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Back in October, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott revealed the band were planning on launching a “warts and all” show recorded in Oxford in 1980.
The performance was captured while the band toured in support of their debut album On Through The Night, with the news coming to light when Elliott was speaking with SiriusXM’s Volume show.
Now, the vocalist has given more information about the release – and reports it’ll make up part of a new box set titled The Early Years.
He tells SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation (via Blabbermouth): “It will be out in what the grown ups call the first quarter, so sometime between January and April – I’m not sure of the exact date.
“We’re doing the first two albums with bonus material and there’s a live recording from Oxford New Theatre in the UK from April 1980, which is actually astounding. I didn’t realise how good it was.”
Elliott also reports that Def Leppard are planning a campaign next year titled 2020 Vision which will see the Sheffield heroes re-releasing “a lot” of the band’s past video projects “in much better condition than it was originally released.”
Elliott continues: “In other words, no hissy VHS tapes any more, but cleaned-up, 5.1 Surround Sound remixes on the sound of some live stuff – and some live things that have never seen the light of day before.”
Def Leppard will head out on the road across the US next summer with Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett for a 29-date stadium tour.
Further information about The Early Years box set will be revealed in due course.
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- Def Leppard - Hysteria - Open Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £19.99, $27.19, €22.39 (New Item) (arrived 04-Feb-2021 11:33)on February 24, 2021 at 5:46 pm
DEF LEPPARD Hysteria (2008 UK/EU 12-track LP pressed on Audiophile 180gram Vinyl, issued as part of the 'Back To Black 60th Vinyl Anniversary' series, originally released in 1987 and featuring worldwide hits Rocket, Animal, Pour Some Sugar On Me & more; housed in a picture sleeve which faithfully reproduces the original, and includes a printed card inner. This example remains in a open shrink, therefore the sleeve displays minimal wear, and the vinyl has only a few light paperscuffs from the inner but shows very little signs of play)
- Def Leppard - Pyromania - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $61.20, €50.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 15-Jan-2021 07:40)on February 24, 2021 at 5:46 pm
DEF LEPPARD Pyromania (1983 UK 10-track LP, the third studio album by the English rock band, including the singles Photograph, Rock of Ages, Foolin' & Too Late for Love, complete with original red inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played VERS2)
- Def Leppard - Pyromania - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $61.20, €50.40 (New Item) (arrived 14-Jan-2021 11:40)on February 24, 2021 at 5:46 pm
DEF LEPPARD Pyromania (1983 UK 10-track LP, the third studio album by the English rock band, including the singles Photograph, Rock of Ages, Foolin' & Too Late for Love, complete with original red inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played VERS2)
- Def Leppard - Adrenalize - UK - picture disc LP - £75.00, $102.00, €84.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Jan-2021 09:22)on February 24, 2021 at 5:46 pm
DEF LEPPARD Adrenalize (1992 UK limited edition 10-track LP Picture Disc, the fifth studio album by the English rock band, including the classic singles Let's Get Rocked and Make Love Like A Man, numbered die-cut picture sleeve . The sleeve has minimal wear whilst the disc is in 'near as new' condition with very little signs of play)
- Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me + Sleeve - UK - shaped picture disc - £35.00, $47.60, €39.20 (New Item) (arrived 31-Dec-2020 09:00)on February 24, 2021 at 5:46 pm
DEF LEPPARD Pour Some Sugar On Me (Scarce 1987 UK Special Edition 2-track 7" vinyl TRIANGULAR SHAPED PICTURE DISC, also including I Wanna Be Your Hero. Housed in a superb 12" silver gatefold picture sleeve with the 1987 Tour dates listed inside! LEPS2)
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