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Stained Class

Stained Class is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 10 February 1978 by Columbia Records. It is the first of three Judas Priest albums recorded with drummer Les Binks, as well as the first to feature the band's now well-known logo in the artwork. Musically, Stained Class is considered the album on which the band…

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Genre
Heavy metal
Label
Columbia
Length
43:40
Producers
Dennis Mackay, Judas Priest, James Guthrie
Recorded
October–November 1977
Released
10 February 1978 (1978-02-10)

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Recording

Musical Style

Cover Art

Release

Critical reception

Lawsuit

Personnel

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Stained Class

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples83
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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Stained Class

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related to Recording · 21
Stained Class → Beyond, CBS Records, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, David Bowie, Death, Dennis MacKay, Glenn Tipton, His, Ian Hill, Invader, Judas Priest, Les Binks, Newly, November, October, Oxfordshire, Realms, Rob Halford, Rocka Rolla, Supertramp
related to Lawsuit · 19
Stained Class → Belknap, Better, Burbank, California, December, It, James Vance, Judas Priest, Judas Priest's, Me, Painkiller Tour, Ray Belknap, September, Spooky Tooth, The, Three, Twelve, Vance, You Better
related to Critical reception · 17
Stained Class → After, All Time, AllMusic, Gold, Greatest Metal Albums, Greatest Rock, In, Judas Priest, Judas Priest's, Metal Albums, Priest, Rock Hard, Rolling Stone's, Steve Huey, The, This, US
related to Release · 7
Stained Class → Billboard, February, Judas Priest, No, Sin After Sin, The, US
related to Musical Style · 6
Stained Class → British Heavy Metal, Exciter, Heavy Metal, New Wave, The, Thrash Metal
related to External links · 3
Stained Class → Accessed, Judas Priest Info Pages, July
Genre · 1
Stained Class → Heavy metal
Label · 1
Stained Class → Columbia
Length · 1
Stained Class → 43:40
Producers · 1
Stained Class → Dennis Mackay, Judas Priest, James Guthrie

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album judas stained class priest metal band albums song first band's better heavy eventually time records greatest 1978 recorded exciter

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Stained ClassGenreHeavy metal1.00infobox
Stained ClassLabelColumbia1.00infobox
Stained ClassLength43:401.00infobox
Stained ClassProducersDennis Mackay, Judas Priest, James Guthrie1.00infobox
Stained ClassRecordedOctober–November 19771.00infobox
Stained ClassReleased10 February 1978 (1978-02-10)1.00infobox
Stained ClassStudiosChipping Norton, Oxfordshire and Utopia, London1.00infobox
Stained Classis afourth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest0.90text
David Bowieinstance ofHis resume at the time consisted mainly of jazz fusion artists and more progressive rock artists0.80text
Supertrampinstance ofHis resume at the time consisted mainly of jazz fusion artists and more progressive rock artists0.80text
Stained Classrelated to Critical receptionSteve Huey0.60section
Stained Classrelated to Critical receptionAllMusic0.60section

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