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Def Leppard - Deluxe Editions and Box Sets Thread
Welcome to the OFFICIAL Def Leppard Deluxe Editions and Box Sets thread.
This is now a thread for information about ALL Deluxe Editions, not just Hysteria, as Deluxe Editions and Box Sets of other albums have since been released. http://www.deflepparduk.com/album15.gif Pyromania and Adrenalize Deluxe Editions (released June 23rd, 2009) revealed, released and discussed from page 8. http://www.deflepparduk.com/album17.gif http://www.deflepparduk.com/album18.gif The band talk about preparation for the Slang Deluxe Edition. Released in February 2014. See page 12. http://www.deflepparduk.com/slang2014.jpg Joe Elliott mentions Euphoria Deluxe Edition in radio interview. See page 20. http://www.deflepparduk.com/album10.gif Hysteria 30th Anniversary Edition released August 3rd, 2017. See page 22. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_UY218_.jpg Career-Spanning Box Set Series announced. First of four volumes will include band's Eighties LPs, along with rare B-sides and live cuts. See page 22. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon...._AC_UL115_.jpg Volume One released June 1st, 2018. See page 22. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon...._AC_UL115_.jpg Volume Two, which covers the Nineties, released June 21st, 2019. See page 22. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon...._AC_UL115_.jpg The Early Years 79-81, released March 20th, 2020. See page 24. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_UY218_.jpgVolume 3, which covers the 2000’s, released June 11th, 2021. See page 24. Pyromania 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition discussed here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "HYSTERIA" DELUXE EDITION (posted 08-23-2006) https://web.archive.org/web/20060828...pard.com/news/ Quote:
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yeah heard about this i will def(no pun intended) be buying this when it comes out love that album!!
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hysteria is one of the greatest rock albums of all time
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I won't buy it unless it comes with a B-side of the acoustic version of Love Bites. I heard that Mutt first brought the song and played it acoustically, like an Eagles song. I am very curious to hear this version.
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This was posted @ melodicrock.com
DEF LEPPARD GO DELUXE: Next up from Def Leppard - a Deluxe Edition of their all time best selling classic album Hysteria. As yet there are no details available, but the same treatment was recently given to label mate Melissa Etheridge's landmark 1988 self-titled debut, which featured the following: - The original album completely remastered. - A second disc with live material from that same year -- a ten-song set at L.A.'s Roxy, and five acoustic performances. - Expanded liner notes. What will The Leps come up with?? |
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I cannot wait for this!!
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Def Leppard - Hysteria (Delux Edition)
I donīt consider Hysteria my favourite album either, I think Def Leppard have made better albums since, but itīs definitely a good album. I only have a vinyl copy of the album which I bought cheap a few years back and Iīve downloaded the mp3īs and ripped the remastered tracks off the Best Of, but I would still love a totally remastered version of the whole album so Iīm definitely buying this. I hope they do this with more of their albums aswell.
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But Hysteria, the album, was the most "singled"-out album I've ever known. The songs on the entire first side of the album (vinyl) were all released as singles in the U.S.. Worldwide...Everything but God's of War, Don't Shoot Shotgun, Run Riot, and Love and Affection had been released as singles. I'd probably love it more if it wasn't the fact they released Adrenalize after it and it just sealed them into the whole late 80 hair era for eternity as far as most of the world is concerned no matter what they did after that. Changing direction appropriately immediately after Hysteria to a more serious and mature direction as well as experimental was what they needed to do. I try to block Adrenalize from my mind as ever happening. This allows me to consider Hysteria on it's own merits. It's a commercially appealing album that yet is quite artistic and ground breaking. It set a trend that would be driven into the ground by poor imitators..which is what always happens when something is that good. They had real balls releasing Women as the first video and single in the U.S. In fact, it's hard to believe it was a single at all. It's the kind of song you regard as "album rock" Not the lead single. But they did it anyway. I know I was floored when I saw the video premiere on MTV as an exclusive. I saw a band that had matured physically and artistically. It was so bizarre that although the lyrics should off off as ridiculous...the fact is you have this bombastic machismo colliding with sonic sophistication and you wind up getting a surreal experience. There was just nothing like it. It opens the album and it basically warns you to open your mind and not set expectations. I do prefer Pyromania for the fact it is edgier lyrically and do tear it up compared to Hysteria with songs like Too Late, Die Hard, Foolin, Billy's Got A Gun. But the two albums really do complement each other very well. Hysteria never delivers the satisfying "rip-roar" that Pyromania does, but vice versa Pyromania never offered much in terms of midtempo or laidback grooves. You go to each album individually for different things. So I'm surprised this announcement is not including Pyromania. The two albums are always paired together so why stop now? |
I love Hysteria. Every track on it is quality, in my opinion. Gods of War is also my favourite Def Lep track. I'm glad the album is getting this deluxe treatment.
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Bah, forget Hysteria, let me know when they release a deluxe edition of High N' Dry! :D
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Taken from melodicrock.com. I guess itīs seen @ dl.com as well
Press Release -- On the 3rd August 1987 British rock band Def Leppard released the album Hysteria. Already a major force in rock music, Hysteria catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for Hysteria are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 17 million copies and counting. Due to the incredible success of previous album Pyromania (released in 1983) and Hysteria Def Leppard are one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10 million plus selling albums in the US. The others are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. The Hysteria album also spawned 7 hit singles! Enormous hits such as Pour Some Sugar On Me, Animal, Love Bites, Armageddon It and Rocket are rock staples that still enjoy huge popularity today and have helped make Def Leppard Britain's greatest ever arena rock band. The album remains Def Leppard's best loved. Mercury Records is set to release the Hysteria Deluxe Edition on October 16, 2006. The double album will feature the full album remastered and a host of extras including all the Hysteria single b-sides, live b-sides and remixes together for the first time. The deluxe edition will also feature exclusive expanded booklet and artwork (including a forward by Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke). Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music's hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), Def Leppard's Hysteria Deluxe Edition is an album not to miss. Full tracklisting for Hysteria Deluxe Edition is as follows: Disc One - Hysteria Remastered: 1. Women, 2. Rocket, 3. Animal, 4. Love Bites, 5. Pour Some Sugar On Me, 6. Armageddon It, 7. Gods Of War, 8. Don't Shoot Shotgun, 9. Run Riot, 10. Hysteria, 11. Excitable, 12. Love And Affection. Hysteria B-Sides: 13. Tear It Down, 14. Ride Into The Sun (1987 Re-Recording), 15. I Wanna Be Your Hero, 16. Ring Of Fire. Disc Two - Hysteria Live B-Sides: 1. Elected (Live In Tilburg, Holland), 2. Love And Affection (Live In Tilburg, Holland), 3. Billy's Got A Gun (Live In Tilburg, Holland), 4. Rock Af Ages (Live In Tilburg, Holland), 5. Women (Live In Denver). Hysteria Remixes: 6. Animal (Extended Version), 7. Pour Some Sugar On Me (Extended Version), 8. Armageddon It (The Nuclear Mix), 9. Excitable (Orgasmic Mix), 10. Rocket (The Lunar Mix), Hysteria B-Sides Continued: 11. Release Me. WebLink: www.defleppard.com. I guess I have to get me one of those. |
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I've always loved the extended version of Animal for the fact that middle part just before the solo (the whole "cry wolf baby, cry tough..gonna hunt you like.." etc) sans the vocals was put as the intro. It was actually a better arrangement as far as I was concerned intro wise. The rest of it doesn't make too much sense...it's just..extended. Hmmmm...I'm gonna be breaking out my WAV editor and fixing that by cutting that intro from the extended version and merging it with the album version so it's exactly how I want it. |
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Well, we already have everything on the first disk, so the only plus for it is the remastering. The second disk is better, but the extended mixes never really hit me. I mean they're just extended. Add four riffs where there were two. What's the point? But I'll prob buy this anyway. And that "Release Me" is great. :) Ice |
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But I have to disgress...what do you mean we already have all of the first disc? I don't have the B Sides at the end of it on CD yet. If you are talking about the fact they are on Retroactive and Adrenalize...none of them are the same versions. So they still have alot of value to me for that reason. I mean, I have everything in one form or another..but all in inferior sound formats. So getting not only the album itself remasted plus all the other tracks like this is just actually the perfect way to do the remaster that has been long overdue for the album. |
Damn, where's the acoustic Hysteria and the acoustic Love Bites? :(
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The Retroactive versions aren't that much different from the original. This looks like a great release but I already have all those B-sides except Release Me. Not sure if I want to upgrade my Hysteria.
Come on, it's not too late to add Hysteria and Love Bites, acoustic versions! |
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I already knew I was going to buy this but now I'm REALLY excited! I downloaded the original version of Tear It Down (which is WAY better than the Adrenalize version) and a couple of the extended mixes, but I can't wait to hear the other b-sides! Thanks for posting!
By the way, I'll be updating my original post with album details as it comes, so if I included what's already been posted on this topic, please don't shout at me! It's only so all the album details are together on the first post! |
As an afterthought, I realize the differences between the Retroactive tracks and the B sides may not be that much...however the point of the inclusion of everything on this set is to cover everything that was released with Hysteria, from the album through all material released in conjunction with it at the time via the singles. So it's a completist set. I would not have been happy had they excluded the 4 B sides on the first disc.
If you are wanting rare stuff like acoustic versions and live versions of songs like Rocket..there is always the Box set. |
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Personally, I'd rather have Pyromania remastered though, for no other reason than to get Stagefright remastered. |
I'm pretty sure we'll see a digitally remastered version of Pyromania very soon. I was listening to it only yesterday in the car and forgotten how great it is! But like i said on an earlier post, all tracks from the Best Of/Rock Of Ages compilations were remastered so everything from On Through The Night up to X might be re-released.
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Anyone got the feeling the Defs are turning into a nostalgia act? Ice |
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That'll be worth buying! :D Hysteria is one of my favorite CDs.
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DL are the new Rolling Stones, put out a greatest hits every couple of years, do a covers album and re-release their old stuff. I bet you it will be available on Itunes too. Oh well I still enjoyed them live.
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I heard sometime ago that at least the first 4 albums were going to be remastered, which is good enough. Slang, Euphoria and X don't need it as any CD produced/mastered post-1995 sounds fine. Not too sure if they would remaster Adrenalize though, it could do with a remaster, but then again, it's hardly a classic album and any additional b-sides from those sessions were released on Retro Active anyway. |
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1. They don't get as much support from the label as Bon Jovi, so their material doesn't hit the radio as well. If their material doesn't get played in the radio, how would the audience know about it? In all honesty, one of the major reasons why BJ can afford all those stadium shows and play their new shit is because they're the only '80s rock band' who still get major push. Good material can only carry you so far, label support and promotion play a major help. 2. They don't seem to be very proud about playing the new shit (or stuff from their debut album like Wasted). They want mad audience reaction and they don't like it if they don't get cheered like when they play Sugar or Photograph. Well, if you don't get label/radio support, how else are you going to introduce your new shit to the masses? I'm never a fan of the double bill DL/Bryan Adams or DL/Journey. Now I love Bryan Adams and Journey but you put a band with 10 albums in a double bill, you get a 80-90 minute set, and that's pretty much leaves not much time for deep album cuts. The last decent DL concert was during X tour and they played 4 songs off X (which is a good amount - getting 8 tracks from your new album, especially if your album is not on Hysteria or New Jersey level, is too ****ing much). |
I think some of you are being WAY too harsh as to DL. No, the second best of was not really needed as they haven't had many hits since '95. Defientely not enough that a whole new best of is needed. They are far from Aersomith territory. Crap, Aerosmith is releasing a new best of this October, not sure if it was mentioned in this thread, with 2 new tracks. I mean they JUST had a double disc best of in '01/02
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