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Def Leppard with a new box set for real fans

On June 11, 2021, legendary British rock 'n' roll icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees Def Leppard will release Def Leppard – Volume Three, a new limited edition box set UMe/Virgin.



This set marks the third of four volumes of the band's complete recorded output in both 180gm vinyl and limited-edition CD box sets. They contain all the recordings from the band in the 2000's and features the original packaging on both formats. To date, X, Yeah! and Songs from the Sparkle Lounge have never been available on vinyl before.



The albums were mastered by Ronan McHugh and Joe Elliott at Joe's Garage with assistance from Andy Pearce and cut by Greg Moore. Housed in rigid boxes the sets also contain a hard-backed book with rare photos by Ross Halfin and notes by Classic Rock Magazine's Paul Elliott. Band members Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Rick Allen and Phil Collen have also contributed to the set.


Def Leppard – Volume Three features 2002's X, which was the groups sixth consecutive Top 20 record on the Billboard 200 chart and features songs such as "Now," "Four Letter Word" and "Long Long Way to Go", 2006's Yeah!, the band's first covers album featuring a collection of the groups favorite tracks re-recorded with the iconic Leppard sound, this is the first time this album will be available on vinyl. Also Def Leppard's tenth studio album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, released in 2008 the record marked the bands return to their signature sound and hitting the Top 10 both sides of the Atlantic, the album included the hit single "Nine Lives" which featured GRAMMY® Award winning country legend Tim McGraw.


Also included are B-Sides, Yeah! Studio Covers and Yeah! Live. These albums have specially been compiled by Joe Elliott for this limited-edition release. B-Sides contains a rare compilation of B-sides that have never appeared on vinyl before. Yeah! Studio Covers includes some never before released on vinyl covers, Yeah! bonus disc exclusive release tracks and a compilation of the various covers recorded by the band over their career. Yeah! Live is a compilation of live recordings of covers by the band which include both tracks from 2006's Yeah!, as well as previously unreleased live tracks from the past 30 years.


6-CD Box Set



Now

Unbelievable

You're So Beautiful

Everyday

Long, Long Way to Go

Four Letter Word

Torn to Shreds

Love Don't Lie

Gravity

Cry

Girl Like You

Let Me Be the One

Scar

YEAH!


20TH Century Boy

Rock On

Hanging on the Telephone

Waterloo Sunset

Hell Raiser

10538 Overture

Street Life

Drive-In Saturday

Little Bit of Love

The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll

No Matter What

He's Gonna Step on You Again

Don't Believe A Word

Stay with Me

SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE


Go

Nine Lives

C'mon C'mon

Love

Tomorrow

Cruise Control

Hallucinate

Only the Good Die Young

Bad Actress

Come Undone

Gotta Let it Go

B-SIDES


Now – (Radio Edit) (B-Side – Now)

Long Long Way to Go (Radio Edit) (B-Side – Long Way To Go)

Kiss the Day (X – Japanese Bonus Track)

10 X Bigger Than Love (B-Side - Long Way to Go)

Love Don't Lie – B-Side – Now (Demo)

Let Me Be the One – B-Side – Now (Demo)

Gimmie A Job – B-Side – Long Long Way to Go

Now – B-Side – Long Long Way to Go (Live Acoustic Version)

Long Long Way to Go – Limited Edition Bonus Track (Stripped Version)

Nine Lives – Joe Only Vocal Version

Perfect Girl – Website Exclusive (Phil Collen Demo)

Love – Piano Version

YEAH! STUDIO COVERS


Only After Dark – B-Side – Let's Get Rocked

You Can't Always Get What You Want – B-Side – Have You Needed Someone So Bad

Little Wing – B-Side - Have You Needed Someone So Bad

Ziggy Stardust – B-Side - Slang

Under My Wheels – B-Side - Goodbye

Who Do You Love? – B-Side - Goodbye

Rebel Rebel – B-Side - Now

Led Boots – B-Side – All I Want is Everything

Cause We Ended as Lovers – B-Side – All I Want is Everything

Search and Destroy – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

How Does it Feel - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive (iTunes Exclusive)

Roxanne – Phil's Demo (Previously Unreleased)

Dear Friends – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Winter Song – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

American Girl – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Heartbeat – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Space Oddity – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

When I'm Dead and Gone – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Stay With Me – B-Side Now

YEAH! LIVE


Elected - B-Side Heaven Is

Action – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

No Matter What – Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Rock On – Live 2006

Travellin' Band – Radio Edit (Previously Unreleased)

Now I'm Here – B-Side Tonight

20th Century Boy – 2005 VH1 Rock Awards (Previously Unreleased)

All The Young Dudes – Once Bitten Twice Shy Exclusive Track

9-LP Box Set


DISC ONE – X


SIDE ONE

Now

Unbelievable

You're So Beautiful

Everyday

Long Long Way to Go

Four Letter Word

Torn to Shreds


SIDE TWO

Love Don't Lie

Gravity

Cry

Girl Like You

Let Me Be the One

Scar


DISC TWO & THREE – YEAH!


SIDE ONE

20th Century Boy

Rock On

Hanging on The Telephone

Waterloo Sunset


SIDE TWO

Hell Raiser

10538 Overture

Street Life

Drive-In Saturday


SIDE THREE

Little Bit of Love

The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll

No Matter What


SIDE FOUR

He's Gonna Step on You Again

Don't Believe A Word

Stay with Me


DISC FOUR – SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE


SIDE ONE

Go

Nine Lives

C'mon C'mon

Love

Tomorrow


SIDE TWO

Cruise Control

Hallucinate

Only the Good Die Young

Bad Actress

Come Undone

Gotta Let It Go


DISC FIVE & SIX – B-SIDES


SIDE ONE

Now – (Radio Edit) (B-Side - Now)

Long Long Way to Go (Radio Edit) (B-Side – Long Way To Go)

Kiss the Day – (X - Japanese Bonus Track)


SIDE TWO

10 X Bigger Than Love (B-Side - Long Way to Go)

Love Don't Lie - B-Side Now (Demo)

Let Me Be the One - B-Side Now (Demo)


SIDE THREE

Gimme A Job - B-Side - Long Long Way to Go

Now - B-Side - Long Long Way to Go (Live Acoustic Version)

Long Long Way to Go - Limited Edition Bonus Track (Stripped Version)


SIDE FOUR

Nine Lives - Joe Only Vocal Version

Perfect Girl - Website Exclusive (Phil Collen Demo)

Love - Piano Version


DISC SEVEN & EIGHT – YEAH! STUDIO COVERS


SIDE ONE

Only After Dark - B-Side - Let's Get Rocked

You Can't Always Get What You Want - B-Side Have You Needed Someone So Bad

Little Wing - B-Side Have You Needed Someone So Bad

Ziggy Stardust - B-Side – Slang


SIDE TWO

Under My Wheels - B-Side - Goodbye

Who Do You Love? - B-Side - Goodbye

Rebel Rebel - B-Side - Now

Led Boots - B-Side - All I Want is Everything

Cause We Ended as Lovers - B-Side - All I Want is Everything


SIDE THREE

Search and Destroy - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

How Does It Feel - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive (iTunes Exclusive)

Roxanne - Phil's Demo (Previously Unreleased)

Dear Friends - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Winter Song - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive


SIDE FOUR

American Girl - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Heartbeat - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Space Oddity - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

When I'm Dead and Gone - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Stay with Me - B-Side Now


DISC NINE – YEAH! LIVE


SIDE ONE

Elected - B-Side Heaven Is

Action - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

No Matter What - Yeah! Bonus Disc Exclusive

Rock On - Live 2006


SIDE TWO

Travellin' Band - Radio Edit (Previously Unreleased)

Now I'm Here - B-Side Tonight

20th Century Boy - 2005 VH I Rock Awards (Previously Unreleased)

All the Young Dudes - Once Bitten Twice Shy Exclusive Track


LP BOX SET


LP SET ONE: X

LP SET TWO: Yeah! (2-LP)

LP SET THREE: Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

LP SET FOUR: B-Sides (2-LP)

LP SET FIVE: Yeah! Studio Covers (2-LP)

LP SET SIX: Yeah! Live


CD BOX SET


DISC ONE: X

DISC TWO: Yeah!

DISC THREE: Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

DISC FOUR: B-Sides

DISC FIVE: Yeah! Studio Covers

DISC SIX: Yeah! Live


With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, two prestigious Diamond Awards in the U.S., 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® inductees, Def Leppard – Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Allen (drums) — continue to be one of the most important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career the band has produced a series of classic ground-breaking albums that set the bar for generations of music fans and artists alike. The group's spectacular live shows and arsenal of hits have become synonymous with their name, leading Def Leppard to be heralded as an institution in both the music and touring industry. Def Leppard's influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum albums—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria, capturing the group's legendary tracks, bringing together classic Leppard hits such as "Rock of Ages," "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Foolin." The band's 2015 self-titled studio album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Top Independent Albums charts. The album also took the No. 5 spot on Billboard's Top Current Albums and No. 10 spot on the Top 200, as well as claiming 15 top 10 debuts around the world. For the first time, in January 2018 Def Leppard debuted their full recording catalog worldwide via streaming and download platforms. As they did with the original release of their records, Def Leppard dominated the worldwide charts again. Chart stats saw their albums charting in the iTunes Top 10 in more than 30 countries, including Hysteria at No. 3 in the U.S., and No. 5 in the U.K. Def Leppard had the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 records on the U.S. catalog albums chart.

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