Def Leppard – The Early Years 79 - 81 5CD Box Set

Def Leppard – The Early Years 79 - 81

‘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.

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

Tracklist:
CD1 On Through The Night:
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

CD2 High 'N’ Dry
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

CD3 When The Walls Came Tumbling Down - Live At The New Theatre, Oxford - 1980
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

CD4 Too Many Jitterbugs - B-Sides And Rarities 
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
8. Good Morning Freedom - Single
9. Let It Go - Single Edit
10. Switch 625 - Single Edit
11. Bringin' On the Heartbreak - Single Edit
12. Me and My Wine - Original Version
13. Bringin' On the Heartbreak - Remix
14. Me and My Wine - Remix

CD5 Raw - Early BBC Recordings
BBC Andy Peebles Session Broadcast- 18/06/1979
1. Glad I'm Alive (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979)
2. Sorrow is a Woman (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979)
3. Wasted (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979)
4. Answer To the Master (Andy Peebles Session - 07/06/1979)
Friday Rock Show Session Broadcast - 26/10/1979
5. Satellite (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979)
6. Rock Brigade (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979)
7. Wasted (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979)
8. Good Morning Freedom (Friday Rock Show Session - 03/10/1979)
Live At The Reading Festival, UK - 24/08/1980 
9. Satellite / When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (Live At the R
10. Medicine Man (Live At the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980)
11. The Overture (Live At the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980)
12. Lady Strange (Live At the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980)
13. Getcha Rocks Off (Live At the Reading Festival - 24/08/1980) 

Label: Mercury Records
Released: 2020