From Loudersound.
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 - Pyromania - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.00, €23.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 14-Mar-2025 17:00)on March 20, 2025 at 5:50 am
DEF LEPPARD Pyromania - VG (1983 UK 10-track vinyl LP, the third studio album by the English rock band, including the singles Photograph, Rock Of Ages, Foolin' & Too Late for Love, housed in a glossy picture sleeve complete with the original red inner. The sleeve reveals light general wear and the vinyl remains in excellent ondition - a very good example VERS2)
- Def Leppard - Armageddon It - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 30-Jan-2025 18:00)on March 20, 2025 at 5:50 am
DEF LEPPARD Armageddon It (1988 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, includes The Nuclear Mix and The Atomic Mix, plus Ring Of Fire, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light foxing on the reverse and minor edgewear the vinyl is excellent with justa few light hairlines not affecting play LEPX4)
- Def Leppard - Wasted + P/S - VG - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2025 13:34)on March 20, 2025 at 5:50 am
DEF LEPPARD Wasted (1979 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Hello America. The fragile paper picture sleeve is Very Good and displays a little ringwear and the bottom seam has a small split, whilst the vinyl has only light signs of play)
- Def Leppard - Wasted + P/S - VG - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2025 18:00)on March 20, 2025 at 5:50 am
DEF LEPPARD Wasted (1979 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Hello America. The fragile paper picture sleeve is Very Good and displays a little ringwear and the bottom seam has a small split, whilst the vinyl has only light signs of play)
- Def Leppard - Vinyl Collection Volume Three - 180gm - UK - vinyl box set - £129.99, $168.99, €154.69 (New Item) (arrived 20-Jan-2025 17:54)on March 20, 2025 at 5:50 am
DEF LEPPARD Vinyl Collection Volume Three (Limited Edition 2021 UK/EU 77-track remastered NINE LP box set pressed on 180gram Vinyl, compiling the albums X, Yeah!, Songs From The Sparkle Lounge, B-Sides, Yeah! II & Yeah! Live, the firstthree on vinyl for the first time, with each album housed in its individual deluxe picture sleeve with their inners. All albums are housed together in a lavish, wide spined slipcase picture box complete with a deluxe hardback 40-page book containing new essays from Paul Elliott as well as exclusive Ross Halfin photographs. The packaging is still in the hype stickered open shrinkwrap & the contents are Near Mint)
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