Def Leppard

 

Artist:  Def Leppard
Origin:  Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal

Original line-up:

Joe Elliott:   Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Rick Savage:   Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Pete Willis:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Tony Kenning:   Drums, Percussion

Classic line-up:

Joe Elliot:  Lead Vocals
Steve Clark:  Guitar
Pete Willis:  Guitar
Rick Savage:  Bass
Rick Allen:  Drums

Def Leppard are an English Hard Rock Band formed in 1977 in Sheffield, one of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.  The band's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the 1990s.  The original band name Deaf Leopard, but the spelling was slightly modified to Def Leppard (at least partial reference to the band Led Zeppelin), in order to make the name seem less like that of a Punk  Band.

Title:  Pyromania (40th Anniversary Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal

Label:  Mercury Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Rock Rock (Til You Drop) (3:52)

 2.  Photograph (4:12)

 3.  Stagefright (3:46)

 4.  Too Late For Love (4:30)

 5.  Die Hard The Hunter (6:17)

Side Two:

 1.  Foolin' (4:32)

 2.  Rock Of Ages (4:09)

 3.  Comin' Under Fire (4:20)

 4.  Action! Not Words (3:49)

 5.  Billy's Got A Gun (5:56)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  No You Can't Do That (Unreleased Out-Take)

 2.  Rock Rock (Til You Drop) (Rough Mix Version)

 3.  Photograph (Rough Mix Version - Unfinished Vocal)

 4.  Stagefright (Rough Mix Version)

 5.  Too Late For Love (Rough Mix Version)

 6.  Die Hard The Hunter (Rough Mix Version)

Side Four:

1.  Foolin' (Rough Mix Version)

 2.  Rock Of Ages (Rough Mix Version)

 3.  Comin Under Fire (Rough Mix Version)

 4.  Action! No Words (Rough Mix Version - Chorus Only)

 5.  Billy's Got A Gun (Rough Mix Version)

Personnel:

Joe Elliot:  Lead Vocals
Steve Clark:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Pete Willis:  Rhythm Guitar

Phil Collen:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Rick Savage:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Rick Allen:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

The Leppardettes:  

Mutt Lange, Terry Wilson Siesser, Rocky Newton, Pete Overend Watts, Chris Thompson:  Backing Vocals

John Kongos:  Fairlight CMI Programming

Thomas Dolby:  Keyboards

Tony Kaye:  Additional Keyboards

Pyromania is the third studio album by Def Leppard, originally released on January 20, 1983 by Vertigo Records, remastered and reissued on April 16, 2024 by Mercury Records.  40th Anniversary Edition 180 Gram Black Vinyl, with second Lp Containing unreleased versions.