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Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton

Real/full name:
Glenn Raymond Tipton
Age:
75 (born Oct 25th, 1947)
Place of birth:
United Kingdom (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Although Tipton did not pick up the guitar until he was 19 years old, he was taught by his mother how to play the piano at a young age. Tipton's piano playing features prominently on Judas Priest's second album Sad Wings of Destiny, especially on "Epitaph", a song that features no guitar. In addition his brother was a guitarist in a band called the Atlantics. When his brother wasn't around Tipton ...

Trivia

He was ranked #19 on rock magazine Hit Parader's list of 100 greatest metal guitarists, and #10 on Digital DreamDoor's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.

Steve Burton was one of his bandmates in The Flying Hat Band.

Judas Priest

Guitars (1974-present)

1974 Rocka Rolla (Single) Guitars
1974 Rocka Rolla Vocals (backing), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 8), Synthesizers
1976 Tyrant (Single) Guitars
1976 The Ripper (Single) Guitars
1976 Sad Wings of Destiny Piano, Vocals (backing), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-9)
1976 Deceiver (Single) Guitars
1977 Dissident Aggressor (Single) Guitars
1977 The Best of Judas Priest (Compilation) Guitars
1977 Sin After Sin Guitars, Piano (track 7)
1977 Diamonds and Rust / Dissident Aggressor (Single) Guitars
1978 Hell Bent for Leather (Single) Guitars
1978 Exciter (Single) Guitars
1978 Better by You, Better than Me (Single) Guitars
1978 Stained Class Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 9)
1978 Before the Dawn (Single) Guitars
1978 Evening Star (Single) Guitars
1978 Killing Machine Guitars
1978 Take On the World (Single) Guitars
1979 Diamonds and Rust (Single) Guitars
1979 Hell Bent for Leather Guitars
1979 Unleashed in the East (Live album) Guitars
1979 Rock Forever (Single) Guitars
1980 Living After Midnight (Single) Guitars
1980 British Steel Guitars, Songwriting, Lyrics
1980 Breaking the Law (Single) Guitars
1980 United / Grinder (Single) Guitars
1981 Sinner (Single) Guitars
1981 Heading Out to the Highway (Single) Guitars
1981 Hot Rockin' / Troubleshooter - Live (Single) Guitars
1981 Hero, Hero (Compilation) Guitars
1981 Don't Go (Single) Guitars
1981 Point of Entry Guitars
1981 Hot Rockin' (Single) Guitars
1981 Heavy Metal Express (Split) Guitars
1982 (Take These) Chains (Single) Guitars
1982 World Tour '82 (Compilation) Guitars
1982 Screaming for Vengeance Guitars
1982 You've Got Another Thing Coming (Single) Guitars
1983 Judas Priest Live (Video) Guitars
1983 Judas Priest (Compilation) Guitars
1983 Freewheel Burning (Single) Guitars
1984 The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Single) Guitars
1984 Love Bites (Single) Guitars
1984 + Heavy (Split) Guitars
1984 Screaming '84 (Compilation) Guitars
1984 Prime Cuts - Heavy Metal (Split video) Guitars
1984 Defenders of the Faith Guitars
1984 Some Heads Are Gonna Roll (Single) Guitars
1986 Parental Guidance (Single) Guitars
1986 Fuel for Life (Video) Guitars
1986 Turbo Lover (Single) Guitars
1986 Turbo Guitars
1986 Locked In (Single) Guitars
1987 Beyond Metal (Compilation) Guitars
1987 Priest... Live! (Live album) Guitars
1987 Priest... Live! (Video) Guitars
1988 Ram It Down / Heavy Metal (Single) Guitars
1988 Delivering the Goods (Compilation) Guitars
1988 Johnny B. Goode (Single) Guitars
1988 Ram It Down Guitars
1989 British Steel / Killing Machine (Compilation) Guitars
1989 Trouble Shooters (Compilation) Guitars
1989 The Collection (Compilation) Guitars
1990 Painkiller (Single) Guitars
1990 A Touch of Evil (Single) Guitars
1990 Black Sabbath / Judas Priest (Split) Guitars
1990 Painkiller Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-10)
1991 Painkiller (Video) Guitars
1991 The Ultimate in Heavy Metal (Split) Guitars
1991 Operation Rock & Roll (Split video) Guitars
1991 Top Heavy Metal Music Video (Split video) Guitars
1993 Night Crawler (Single) Guitars
1993 Metal Works '73-'93 (Video) Guitars
1995 Metal Gods Best (Compilation) Guitars
1996 Prisoners of Pain (Compilation) Guitars
1997 Loud & Proud - Six Pack (Six Great Hits) (Split) Guitars
1997 Jugulator Lyrics, Guitars, Songwriting
1998 Bullet Train (Single) Guitars
1998 '98 Live Meltdown (Live album) Guitars
2000 Genocide (Compilation) Guitars
2001 Machine Man (Single) Guitars
2001 Demolition Guitars
2002 Live in London (Video) Guitars
2003 Live in London (Live album) Guitars
2003 Electric Eye (Video) Guitars
2005 Angel of Retribution Guitars, Songwriting
2005 Rising in the East (Video) Guitars
2008 Visions (Single) Guitars
2008 Nostradamus EP (Single) Guitars
2008 Nostradamus Guitars, Guitars (synthesized)
2009 A Touch of Evil: Live (Live album) Guitars
2013 Epitaph (Video) Guitars
2014 Redeemer of Souls (Single) Guitars
2014 Redeemer of Souls Guitars
2014 5 Souls (EP) Guitars
2016 Battle Cry (Live album) Guitars
2018 Firepower / Breaking the Law (Single) Guitars
2018 Firepower Guitars
2018 ファイアーパワー (EP) Guitars
2021 Reflections: 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music (Compilation) Guitars
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Glenn Tipton

Vocals, Guitars (1994-1997)

1997 Kill or Be Killed (Single) Vocals, Guitars
1997 Baptizm of Fire Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 13)
1997 Paint It Black (Single) Vocals, Guitars
1997 Enter the Storm (Single) Vocals, Guitars
1997 Extinct (Single) Vocals, Guitars
2006 Give Blood / Paint It Black (Single) Vocals, Guitars
2006 Edge of the World (Single) Vocals, Guitars
2006 Edge of the World Vocals, Guitars

Merlin

Guitars

Shave 'Em Dry

Guitars

The Flying Hat Band

Vocals, Guitars (1971-1974)

Tipton, Entwistle and Powell

Guitars (1997)

Glenn Tipton

1997 Kill or Be Killed (Single) Producer, Mixing
1997 Baptizm of Fire Producer, Mixing
1997 Paint It Black (Single) Producer, Mixing
1997 Enter the Storm (Single) Producer, Mixing
1997 Extinct (Single) Producer, Mixing
2006 Give Blood / Paint It Black (Single) Producer, Mixing
2006 Edge of the World (Single) Producer, Mixing
2006 Edge of the World Producer, Mixing

Judas Priest

1976 Sad Wings of Destiny Producer
1977 Sin After Sin Producer
1978 Stained Class Producer
1978 Take On the World (Single) Producer
1980 British Steel Producer
1984 Defenders of the Faith Original cover concept
1986 Parental Guidance (Single) Mixing
1986 Turbo Lover (Single) Mixing
1986 Turbo Mixing
1986 Locked In (Single) Mixing
1988 Ram It Down / Heavy Metal (Single) Producer
1988 Johnny B. Goode (Single) Producer
1988 Ram It Down Co-Producer
1990 A Touch of Evil (Single) Mixing
1990 Painkiller Recording, Mixing, Cover art (concept)
1993 Night Crawler (Single) Mixing
1997 Jugulator Producer
1998 Bullet Train (Single) Producer
2001 Machine Man (Single) Producer
2001 Demolition Producer
2008 Visions (Single) Producer, Mixing
2008 Nostradamus EP (Single) Producer, Mixing
2008 Nostradamus Producer, Mixing
2014 Redeemer of Souls Producer, Mixing
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