Priest Judas have announced a completely remixed and remastered version of their 1974 debut album Rock and Roll. The new version has been a long time coming Priest Judas cooperative Tom Allomwho said the goal? Rock and Roll 2024 one only needs to expand what already exists.
“What we did with the multitrack is to remix the whole album from scratch. So to be clear, we’re not adding anything musically. We’re not re-recording any parts of the album .
So why remix and remaster? Rock and Roll 2024 Easy – because the original mix and master kind of sucked.
“I took the record…and put the needle on the groove and sat back. And I just started blowing slowly.” Priest Judas vocalist Rob Halford after listening to the original Rock and Roll for the first time.
“I was so disappointed with the sound… We all were, we had all worked so hard to get to this place. And now this music that we know when we play it live is roaring. in those early primitive days, none of that came out of the speakers.”
Priest Judas bass player Ian Hill “Recorded in night sessions to save costs, over a few weeks in June and July 1974, on a shoestring budget. Rock and Roll always had its flaws! But walking into my local record store and seeing it on the shelf among all your idol records was the proudest feeling in the world and I thought, “Whatever happens now, nothing can change that.”
“Now it’s messed up again Tom Allom and reappropriated Rock and Roll finally got the production it deserved.”
Rock and Roll 2024 Digital on September 13 and on CD and vinyl on November 22. Pre-orders and a mailing list for physical copies are available here.
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