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Rocka Rolla

Judas Priest

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
September 6th, 1974
Catalog ID:
GULP 1005
Label:
Gull
Format:
12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Reviews:
19 reviews (avg. 75%)
Side A
1. One for the Road 04:39   Show lyrics
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2. Rocka Rolla 03:02   Show lyrics
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3. Winter 03:00   Show lyrics
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4. Deep Freeze 02:00   Show lyrics
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5. Winter Retreat 01:30   Show lyrics
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6. Cheater 02:57   Show lyrics
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Side B
7. Never Satisfied 04:53   Show lyrics
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8. Run of the Mill 08:34   Show lyrics
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9. Dying to Meet You 06:18   Show lyrics
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10. Caviar and Meths 02:05   instrumental
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  38:58  
Band members
Bob Halford Vocals, Harmonica, Songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Glenn Tipton Guitars, Synthesizers, Vocals (backing), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 8)
K.K. Downing Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-10)
Ian Hill Bass, Songwriting (tracks 3, 10)
John Hinch (R.I.P. 2021) Drums
Miscellaneous staff
Al Atkins Songwriting (tracks 3, 7, 10)
Bryce Attwell Photography (cover)
Alan Johnson Photography (band)
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven Engineering
John Pasche Cover concept
Rodger Bain Producer
Bob Halford Vocals, Harmonica, Songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Glenn Tipton Guitars, Synthesizers, Vocals (backing), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 8)
K.K. Downing Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-10)
Ian Hill Bass, Songwriting (tracks 3, 10)
John Hinch (R.I.P. 2021) Drums
Al Atkins Songwriting (tracks 3, 7, 10)
Bryce Attwell Photography (cover)
Alan Johnson Photography (band)
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven Engineering
John Pasche Cover concept
Rodger Bain Producer
Read More Than What You Would... 80% ballcrushingmetal October 3rd, 2022
Read Rocka Rolla-ing with the... 70% TheHumanChair March 29th, 2022
Read I Gripped The Cold Black... 80% Sweetie February 17th, 2022
Read Every Legend Must Start... 95% WR95 August 20th, 2021
Read The Beginnings... 90% Testament1990 February 14th, 2021
Read Judas Priest: Rocka Rolla 70% MetalManiaCometh August 3rd, 2020
Read Every Legend Must Start... 44% Luvers June 17th, 2020
Read An underrated debut 98% FearAbsentia January 28th, 2017
Read Not Quite There..... 60% christian260901 June 5th, 2016
Read Run of the Mill 70% Chernobog March 13th, 2014
Read A troubled but promising... 65% ViciousFriendlyFish January 18th, 2014
Read You can take her if you... 73% autothrall April 19th, 2012
Read Where's the... 55% Warthur September 16th, 2011
Read A great album, but just not... 95% chrown January 13th, 2008
Read She's a Classy, Flashy Lassie 70% Frankingsteins December 17th, 2007
Read These Guys Would Get a Lot... 71% DawnoftheShred May 28th, 2007
Read Different Shade of Priest 82% Ripping_Corpse November 17th, 2004
Read A legend is born. 82% Nightcrawler June 14th, 2004
Read A strange, strange debut 77% UltraBoris August 7th, 2002

Also available on various other re-releases (CD: Line Records, 1984 (different cover art); Repertoire Records, 1992). More recent reissues sport different cover art.

The track "Caviar and Meths" was originally a 14-minute epic penned by Halford's predecessor, Al Atkins, but due to time constraints, only the intro was recorded for the album. A longer version of the song appears on original vocalist Al Atkins's 1998 album Victim of Changes; though not the full-length version, it is notably longer at seven minutes.

"Dying to Meet You" includes the older song "Hero Hero".

Many reissues of this album have another wrong splitting of the tracks "Winter", "Deep Freeze" and "Winter Retreat" starting and stopping at different places:
3. Winter (01:42)
4. Deep Freeze (01:20)
5. Winter Retreat (03:28)

Different versions of each track can be found on the "Hero, Hero" release which was remixed by Rodger Bain.

Recording information:

Recorded at Olympic, Trident and Island Studios, London, between June - July 1974.

Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout (Side A): XZAL-13291.P-1W
Matrix / Runout (Side B): XZAL-13292.P-1W

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