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Released March 23, 1976 by Gull Records<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/one_half] [one_half_last]<\/p>\n [\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n [one_half]- Robert\u00a0Halford<\/strong>,\u00a0vocals Sad Wings of Destiny\u00a0in Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Victim Of Changes – 1st lead K.K., 2nd lead Glenn<\/p>\n The Ripper – Glenn<\/p>\n Dreamer Deceiver – Glenn<\/p>\n Deceiver – K.K.<\/p>\n Prelude – Glenn<\/p>\n Tyrant – 1st lead Glenn, 2nd lead Glenn & K.K. together<\/p>\n Genocide – licks Glenn\/K.K.\/Glenn & K.K. together, lead Glenn<\/p>\n Epitaph – piano Glenn<\/p>\n Island Of Domination – licks K.K.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Forty years later, and I still enjoy playing Victim Of Changes. Having said that, the memories of the recording session are now somewhat hard to recall, but I do know that both\u00a0Rockfield\u00a0and Morgan studios were rife\u00a0with great acts using them.<\/em><\/p>\n I think that we turned up at Rockfield,\u00a0and Queen had just moved out…\u00a0I remember looking at the grand piano which I was told Freddy used on Bohemian\u00a0Rhapsody.\u00a0And, of course, the great band Budgie,\u00a0who\u00a0made\u00a0some of\u00a0their masterpieces there…<\/em><\/p>\n At this point, please let me acknowledge guitarist John Thomas who passed away recently. John was from Birmingham and was well known and very well-liked by all Black Country musicians. He will be missed by us all!<\/em><\/p>\n Morgan studios was pretty much the home of Black Sabbath at the\u00a0time, but\u00a0I remember UFO being in the studio at the same\u00a0time… I\u00a0remember having a game of darts with Michael\u00a0Schenker.\u00a0I think they were doing No Heavy Petting with Leo Lyons from Ten Years After\u00a0producing.\u00a0This was when we also first met the metal master himself – Chris\u00a0Tsangarides. As we all know, Chris went on to produce\u00a0vast numbers of great albums and, of course, came back on board again with Priest for the Painkiller album.<\/em><\/p>\n I must say it was a great relief that we had artwork from Patrick Woodroffe,\u00a0as it was exactly what I was personally looking for in an album cover for Priest.<\/em><\/p>\n It is sad –\u00a0but a sign of the times –\u00a0that we do not have the excitement of going into these multiple studio facilities anymore, as it was a great way to bump into artists that I probably would never have met other than backstage somewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n I will look forward to the 50th anniversary of Sad Wings, I may have recalled some more good memories of making the album by then!”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI have some fond memories from those days\u2026 Of course at the time no one knew that we were making an album that would beheld in such high esteem by music fans 40 years later. The term Heavy Metal had not become part of the vocabulary used to describe bands or the music they played, it was hard rock! Ironically, I remember me and Rob Halford taking time out from the studio one Sunday evening, to go and see the Heavy Metal Kids playing at the Roundhouse, who were anything but heavy metal. But as time has shown, Heavy Metal is a perfect description of the music Priest excelled at!<\/em><\/p>\nSonglist:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Victim Of Changes<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
The Ripper<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Dreamer Deceiver<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Deceiver<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Prelude<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Tyrant<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Genocide<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Epitaph<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
Island Of Domination<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Credits:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n– K.K. Downing<\/strong>, guitar
\n– Glenn Tipton<\/strong>, guitar, piano
\n– Ian Hill<\/strong>, bass
\n– Alan Moore<\/strong>, drums[\/one_half] [one_half_last]Produced<\/strong> by Jeffery Calvert, Max West and Judas Priest
\nEngineered<\/strong> by Jeffery Calvert, Dave Charles and Chris Tsangarides
\nRecorded<\/strong> at Rockfield Studios, Wales, November\/December 1975
\nMixed<\/strong> at Morgan Studios, London, December 1975
\nArt Director<\/strong> John Pasche, Gull Graphics
\nCover Concept<\/strong> Neil French
\nSleeve Painting<\/strong> Patrick Woodroffe[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\nLead Break Credits:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Single covers (click for more information):<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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K.K.’s personal comments 2016:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Chris Tsangarides comments 2016:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nK.K.\u2019s solo on Victim Of Changes was the first guitar solo I ever recorded! It was the only solo on the album that I used with what was to become my \u201cVortex\u201d mic technique. I recall Glenn asking for the clean guitar in the middle section \u2018\u2026once she was wonderful\u2026 \u2018 to have some kind of chorus effect. The light bulb above my head turned on, and I suggested we use the Fender Rhodes suitcase piano as the chorus, basically plugged the guitar into the amp section of the piano, and messed with the chorus controls till we achieved the effect you hear on the record.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGreat fun and mischief was had by throwing leftover curry onto unsuspecting passers by from the roof of the studio\u2026 or balloons filled with water! Oh, how we laughed at our childish pranks! I have great memories of those sessions, and the friendship carried on away from the studio, as I would often go and see them play live\u2026 Happy days indeed!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nFrom\u00a0K.K.’s personal scrapbook:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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