QUEEN/THE MIRACLE 064-792357 1 (-89) GERMANY

 I was out of my Queen comfort zone when getting in to "The Works" in a previous post. https://monolover.blogspot.com/2022/10/queenthe-works-emc-24-0014-84-uk.html and with that realised there were also things to love on the post-Jazz albums. This was their thirteenth and first studio recording after Freddie Mercury was diagnozed with HIV.  As with "The Works" there are lots of electronics involved, but also some good rock'n'roll. I especially like the guitars here. Brian May is especially mean in "The Party" and "Was It All Worth It?", but also providing more sensitive support in tracks like "The Miracle" and "I Want It All". It seems their songwriting was as elaborate as ever, but though I've spun it a lot lately I still haven't found anything here that moves me the same way as for exemple "Killer Queen" and "In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited" from Sheer Heart Attack https://monolover.blogspot.com/2016/02/queensheer-heart-attack-emc-3061-74-uk.html  "Who Needs You" from News Of The World https://monolover.blogspot.com/2018/12/queennews-of-world-ema-784-77-uk.html or most tracks from A Night At The Opera https://monolover.blogspot.com/2016/03/queena-night-at-opera-emtc-103-75-uk.html . But even if it turns out less miraculous for me than much of their early stuff it's still to my ears much better than most contemporary releases from other acts and a keeper for sure. Full album below. Issued and reissued on all possible formats all over the world through the years. I can't count them all. Premiere UK vinyl on Parlophone (PCSD 107) and US on Capitol (C1-92357). First German had label as shown here in a fully laminated cover with pic/lyric inner.  (GÖXÄ*)  (QÄN*)  (PÖX*)