Original Album Classics

These are five of Judas Priest's best volumes of work. These are the mini album replicas but the bonus tracks are all there. I do not see any mention of remasters but they sure sound fantastic. They are on the same level as when Judas Priest released all of their work as the Remasters series in 2001.If you are a fan of the great heavy metal band Judas Priest this is a great buy! Hours of great metal for a twenty dollar bill.

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liked turbo, painkiller, but was expecting to got screaming for vengeance and defenders of the faith and I already had angel of retribution. No complaints about the quality of the albums classic they are and probably should have looked closer at the albums included my bad. It was shipped and I got it on time so no delay there and the product was as advertised. It was a good mix of priests evolution as a group over the years.

Are you a metalhead on a budget, eager to get your hands on physical copies of your favorite recordings? Then this is a great head-start on a burgeoning CD collection. Are you a methodical collector on the lookout for some cheap but classic albums? Well, here's where things kind of go downhill: if you're just in it for the music, fine. But if you're looking for jewel cases and booklets you might be better off buying individual releases, as this set includes none of those. Instead, the CDs are contained in small "replicas" of their original vinyl sleeves--no lyrics, no liner notes, no foldout poster included in some re-releases. Regardless, whether you're one or the other, the ultimate decision also has to do with the selection: three irrefutable classics and two ho-hum albums that could've been replaced by any of Priest's other recordings. If you think of this as a ten buck discount on three essentials, then this isn't a bad deal. Not at all.

As advertised. Great collection. If you are not aware, the CDs are packaged in thin cardboard sleeves. The sleeves are replicas of the packaging used for the vinyl records. The bonus songs on each CD are added benefits.

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Only problem I have with this is there isn't any album art on the CDs themselves. Oh well though. Works perfectly besides that.

Pretty amazing set for $20. This music really holds up. What a great band.

Fantastic value nicely presented. Loved all the 5cd series I have bought so far....including this one by Judas Priest. I highly recommend the Dream Theatre and Free sets in same series too.As a new Priest fan who fell in love with the band having listened to Sad Wings of Destiny first not a month ago (repeatedly!!), this is proving the perfect follow up with a great range of some of their classics from different eras. Painkiller is outstanding along with British Steel which is very highly by serious fans too.... and having looked around all the albums figure very highly in polls.On the back of this great set I have promised myself the rest of their albums...starting with the most recent, Firepower, which have heard is awesome.Anyway take it from me to not waste time if any kind of metal fan, because Priest are special, and Im a little ashamed i did not pick up on their greatness earlier.Judas are proving as essential as Sabbath, and are without doubt big influences and forefathers to Iron Maiden and probably Grandfather's to the likes of the very special band Opeth.... all of which I love.

Amazingly - despite being a metalhead of 25 years + (growing up with Iron Maiden, then getting into thrash (Megadeth/Metallica/Slayer/Sepultura/Pantera) had not listened properly to Priest until their recent album 'FIREPOWER' - which blew me away (both in heaviness and speed).Turns out these guys pre-dated Maiden, and are probably heavier. They are a good counterpart to Maiden, but without the 'epics' and the lyrics, and the guitar solos aren't quite as well structured. Nevertheless they are one of the greatest metal bands of all time... like Slayer, it's about the riffs, not the solos, and their guitar tone and drums are heavy and fast (pre-dating all thrash).... a massively influential band. And Rob Halford can hit notes higher than Bruce Dickinson... when you hear the opening of 'Dissident Aggressor' (on the 1st disc Sin by Sin) you hear excitement, crushing riff, cool drum work, but also the opening scream of 'Angel of Death' by Slayer... no wonder Slayer put a Judas Priest cover on South of Heaven. Essential metal, full stop, I am ashamed not to have explored this band before.

Renewing my acquaintance with the mighty Priest whom I have followed for many years. Excellent selection of albums.

What's not to like. 5 fab albums in 1 at a great price

I'm never too worried about packaging as the music goes straight to mp3, so 5 great albums for a £10 can't be bad!