Hero, Hero

Hero, Hero is a compilation album by Judas Priest, released in between British Steel (1980) and Point of Entry (1981) by Gull Records.It consists of all ten tracks from the Rocka Rolla album, six tracks from the Sad Wings of Destiny album, and an alternate version of "Diamonds And Rust". The tracks from Rocka Rolla and "Diamonds And Rust" were remixed by Rodger Bain in 1981. The tracks from Sad Wings Of Destiny were not remixed.

Hero, Hero was released under the label Gull Records, in an effort to "capitalize on Judas Priest's popularity." Judas Priest's management firmly states that people should not buy these compilations, because even though it would seem like a new album on the surface, it's just a re-issue of material already recorded.

The CD releases of the album have produced a few alternate versions. Some European CDs sequenced the tracks differently so that the tracks from sides 3 and 4 of the LP come before the tracks from sides 1 and 2. The US CDs released by Transluxe and Koch used the mixes from the original Rocka Rolla album rather than the remixed tracks from the original Hero Hero LP.

Track listing

ide 1

#"Prelude" (Glenn Tipton) - 2:02
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Tyrant" (Rob Halford, Tipton) - 4:28
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Rocka Rolla" (Halford, K.K. Downing, Tipton) - 3:05
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974
#"One for the Road" (Halford, Downing) - 4:40
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974

ide 2

#"Victim of Changes" (Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) - 7:47
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Dying to Meet You" (Halford, Downing) - 6:16
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974
#"Never Satisfied" (Atkins, Downing) - 4:50
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974

ide 3

#"Dreamer Deceiver" (Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) - 5:51
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Deceiver" (Halford, Downing, Tipton)- 2:40
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Winter" (Atkins, Downing, Ian Hill) - 1:31
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974
#"Deep Freeze" (Downing) - 1:20
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974
#"Winter Retreat" (Halford, Downing) - 3:27
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974
#"Cheater" (Halford, Downing) - 2:57
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974

ide 4

#"Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) - 3:26
#*Originally released on "Sin After Sin", in 1977
#"Run of the Mill" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) - 8:33
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974
#"Genocide" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) - 5:51
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Caviar and Meths" (Atkins, Downing, Hill) - 2:00
#*Originally released on "Rocka Rolla", in 1974

Personnel

*Rob Halford - lead vocals, harmonica
*K.K. Downing - guitar
*Glenn Tipton - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
*Ian Hill - bass
*John Hinch - drums
*Alan Moore - drums