| “Rock Forever” | |||||
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| Single by Judas Priest from the album Killing Machine |
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| B-side | "Hell Bent for Leather" "Beyond the Realms of Death" |
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| Released | 1979 | ||||
| Format | 45 RPM | ||||
| Recorded | 1978 at Utopia, Basing Street and CBS Studios in London | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:16 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton |
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| Producer | James Guthrie Judas Priest |
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