The Ripper (live, 1979‐02: Tokyo, Japan)
~ Recording by Judas Priest
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Ripper | 2:38 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 83852 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Priest in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
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| 1.4 | Ripper | 2:38 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 83852, CBS 83852 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 83852 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 83852 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 36179 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Priest in the East: Live in Japan (reissue) | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Epic Records (J-pop label, established 1978; use ONLY for releases by Japanese domestic artists after 2001!) | ESCA-5253 |
| 1.2 | Ripper (Unleashed in the East) | 2:38 | Judas Priest | Night Crawler (red vinyl) | Judas Priest | Single |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 659097 6 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Priest in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Epic Records (J-pop label, established 1978; use ONLY for releases by Japanese domestic artists after 2001!) | ESCA-7666 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan (2001 GB Columbia Remastered album series) | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 502130 2 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 86182 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Epic Records International (2001–2006 reissue label for int’l music released in Japan, formerly a company/division of SMEJ) | EICP-7012 |
| 4.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | The Remasters | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 502140 2 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 91564 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 86182 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Epic Records International (2001–2006 reissue label for int’l music released in Japan, formerly a company/division of SMEJ) | MHCP-292 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | MHCP-667, MHCP-668 |
| 1.7 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | The Chosen Few | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | The Chosen Few | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | The Chosen Few | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | The Ripper (live) | 2:42 | Judas Priest | The Chosen Few | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697969602 |
| 6.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | The Complete Albums Collection | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697967872 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:44 | Judas Priest | Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan (remastered) | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP 3395 |
| 1.4 | The Ripper | ?:?? | Judas Priest | Original Album Classics | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88843086462 |
| 6.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music (limited, remastered, box set) | Judas Priest | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.4 | The Ripper | 2:42 | Judas Priest | Priest Unleashed (fan reconstruction) | Judas Priest | Album + Live |
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Relationships
| recorded in: | Tokyo, Japan (in 1979-02) |
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| recording engineer: | Yoshihiro Suzuki (engineer) |
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| engineer: | Neil Kernon |
| producer: | Tom Allom Judas Priest |
| drums (drum set): | Les Binks (in 1979-02) |
| electric bass guitar: | Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (in 1979-02) |
| electric guitar [Lead Guitars]: | K.K. Downing (in 1979-02) Glenn Tipton (in 1979-02) |
| lead vocals: | Rob Halford (in 1979-02) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2001) |
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| mixed at: | Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/1jJrPzuzUaX8cBKRRv2Oz4 [info] |
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| recording of: | The Ripper (in 1979-02: live) |
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Related works
The Ripper
| lyricist and composer: | Glenn Tipton |
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| publisher: | EMI Songs Ltd. |
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