As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA Diamond Certification, Pyromania and Hysteria.
They are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and ranked No. 70 in "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and in 2019 were inducted to the Rock n Roll hall of fame.
'The Early Years' box set represents the band's first two albums: On Through the Night (1980) and High 'N' Dry (1981) and has been prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set. The mastering has been done by the band's long serving sound engineer Ronan McHugh.
On Through the Night, the band's debut album, was released in 1980 and immediately put the rock world on notice. The band were destined for big things with the album charting at #15 in the UK and #51 in the US. Produced by Tom Allom, it featured many of the band's live favourites and some updated versions of early singles. The album achieved platinum status in 1989.
High 'N' Dry , the first of Def Leppard's albums to be produced by Robert 'Mutt' Lange, was released in 1981. It reached #26 in the UK charts and #38 in the US, further cementing the bands status.
This deluxe set comes with 5-CDs consisting of the original albums, various B-sides and re-mix versions, Radio One sessions, Live from Reading and the first ever appearance of an unreleased and newly mixed show from Oxford in 1980.
Inside the box are a history of the albums written by Mojo and Classic Rock writer Paul Elliott (no relation) featuring personal insights from the band on the making and releasing of those early records as well as rare photos and memorabilia
The albums also appear as an updated 1-CD version, black vinyl, and a direct to consumer version in coloured vinyl.
Tracks
CD1
1
Rock Brigade
2
Hello America
3
Sorrow Is A Woman
4
It Could Be You
5
Satellite
6
When the Walls Came Tumbling Down
7
Wasted
8
Rocks Off
9
It Don't Matter
10
Answer to The Master
11
Overture
Tracks
CD2
1
Let It Go
2
Another Hit and Run
3
High N Dry (Saturday Night)
4
Bringin' On the Heartache
5
Switch 625
6
You Got Me Runnin'
7
Lady Strange
8
On Through the Night
9
Mirror Mirror (Look into My Eyes)
10
No No No
Tracks
CD3
1
When the Walls Came Tumbling Down
2
It Could Be You
3
Rock Brigade
4
Satellite
5
Medicine Man
6
Answer to the Master
7
When the Rain Falls
8
Sorrow Is a Woman
9
Good Morning Freedom
10
Don't Matter to Me
11
Overture
12
Lady Strange
13
GetchaRocks Off
14
Hello America
15
Wasted
16
Ride into The Sun
Tracks
CD4
1
Ride into The Sun - The Def Leppard EP
2
Getcha Rocks Off - The Def Leppard EP
3
The Overture - The Def Leppard EP
4
Wasted -Single
5
Hello America - Single
6
Rock Brigade - Unreleased Nick Tauber produced version
7
Glad I'm Alive - Unreleased Nick Tauber produced version
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