DEF LEPPARD - Deluxe Versions Of Pyromania, Adrenalize In The Planning Stages
February 24, 2009, 15 years ago
In photographer Ross Halfin's (LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN, AC/DC) blog dated February 22nd, he mentioned a pair of classic DEF LEPPARD albums that will be reissued as Deluxe Editions.
Says Halfin: "Spoke to Joe Elliott today about work as there are deluxe editions of Pyromania and Adrenalize coming out and we needed to go through photos. Joe had no idea I'd shot several sessions with them as a four piece. A couple of shoots in the studio in Los Angeles - out in the desert and the 'Lets Get Rocked' video, in the days when I used to shoot stills on videos (something I hated), plus with Vivian Campbell in Los Angeles and Australia. The record company lost all the colour when the PR threw it out by accident but I still have all the black and white. We ended up discussing the MOTT THE HOPPLE reunion and THE FACES. And Joe was more interested in what DVDs I picked up in Japan and Australia than what photos I have of him..."
Island released Def Leppard's legendary Hysteria album in 2006 - it featured a fold-out digipak housed within a clear slipcase. Disc One included the original album digitally remastered plus four tracks: 'Tear It Down', 'Ride Into The Sun' (1987 re-recording), 'I Wanna Be Your Hero' and 'Ring Of Fire'. Disc Two is jam-packed with rarities including four tracks recorded Live in Holland, one track recorded Live in Denver, remixes of 'Animal', 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', 'Armageddon It', 'Excitable' and 'Rocket', plus 'Release Me'.
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