Astra

Summary

Astra is an album^[1]. Astra ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astra's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Astra's genre is progressive rock^[4].
• Astra's genre is pop rock^[5].
• Astra was produced by Geoff Downes^[6].
• Astra was produced by Mike "Clay" Stone^[7].
• Astra was performed by Asia^[8].
• Astra's record label is recorded as Geffen Records^[9].
• Astra is part of Asia's albums in chronological order^[10].
• Astra's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Astra was distributed by music streaming^[12].
• Astra was published on November 1985^[13].
• Astra's cover art by is recorded as Roger Dean^[14].
• Astra's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[16]

• First release date: 1985-12-05^[17]

• Genre(s): aor, hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock^[18]

• Community tags: aor, hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: e5343a51-fd36-3064-8119-dc1fd27f0d7f^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Astra was Asia^[8]. Producers include Geoff Downes^[6] and Mike "Clay" Stone^[7].

Publication

Astra was published on November 1985^[13]. Astra's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include progressive rock^[4] and pop rock^[5]. Astra is part of Asia's albums in chronological order^[10]. Astra was distributed by music streaming^[12].

Why It Matters

Astra ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month).^[2] Astra has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]