The Collection: Volume One

~ Release by Def Leppard (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Def Leppard EP is 3" disc, included in booklet in packaging. Does not list credits or even show tracklist on or in packaging. First six CDs housed in own replica album sleeves. Booklet contains images and credits for recordings of first six CDs.

Annotation last modified on 2022-03-12 20:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: On Through the Night
2▶CD: High ’n’ Dry
3▼CD: Pyromania
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1Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.33:54
2Photograph
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (in 2004) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 13), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 329)
recording of:
Photograph
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.354:07
3Stagefright
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Stagefright
writer:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
3.253:44
4Too Late for Love
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard), Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982) and Park Gates Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
recording of:
Too Late for Love
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.754:26
5Die Hard the Hunter
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Die Hard the Hunter
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
3.26:15
6Foolin’
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
part of:
Q50 – December 2005 (number: 13)
recording of:
Foolin’
writer:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.054:33
7Rock of Ages
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (in 2004) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Rock of Ages
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.84:07
8Comin’ Under Fire
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Comin’ Under Fire
writer:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
34:14
9Action! Not Words
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Action! Not Words
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
publisher:
Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
33:48
10Billy’s Got a Gun
keyboard programming:
John Kongos
assistant engineer:
Bryan “Chuck” New and Craig “Too Loud for Boys” Thomson
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer and mixer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
additional keyboard:
Booker T. Boffin
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rick Savage
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Steve “Steamin” Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Pete Willis
background vocals:
The Leppardettes
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Parkgate Studios in Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom and Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (keyboard)
recording of:
Billy’s Got a Gun
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (ended), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
3.45:56
4▶CD: Hysteria
5▶CD: Live at the L.A. Forum 1983
6▶CD: Rarities, Volume One
7▶8cm CD: The Def Leppard E.P.