Label: Mercury Records (West Germany), 822 533-2M-1
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Sheffield, England
Time: 44:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 277 Mb
Charts: UK #15, AUS #98, US #51. Canada & US: Platinum.
The album features re-recorded versions of "Rocks Off" and "Overture", tracks from the band's original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P.. Other tracks are re-recorded versions of early demos, some of which later appeared on the 2020 box set The Early Years 79–81. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on 18 November 1983 and platinum on 9 May 1989.
"Wasted", "Hello America" and "Rock Brigade" were released as singles. However, the version of "Wasted" that appears on the single is a different recording from that of the LP, as is its B-side, "Hello America".
The spoken word intro to "When the Walls Came Tumbling Down" was performed by Dave Cousins of Strawbs. Joe Elliott had done the spoken portion in earlier live performances and demo recordings that showed up on some early bootlegs. In his biography, Cousins claims that he did his best Laurence Olivier impersonation for the song's intro.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Through_the_Night)
The album features re-recorded versions of "Rocks Off" and "Overture", tracks from the band's original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P.. Other tracks are re-recorded versions of early demos, some of which later appeared on the 2020 box set The Early Years 79–81. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on 18 November 1983 and platinum on 9 May 1989.
"Wasted", "Hello America" and "Rock Brigade" were released as singles. However, the version of "Wasted" that appears on the single is a different recording from that of the LP, as is its B-side, "Hello America".
The spoken word intro to "When the Walls Came Tumbling Down" was performed by Dave Cousins of Strawbs. Joe Elliott had done the spoken portion in earlier live performances and demo recordings that showed up on some early bootlegs. In his biography, Cousins claims that he did his best Laurence Olivier impersonation for the song's intro.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Through_the_Night)
01. Rock Brigade (03:09)
02. Hello America (03:28)
03. Sorrow Is A Woman (03:55)
04. It Could Be You (02:33)
05. Satellite (04:28)
06. When The Walls Came Tumbling Down (04:44)
07. Wasted (03:45)
08. Rocks Off (03:44)
09. It Don't Matter (03:21)
10. Answer To The Master (03:13)
11. Overture (07:44)
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