From Judas Priest‘s professional entry into the world of recorded Rock and Roll on through their 19th set issued in 2024, the band has given 50 years of music to a rapt audience. Their first album is Rocka Rolla, a ten-track gem that gave the band little forward momentum upon its debut release for a small label. It wasn’t until their 3rd album, Sin After Sin, released on a major label (Columbia) that music gave the band the audience it needed and quested for. Issued in 1977, Sin After Sin propelled the band into the consciousness of metal enduring to this day.
On November 22, Exciter Records (after a deal made with Gull Records), will reissue Rocka Rolla in a newly Remastered and Remixed form, the like that completely satisfies the original members after decrying the original’s lackluster sound. The new reissue will feature only the ten original tracks albeit in both Remastered and Remixed form. The DD version of Rocka Rolla will actually emerge earlier, expected on September 13 (tomorrow/today/now – whenever you read this).
Rocka Rolla will be issued on CD, DD, and vinyl LP. The links for CD and LP are yet to come.
Rocka Rolla (50th Anniversary – Remixed and Remastered)
01 One For The Road
02 Rocka Rolla
03 Winter
04 Deep Freeze
05 Winter Retreat
06 Cheater Judas
07 Never Satisfied
08 Run Of The Mill
09 Dying To Meet You
10 Caviar And Meths