The Chosen Few by Judas Priest, album cover
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The Chosen Few

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The Chosen Few is a compilation from the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 11 October 2011 by Legacy Recordings. It gathers material from across the band's long run rather than presenting a new set of songs, so it works as a way into their catalogue.

It arrived between two studio albums, after Nostradamus in 2008 and before Redeemer of Souls in 2014. By then the band had been making records since Rocka Rolla in 1974, and the collection gives a sense of that span. If you know Judas Priest mainly through a handful of famous albums, this offers a wider view of what they have done.

The Chosen Few: tracklist and credits

17 tracks · 1:17:05

Tracklist

  1. 1Diamonds and RustJoan Baez3:25
  2. 2Dissident AggressorDowning, Halford, Tipton3:06
  3. 3ExciterRob Halford and Glenn Tipton5:32
  4. 4Beyond the Realms of DeathLes Binks and Rob Halford6:50
  5. 5Delivering the GoodsDowning, Halford, Tipton4:17
  6. 6The Green ManalishiPeter Green3:25
  7. 7The RipperGlenn Tipton2:42
  8. 8Victim of ChangesAtkins, Downing, Halford, Tipton7:13
  9. 9Breaking the LawDowning, Halford, Tipton2:35
  10. 10Rapid FireDowning, Halford, Tipton4:02
  11. 11GrinderDowning, Halford, Tipton3:57
  12. 12Living After MidnightDowning, Halford, Tipton3:30
  13. 13Screaming for VengeanceDowning, Halford, Tipton4:44
  14. 14You've Got Another Thing Comin'Downing, Halford, Tipton5:07
  15. 15The SentinelDowning, Halford, Tipton5:01
  16. 16Turbo LoverDowning, Halford, Tipton5:31
  17. 17PainkillerDowning, Halford, Tipton6:07
Produced by
Roger Glover, Judas Priest, Dennis MacKay, James Guthrie, Judas Priest, Tom Allom, Chris Tsangarides
Recorded at
Ramport Studios, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, CBS Studios, Utopia Studios, Startling Studios, Ibiza Sound Studio, Compass Point Studios, Studio Miraval, Wisseloord Studios
Recorded
1977 – March 1990
Mixed by
Tom Allom, Bill Dooley, Kenneth Downing, Glenn Tipton
Mixed at
Wessex Sound Studios, Startling Studios, Bayshore Recording Studios, Beejay Recording Studios, The Record Plant, Wisseloord Studios
Engineered by
Mark Dodson, Neil Ross, James Guthrie, Neil Kernon, 鈴木良博, Louis Austin, Bill Dooley, Attie Bauw, Patrice Rouillon Tsernsoff de Gironville
Label
Legacy Recordings
Length
1:17:05

Line-up

  • Kenneth Downing · electric guitar
  • Ian Hill · electric bass guitar, bass guitar
  • Simon Phillips · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Glenn Tipton · electric guitar, background vocals
  • Rob Halford · lead vocals
  • Les Binks · drums (drum set)
  • Dave Holland · drums (drum set)
  • Scott Travis · drums (drum set) · guest

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