DEF LEPPARD's official website reports:

It's finally here: the long awaited Shots From The Sparkle Tour, a unique and luxury coffee table book is now availble for ordering. Containing 80 pages of app 300 never-before-seen photos taken during their record-breaking Songs From The Sparkle Lounge Tour, this book gives you an insight on what life on the road with Def Leppard is all about. All photos are taken by photographer Ash Newell and do not only show Def Leppard doing what they do best on stage, but also show the band and their crew backstage and in other candid environments.

This exclusive book, sized 12"x12", is the perfect gift for any Def Leppard fan and will not be availabe in any shops! It can only be ordered through ShotsFromTheSparkleTour.DefLeppard.com. 500 Deluxe Editions will be printed with 250 personally signed by the band. After these 500 sell out, "standard" editions will be available.

We will start taking orders on Saturday, December 6th at 6 PM (EST), but if you are a member of the official Def Leppard Fan Club, you get instant access to the special 2-day presale period right now! The first hundred copies of the books will be reserved for members of the Def Leppard Fan Club, so if you are a collector who's set on getting the lowest number possible, that's where you'll have to go right now!

Pricing is as follows: the Deluxe signed edition (autographed by all five band members and numbered 1-250) will cost $299.99, whereas the unsigned edition (individually numbered 251-500) will cost $149.99. Please note that these Deluxe editions are strictly limited to 500 copies! Additional $30 for shipping and handling will be added to the price of each book.

For all details on Shots From The Sparkle Tour, please visit the microsite at ShotsFromTheSparkleTour.DefLeppard.com.

Furthermore, the band's 2009 calendar is available for ordering now! For $12 (+ $6 shipping and handling) you'll get 12 pages full of live photos, so every month of the year you'll get a fresh new Leppard thing to look at. To place your order, head over to our Order Form right away.

And once again: both the book and the calendar are DefLeppard.com exclusives and you won't be able to buy these anywhere else.