The Return Of The Space Cowboy (30th Anniversary)

30th anniversary reissue of ‘The Return Of The Space Cowboy’. Jamiroquai’s second album, pressed on double-LP 140g “moon grey” vinyl and includes Michael Gray’s Good Vibe Zone edit of ‘Space Cowboy’ (2024) – which has never been released on a physical product. The packaging has also been re-designed for this anniversary release including foil enhancement of the original cover design.

‘The Return Of The Space Cowboy’ is the follow-up album to the band’s huge 1993 debut, ‘Emergency On Planet Earth’; released just one year later and was met with great critical and public acclaim. Certified Platinum in the UK, Japan, and France, it achieved chart success in multiple countries and spawned the single ‘Space Cowboy’ which remains one of their biggest tracks to date. Critically, the album was lauded with Rolling Stone saying “Jamiroquai parlay jazzy soul pop so tight it crackles… Nowadays, when most funk comes out of cans, Jamiroquai’s live spark glows,” The Guardian said “… this second album sounds like vintage Stevie Wonder and Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, but Kay’s vocals are as snappy and engaging as his extrovert persona,” and Q magazine said it “combines intricate arrangements with several long, free-form workouts crammed with virtuoso performances.”