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180-gram vinyl reissue of Queen's 1982 album includes duet with David Bowie, "Under Pressure"
Half-speed lacquers cut at Abbey Road Studios, mastered by Bob Ludwig
Released in 1982, Hot Space was Queen's 10th studio album and displays elements of disco, pop, and dance music of the day. The album contains the duet with David Bowie, "Under Pressure." The song was the result of an impromptu jam session in Montreux. The song reached No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart upon its release in 1981.
"Anybody who was a little dismayed by the pop inclinations of The Game would have been totally distressed by Queen's 1982 follow-up, Hot Space, an unabashed pop and dance album. The band that once proudly proclaimed not to use synthesizers on their albums has suddenly, dramatically reversed course, devoting the entire first side of the album to robotic, new wave dance-pop, all driven by drum machines and colored by keyboards, with Brian May's guitar coming in as flavor only on occasion. The second side is better, as it finds the group rocking, but there are still electronic drums. But the Beatlesque 'Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)' is a sweet, if a bit too literal, tribute and with 'Calling All Girls' Queen finally gets synth-driven new wave rock right, resulting in a sharp piece of pop. But the album's undeniable saving grace is the concluding 'Under Pressure,' an utterly majestic, otherworldly duet with David Bowie that recaptures the effortless grace of Queen's mid-'70s peak, but is underscored with a truly affecting melancholy heart that gives it a genuine human warmth unheard in much of their music." — AllMusic
Features:
• 180-gram vinyl
• Sourced from original master tapes
• Half-Speed Mastered
• Mastered By Bob Ludwig
• Lacquers Cut At Abbey Road Studios
• Pressed at Optimal in Germany
Track Listing:
Side 1
1. Staying Power
2. Dancer
3. Back Chat
4. Body Language
5. Action This Day
Side 2
6. Put Out The Fire
7. Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
8. Calling All Girls
9. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
10. Cool Cat
11. Under Pressure
Half-speed lacquers cut at Abbey Road Studios, mastered by Bob Ludwig
Released in 1982, Hot Space was Queen's 10th studio album and displays elements of disco, pop, and dance music of the day. The album contains the duet with David Bowie, "Under Pressure." The song was the result of an impromptu jam session in Montreux. The song reached No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart upon its release in 1981.
"Anybody who was a little dismayed by the pop inclinations of The Game would have been totally distressed by Queen's 1982 follow-up, Hot Space, an unabashed pop and dance album. The band that once proudly proclaimed not to use synthesizers on their albums has suddenly, dramatically reversed course, devoting the entire first side of the album to robotic, new wave dance-pop, all driven by drum machines and colored by keyboards, with Brian May's guitar coming in as flavor only on occasion. The second side is better, as it finds the group rocking, but there are still electronic drums. But the Beatlesque 'Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)' is a sweet, if a bit too literal, tribute and with 'Calling All Girls' Queen finally gets synth-driven new wave rock right, resulting in a sharp piece of pop. But the album's undeniable saving grace is the concluding 'Under Pressure,' an utterly majestic, otherworldly duet with David Bowie that recaptures the effortless grace of Queen's mid-'70s peak, but is underscored with a truly affecting melancholy heart that gives it a genuine human warmth unheard in much of their music." — AllMusic
Features:
• 180-gram vinyl
• Sourced from original master tapes
• Half-Speed Mastered
• Mastered By Bob Ludwig
• Lacquers Cut At Abbey Road Studios
• Pressed at Optimal in Germany
Track Listing:
Side 1
1. Staying Power
2. Dancer
3. Back Chat
4. Body Language
5. Action This Day
Side 2
6. Put Out The Fire
7. Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
8. Calling All Girls
9. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
10. Cool Cat
11. Under Pressure
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