Queen Miracle ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date: 25-09-2015(originally released in 1989)

2015 EU reissue pressed on 180g Vinyl halfspeed remastered=Their 13th Album The Miracle is a varied album with solid rock songs such as I Want It All and Breakthru, interspersed with slow ballads Rain Must Fall and My Baby Does Me. The striking album cover, on which the heads of the band members are welded together, was designed by Richard Gray.

Tracks:
A1 Party
A2 Khashoggi's Ship
A3 The Miracle
A4 I Want It All
A5 The Invisible Man

B1 Breakthru
B2 Rain Must Fall
B3 Scandal
B4 My Baby Does Me
B5 Was It All Worth It

Following their massive 1986 European stadium tour for the A Kind of Magic album, Queen took an extended break. Rumors swirled about an impending breakup, but it turned out the break was brought on by a painful marital divorce for guitarist Brian May (who subsequently battled depression and contemplated suicide), and Freddie Mercury being diagnosed with AIDS. Instead of sinking further into misery, the band regrouped, worked on each other's mental state, and recorded one of their most inspired albums, 1989's The Miracle. Lyrically, the songs tend to reflect on the band's past accomplishments ("Khashoggi's Ship," "Was It All Worth It") as well as the state of the world in the late '80s (the title track, "I Want It All"). Produced by the band and David Richards, The Miracle packs quite a sonic punch, recalling the rich sounds of their past classics (1976's A Day at the Races, etc.). Split 50/50 between pop ("Breakthru," "The Invisible Man," "Rain Must Fall") and heavy rock (the aforementioned "I Want It All," "Khashoggi's Ship," "Was It All Worth It"), the album was another global smash, even re-establishing the band stateside (going Top 30 and attaining gold status). Along with The Game, The Miracle is Queen's strongest album of the '80s.