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Adrenalize
Regular price $28.00 Save $-28.00Def Leppard - "Adrenalize" - Released in 1992, Def Leppard's fifth album - Adrenalize - was the first after the death of guitarist Steve Clark. It went straight to #1 on the Billboard Albums chart. Produced by the band and Mike Shipley (with Mutt Lange as executive producer), it features the tracks "Let's Get Rocked," and "Make Love Like a Man," which are still played today in the band's set.
High 'n' Dry
Regular price $32.00 Save $-32.00Def Leppard's exuberant 1980 debut, On Through The Night, showed great promise and yielded unexpected UK Top 20 success, but its accomplished 1981 follow-up, High 'n' Dry, banished any lingering doubts that these resilient Yorkshiremen were in it for the long haul. It found the quintet turning to a new producer, South African-born Robert John "Mutt" Lange, whose credits included The Boomtown Rats, The Motors and AC/DC's influential, multi-platinum-selling Back In Black. Known for his meticulous approach to his craft, Lange's input would have a significant effect on the course of Def Leppard's career.
High 'n' Dry proved to be the record where Def Leppard's distinctive, arena-slaying sound first materialized. Their new-found confidence and verve was apparent, whether they were piling into high-octane anthems ("Let It Go," "You Got Me Runnin'," "On Through The Night") or mastering complex set-pieces such as the edgy "Another Hit And Run" and the beautifully crafted, widescreen ballad "Bringin' On The Heartbreak," which segued into an ambitious "Layla"-esque instrumental coda, "Switch 625."
Housed in an enigmatic sleeve designed by Hipgnosis artist Storm Thorgerson, High 'n' Dry again broached the UK Top 30, but the care and attention Lange and the band lavished on "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" also rewarded them with their first taste of mass appeal in the US. The album subsequently peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200, offering Def Leppard a glimpse of the sustained mainstream success they would experience with 1983's diamond-selling Pyromania.
"Making [High'n'Dry] was an enormous learning curve, but it sounded punchy and professional and, generally speaking, it was the start of where we wanted to go," Elliott told Blabbermouth. "We were open-minded and so happy to be working with a producer like Mutt Lange. By the time we started doing Pyromania a year later, what we'd gone through recording High 'n' Dry had sunk in and we'd realised it was worth all the effort."
Hysteria
Regular price $45.00 Save $-45.00Essential listening for any music fan, Def Leppard's Hysteria indisputably ranks as one of the most decorated and revered rock albums of all time. Now, for its 30th anniversary, it is finally remastered and available on a 180g 2LP set with wider, deeper grooves to accommodate its 60-minute-plus running length. As the group's second consecutive RIAA Diamond-certified record (over 10 million sales in the US), it would go on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide. Moreover, Hysteria staked a spot in the US Top 40 for 96 weeks matched only by Born in the U.S.A. UK's Q places it among the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time and Rolling Stone touts it on the prestigious 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Dominating multiple charts, it captured #1 in the UK album charts and on the USA Billboard Top 200 bolstered by immortal Top 5 anthems such as "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Animal," "Love Bites," "Hysteria," "Rocket" and "Armageddon It."
Hysteria continues to leave an indelible mark on rock n' roll. Powered by stadium-filling drums, rapturous guitars, and unshakable choruses, the Mutt Lange-produced record saw Def Leppard rightfully claim their place among rock's divinities forever. Frontman Joe Elliott says, "It's hard to believe that it's been thirty years since the release of Hysteria...In some respects it really does seem like only yesterday. So, to mark this milestone, we wanted to do something very special for our fans and give them the definitive version of the album..." Adds Phil Collen, "I look back at the whole Hysteria experience with excitement along with fond and tragic memories. It was our commercial zenith thanks to Mutt Lange's insistence that we create an artistic hybrid between hard rock and pop top 40 music using every genre available as an inspiration. It was a rock album that would garner seven hit singles. Mission accomplished."
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On Through the Night
Regular price $30.00 Save $-30.00Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. 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 (Judas Priest, Black Sabbath), it featured many of the band's live favorites and some updated versions of early singles. The album achieved platinum status in 1989.
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Pyromania
Regular price $32.00 Save $-32.00Vinyl LP pressing Pyromania is the third studio album by Def Leppard, originally released in 1983 The first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen who replaced founding member Pete Willis, Pyromania was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album was a shift away from the band's traditional heavy metal roots toward a more radio-friendly sound, finding massive mainstream success.
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Pyromania (40th Anniversary) [Half-Speed LP]
Regular price $46.00 Save $-46.00Pyromania (40th Anniversary) [Half-Speed LP] - Def Leppard's 40th anniversary reissue of Pyromania is being released as a Half-Speed Master 180g LP for the first time, providing a superior vinyl cut for ultimate audio quality. Originally released in 1983, Pyromania launched the band into rock legend status, selling over 10 million copies. Featuring global hit singles "Photograph," "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" and "Rock of Ages." In tribute to this milestone, reissue has been executive produced by lead singer Joe Elliott and Ronan McHugh. Special Pkg:180gram Heavy Vinyl
The Story So Far: The Best Of Def Leppard
Regular price $42.00 Save $-42.00Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. The Story So Far - The Best Of is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard. The album has similar tracklisting to previous compilations, however it is the first to include tracks from the band's recent studio efforts Songs from the Sparkle Lounge and Def Leppard as well as all three studio tracks from Mirror Ball - Live & More.