Stained Class [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Stained Class [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Stained Class [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Exciter
2. White Heat, Red Hot
3. Better By You, Better Than Me
4. Stained Class
5. Invader
6. Saints In Hell
7. Savage
8. Beyond The Realms Of Death
9. Heroes End
10. Fire Burns Below (Bonus Track)
11. Better By You, Better Than Me (Live)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally Remastered Including Two Additional Tracks Not on the Original Release.

Stained Class,Judas Priest,Sony,Rock
Stained Class
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best Metal Recording of All Time!!!
  • Surely it's Stained Glass not Class
  • "Stained Class" TOWERS in the Priest Catalog
  • Dark, Sublime, Amazing!
  • One of The Best 70's Albums
Stained Class
Judas Priest
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005R62K
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

  1. Exciter
  2. White Heat, Red Hot
  3. Better By You, Better Than Me
  4. Stained Class
  5. Invader
  6. Saints In Hell
  7. Savage
  8. Beyond The Relms Of Death
  9. Heroes End
  10. Fire Burns Below
  11. Better By Your, Better Than Me (Live)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best Metal Recording of All Time!!!.......2007-06-02

Stained Class is in many ways a groundbreaking album.It introduced in my opinion the beginning of speed/thrash(Exciter).Rob Halford's vocals are almost unbelievable,I've yet to hear anything that compares.The guitar soloing is 3 levels above anything else at that time.Thirty years later it still stands out as a phenomenal metal showcase of vocals and guitar .This might be the most influential metal album of all time!!P.S.The guitar solo on "Beyond the Realms of Death" is considered by many the best metal solo of all time.

4 out of 5 stars Surely it's Stained Glass not Class.......2007-05-01

In the song Halford sings about a king in stained glass.["..and now he's just a stained glass king.."]He clearly enunciates "G".It doesn't make any sense otherwise.He's referring to the kings and queens that you see in English cathedral windows.Even the cover art shows a modernist stained glass window style.I'm sure that funny little owl like creature that you see in the artwork is in a famous stained glass cathedral window in perhaps Coventry Cathedral??That's around about where these guys were born.I suggest a listen and also read the lyrics.

5 out of 5 stars "Stained Class" TOWERS in the Priest Catalog.......2007-04-07

In the late 70s Judas Priest released three albums in three years which ingeniously set the foundation for power/epic/speed metal (whereas Black Sabbath earlier forged the foundation for doom/stoner metal). These three historic albums are: SAD WINGS OF DESTINY (1976), SIN AFTER SIN (1977) and STAINED CLASS (1978). All three albums sound completely different production-wise and song-wise, but they all have this in common: They're mature, innovative, dynamic works of utter brilliance. In other words, if you're only familiar with Priest's dumbed-down, bubblegum metal 80's output, e.g. "Breaking the Law," "Living After Midnight" and "You've Got Another Thing Coming," you're in for a shock with these three masterworks (Don't get me wrong, I love BRITISH STEEL, but it's essentially kindergarten metal compared to these three late 70's releases).

Another aspect that I appreciate about Priest's brand of metal is that it never has that stoner vibe. Listen to practically any Priest CD and you'll ascertain that these guys are professional musicians/artists and not drug-obsessed losers that just escaped mom's basement.

Here's a run-down of the songs featured on STAINED CLASS:

(1.) "Exciter." This is a smokin' speed metal track. If you wanna know where speed metal originated look no further (also check out "Let Us Prey" from SIN AFTER SIN). Even so, I was never a fan of "Exciter." I respect it greatly but it never tripped my trigger, if you know what I mean. Personal Rating: 3.5/5 Stars.

(2.) "White Heat, Red Hot." This one has a catchy mid-paced main riff. They coulda done better with the words of the chorus, but I still like it. Personal Rating: 4/5 Stars.

(3.) "Better By You, Better Than Me." This is pretty much the big 'hit' of the album. It's a cover a a Spooky Tooth song, which I've never heard. Simple, unique, catchy and well-done. Personal Rating: 4.5/5 Stars.

(4.) "Stained Class." This song probably won't blow you away at first, but after some time you'll see its brilliance. It's epic! One thing's for sure, no one ever sang like Rob Halford sings on this song before. Personal Rating: 5/5 Stars.

(5.) "Invader." This one's obviously about a UFO sighting and alien invasion. I never liked it. The chorus is just dumb. It's simply filler fodder. Personal Rating: 2/5 Stars.

(6.) "Saints in Hell." Whoa! This one's incredible. Sci-fi/fantasy lyrics about a stolen bell and the saints that go to hell to retrieve it (huh?). Rob was obviously smokin' something when he came up with these lyrics. Still, "Saints in Hell" is metal of the highest order. Personal Rating: 5/5 Stars.

(7.) "Savage." A very unique and respectable number in the Priest catalog, albeit dated. The lyrics address the intrinsic evils associated with imperialism and cultural contamination. Personal Rating: 4/5 Stars.

(8.) "Beyond the Realms of Death." Brace yourself, 'cause this is essentially the "Stairway to Heaven" of heavy metal. Intriguing subject matter and musical composition of the highest caliber. Numerous metal bands have tried to remake this song in their own image. Queensryche did it with "The Lady Wore Black," Iron Maiden did it with "Children of the Damned" and Metallica did it with "Fade to Black" -- all three great songs, but they stand on the foundation laid by "Beyond the Realms of Death." By the way, guess who wrote the music for "Beyond"? None other than drummer Les Binks! I couldn't believe it when I found out; I thought for sure this was the product of Tipton/Downing. This definitely proves that Binks was far more than just a phenomenal drummer. Personal Rating: 5/5 Stars.

(9.) "Heroes End." This one definitely has a dated vibe, but remains unique and respectable in the Priest catalog. The lyrics address the shame of musical legends that prematurely die (e.g. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, etc.). The song is worth it just for the powerful post-chorus section with its expertly done trade-off vocals. Personal Rating: 4/5 Stars.

BONUS TRACKS: (1.) "Fire Burns Below." For once we get a bonus track that is actually worth listening to! This is an older song that they essentially went back to and "fixed" up. Good, unique, mellow, emotional song which utilizes acoustics and a drum machine. Personal Rating: 4/5 Stars. (2.) "Better By You, Better Than Me" (Live). Decent live cut, but not as good as the studio version.

FINAL ANALYSIS: You simply can't go wrong with Judas Priest's three late 70's releases SAD WINGS OF DESTINY, SIN AFTER SIN and STAINED CLASS. All three are innovative, mature and brilliant; they TOWER in the Priest catalog. MUST HEAR CUTS: "Stained Class," "Saints in Hell" and "Beyond the Realms of Death," followed closely by "Better By You, Better Than Me."

5 out of 5 stars Dark, Sublime, Amazing!.......2007-04-03

Darker, faster, and far more morbid than its predecessor, Stained Class is by far one of the strongest and most influential metal albums of all time. Not hindered by age or changing trends, this amazingly atmospheric album quite possibly is the most depressingly morose metal release ever. Many metal album sound depressing, this one feels depressing. Sad Wings Of Destiny may have been the dream of morbidity, Stained Class is the the realization of that dream. This is the last album to sound completely uncompromised before the Priest became anthemic.

5 out of 5 stars One of The Best 70's Albums.......2007-01-28

Many of the other reviews give many comments on the songs etc, so I'll write about some of the esoteric stuff I haven't read here. For those that don't know what the hard rock scene was in 1978 when this album came out, this was a time before video games were available, let alone computers, and VHS recorder/players (the predecessors of DVD's) were only at universities or other institutions that had money for the cost of these relatively rare machines of that time. 1978 is when music and the stereo ruled. You had the turntable, receiver, and stereo speakers with 12" woofers and you got together with friends, put on some awesome rock album that just came out and you *listened* to the music. This is a time when music bands and concerts ruled. Judas Priest's Stained Class is one of the albums that ruled at that time.

When Stained Class came out, the recording technology blew away anything before it. Recording technology improved immensely during the 70's and you can hear the improved sound between this record and previous Judas Priest albums or even any early 70's progressive rock album such as that by Yes, etc. Some may have written that the recording sounds bad, but believe me, when this record came out, it was cutting edge. This brings up a good point. This was for many years one of my 10 desert album discs or if you could only bring 10 albums/CD's before the planet exploded, this would have been one of them, but after multitudes of listenings, even I can say this album is somewhat dated. So for younger listeners this may not be as awesome as some of the reviews let on, those reviews are more of a statement of the album's importance when it was released and may be more for those who were around when this came out. For those that don't want something dated, there is a Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal that have more modern bands playing, but this too is from 1997 and also slightly dated, but there may be other more up to date tribute CD's. From what I've heard, many bands that play JP covers, revere the band, and play great versions of the songs, albeit with their own style.

Stained Class was supposed to be a takeoff on the term "stained glass." I must have listened to the title track dozens of times, but could not understand what Rob Halford was singing on that song. There are websites that can be found with a web-search for those that want to know the lyrics to the songs. The lyrics, however, of the juggernaut of the album, Beyond the Realms of Death, were more or less clear. Others have written that this song was about suicide, and to me, it was a bit more than that. It was about someone that goes insane, or withdraws into their own mind leaving the outside world, depending on your point of view. Whether this person kills themselves or withdraws so much into themselves that they're dead to the outside world is unclear.

There is also the drugginess associated with the album. From the possible meaning from Exciter of: "when ignition hits you", to Beyond the Realms of Death where: "He had enough..." sounded to me as "He had an up/he couldn't take anymore." Then there's the album cover itself. Whoa! Again, now it may seem moot, but at the time, it was this wild up-to-date psychedelic album cover with all sorts of "images" reflected off of the supposed metallic skull, with two beams of light entering it, and one beam exiting. This was a time when music was still released on records and the larger album art work allowed one to appreciate it more.

Until relatively recently I didn't know Better By You, Better Than Me was a cover song, and I much didn't care, and thought it fit in well with the style of the album. I would recommend the remastered versions of any 70's album, as the standard CD transference missed overtones that made the songs on the album so awesome. The two bonus tracks, I have read elsewhere, are first an outtake from the 1987 Ram It Down sessions, and the live tune from a 1990 L.A. concert.

For those that might be interested in Judas Priest's three earlier albums, Rocka Rolla, Sad Wings of Destiny, and Sin After Sin, I would recommend the Live: Unleashed In the East instead. The live album offers good performances of the songs, much tighter, crisper, and most of their relevant songs from the earlier albums. Most of Judas Priest's subsequent albums go downhill from the Live album. I looked for a Best of Compilation that had JP's best songs, Exciter, Stained Class, and BTROD, and there weren't any and realized that Stained Class is JP's Best Of album.

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Point of Entry/Stained Class
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    ASIN: B000HWXTE0
    Release Date: 2006-09-19

    Album Description

    Two hit CDs in one handy package! Heavy Metal heroes Judas Priest have a dandy double dose of classic Metal mayhem with two of their albums, Stained Class (1978) and Point Of Entry (1981), combined for your head banging pleasure. Sony/BMG. 2006.
    Stained Class
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • CLASSY, WITH NO STAINS!
    • Best Judas Priest album of the 70s
    • The BEST!!!
    • 4.5 stars - a classic metal masterpiece
    • The first Uptempo 80's Metal Alum ever.....released 1978!
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    ASIN: B0000025CP
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Exciter
    2. White Heat, Red Hot
    3. Better By You Better Than Me
    4. Stained Class
    5. Invader
    6. Saints In Hell
    7. Savage
    8. Beyond The Realms Of Death
    9. Heroes End

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars CLASSY, WITH NO STAINS!.......2006-07-07

    This is what Judas Priest had been building up to over their previous three albums, which had plenty of high points but some low points too. However, there are no low points here. Along with "British Steel", I consider this Priest's best album.

    One very positive addition was the addition of drummer Les Binks (where is he now?). His double-kick drumming that starts off "Exciter" is a direct antecedent of the "speed metal" movement of the 1980s.

    Though the previous albums were good in their own right, they were still derivative of contemporaries like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple in places (and I'm not saying that's a bad thing!). Here, except for a slight Sabbath flavour on "Saints In Hell", Priest at last find their own identity and their own sound, and from here on out, other bands would be influenced by them.

    No ballads here either! The controversial "Beyond The Realms Of Death" alternates between gentle acoustic and crushing electric guitar but is still very heavy. Rob (or was it still "Bob" or "Robert" at this stage in his career?) Halford's vocal tour-de-force is on this song.

    This album, along with much of Thin Lizzy's work, set the standards for twin lead guitars. Glenn Tipton and KK Downing play off each other effortlessly. However, one minor gripe is that Ian Hill's bass could be louder; he's a good, no-frills bassist but doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

    HIGH POINTS: "Exciter", "Saints In Hell", "Beyond The Realms Of Death", "Heroes End".

    LOW POINTS: NONE!

    Essential for any heavy metal collection.

    4 out of 5 stars Best Judas Priest album of the 70s .......2005-10-20

    By far! This 1978 metal classic is almost 5 stars. (I don't throw 'em around as easily as many others). This is a very important album for the metal genre as a whole, genre defining. Very grim and heavy too, hmm well, for a Judas Priest album. Many classic songs; Exciter, Better By You Better Than Me and Beyond The Realms Of Death are the (in)famous songs of this album. But I find Saints In Hell and Savage equally impressive. The title track is great too. Sound is ok, a bit thicker and heavier than on their other 70s albums. This album should have been heavier, but for 1978 this was about as heavy as it got. (70-75 Sabbath is the only real exception, and surpasses this album in quality and heaviness). Still, this is one of the must-own Judas Priest albums.

    5 out of 5 stars The BEST!!!.......2004-06-09

    For some, it's "British Steel", for others, it's "Screaming for Vengeance" or "Painkiller".
    For me, it's obviously "Stained Class". With such classics such as "Exciter", "Heroes End" and "Saints in Hell", this album is a masterpiece like "Paranoid" from Black Sabbath. With such energy and good riffing, "Stained Class" deserves 5 stars!

    4 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars - a classic metal masterpiece.......2004-02-01

    Stained Class (1978.) Judas Priest's fourth album.

    Ever since their formation in the early seventies, Judas Priest was a band that set out to please listeners. Their first album, 1974's Rocka Rolla, didn't really succeed at it though. With their second album, 1976's Sad Wings Of Destiny, they found their sound and drew in a huge cult following. And 1977's Sin After Sin was their first release on a major label. At long last, the band was in the spotlight. Their following was beginning to grow greatly. And in 1978, the band released its fourth studio album, Stained Class. Read on for my review of this album.

    The band doesn't waste any time getting right to the rock and roll on this album. The album opens with Exciter, a fast and furious rocker that has gone on to become a fan favorite. It's comparable to Sinner, the track that opened up their previous album. Next up comes another legendary hard rocker, an underrated masterpiece called White Heat Red Hot. Why this song never went onto extreme popularity is beyond me, because it is nothing short of excellent. Track three is a cover of the Spooky Tooth classic, Better By You Better Than Me (for those of you not familar with Spooky Tooth, they're the band that guitarist Mick Jones played in before Foreigner.) This is an EXCELLENT cover, but this version of the song was a source of controversy for many years (it was believed to contain subliminal messages that encouraged suicide.) But, of course, it's the music that matters, not the hidden messages (if there really ARE any.) Invader is an odd but still excellent tune with the theme being an alien invasion. This is NOT the same song as Iron Maiden's Invaders, although there is a striking resemblance between the two. Also, every band has to do a song about Native Americans being conquered by people from England, and Savage is Priest's song of this style. It's an excellent attempt at it, too. Saints In Hell and Beyond The Realm Of Death are also excellent tracks worth checking out.

    This newly remastered version of the album features two bonus tracks. An unreleased studio session called Fire Burns Below, and a live take on Better By You Better Than Me. The former is one of the band's most unusual rockers, but it still rocks hard and rocks right. The live take on Better By You Better Than Me is inferior to the studio version, however, as far as these live bonus tracks go that show up on the Priest reissues, this is one of the better ones. These bonus tracks are a nice incentive to purchase the new version of the album. But if you've got the old version, they aren't reason enough to buy the album again.

    Overall this is a great album, and to the time it was Priest's finest. It's a shame this album tends to go underappreciated in the modern age, because it really is one of their best ones. To put it simply, if you're a fan of the band, casual or die-hard, this album is a must purchase. There are many excellent songs on here - many of which aren't available on any hits compilation.

    5 out of 5 stars The first Uptempo 80's Metal Alum ever.....released 1978!.......2003-07-18

    Stained Class was Judas Priest's 4th Studio Album and to my ears one of the greatest Metal albums of all time. Their least popular, but most influential 70's release. Here is a song by song:

    Exciter - The first Thrash song I know of.....Double Bass. Screaming lyrics and great riff's... Like Painkiller but better, because it was more original at the time....I rate it a...............A+

    White Heat Red Hot - Opens with a cool riff and has pretty catchy high pitched vocals...Overall this song is good but nothing that 25 years later sounds classic....On the other hand 25 years later its still enjoyable and Rob has some GREAT Screams at the end..so I give it a...............B

    Better by you better then me....This song opens pretty cool....It has a little bit of a Disco feel to it, which makes it kid of funny now...but it has the slow parts that show how PRIEST used to experiment....I could be wrong, but I think this is the song that got PRIEST sued..In which case it was written by "SPooky Toooth"

    Stained Class - This Song ROCKS!!!! The Tuniquite Turns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I'd type more but I am too busy rocking out!!!!!!!!!

    One of the best songs in Priest catalogue......A+

    Invaders - Opens with a guitar synth thing a little drumms an average drums / vocals thing...The song has lyrics about an Alien invasion and a some decent vocal melody lines,..but overall is filler.....rated C+

    Saints In Hell - Opens wiht one of the best Riff;s I have ever hear (GO>>>KK)......Rob sings so high that its hard to understand his lyrics until the chorus....There is a great high hat sound in the middle of the tune,,...but does anyone care 70yomore????n It's to me one of the top METAL Songs of the 70'S!!!!!!!!!..............A

    Savage - A catchy song about British Soldiers bringing their beliefs o Native people...B

    Beyond The Realms of Death - This could be Priests..."Stairway"....Its about a gut who goes crazy and can't deal with the world anymore..

    If you have evet seen the movie..."Birdie"....starring "Nicholas Cage" the sory line is oddley familiar.

    Hero's End - This song is supposedly about Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison and about how much of a shame it is that great arists "DIE:" to prove their worth.....Whatever this songn is about...IT rocks!!!!!!!!
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      ASIN: B00092QTYA
      Release Date: 2005-06-14

      Tracks:

      1. Exciter
      2. White Heat, Red Hot
      3. Better by You, Better Than Me
      4. Stained Class
      5. Invader
      6. Saints in Hell
      7. Savage
      8. Beyond the Realms of Death
      9. Heroes End
      10. Fire Burns Below [*]
      11. Better by You, Better Than Me [Live][*]

      Album Description

      Japanese digitally remastered limited pressing of the band's 1978 album with 2 added bonus tracks 'Fire Burns Below' & 'Better By You, Better Than Me' (live). Packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. CBS. 2005.

      Album Details

      24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. Includes the Bonus Tracks "Fire Burns Below" and "Better by You, Better Than Me (Live)".
      Stained Class
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Priest's seventies masterpiece
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      Manufacturer: Sony
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0001ZX65A
      Release Date: 2004-06-14

      Tracks:

      1. Exciter
      2. White Heat, Red Hot
      3. Better By You, Better Than Me
      4. Stained Class
      5. Invader
      6. Saints In Hell
      7. Savage
      8. Beyond The Realms Of Death
      9. Heroes End
      10. Fire Burns Below (Bonus Track)
      11. Better By You, Better Than Me (Live)

      Album Details

      Digitally Remastered Including Two Additional Tracks Not on the Original Release.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Priest's seventies masterpiece.......2005-06-23

      Stained Class (1978.) Judas Priest's fourth album.

      Ever since their formation in the early seventies, Judas Priest was a band that set out to please listeners. Their first album, 1974's Rocka Rolla, didn't really succeed at it though. With their second album, 1976's Sad Wings Of Destiny, they found their sound and drew in a huge cult following. And 1977's Sin After Sin was their first release on a major label. At long last, the band was in the spotlight. Their following was beginning to grow greatly. And in 1978, the band released its fourth studio album, Stained Class. Read on for my review of this album.

      The band doesn't waste any time getting right to the rock and roll on this album. The album opens with Exciter, a fast and furious rocker that has gone on to become a fan favorite. It's comparable to Sinner, the track that opened up their previous album. Next up comes another legendary hard rocker, an underrated masterpiece called White Heat Red Hot. Why this song never went onto extreme popularity is beyond me, because it is nothing short of excellent. Track three is a cover of the Spooky Tooth classic, Better By You Better Than Me (for those of you not familar with Spooky Tooth, they're the band that guitarist Mick Jones played in before Foreigner.) This is an EXCELLENT cover, but this version of the song was a source of controversy for many years (it was believed to contain subliminal messages that encouraged suicide.) But, of course, it's the music that matters, not the hidden messages (if there really ARE any.) Invader is an odd but still excellent tune with the theme being an alien invasion. This is NOT the same song as Iron Maiden's Invaders, although there is a striking resemblance between the two. Also, every band has to do a song about Native Americans being conquered by people from England, and Savage is Priest's song of this style. It's an excellent attempt at it, too. Saints In Hell and Beyond The Realm Of Death are also excellent tracks worth checking out.

      This newly remastered version of the album features two bonus tracks. An unreleased studio session called Fire Burns Below, and a live take on Better By You Better Than Me. The former is one of the band's most unusual rockers, but it still rocks hard and rocks right. The live take on Better By You Better Than Me is inferior to the studio version, however, as far as these live bonus tracks go that show up on the Priest reissues, this is one of the better ones. These bonus tracks are a nice incentive to purchase the new version of the album. But if you've got the old version, they aren't reason enough to buy the album again.

      Overall this is a great album, and to the time it was Priest's finest. It's a shame this album tends to go underappreciated in the modern age, because it really is one of their best ones. To put it simply, if you're a fan of the band, casual or die-hard, this album is a must purchase. There are many excellent songs on here - many of which aren't available on any hits compilation.

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        Judas Priest
        Manufacturer: Epic
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          Judas Priest
          Manufacturer: Sony/Epic
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005R6FB
          Release Date: 2001-12-05

          Tracks:

          1. Exciter
          2. White Heat, Red Hot
          3. Better by You, Better Than Me
          4. Stained Class
          5. Invader
          6. Saints in Hell
          7. Savage
          8. Beyond the Realms of Death
          9. Heroes End
          10. Fire Burns Below [*]
          11. Better by You, Better Than Me [Live][*]

          Album Details

          Remastered Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks. Same as the European Version.
          Stained Class (1978) / Point of Entry (1981)
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            Stained Class (1978) / Point of Entry (1981)
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            Manufacturer: CD Maximum
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            ASIN: B000IOCAY2

            Product Description

            2 albums on 1CD- 19trx total- STAINED CLASS - 9 trx & POINT OF ENTRY -10 trx. "STAINED CLASS": 1. Exciter. 2. White Heat, Red Hot. 3. Better By You, Better Than Me. 4. Stained Class. 5. Invader. 6. Saints In Hell. 7. Savage. 8. Beyond The Relms Of Death. 9. Heroes End. "POINT OF ENTRY": 1. Heading Out To The Highway. 2. Don't Go. 3. Hot Rockin'. 4. Turning Circles. 5. Desert Plains. 6. Solar Angels. 7. You Say Yes. 8. All The Way. 9. Troubleshooter. 10. On The Run.
            {{{Judas Priest 5 CD SuperPack}}} Unleashed in the East [EXTRA TRACKS] [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Hell Bent for Leather [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Stained Class [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Sin After Sin [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Screaming for Vengeance [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • TRACK LISTINGS
            {{{Judas Priest 5 CD SuperPack}}} Unleashed in the East [EXTRA TRACKS] [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Hell Bent for Leather [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Stained Class [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Sin After Sin [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Screaming for Vengeance [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
            British MetalBritish Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000GZD8NK

            Product Description

            Each disc in it's own jewel case with full artwork etc. Save on shipping with this great value pack.

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars TRACK LISTINGS.......2006-07-21

            Unleashed in the East
            1. Exciter
            2. Running Wild
            3. Sinner
            4. The Ripper
            5. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
            6. Diamonds And Rust
            7. Victim Of Changes
            8. Genocide
            9. Tyrant
            10. Rock Forever
            11. Delivering The Goods
            12. Hell Bent For Leather
            13. Starbreaker

            Hell Bent for Leather
            1. Delivering The Goods
            2. Rock Forever
            3. Evening Star
            4. Hell Bent For Leather
            5. Take On The World
            6. Burnin' Up
            7. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
            8. Killing Machine
            9. Running Wild
            10. Before The Dawn
            11. Evil Fantasies
            12. Fight For Your Life
            13. Riding In The Wind (Live)

            Stained Class
            1. Exciter
            2. White Heat, Red Hot
            3. Better By You, Better Than Me
            4. Stained Class
            5. Invader
            6. Saints In Hell
            7. Savage
            8. Beyond The Relms Of Death
            9. Heroes End
            10. Fire Burns Below
            11. Better By Your, Better Than Me (Live)

            Sin After Sin
            1. Sinner
            2. Diamonds And Rust
            3. Starbreaker
            4. Last Rose Of Summer
            5. Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest
            6. Raw Deal
            7. Here Come The Tears
            8. Dissident Aggressor
            9. Race With The Devil
            10. Jawbreaker (live)

            Screaming for Vengeance
            1. The Hellion
            2. Electric Eye
            3. Riding The Wind
            4. Bloodstone
            5. Chains
            6. Pain & Pleasure
            7. Screaming For Vengeance
            8. Another Thing Coming
            9. Fever
            10. Devil's Child
            11. Prisoner Of Your Eyes
            12. Devil's Child (live)


            Music Info:

            1. Storm & Brilliance [Import]
            2. Strangeland [Soundtrack]
            3. Swedish Hard Rock & Heavy Metal 1970-96 [Import]
            4. Talas [Extra tracks] [Import]
            5. Tale of a Tragic Kingdom [Import]
            6. Too Short a Season
            7. Tribute to the Priset [Import]
            8. Visions [Import]
            9. Void Terra Firma [Import]
            10. Volumen Brutal [Import]

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