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Remastered re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
At that time, the band had not yet developed their signature look of leather and studs. They had appeared on British television show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975, performing "Rocka Rolla" and "Dreamer Deceiver", and their wardrobe was very "hippified". In addition, the album is more Blues/Hard Rock oriented than their later releases, and also has some slight Progressive Rock influences that would continue through to "Stained Class", but to a lesser extent, and would be abandoned in later releases. This makes the album's style virtually unrecognizable when compared with later Priest albums, although "Rocka Rolla" does feature dual guitars, and "Run of the Mill" is the first song that was explicitly designed for Halford's, rather than Atkins', vocal range.
The album produced by Rodger Bain, who had produced Black Sabbath's first three albums. The entire album was played live in the studio, rather than having individual musicians record alone. According to the band, there were technical problems in the studio, resulting in poor sound quality and a hiss through the album. It is the only album to feature drummer John Hinch - he was dismissed in 1975, before the next album recording. Tipton would later refer to him as being "musically inadequate" for the band's future plans. Guitarist Glenn Tipton had just joined when recording of "Rocka Rolla" began; his only songwriting contributions accepted by producer Rodger Bain were on the title track and "Run of the Mill". He did come up with the songs "Tyrant", "Epitaph", and "Ripper", but Bain considered them not commercial enough and rejected them. Bain also rejected the concert staple "Whiskey Woman" which later, with contributions from Tipton, morphed into "Victim of Changes". These songs were eventually all included on their next album, "Sad Wings Of Destiny". Several of the songs on the album feature contributions from the band's previous frontman Al Atkins and had been regular parts of their live performances in Manchester, where the band had achieved a cult following during the previous few years. The track "Caviar and Meths" was originally a 14-minute effort penned by Atkins, Downing, and Hill, but due to time constraints, only the intro was recorded for the album. A longer version of the song appears on Atkins's 1998 album "Victim Of Changes".
The album was released to very little reception, selling "only a few thousand copies". Because it flopped, the band found themselves in dire financial straits. In particular, the band talked of nights in which they were starving and didn't know when they were going to get their next meal.
While it was a sketchy and under-focused debut, "Rocka Rolla" nonetheless begins to delineate the musical territory Judas Priest would explore over the remainder of the decade: frighteningly dark in its effect, tight in its grooves, and capable of expanding to epic song lengths. Mostly a curiosity for hardcore fans, the album definitely hints at Judas Priest's potential and originality, but doesn't always suggest the quantum leap in vision that would occur with their very next record.
Heavyweight 180 g vinyl in gatefold cover.
Gull Records/Back On Black, a trademark of Plastic Head, 1974/2010 (BOBV251LP). Made in UK. Pressed in Czech.
Tracklist:
Side One
1. One For The Road 4:39
2. Rocka Rolla 3:05
3. Winter 3:02
4. Deep Freeze 1:56
5. Winter Retreat 1:31
6. Cheater 2:57
7. Never Satisfied 4:53
Side Two
8. Run Of The Mill 8:34
9. Dying To Meet You 6:18
10. Caviar And Meths 2:05
11. Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez cover) 3:13
Total playing time: 42:10 min.
Samples: https://judaspriest.bandcamp.com
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