songs are tied to the film's world, including Princes Of The Universe and Who Wants To Live Forever. Which tracks define A Kind Of Magic? One Vision, A Kind Of Magic, Who Wants To Live Forever, Friends Will Be Friends and Princes Of The Universe are central.