Glad I’m Alive – Unreleased Nick Tauber produced version.Rock Brigade – Unreleased Nick Tauber produced version.For USA tour dates please see ‘The Early Years 79-81’ box set formats and track listing belowĬD ONE: ON THROUGH THE NIGHT – RE-MASTEREDĬD THREE: WHEN THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN – LIVE IN OXFORD ĬD FOUR: TOO MANY JITTERBUGS – B-SIDES AND RARITIES Pre-order ‘The Early Years 79-81’ boxset HEREĢ020 will see Def Leppard tour the USA with Mötley Crüe (with support from Poison and Joan Jett) – one of the most eagerly anticipated tours of the year. ‘The Early Years 79-81’ box set includes a history of the band’s first two 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.īoth albums have been remastered and will be available on 1 CD version, black vinyl, and limited edition coloured vinyl. It reached #26 in the UK charts and #38 in the US, further cementing the bands status. ‘High ‘N’ Dry’, the first of Def Leppard’s albums to be produced by Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, was released in 1981. The album achieved platinum status in 1989. Produced by Tom Allom (Judas Priest, Black Sabbath), it featured many of the band’s live favourites and some updated versions of early singles. The band were destined for big things with the album charting at #15 in the UK and #51 in the US. ‘On Through The Night’, the band’s debut album, was released in 1980 and immediately put the rock world on notice.
It’s been a trip putting this box set together and I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as we did working on it! ” Joe Elliott says, ‘Well the fans asked, and we listened! Really excited to have our early years reworked with a load of rare material including the newly unearthed Live at the Oxford New Theatre, recorded on the 1980 UK tour …. Today, 40 years on, the track receives its first release. The album also features an instant grat track, the much sought-after Nick Tauber produced version of ‘Rock Brigade’, which was originally pencilled as a single for the UK but was never released at the time. These remasters have been highly anticipated, and much requested, by Def Leppard fans globally. This deluxe set comes with 5-CD’s consisting of the original album remastered, B-sides, rarities 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. The mastering has been done by the band’s long serving sound engineer Ronan McHugh. ‘The Early Years 79-81’ 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. On 20 th March 2020, legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ® inductees Def Leppard will release ‘ The Early Years 79-81’Box set – the definitive collection of the band’s early music – on UMC/Virgin. INDUCTED INTO THE 2019 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME THE RELEASE MARKS THE 40 TH ANNIVERSARY OF “ON THROUGH THE NIGHT ALBUM” – ORIGINALLY RELEASED 14 TH MARCH 1980 HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER, NEVER BEFORE RELEASED NICK TAUBER PRODUCED VERSION OF ‘ROCK BRIGADE’ FINALLY GETS A RELEASEĭEF LEPPARD TOUR WITH MOTLEY CRUE (WITH SUPPORT FROM POISON AND JOAN JETT THROUGH THE USA IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST TO RELEASE ‘THE EARLY YEARS 79-81’ BOX SETĢ0 TH MARCH Featuring previously unreleased music Stay tuned.” says Kelly.DEF LEPPARD to Release ‘The Early Years 79-81’ Boxset “We’re optimistic about the pandemic allowing us to travel a bit more, so we are hoping to play some shows in Ontario in 2022 and maybe travel abroad in 2023. Kelly along with drummer Chad Walls, bassist Dan Brown and guitarist Myles Rourke are also looking ahead to 2022/23 where hopes are to resume playing live shows again. “The early Def Lep songs are real bangers, so we felt like doing our take on one for fun.” He continues. “It’s December so we figured might as well give a new treat to our friends just in time for Christmas.” says singer Brett Kelly.
“Ottawa based rockers Gelatin Skelatin are pleased to release a single of their cover version of the Def Leppard classic “Wasted” on Dec 1st via all digital streaming sources. Gelatin Skelatin‘s press release indicates in part: Canadian rockers Gelatin Skelatin consisting of frontman Brett Kelly, drummer Chad Walls, bassist Dan Brown and guitarist Myles Rourke have unveiled their cover of the Def Leppard track “Wasted” which first appeared on the UK rockers’ album On Through The Night, which was released back in 1980.
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