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The Early Years 79–81 is a five-disc box set by the English rock group Def Leppard, released by UMC on 20 March 2020. The set includes remastered versions of the band's first two studio albums: On Through the Night (originally released in 1980) and High 'n' Dry (originally released in 1981), [1] plus songs from the band's 1979 EP, a complete live concert recording from 1980, and a variety of ...
On Through the Night is the debut studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on 14 March 1980. [4] The album was produced by Tom Allom.It charted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart [5] and No. 51 on the Billboard 200. [6]
Live: In the Round, in Your Face is a live video from Def Leppard.The video contains a full Def Leppard live show at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado and additional footage from shows at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, compiled from footage shot during the band's 1987/1988 US Hysteria World Tour.
A note for fans in other markets: In Detroit, Steve Miller Band went on promptly at 6 p.m., Journey at 7:30 p.m. and Def Leppard at 9:30 p.m. Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum ...
Def Leppard also have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. [1] Def Leppard was formed in 1977 by vocalist Joe Elliott, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage, guitarist Pete Willis, and drummer Tony Kenning. They later released the EP The Def Leppard E.P. in 1979. [2]
After their formation in November 1977, Def Leppard began rehearsing and writing songs together. The band, which consisted of vocalist Joe Elliott, guitarists Steve Clark and Pete Willis, bassist Rick Savage, and drummer Tony Kenning had prepared 3 songs to be recorded on The Def Leppard E.P. in November 1978.
Def Leppard first played a song by the title "Medicine Man" on their first UK headlining tour in April 1980. [1] "Medicine Man", which appears in its original form twice as live tracks on the band's 2020 box set The Early Years 79–81, contains the main guitar parts and structure of "Rock! Rock!
Joe Elliott of Def Leppard said on their website, “I had this idea that we should film one of the shows from the 2016 tour because apart from the ‘Viva! Hysteria’ shows, we hadn’t actually had a live performance filmed since 1988. With a new album out that was being so well received, it was just a case of where to do it.