#Rocka Rolla 1974 50th Anniversary

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COMMEMORATING A HALF CENTURY MILESTONE THIS YEAR FOR AN UNSUNG '70s HARD ROCK CLASSIC.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 50th anniversary promotional Japanese advert for "Rocka Rolla," the 1974 debut album by English then-hard rock band, JUDAS PRIEST, the masterful Tom Allom has remixed and remastered it.

“It’s great to look back and see our future unfurl — from little metal acorns mighty metal oaks do grow. One small step for metal, one giant leap for metalkind — a lifelong metal journey began with these songs. This album lit the eternal metal flame — as real and fresh as ever five decades on.”

 — Rob Halford on the 50th anniversary re-released of "Rocka Rolla" in remastered format

EXTRA INFO: After half a century, the band has finally reached the quality of "Kankei"! The pre-release in Japan is set for Wednesday, November 20th.

Source: https://x.com/mitchlafon/status/1840121491410841829, The Rockpit, various, etc...

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IAN HILLL Announces Upcoming Remixed Version Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Rocka Rolla': 'It's Finally Got The Production It's Always Needed'

In a recent interview with Meltdown on Detroit’s WRIF radio station, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed plans to reissue the band’s debut album, Rocka Rolla from 1974, in celebration of its upcoming 50th anniversary. “It’s just been re-engineered by [longtime PRIEST producer] Tom Allom after all of these years,” Ian said. “The multi-tracks were in remarkably good condition, and he’s changed…

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AVIAN WARFARE ON WINGS OF DEMON STEEL -- THE SCI-FI CREDIBILITY OF PROTO-METAL GODS.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on textless cover art to "The Steel Tsar," a 1981 sci-fi/alternate history/steampunk novel written by Michael Moorcock. Artwork by Melvyn Grant.

EXTRA INFO: The same cover art was used for the 1984 reissue of Judas Priest's 1974 debut album "Rocka Rolla" and the 1989 [futuristic sports] video game "Ballistix."

Sources: www.reddit.com/r/CoolSciFiCovers/comments/1djjtvz, Moby Games, various, etc...