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Single Cuts
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Box set by
Judas Priest
Released17 October 2011
Genre Heavy metal

Single Cuts is a limited edition box set by English heavy metal band Judas Priest consisting of 20 of the band's singles on 20 CDs including all original B-sides, making a total of 51 tracks. It was announced on 7 June 2011, for release on 25 August, [1] later delayed to 17 October for "technical reasons", with free magnets being offered as a compensation for the delay to anyone who pre-ordered the box set. [2]

Contents

Track listing

The compilation contains all 20 of the songs Judas Priest released as singles on Columbia Records and CBS Records between 1977 and 1992 in the United Kingdom, including all original B-sides. [1]

Diamonds & Rust (April 1977)
No.TitleLength
1."Diamonds & Rust"3:23
2."Dissident Aggressor"3:06
Better By You, Better Than Me (January 1978)
No.TitleLength
1."Better By You, Better Than Me"3:20
2."Invader"4:00
Evening Star (September 1978)
No.TitleLength
1."Evening Star (single edit)"2:50
2."Starbreaker (Live)"7:19
Before The Dawn (October 1978)
No.TitleLength
1."Before The Dawn"3:21
2."Rock Forever"3:19
Take On The World (January 1979)
No.TitleLength
1."Take On The World"3:00
2."White Heat Red Hot (Live At The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, May 1978)"4:30
3."Starbreaker (Live At The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, May 1978)"7:19
Evening Star (April 1979)
No.TitleLength
1."Evening Star (single edit)"2:50
2."Beyond The Realms Of Death (Live At The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, May 1978)"7:04
3."The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)"3:22
Living After Midnight (March 1980)
No.TitleLength
1."Living After Midnight" (single edit)"3:11
2."Delivering The Goods (Live In Tokyo)"4:07
3."Evil Fantasies (Live In Tokyo)"4:28
Breaking The Law (May 1980)
No.TitleLength
1."Breaking The Law"2:34
2."Metal Gods"3:59
United (August 1980)
No.TitleLength
1."United" 
2."Grinder"3:57
Don't Go (February 1981)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Go"3:17
2."Solar Angels"4:02
Hot Rockin' (April 1981)
No.TitleLength
1."Hot Rockin' (single edit)"3:03
2."Breaking The Law (Live February 1981)"2:38
3."Living After Midnight (Live February 1981)"4:19
You've Got Another Thing Comin' (August 1982)
No.TitleLength
1."You've Got Another Thing Comin' (single edit)"4:24
2."Exciter (Live)"5:37
Chains (October 1982)
No.TitleLength
1."(Take These) Chains"3:05
2."Judas Priest Audio File"8:11
Freewheel Burning (January 1984)
No.TitleLength
1."Freewheel Burning"4:21
2."Breaking The Law (Live From US Festival 29 May 1983)"2:40
3."You've Got Another Thing Comin'"5:09
Some Heads Are Gonna Roll (February 1984)
No.TitleLength
1."Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"4:03
2."Jawbreaker"3:26
3."The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown) (Live at The Palladium, NYC, July 1981)"4:42
Turbo Lover (April 1986)
No.TitleLength
1."Turbo Lover (single edit)"4:38
2."Hot For Love"4:11
Locked In (May 1986)
No.TitleLength
1."Locked In"3:52
2."Reckless"4:18
3."Desert Plains (Live)"5:08
4."Freewheel Burning (Live)"5:01
Painkiller (September 1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Painkiller"6:03
2."United"3:32
3."Better By You, Better Than Me"3:22
A Touch of Evil (March 1991)
No.TitleLength
1."A Touch of Evil (single edit)"4:12
2."Between The Hammer And The Anvil"4:48
3."You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Live)"7:46
Night Crawler (April 1992)
No.TitleLength
1."Night Crawler (single edit)"4:05
2."Breaking The Law (Live)"2:42
3."Living After Midnight (Live)"7:24

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [3] 39

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