Il 13. 11. 2026 i Def Leppard pubblicheranno per UMR il quarto capitolo della loro serie di box set. «Volume 4», come si chiama con gran fantasia l’ultimo arrivato, comprende l’omonimo album del 2015, «Diamond Star Halos» del 2022 e «Drastic Symphonies» (2023), più un quarto disco di rarità scelte dal frontman Joe Elliott.
Joe Elliot (voce della band) non nasconde l’entusiasmo: “Finalmente! Ci siamo! Volume 4 mette insieme i nostri ultimi album in studio e un po’ di materiale extra davvero interessante. Alcune di queste tracce extra non sono vecchissime, ma tra loro ce n’è qualcuna rimasta persa nell’archivio per più di 33 anni. Fino all’inizio di quest’anno. Siamo carichissimi all’idea di presentarvi finalmente questa raccolta.”
La prima delle rarità, che puoi già ascoltare qui sotto, è una cover del classico dei The Beatles Revolution, registrata per una campagna pubblicitaria senza nome e mai usata. L’originale, inciso nel 1968, fu il primo brano dei The Beatles a ottenere la licenza per uno spot televisivo, quando nel 1987 la Nike pagò 500.000 dollari per i diritti d’uso della canzone per un anno.
Tra gli altri pezzi finiti nel disco delle rarità ci sono sei brani registrati per iTunes nel 2006 (usciti poi nel 2018 come «The Lost Session»), tre brani dal vivo registrati agli Abbey Road Studios nel 2008 (poi disponibili come uscita per il «Record Store Day» 2018), tre brani in studio incisi per l’album «Mirror Ball» del 2011 – Live & More, più versioni di Rock Of Ages, Pour Some Sugar On Me e Hysteria registrate per Apple nel 2012–2013, oltre a qualche demo, versione radiofonica e cover. L’elenco completo dei brani lo trovi qui sotto.
Def Leppard: “Volume 4 – 2015–2023” è disponibile in versione con sei CD e 11 vinili! Puoi già preordinarlo.
Def Leppard: Volume Four
Format: 6-CD Box Set
Disc One: Def Leppard
Disc Two: Diamond Star Halos
Disc Three: Drastic Symphonies
Disc Four: Rarities
Disc Five: Rarities
Disc Six: Rarities
CD One: Def Leppard
Let’s Go
Dangerous
Man Enough
We Belong
Invincible
Sea Of Love
Energized
All Time High
Battle Of My Own
Broke‘N’Brokenhearted
Forever Young
Last Dance
Wings Of an Angel
Blind Faith
CD Two: Diamond Star Halos
Take What You Want
Kick
Fire It Up
This Guitar
SOS Emergency
Liquid Dust
U Rok Mi
Goodbye For Good This Time
All We Need
Open Your Eyes
Gimme A Kiss
Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
Lifeless
Unbreakable
From Here To Eternity
CD Three: Drastic Symphonies
Turn To Dust
Paper Sun
Animal
Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version)
Hysteria
Love Bites
Goodbye For Good This Time
Love
Gods Of War
Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
Switch 625
Too Late For Love
When Love And Hate Collide
Kings Of The World
CD Four: Rarities
Let It Go (Live iTunes Session)
Foolin (Live iTunes Session)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak (Live iTunes Session)
Rock On (Live iTunes Session)
When Love And Hate Collide (Live iTunes Session)
Promises (Live iTunes Session)
C’Mon C’mon (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rock On (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rocket (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Undefeated (From Mirrorball)
Kings Of the World (From Mirrorball)
It’s All About Believin’ (From Mirrorball)
Rock Of Ages (2012 Re-Recorded Version)
Pour Some Sugar On Me (2012 Re-Recorded Version)
Where Does Love Go When It Dies / Now / When Love And Hate Collide / Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad / Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Medley, 2012)
Hysteria (2013 Re-Recorded Version)
CD Five: Rarities
Undefeated (Demo)
Last Dance (Demo)
Wings Of An Angel (Las Vegas Demo)
We Belong (Joe Only Vox)
This Guitar (Demo)
Hysteria (Spotify Session, 2018)
Miss You In A Heartbeat (Feat. Ian Hunter) (Retroactive Outtake)
We All Need Christmas
Take What You Want (Radio Edit)
Kick (Radio Edit)
This Guitar (Joe Only Mix)
Goodbye For Good This Time (Avant-Garde Mix)
Lifeless (Joe Only Mix)
Angels (Can’t Help You Now) (Covent Garden Mix)
Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
Animal (Radio Edit)
Just Like 73 (Feat. Tom Morello)
CD Six: Rarities
Personal Jesus (2026 Mix)
Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad)
“Heroes” (2026 Mix)
Stand By Me (From Bank of Dave 2)
Bad Motor Scooter (Feat. Sammy Hagar)
Helen Wheels (from “The Art Of McCartney” album)
Drive In Saturday (Feat. Mike Garson)
Seagull (Full Band Version)
Format: 11LP Boxset
Album One: Def Leppard (2 X Lp)
Album Two: Diamond Star Halo (2 X Lp)
Album Three: Drastic Symphony (2 X Lp)
Album Four: Rarities (2 X Lp)
Album Five: Rarities (3 X Lp)
Album One: Def Leppard
Side One
Let’s Go
Dangerous
Man Enough
We Belong
Side Two
Invincible
Sea Of Love
Energized
All Time High
Side Three
Battle Of My Own
Broke‘N’Brokenhearted
Forever Young
Last Dance
Side Four
Wings Of an Angel
Blind Faith
Album Two: Diamond Star Halos
Side One
Take What You Want
Kick
Fire It Up
This Guitar
Side Two
SOS Emergency
Liquid Dust
U Rok Mi
Goodbye For Good This Time
Side Three
All We Need
Open Your Eyes
Gimme A Kiss
Angels (Can0t Help You Now)
Side Four
Lifeless
Unbreakable
From Here To Eternity
Album Three: Drastic Symphonies
Side One
Turn To Dust
Paper Sun
Animal
Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version)
Side Two
Hysteria
Love Bites
Goodbye For Good This Time
Love
Side Three
Gods Of War
Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
Switch 625
Side Four
Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
Too Late For Love
When Love And Hate Collide
Kings Of The World
Album Four: Rarities
Side One
Let It Go (Live iTunes Session)
Foolin (Live iTunes Session)
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak (Live iTunes Session)
Rock On (Live iTunes Session)
When Love And Hate Collide (Live iTunes Session)
Side Two
Promises (Live iTunes Session)
C’Mon C’mon (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rock On (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Rocket (Live At Abbey Road, 2008)
Side Three
Undefeated (From Mirrorball)
Kings Of The World (From Mirrorball)
It’s All About Believin’ (From Mirrorball)
Side Four
Rock Of Ages (2012 Re-Record)
Pour Some Sugar On Me (2012 Re-Record)
Where Does Love Go When It Dies / Now / When Love And Hate Collide / Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad / Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Medley, 2012)
Hysteria (2013 Re-Record)
Album Five: Rarities
Side One
Undefeated (Demo)
Last Dance (Demo)
Wings Of An Angel (Las Vegas Demo)
We Belong (Joe Only Vox)
Side Two
This Guitar (Demo)
Hysteria (Spotify Session, 2018)
Miss You in A Heartbeat (Feat. Ian Hunter) (Retroactive Outtake)
We All Need Christmas
Side Three
Take What You Want (Radio Edit)
Kick (Radio Edit)
This Guitar (Joe Only Mix)
Goodbye For Good This Time (Avant-Garde Mix)
Side Four
Lifeless (Joe Only Mix)
Angels (Can’t Help You Now) (Covent Garden Mix)
Animal (Radio Edit)
Just Like 73 (Feat. Tom Morello)
Side Five
Personal Jesus (2026 Mix)
Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad)
Heroes (2026 Mix)
Stand By Me (From Bank Of Dave 2)
Side Six
Bad Motor Scooter (Feat. Sammy Hagar)
Helen Wheels (from “The Art Of McCartney” album)
Drive In Saturday (Feat. Mike Garson)
Seagull (Full Band Version)
