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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Essential' Two-CD Collection To Arrive In April
- Jan. 30, 2006
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Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release the two-CD set "The Essential Judas Priest" on April 4.
JUDAS PRIEST rocketed out of the tough steel town of Birmingham, England, more than three decades ago, and the 34 songs collected here form nothing less than the very backbone — the pure essence — of heavy metal. This uncompromising style of rock 'n' roll has earned a remarkably loyal fan base worldwide and no other band defines heavy metal better than JUDAS PRIEST.
The core of vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing and bass guitarist Ian Hill worked with several drummers in the earlier years, with longtime current member Scott Travis rounding out the definitive lineup due to his incredible power and versatility. JUDAS PRIEST knows that what matters is the music, and its ability to blend unforgettable melodies with atomic-bomb power has never been equalled.
All the songs on "The Essential Judas Priest" are the complete original studio album versions featuring the Halford/Tipton/Downing/Hill axis — from the 1976 landmark "Sad Wings Of Destiny" through the astonishing 2005 reunion platter "Angel Of Retribution".
The track listing is as follows:
Disc 1:
01. Judas Rising ("Angel Of Retribution" - 2005)
02. Breaking The Law ("British Steel" - 1980)
03. Hell Bent For Leather ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
04. Diamonds And Rust ("Sin After Sin" - 1977)
05. Victim Of Changes ("Sad Wings Of Destiny" - 1976)
06. Love Bites ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
07. Heading Out To The Highway ("Point Of Entry" - 1981)
08. Ram It Down ("Ram It Down" - 1988)
09. Beyond The Realms Of Death ("Stained Class" - 1978)
10. You've Got Another Thing Comin" ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
11. Jawbreaker ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
12. A Touch Of Evil ("Painkiller" - 1990)
13. Delivering The Goods ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
14. United ("British Steel" - 1980)
15. Turbo Lover ("Turbo" - 1986)
16. Painkiller ("Painkiller" - 1990)
17. Metal Gods ("British Steel" - 1980)
Disc 2:
01. The Hellion ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
02. Electric Eye ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
03. Living After Midnight ("British Steel" - 1980)
04. Freewheel Burning ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
05. Exciter ("Stained Class" - 1978)
06. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
07. Blood Red Skies ("Ram It Down" - 1988)
08. Night Crawler ("Painkiller" - 1990)
09. Sinner ("Sin After Sin" - 1977)
10. Hot Rockin' ("Point Of Entry" - 1981)
11. The Sentinel ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
12. Before The Dawn ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
13. Hell Patrol ("Painkiller" - 1990)
14. The Ripper ("Sad Wings Of Destiny" - 1976)
15. Screaming For Vengeance ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
16. Out In The Cold ("Turbo" - 1986)
17. Revolution ("Angel Of Retribution" - 2005)
"The Essential Judas Priest" liner notes were written by respected veteran rock journalist Geoff Barton.
Sony Music's Legacy Recordings divison has issued the best-selling, critically acclaimed "Essential" series of compilations from many of the greatest popular-music recording artists in history.
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COMMENT | $
posted by :
1/30/2006 1:12:35 PM
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COMMENT | ...................booooooooooooooooooooooooooo !
posted by :
1/30/2006 1:18:57 PM
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livin aft midnight sucks ..nother thing cummin sucks..united sucks..revolution sucks..their are lots of priest songs i would consider more essential than those turds....
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COMMENT | Then i guess....
posted by :
1/30/2006 1:28:16 PM
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Its safe to say you wont be standing in line to buy this one?
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COMMENT | MOTORHEAD
posted by : guitar-zeus
1/30/2006 1:48:32 PM
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hey priest is cool but Motorhead released the best ever box set ever!!! Stone Deaf Forever!!!! 5 fuckin discs of Lemmy!
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COMMENT | JUDAS PRIEST = METAL GODS!
posted by : RiotAct666
1/30/2006 1:49:00 PM
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But i will pass on this I already have all their albums , As well as the Metalogy Box set and AOR album.
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COMMENT | I love the Priest...
posted by : Rockula
1/30/2006 1:50:44 PM
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...but I hope they don't focus on getting the bucks from the fans like Kiss has done. Well at least they make new music.
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COMMENT | FUCKING GAY
posted by :
1/30/2006 1:52:51 PM
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just buy all the albums. THATS essential. well..... the ripper albums had a couple decent songs on them......
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/30/2006 1:53:08 PM
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Great collection, IMHO. It may not have all the great songs but there is a complete lack of turds on there unlike many other Best Of collections.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/30/2006 1:57:00 PM
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Ugh... yet another way for the record company to sell the same material to the same public, over & over. Then they wonder why CD sales are in the toilet.
Too bad for them that I already own everything PRIEST has put out & can comfortably ignore this cash cow.
PRIEST RULES
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
1/30/2006 1:59:31 PM
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judas priest kicks ass
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COMMENT | Why only 2 songs from "Angel of Retribution?"
posted by :
1/30/2006 2:00:58 PM
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Where's "Deal With The Devil?"
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/30/2006 2:01:49 PM
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I'll pass on this, I'm waiting for the best of Al Atkins.
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COMMENT | eh
posted by : arkansas hellbilly
1/30/2006 2:06:34 PM
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Looks like most fans that would consider this essential already would have all those tunes on their iPods.
Might be a great introductory CD for new fans to load their's with. Or nu fans as the case may be.
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COMMENT | This is a joke right
posted by :
1/30/2006 2:26:49 PM
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They do this every year, How about just putting out a good record, period. Jugulator was the last one and that was almost 10 years ago, PLEASE just give it up, oh I know, another greatest hits package for the 100th time in the past 15 years
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COMMENT | Steel town?
posted by : thethingthatshouldnotbe
1/30/2006 3:08:13 PM
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"JUDAS PRIEST rocketed out of the tough steel town of Birmingham, England"
Birmingham aint a steel town! unless they mean steel as in "metal music"...Birmingham is the home of Sabbath afterall.
essential cd set looks pretty cool though.
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COMMENT | Jugulator!!!!!!!
posted by : guitar-zeus
1/30/2006 3:16:23 PM
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man that was an awesome song. to bad the rest of the album didn't live up to it.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Skanna
1/30/2006 4:51:47 PM
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Jugulator was the worst song on that album.
The collection could have been much better. Where are rock hard ride free, death row, cathedral spires, etc?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/30/2006 5:05:16 PM
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The coolest thing about it, for me, is that pre-CBS era Priest stuff is being included---meaning stuff from Sad Wings Of Destiny.
I always thought it was a shame that the past compilations could only use live versions of stuff like "Victim Of Changes" because of issues with the first Priest record label.
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COMMENT | what a scam
posted by :
1/30/2006 5:07:06 PM
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Another greatest hits? What about Metal Works? What about the Metalology? This is really sad.
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COMMENT | This does seem like a "Maiden-thing"
posted by :
1/30/2006 5:16:09 PM
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or is it an "English thing?" haha
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COMMENT | $$$
posted by :
1/30/2006 5:25:01 PM
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Not buying this.
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COMMENT |
posted by : ERFAVC
1/30/2006 5:35:51 PM
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I will not buy this! I will buy all their albums, but this is bullshit! Metelogy just came out with most of these songs, same with Metal-works. BullSHIT!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Psychobolia.com
1/30/2006 6:58:44 PM
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Lame...if this is any good then why did they put out Metal Works or that other compilation Living After Midnight or even Metallogy?
Missing songs on this: Run of the Mill, Jugulator, Desert Plains, Eat Me Alive, Better by you Better than Me.
Songs they should have removed from this: Revolution, Hot Rocking.
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COMMENT | ehhhhh
posted by : EyeForAnEye
1/30/2006 7:08:04 PM
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"worth fighting for" should be in place of "revolution." when a JP ballad doesn't fall flat, it's good stuff.
pointless release, i already have all the albums, but at least it's a reasonably solid tracklist.
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COMMENT | Don't MOST Own These Songs?
posted by : Brother Maynard
1/30/2006 7:13:09 PM
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Standard intro 2disc.
Priest 101.
How about a rare tracks set?
How about a live set?
Lost Tracks?
The Re-Issue Box Set where they make the Metalion is great. IT had some gems but other than what's already released, I smell stocking stuffer for next year.
The Tipton upcoming releases are the true gem. Nice competing against yourself too, huh Glenn?
Priest Does Rule though and that's undeniable.
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COMMENT |
posted by : burns1059
1/30/2006 7:46:47 PM
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I DIG PRIEST
BUT I AINT TOUCHING THIS SHIT
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COMMENT | Greatest Hits, Essentials...
posted by : ERFAVC
1/30/2006 10:49:22 PM
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Fucking SUCK! Buy the albums, or boxsets.
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COMMENT | Wheres the Jugulator songs?
posted by :
1/30/2006 11:58:52 PM
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Why is this album overlooked? Its their best next to British Steel.
DECAPITATE!!!!
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