Def Leppard – Pyromania
(Vertigo Records 1983 VERS2)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They were known as being part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Savage (bass guitar, backing vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). This is the band’s longest-standing line-up.
Pyromania is the third studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” | Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Mutt Lange, Joe Elliott | 3:52 | |||||||
| 2. | “Photograph” | Clark, Pete Willis, Savage, Lange, Elliott | 4:12 | |||||||
| 3. | “Stagefright” | Savage, Elliott, Lange | 3:46 | |||||||
| 4. | “Too Late for Love” | Clark, Lange, Willis, Savage, Elliott | 4:30 | |||||||
| 5. | “Die Hard the Hunter” | Lange, Clark, Savage, Elliott | 6:17 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Foolin'” | Clark, Lange, Elliott | 4:32 | |||||||
| 2. | “Rock of Ages” | Clark, Lange, Elliott | 4:09 | |||||||
| 3. | “Comin’ Under Fire” | Lange, Clark, Willis, Elliott | 4:20 | |||||||
| 4. | “Action! Not Words” | Lange, Clark, Elliott | 3:49 | |||||||
| 5. | “Billy’s Got a Gun” | Clark, Savage, Willis, Elliott, Lange | 5:56 | |||||||
Personnel
- Joe Elliott – lead vocals
- Steve Clark – guitars
- Phil Collen – guitars
- Rick Savage – bass guitar
- Rick Allen – drums
- Pete Willis – rhythm guitars
- Additional musicians
- The Leppardettes – backing vocals
- John Kongos – Fairlight CMI programming
- Booker T. Boffin – keyboards (a.k.a. Thomas Dolby)
- Production
- Robert John “Mutt” Lange – producer
- Mike Shipley – engineer
- Brian “Chuck” New – assistant engineer (Battery Studios)
- Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson – assistant engineer (Park Gate Studios)
- Additional personnel
- Bernard Gudynas – front cover illustration
- David Landslide – back cover photograph
- Andie Airfix – album sleeve concept, design
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