Def Leppard gives fans a first taste of "Pyromania" 40th anniversary box set
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Def Leppard gives fans a first taste of "Pyromania" 40th anniversary box set by dropping "Photograph -- Rough Mix Version (Unfinished Vocal)" to all streaming platforms. It's one of 22 unreleased tracks -- demos, outtakes, other rough mixes and the outtake "No You Can't Do That" -- featured on the set's second disc, and as the title indicates it's an early version of Def Leppard's first hit single in the U.S. -- No. 1 on what's now known as the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Guitarist Phil Collen tells us that it displays Def Leppard's working process as the group constructed tracks for "Pyromania" with producer Mutt Lange:
"There was different things, obviously different vocal takes and different mixes and, y'know, lots of stuff, But the one thing that we did do was we'd never write, 'Let's do 30 songs and choose the best 10.' It was always, 'Let's write 10 great songs, or 11 great songs,' and that would be it."
The Pyromania box set, which comes out April 26, includes re-mastered and Blu-ray versions of the album and two concert recordings, one from Los Angeles during September of 1983 and one from Germany in December of 1983.
Released during January of 1983 "Pyromania" was Def Leppard's third album. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified Diamond for sales of more than 10 million copies.
Def Leppard will be playing stadiums in North America this summer with Journey -- a repeat of the two bands' joint headlining tour in 2018 -- starting July 6 in St. Louis. Heart, Cheap Trick and the Steve Miller Band will switch off opening spots.
PYROMANIA ● DEF LEPPARD
Pyromania is Def Leppard’s third studio album, released on January 20, 1983, through Vertigo Records in UK and Europe and on Mercury Records in the US. Pyromania was the first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen who replaced founding member Pete Willis. The album was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and was a shift away from the band's traditional heavy metal roots toward a more radio-friendly sound. Pyromania found massive mainstream success, and charted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, No. 4 on the Canadian RPM Album chart, and No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart. Pyromania has sold over ten million copies in the US and has been certified diamond by the RIAA.
The full track list of the "Pyromania" box set includes:
CD One: Album Re-Mastered
Rock Rock (Til You Drop)
Photograph
Stagefright
Too Late for Love
Die Hard the Hunter
Foolin'
Rock Of Ages
Comin' Under Fire
Action! Not Words
Billy's Got a Gun
CD Two: Rarities
No You Can't Do That - Out-Take
Untitled 1 - Demo
Untitled 2 - Demo
Untitled 3 - Demo
Untitled 4 - Demo
Untitled 5 - Demo
Untitled 6 - Demo
Rock Rock Till You Drop - Demo
Too Late for Love - Demo
Comin' Under Fire - Demo
Billy's Got a Gun - Demo
No You Can't Do That - Demo
Rock Rock (Til You Drop) - Rough Mix Version
Photograph - Rough Mix Version (Unfinished Vocal)
Stagefright - Rough Mix Version
Too Late for Love - Rough Mix Version
Die Hard the Hunter - Rough Mix Version
Foolin' - Rough Mix Version
Rock Of Ages - Rough Mix Version
Comin' Under Fire - Rough Mix Version
Action! Not Words - Rough Mix Version (Chorus Only)
Billy's Got a Gun - Rough Mix Version
CD Three: Live Westfalen Halle, Dortmund, Germany / 18 th December 1983
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
Billy's Got a Gun
Foolin'
Rock of Ages
Let It Go
Wasted
CD Four: Live at the LA Forum / 11 th September 1983
Rock! Rock!! (Til You Drop)
Rock Brigade
High And Dry (Saturday Night)
Another Hit and Run
Billy's Got a Gun
Mirror Mirror (Look into My Eyes)
Foolin'
Photograph
Rock Of Ages
Bringing Back the Heartache
Switch 625
Let It Go
Wasted
Stage Fright
Travellin' Band
Blu Ray: Atmos / 5.1 / New Stereo / Instrumental
Rock Rock (Til You Drop)
Photograph
Stagefright
Too Late for Love
Die Hard the Hunter
Foolin'
Rock Of Ages
Comin' Under Fire
Action! Not Words
Billy's Got a Gun
Videos
Photograph - Official Video
Rock Of Ages - Official Video
Foolin' - Official Video
Too Late for Love - Official Video / Supersonic (Historia)
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) - Official Video / Japanese Show (Historia)
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