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Legendary British rock 'n' roll icons and
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees
DEF LEPPARD have just released
"Def Leppard - Volume Three", a new limited edition box set
UMe/
Virgin. In conjunction with the release, band members
Joe Elliott,
Phil Collen and
Vivian Campbell will host a live chat event on
Twitter Spaces with
Matt Pinfield today at 10 a.m. PT.
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 2000s 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 group's 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 band's 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.