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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 - Diamond Star Halos - BLU-RAY AUDIO - Sealed - UK - Blu Ray - £49.99, $61.99, €57.99 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2024 10:56)on April 20, 2024 at 5:49 am
DEF LEPPARD Diamond Star Halos (2024 UK/EU limited edition High Fidelity Pure Audio 17-track Blu-Ray Audio Disc - Comprising the Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, Instrumental Stereo [48/24] and Stereo [48/24] mixes of the 2022 twelfth studioalbum which includes the singles Kick, Take What You Want and Fire It Up plus a guest appearance from Alison Krauss on both This Guitar and Lifeless. Additionally, this audiophile blu-ray comes expanded with two bonus recordings:'This Guitar' [Joe Only Version] and a mix of the Stripped Version of 'Angels [Can't Help You Now]'. The disc comes issued within the factory sealed custom Blu-Ray casing with picture sleeve inlay)
- Def Leppard - Hysteria - Hype Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $55.80, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 05-Mar-2024 12:22)on April 20, 2024 at 5:49 am
DEF LEPPARD Hysteria (1987 UK 12-track LP, their best-selling album to date selling over 20 million copies worldwide, which yielded seven hit singles including the classics Rocket, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Love Bites & Animal. Comes housed in the original hype stickered picture sleeve complete with the illustrated credits inner. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears near mint HYSLP1)
- Def Leppard - Pyromania - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $55.80, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jan-2024 10:59)on April 20, 2024 at 5:49 am
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 the red printed inner. The picture sleeve is Excellent with some light corner scuffing & the vinyl appears Near Mint VERS2)
- Def Leppard - On Through The Night - Spaceship - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $37.20, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jan-2024 12:03)on April 20, 2024 at 5:49 am
DEF LEPPARD On Through The Night (1980 UK first issue 11-track 'spaceship' label LP, the groups debut album and one of the first in the NWOBHM movement, including Wasted, Rock Brigade and Hello America, glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner.The sleeve has light wear mostly to the edges, the vinyl remains excellent with just a few light surface marks. An ideal play copy)
- Def Leppard - Photograph - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $24.80, €23.20 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jan-2024 11:36)on April 20, 2024 at 5:49 am
DEF LEPPARD Photograph (1983 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including Bringin' On The Heartbreak plus Mirror, Mirror [Look Into My Eyes]. The picture sleeve has a little shelfwear to the edges with a small patch of residual sticker wear and the vinyl shows a few signs of play but appears in excellent condition VERX5)
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