Rocka Rolla

Rocka Rolla" is the debut studio album by legendary heavy metal band Judas Priest. shows quite the different Priest compared to their more well known 80's works and even their other 70's albums to some extent .In this álbum the band shows the transition from blues to metal clearlyAs with many early heavy metal acts, (Led Zeppelin , Black Sabbath) Judas Priest began with a blues-based form of heavy metal. While they would still have hints of this sound on the following few albums, this debut remains a pretty unique albumin their discography Many of the songs from this album were co-written by Al AtkinsAmazing álbum enjoyable from beginning to end, good songs, with a great production

This album is the humble beginnings of a pioneer metal band. If you are a metal fan or even a fan of classic rock, you will enjoy the music on this record. Any fans of Judas Priest should at least give it a listen, most will appreciate it. As a huge fan of Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath, I found a lot to like about it. Like most early metal, it’s rooted in blues. There’s some heavy & catchy riffs on here, and it’s a really good album overall. The vinyl from Repertoire is of excellent quality. No complaints of any kind. Personally, I love the bottle cap cover for that classic 70’s feel. A nice touch, in my opinion. At the time of my purchase it was fairly inexpensive and I believe it still is. Certainly worth the money and I’d have paid twice the price.

It’s not a very popular one, but I’ve always loved this album. Finally have a great working turntable. So I figured I’d go ahead and get it on vinyl. I wanted the original pressing, but couldn’t find one in good condition and good price. So I went for the remastered. Sounds pretty awesome. Not your typical over compressed remaster. I highly recommend for any Judas Preist collectors, or any music lovers in general. Especially of this genre.

It's a CD and it's not scratched so I'm very happy. It's the music itself that I'm most happy with

The beginning of Priest. The band had yet to hone its metallic sound in 1974, but there are sprinklings of heaviness here and there. The standout tracks include Run of the Mill, the title track and Never Satisfied. There is a strong blues element on this record that is less pronounced on subsequent releases. A must have for die-hard Priest fans, however casual metal fans (if they exist) would do better with the band's latter output.

Get this reportiore compact disc version...its close to the vinyl...it has sonics and good punch...also when you hear the tape hiss from the analog master tape in this cd you know you are in for a treat..if this is one of your favorite judas priests albums and want the best digital version then this would be my recommendation....sure you can spend $$$ on the japan discs...in a rating of 1 to 10 this is a 9

This cd rocks out in the mid seventies style.This is what hard rock was like in 1974 , in some ways it's similiar to the classic status quo cd's of the era. It's just good hard rockin fun. So any review that is negative of this cd usually compares it to later albums. But nobody was making 1980's style hard rock in 1974 so ignore that type of review. If you are a fan of mid seventies hard rock then this is a good disc for you. If you only enjoy the 1980's type of hard rock/metal then this one may not be for you. I think this is a good version of the songs and that hero hero is also a decent mix. So you can't do wrong with either one. m

One of my favorite records by Judas Priest for winter/Cheater, Rocka-Rolla and One for the road. This record always had such great sound quality as well, even on my old cassette tape. I had to have this classic cover too.

Rocka Rolla is probably an album that you've heard a lot about already if you are even a casual fan of Judas Priest. It was the band's debut studio album, recorded live-in-the-studio in 1974 and released to little acclaim on the small label Gull Records. The band rarely ever played anything off of it live for decades.The album has been issued dozens of times with slightly different mastering (some fans favour the louder version), different track listings, different artwork and occasionally even under a different name. Sometimes an early version of the Joan Baez cover track `Diamonds And Rust' is included as a bonus track.As a rule, you probably won't want to make this your first Judas Priest purchase. A lot of Judas Priest fans don't like this album and for that reason alone you shouldn't really try it out until you are fully invested in Judas Priest already or risk missing out on dozens of great records just by being scared off by this.The music on the album is a mixture of classic blues based rock music and a little touch of progressive rock influence, with some hints of the band's future definitive Heavy Metal sound but never any full out all-metal tracks.Songs like the eight-minute `Run Of The Mill' contain an almost Animals era Pink Floyd sound at times and `Dying To Meet You' contains the sort of Progged-Up Blues feel of the first three Jethro Tull albums. If you like this sort of music as I do then you'll probably find it an interesting addition to the Judas Priest collection that shows the band in a different light than you are used to.If you hate the sort of music that British Prog Rock bands were putting out in the 1970s, only ever listen to heavy music and find that your favourite Judas Priest album was Painkiller then Rocka Rolla may not be something that you are likely to fall in love with and should either try before you buy or avoid altogether.Of course, there are a few tracks on the album that are hard enough rock such as `Hero Hero,' `Never Satisfied' and especially `Cheater' all of which are good but ultimately still won't be enough to win the bigger doubters over. Even these harder moments aren't completely metal anyway, they are just the closest thing to it on this early album.Additionally, It has been speculated in the past that Rocka Rolla might have been a better album if the band were allowed enough time and money to record it properly and if the purportedly long and epic track `Caviar And Meths' wasn't shortened from its intended 14-minute duration to a brief two minutes.As it stands however, `Caviar And Meths' simply is two minutes and the production job simply is cheap and live, so you have to accept the album on those terms if you are going to like it and there's not much you could do to change that.Overall, your opinion of the album will largely depend on whether or not you are able to forgive how different it is from their more famous albums, and how much you like Blues Rock and Prog Rock. It may also depend on the mastering job and track order of the particular copy you get.If you can already tell that you'll hate it then feel free to ignore it and pretend that the band's first album was Sad Wings Of Destiny. If however you think you are going to be generally receptive to it, intrigued by the idea of Rob Halford's early vocal performances, of hearing KK and Glen's guitars doing something totally different and of a raw but potentially charming production job, then I'd say go for it. It is worth checking out and isn't nearly as bad as you may have heard about.

An underated debut album for sure. I've just got round to buying this on CD after having it on cassette for many years. I think it's more than the curio it's sometimes referred to as being. It's a bit of a slow burner, capturing the band in their early more hippy-ish/blues influenced times. It sounds of it's time and though some feel the production is poor, I quite like the sound of the record. I think it gives it a context and feel all of it's own compared to the albums that were to follow.It's a more reflective, mellow, melancholic and quirky album than Priest's later works and I would say has arguably more depth as result, utilising different textures and instrumental passages to give songs a more free flowing laid back feel. I find it more varied and far less formulaic than their later material and all the more evocative for it.There really are some gems on here if you're open to it. 'Rocka Rolla' is a poppy, quirky sing along track and the epic 'Run Of the Mill' is an amazing example of a melancholic ballad that builds to a suitably high-pitched finale and showcases a young Rob Halford's great vocal range.I don't see why anyone interested in how Judas Priest first began wouldn't find something of interest here. I think it's worth it for 'Run Of The Mill' alone.For me it's a quirky 5 star album, one that's really grown on me over the years. I've said enough. I can't go on.

This is one of their earlier albums, before their style was truly "heavy metal", and will take listeners of a certain age right back to the early seventies.

Had this as a vinyl, eons ago just listened to it again brill very early priest....

A++

Great

Mint well received had it on vinyl which is well worn very good many thanks

Item arrived, all ok

Excellent album!

Classic

great cd at a great price and very quick postage

Primo album dei Judas Priest , ancora con influenze Hard Rock pertanto l'album risulta essere diverso dai suoi successori. L'album si presenta in formato Digipack, comprato tramite venditore All Your Music, fantastico come sempre. Pacco Arrivato entro i tempi stabiliti e confezionato a dovere per non danneggiare la merce.

Ich gehe davon aus, dass die Schallplatte wie alle meine anderen gekauften Platten einwandfrei läuft. Ich habe sie noch nicht geöffnet, da es sich um eine Limited Edition handelt und ich den Wert erhalten möchte

If you like early Black Sabbath, you will like this Priest album (and the second that followed: Sad wings of destiny). I like the sinister side of it.But if your'e new to Priest , you should start with later stuff such as Defender of the faith or Screaming for vengeance to really know what they're all about.That being said, I personally just love the Rocka Rolla album. Just love early metal.

Primer álbum de la legendaria banda de Heavy Metal, es un muy recomendable álbum, donde se ve claramente las influencias de bandas como Black Sabbath, Deep Purple y como fuera a evolucionar su sonido creando uno propio y hacer escuela en bandas de la actualidad.Precio, envío inmejorables. Gracias Amazon!!!