The Essential Judas Priest
The Essential Judas Priest is a 2006 two-disc compilation album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It contains 34 songs from throughout their career right up to their then-most recent album Angel of Retribution, but excludes the Tim "Ripper" Owens era and material from their debut album Rocka Rolla. It was re-released in 2008 as a limited-edition 3-disc package.
It was re-released again in 2010 as a Blu-spec CD. This version has a slightly different track list on the first disc; "Nostradamus" from the 2008 album of that name replaces "Victim of Changes" as the fifth track.
In 2015 The Essential Judas Priest was re-released with the same album art but with very different track listings. Additionally, "Nostradamus", "Dragonaut", and "Redeemer of Souls" replaced "United", "Hot Rockin'", and "Out in the Cold".
Personnel
- Rob Halford – vocals
- Glenn Tipton – guitars
- K.K. Downing – guitars
- Ian Hill – bass guitars
- Scott Travis – drums
- Dave Holland – drums
- Les Binks – drums
- Simon Phillips – drums
- Alan Moore – drums
- Don Airey – keyboards