50th Anniversary Remixed & Remastered. Rocka Rolla is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 6 September 1974 by Gull Records. It was produced by Rodger Bain, who had made a name for himself as the producer of Black Sabbath's first three albums. It is the only album to feature drummer John Hinch."IT'S GREAT TO LOOK BACK AND SEE OUR FUTURE UNFURL-FROM LITTLE METAL ACORNS- MIGHTY METAL OAKS DO GROW. ONE SMALL STEP FOR METAL, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR METALKIND- A LIFE LONG METAL JOURNEY BEGAN WITH THESE SONGS. THIS ALBUM LIT THE ETERNAL METAL FLAME-AS REAL AND FRESH AS EVER FIVE DECADES ON." - ROB HALFORD