Judas Priest Defenders Of The Faith 12" Vinyl LP 1984 Epic Obi Metal Vintage

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Judas Priest Defenders Of The Faith 12" Vinyl LP 1984 Epic Obi Metal Vintage

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Black vinyl LP grades visually around Excellent (EX) with strong gloss and just a few light sleeve scuffs, faint hairline surface marks, and minor dust specks that would benefit from a gentle cleaning before play; no deep scratches, warps, cracks, or edge chips are seen and the gray Epic center labels are clean and fully legible with minimal spindle wear and no writing or added stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket with attached orange-and-black Japanese-language obi strip grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with mild surface rubbing to the front and back artwork, a soft ring-wear impression on the back, and slight corner and edge wear including tiny rubs at the tips but no seam splits or large tears; obi strip retains strong color and text with light handling wrinkles along the top and bottom edges, while the color photo/lyric inner sleeve, clear plastic inner, and separate Japanese lyric and liner-notes insert are present and intact with slight age toning, a few tiny

Artist: Judas Priest.

Title: Defenders of the Faith 12-inch vinyl LP studio album capturing Judas Priest's 1984 heavy metal sound with driving twin-guitar riffs, Rob Halford's soaring vocals, and songs such as Freewheel Burning, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll, and the closing title track Defenders of the Faith.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo heavy metal and hard rock studio album.

Label and catalog number: Epic Records / Epic/Sony issue on gray Epic script-logo center labels; catalog number 25·3P-480 printed on the labels, spine, obi strip, and back cover together with Side A and Side B designations, 33 1/3 RPM and STEREO markings, and JASRAC rights information.

Release year and origin: 1984 Japanese pressing manufactured by Epic/Sony Inc., Tokyo, Japan, for CBS Inc., with \/c 1984 CBS Inc. copyright statements and Made in Japan manufacturing credits on the labels and jacket.

Genre/Style: heavy metal and hard rock featuring fast-paced riffing, aggressive rhythms, and melodic guitar solos characteristic of Judas Priest's mid-1980s sound.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: 12-inch 33 RPM stereo LP format, Japan import edition with orange-and-black Japanese-language obi strip, full-color photo and English-lyric inner sleeve, clear plastic inner protector, and separate Japanese lyric and liner-notes insert.

Case type and front cover: single-pocket cardboard sleeve whose front artwork presents the mechanized beast known as the Metallian charging down red steps with blades, claws, and horns against a dark background, Defenders of the Faith and Judas Priest logos printed at the upper right, while the bright orange obi strip along the left edge carries Japanese titling, album notes, and price \u00a52,500 together with Epic branding.

Back cover details: rear panel is largely black with The Metallian heading at the upper left and a short fantasy text describing the creature's rise from darkness and mastery of all metal; centered white track listing prints all song titles for both sides, production credits for producer Tom Allom and engineer Mark Dodson, and Epic/Sony and CBS copyright and manufacturing information, while a vertical strip at the right edge reproduces miniature images of other Judas Priest albums with Japanese captions and the Epic logo.

Spine and edges: standard LP-width spine printed with Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith titling, Epic identification, catalog number 25·3P-480, and 33 1/3 RPM Stereo information, with outer seams sized to house one twelve-inch record together with its inner sleeve and paper inserts.

Inner sleeves and inserts: package includes a clear plastic inner sleeve for the vinyl plus a glossy color photo inner showing live Judas Priest performance images on one side and English-language lyrics printed in columns on the reverse, along with a large white paper insert carrying extensive Japanese-language liner notes, translated song titles, and additional lyrics.

Track listing Side One: Freewheel Burning; Jawbreaker; Rock Hard Ride Free; The Sentinel.

Track listing Side Two: Love Bites; Eat Me Alive; Some Heads Are Gonna Roll; Night Comes Down; Heavy Duty; Defenders of the Faith.

Personnel and production: performances by Rob Halford on lead vocals, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton on guitars, Ian Hill on bass, and Dave Holland on drums, produced by Tom Allom and engineered by Mark Dodson as credited, with recording and mixing carried out at studios in Europe and the U.S. for Epic/CBS.

Additional notes: Defenders of the Faith stands as one of Judas Priest's definitive 1980s albums, balancing high-speed metal anthems with mid-tempo crushers and sing-along choruses, and this Japanese Epic/Sony pressing with obi strip and bilingual packaging offers a collectible import edition for heavy metal and Judas Priest vinyl collections.

Barcode and identifiers: mid-1980s Japanese Epic release from the pre-UPC era with no printed barcode; identifiers include catalog number 25·3P-480 on jacket, spine, labels, and obi strip together with 33 1/3 RPM Stereo designations, JASRAC markings, price \u00a52,500, and Epic/Sony Inc. Tokyo Japan branding.

Keywords: Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith 25·3P-480 12-inch vinyl LP record 33 RPM 1984 Epic Japan heavy metal album.

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