The Early Years 79-81 - Def Leppard [CD] OUT 20.03.20

Box set featuring the band's first two albums, 'On Through the Night' (1980) and 'High 'N' Dry' (1981), prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set, with the mastering done by the band's long serving sound engineer Ronan McHugh. The set also includes various B-sides and remix versions, Radio One sessions, a live performance at the Reading Festival in 1980 and a previously unreleased and newly-mixed live show from Oxford in 1980. Inside the box are a history of the albums written by Mojo and Classic Rock writer Paul Elliott, featuring personal insights from the band on the making and releasing of those early records, as well as rare photos and memorabilia.

Disc 1
1. Rock Brigade - Def Leppard
2. Hello America - Def Leppard
3. Sorrow Is a Woman - Def Leppard
4. It Could Be You - Def Leppard
5. Satellite - Def Leppard
6. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down - Def Leppard
7. Wasted - Def Leppard
8. Rocks Off - Def Leppard
9. It Don't Matter - Def Leppard
10. Answer to the Master - Def Leppard
11. Overture - Def Leppard
Disc 2
1. Let It Go - Def Leppard
2. Another Hit and Run - Def Leppard
3. High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard
4. Bringin' On the Heartbreak - Def Leppard
5. Switch 625 - Def Leppard
6. You Got Me Runnin' - Def Leppard
7. Lady Strange - Def Leppard
8. On Through the Night - Def Leppard
9. Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) - Def Leppard
10. No No No - Def Leppard
Disc 3
1. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down - Def Leppard
2. It Could Be You - Def Leppard
3. Rock Brigade - Def Leppard
4. Satellite - Def Leppard
5. Medicine Man - Def Leppard
6. Answer to the Master - Def Leppard
7. When the Rain Falls - Def Leppard
8. Sorrow Is a Woman - Def Leppard
9. Good Morning Freedom - Def Leppard
10. Don't Matter to Me - Def Leppard
11. Overture - Def Leppard
12. Lady Strange - Def Leppard
13. Getcha Rocks Off - Def Leppard
14. Hello America - Def Leppard
15. Wasted - Def Leppard
16. Ride Into the Sun - Def Leppard
Disc 4
1. Ride Into the Sun (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
2. Getcha Rocks Off (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
3. The Overture (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
4. Wasted (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
5. Hello America (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
6. Rock Brigade (Unreleased Nick Tauber Produced Version) (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
7. Glad I'm Alive (Unreleased Nick Tauber Produced Version) (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
8. Good Morning Freedom (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
9. Let It Go (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
10. Switch 625 (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
11. Bringin' On the Heartbreak (Single Edit) (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
12. Me and My Wine (Original Version) (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
13. Bringin' On the Heartbreak (Remix) (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
14. Me and My Wine (Remix) (Bonus Track) - Def Leppard
Disc 5
1. Glad I'm Alive (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979) - Def Leppard
2. Sorrow Is a Woman (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979) - Def Leppard
3. Wasted (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979) - Def Leppard
4. Answer to the Master (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979) - Def Leppard
5. Satellite (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979) - Def Leppard
6. Rock Brigade (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979) - Def Leppard
7. Wasted (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979) - Def Leppard
8. Good Morning Freedom (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979) - Def Leppard
9. Satellite/When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (Live at the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980) - Def Leppard
10. Medicine Man (Live at the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980) - Def Leppard
11. The Overture (Live at the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980) - Def Leppard
12. Lady Strange (Live at the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980) - Def Leppard
13. Getcha Rocks Off (Live at the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980) - Def Leppard