verse and chorus at the beginning of the song. The very rare first printing of the UK LP has the words "Thanks for the words Al!" printed last in the credits in the blue circle on the back cover. This, presumably a reference to original singer Al Atkins, has been removed on other versions of the Gull vinyl. On some versions of the CD release, "Rocka Rolla" is timed at 4:00 and "Winter" at 0:45, becoming a mashup but remaining on separate tracks. Some releases, e.g. Hero, Hero also combine "Winter", "Deep Freeze" and "Winter Retreat" into one track. The iTunes version combines those three plus "Cheater" into one track. The version of "Diamonds & Rust" that appears on the re-release is actually from the Sad Wings of Destiny sessions and not the version that appears on Sin After Sin. It was probably included to provide interest in Rocka Rolla, an album that would have been unknown to many of the band's fans due to the band not playing songs from it live after the 1970s. Rocka Rolla features Judas Priest's longest track, "Run of the Mill" (8:34), prior to "Cathedral Spires" (9:17) from Jugulator in 1997. It is also the longest track co-written by Halford, Downing and Tipton prior to "Lochness" (13:28) from Angel of Retribution in 2005. Rocka Rolla was covered by black metal swedish band Vondur in the EP The Galactic Rock n' Roll Empire Personnel Judas Priest Rob Halford – vocals, harmonica Glenn Tipton – guitars, synthesizers, backing vocals K. K. Downing – guitars Ian Hill – bass guitar John Hinch – drums Production Produced by Rodger Bain Engineered by Vic Smith Cover concept by John Pasche; photo by Bryce Atwell Band photographs by Alan Johnson References 1974 debut albums Albums produced by Rodger Bain Albums recorded at Trident Studios Judas Priest albums