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Point of Entry
Point of Entry is the seventh studio album from Judas Priest, the English heavy metal band, released in February 1981 on Columbia. It arrived straight after British Steel, the record that had brought the band their biggest commercial success so far, and it is the sound of Priest deliberately leaning towards a more radio-friendly style rather than simply repeating that formula.
The recording is a story in itself. With the band now better off, they flew all their gear out to the Ibiza Studios in Spain, a state-of-the-art facility, once the British Steel Tour had wrapped up. The result is a louder, stronger and more live-sounding record than anything they had made before. It's a useful stop between British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance, and worth hearing for how Priest sounded when they put accessibility and a big room sound first.
Point of Entry: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 37:10Tracklist
- 1Heading Out to the HighwayDowning, Halford, Tipton3:46
- 2Don’t GoDowning, Halford, Tipton3:17
- 3Hot Rockin’Downing, Halford, Tipton3:15
- 4Turning CirclesDowning, Halford, Tipton3:39
- 5Desert PlainsDowning, Halford, Tipton4:31
- 6Solar AngelsDowning, Halford, Tipton4:02
- 7You Say YesDowning, Halford, Tipton3:25
- 8All the WayDowning, Halford, Tipton3:38
- 9TroubleshooterDowning, Halford, Tipton3:57
- 10On the RunDowning, Halford, Tipton3:42
- Produced by
- Tom Allom, Judas Priest, Judas Priest
- Recorded at
- Ibiza Sound Studio, Ibiza Sound (Ibiza, Spain)
- Recorded
- October 1980 – November 1980
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 37:10
Line-up
- Kenneth Downing · electric guitar
- Ian Hill · electric bass guitar
- Dave Holland · drums (drum set)
- Glenn Tipton · electric guitar
- Rob Halford · lead vocals
Singles
- “Don't Go” · 13 February 1981
- “Hot Rockin'” · 10 April 1981
- “Heading Out to the Highway” · May 1981 (US)
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1981 | 14 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1981 | 39 |
| Swedish Albums · 1981 | 14 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1981 | 18 |
| German Albums · 1981 | 19 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1981 | 32 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1981 | 42 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1981 | Silver |
| United States · 1989 | Gold |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1981-02-27 vs 1981-02-17 (musicbrainz), 1981-02-26 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 17 February 1981 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 February 1981 | |
| Wikidata | 26 February 1981 | |
| US release | 1981 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 17 February 1981 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Columbia | 074643705219 | other |
| 1981 | US | Columbia | 07464370521 | other |
| 17 February 1981 | XE | CBS | original | |
| 1986 | GB | CBS | 5099708483425 | other |
| July 1986 | US | CBS | 07464370522 | other |
| 1990 | US | Columbia | 5099746782924 | other |
| 1991 | XE | Columbia | 5099746782924 | other |
| 21 March 1991 | JP | Epic/Sony | 4988010525521 | other |
| 2001 | US | Columbia | 888430169722 | other |
| 7 May 2001 | GB | Columbia | 5099750213223 | remaster |
| 29 May 2001 | US | Columbia | 696998543621 | other |
| 15 February 2012 | JP | Metal God Entertainment | 4547366063516 | remaster |
| 12 December 2014 | XW | Columbia | 5099750213223 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×599 | upscaled |