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The Best of Judas Priest | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1974–1975 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 34:57 | |||
Label | Gull | |||
Producer | Jeffery Calvert, Geraint Hughes & Judas Priest | |||
Judas Priest chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Best of Judas Priest is a compilation album featuring select songs from English heavy metal band Judas Priest's first two albums, Rocka Rolla (1974) and Sad Wings of Destiny (1976).
- 2Track listing
Overview[edit]
After forming in 1969, Judas Priest signed with Gull Records in 1974. When the band jumped to CBS Records in early 1977, they had to break their contract with Gull to do so. In the legal fallout that ensued, the band forfeited their rights to all material recorded with Gull.
The album is not a typical 'greatest hits' type of collection as the title would imply. It was the first of a handful of releases featuring material Judas Priest had recorded during their time with Gull, and was produced by the label in an effort to capitalize on the band's growing popularity. As the band had forfeited their legal claim to the music, the album was released without their consent.[2][3]
Track listing[edit]
Original LP Release[edit]
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Dying to Meet You' | Rob Halford, K.K. Downing | 6:11 |
2. | 'Never Satisfied' | Al Atkins, Downing | 4:46 |
3. | 'Rocka Rolla' | Halford, Downing, Glenn Tipton | 3:02 |
4. | 'Diamonds and Rust' (original version of a Joan Baezcover) | Joan Baez | 3:15 |
All songs originally from Rocka Rolla (1974), except Diamonds & Rust, which was an outtake from the Sad Wings of Destiny sessions and was included to generate more interest on the compilation.
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Victim of Changes' | Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton | 7:43 |
2. | 'Island of Domination' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 4:15 |
3. | 'The Ripper' | Tipton | 2:46 |
4. | 'Deceiver' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 2:44 |
All songs originally released on Sad Wings of Destiny (1976).
1987 CD Release[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | 'Dying to Meet You' | Halford, Downing | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 6:11 |
2. | 'Never Satisfied' | Atkins, Downing | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 4:46 |
3. | 'Rocka Rolla' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 3:02 |
4. | 'Diamonds and Rust' (original version of a Joan Baez cover) | Baez | Demo track recorded for Sad Wings of Destiny (1976), later found on many Rocka Rolla reissues | 3:13 |
5. | 'Victim of Changes' | Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 7:43 |
6. | 'Island of Domination' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 4:15 |
7. | 'The Ripper' | Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 2:46 |
8. | 'Deceiver' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 2:44 |
9. | 'Epitaph' | Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 3:08 |
10. | 'One for the Road' | Halford, Downing | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 4:34 |
2001 CD Release[edit]
This release contains, according to Judas Priest's website, a 'mindless interview' from former drummer John Hinch, who was let go from the band because he was 'musically inadequate'. They have described it as 'not only misleading but full of rubbish and false information'.[4] In a 1998 interview with Goldmine Magazine, Tipton commented on the reason the company bothered to release the album:
'We believe that they're abusing the kids with...The Best Of Judas Priest and the re-packaging. It's not fair for us to condone them, because it's ripping the kids off. On the 'Insight Series' CD, they include bullshit interviews with our first drummer John Hinch, who couldn't even play the drums, believe you me. But it's tracked to look like new songs. We don't get royalties off it, but the kids think we do.'[5][better source needed]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | 'Dying to Meet You' | Halford, Downing | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 6:11 |
2. | 'Never Satisfied' | Atkins, Downing | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 4:46 |
3. | 'Rocka Rolla' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 3:02 |
4. | 'Diamonds and Rust' (original version of a Joan Baez cover) | Baez | Demo track recorded for Sad Wings of Destiny (1976), later found on many Rocka Rolla reissues | 4:13 |
5. | 'Victim of Changes' | Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 7:43 |
6. | 'Island of Domination' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 4:15 |
7. | 'The Ripper' | Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 2:46 |
8. | 'Deceiver' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 2:44 |
9. | 'Epitaph' | Tipton | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 3:08 |
10. | 'One for the Road' | Halford, Downing | Rocka Rolla (1974) | 4:34 |
11. | 'Halford Finds Priest' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 5:31 | |
12. | 'Priest Finds Audience' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 3:31 | |
13. | 'Dual Guitars' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 1:07 | |
14. | 'Songwriting' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 3:00 | |
15. | 'What's in a Name' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 0:40 | |
16. | 'Gull Records' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 2:01 | |
17. | 'Whiskey Woman/Victim of Changes' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 1:09 | |
18. | 'Rob Halford' | Interview with John Hinch (1995) | 1:02 |
Personnel[edit]
- Rob Halford – lead vocals, harmonica
- K.K. Downing – guitar
- Glenn Tipton – guitar, backing vocals
- Ian Hill – bass
- John Hinch – drums
- Alan Moore – drums
References[edit]
- ^Allmusic review
- ^'Judas Priest Discography'. Judas Priest Official Website. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^'The Best of Judas Priest'. The Judas Priest Info Pages. Retrieved 11 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^'JudasPriest.com'. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
If for instance anyone out there has bought their 'JUDAS PRIEST - THE BEST OF' - Insight Series, then they would find that 50% of the album consists of a mindless interview with John Hinch an ex-drummer with Priest who we had to let go because he was musically inadequate.
- ^'JUDAS PRIEST INFO PAGES - THE BEST OF JUDAS PRIEST'. thexquorum.com. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 64:36 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Sony | |||
Judas Priest chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Best Of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight is a compilation album of Judas Priest's hits, dating from their 1978 album Killing Machine (Hell Bent for Leather in the United States) through Painkiller (1990). This album was released in 1997. In 2009 the album was reported to have sold 564,000 copies in the United States.[2]
In the booklet, the band lists its entire Sony/Columbia discography. As a result, tracks from Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny are not featured, having been recorded for Gull Records and for which the band no longer owned the copyright.
In 2002, Sony made a reissue with 18 songs and a different track list.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | 'The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown)' (Fleetwood Maccover) | Peter Green | Hell Bent For Leather (1978) | 3:22 |
2. | 'Living After Midnight' | Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | British Steel (1980) | 3:30 |
3. | 'Breaking the Law' (live) | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Priest...Live! (1987) | 2:21 |
4. | 'Hot Rockin' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Point of Entry (1981) | 3:14 |
5. | 'Heading Out to the Highway' (live) | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Priest...Live! (1987) | 4:33 |
6. | 'The Hellion' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Screaming for Vengeance (1982) | 0:42 |
7. | 'Electric Eye' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Screaming for Vengeance (1982) | 3:39 |
8. | 'You've Got Another Thing Comin' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Screaming for Vengeance (1982) | 5:04 |
9. | 'Turbo Lover' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Turbo (1986) | 4:32 |
10. | 'Freewheel Burning' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Defenders of the Faith (1984) | 4:23 |
11. | 'Some Heads Are Gonna Roll' | Bob Halligan, Jr. | Defenders of the Faith (1984) | 4:07 |
12. | 'Metal Meltdown' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Painkiller (1990) | 4:48 |
13. | 'Ram It Down' | Halford, Downing, Tipton | Ram It Down (1988) | 4:49 |
14. | 'Diamonds & Rust' (live Joan Baez cover) | Joan Baez | Unleashed in the East (1979) | 3:39 |
15. | 'Victim of Changes' (live) | Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton | Unleashed in the East (1979) | 7:11 |
16. | 'Tyrant' (live) | Halford, Tipton | Unleashed in the East (1979) | 4:42 |
2002 reissue[edit]
- Better by You Better Than Me - 3.22
- Take on the World - 3.02
- The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) - 3.24
- Living After Midnight - 3.31
- Breaking the Law - 2.35
- United - 3.30
- Hot Rockin' - 3.16
- You've Got Another Thing Comin' - 5.09
- The Hellion / Electric Eye - 4.22
- Freewheel Burning - 4.24
- Some Heads Are Gonna Roll - 4.07
- Turbo Lover - 5.31
- Locked In - 4.20
- Johnny B. Goode - 4.39
- Ram It Down - 4.50
- Painkiller - 6.06
- A Touch of Evil - 5.44
- Night Crawler - 5.43
Personnel[edit]
- Rob Halford: Vocals
- K.K. Downing: Guitar
- Glenn Tipton: Guitar
- Ian Hill: Bass guitar
- Scott Travis - Drums on track 12
- Dave Holland - Drums on tracks 2-11, 13
- Les Binks - Drums on track 1, 14-16
References[edit]
- ^The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight at AllMusic
- ^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (4 July 2009). 'Billboard'. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via Google Books.
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