Rocka Rolla

Rocka Rolla is the first studio album by British heavy metal band, Judas Priest. Rocka Rolla was released on 6 September 1974 through both Gull Records. The album was produced by Rodger Bain, who had produced the first three albums for Black Sabbath.

Rocka Rolla
Studio album by Judas Priest
Released	6 September 1974
Recorded	June–July 1974 at Island, Trident and Olympic Studios
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock
Length	42:04
Language	English
Label	Gull
Producer	Rodger Bain
Judas Priest chronology
Rocka Rolla (1974) Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)

When the album was released, it was met with a small reception and sold "only a few thousand copies". Due to the flop of the album, Judas Priest had found themselves financially in dire straits. The band said that there were nights where they were starving and that they didn't know when they were going to get their next meal. They tried to make an agreement with Gull to pay them 50 pounds a week, but the record label was also not doing well financially and they did not agree.

The album featured the single "Rocka Rolla".

Songs

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One for the Road"	Rob Halford, K.K. Downing	4:34
2.	"Rocka Rolla"	Halford, Downing, Glenn Tipton	3:05
3.	"Winter"	Al Atkins, Downing, Ian Hill	1:42
4.	"Deep Freeze"	Downing	1:21
5.	"Winter Retreat"	Halford, Downing	3:28
6.	"Cheater"	Halford, Downing	2:59
7.	"Never Satisfied"	Atkins, Downing	4:50
8.	"Run of the Mill"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	8:34
9.	"Dying to Meet You/Hero, Hero"	Halford, Downing	6:23
10.	"Caviar and Meths" (Instrumental)	Atkins, Downing, Hill	2:02

Rocka Rolla Media

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  Rob Halford made a brief explanation before performing "Never Satisfied" during the Epitaph Tour, as there were "a few blank stares" from the audience while performing the song.

Other websites

• Rocka Rolla at Allmusic