Def Leppard : BBC Live Studio Sessions 1979/Paris 79/Hammersmith 79

 

(CD 1)

Def Leppard : 

BBC Live 

Studio Sessions 1979

Def Leppard's 

BBC Live

 Studio Sessions

 from 1979

represent a 

pivotal moment 

in the band's 

early career,

 capturing them right

 at the dawn of

 the New Wave of 

British Heavy Metal

 (NWOBHM).

As Well As 

(CD 2)

Two Plus Bonus  

 live performances one at

 the

Paris Theatre

in London on 

August 22nd 1979 

(Great Sound)

& 

(One Track)

Def Leppard Hammersmith Odeon London, England, UK September 16th 1979 The band's first show

at

the Hammersmith Odeon.

They opened for

Sammy Hagar.

They would return in

November

as the opening act for

AC/DC.

This recording doesn't

sound that great,

but it is notable

for its setlist.

The band played the entire

'Def Leppard E.P.'

alongside

extra rare goodies like

'Heat Street'

and

'Good Morning Freedom.'

In addition,

nearly the entire

'On Through the Night'

album was played

live at this show,

a few months

in advance

of its release.

(One Track) Setlist:

Intro

Get Your Rocks Off

Hello America

Ride Into the Sun

Rock Brigade

When the Walls Came Tumbling Down

Answer to the Master

The Overture

Heat Street

Rick Allen Drum Solo

Satellite

Sorrow is a Woman

Wasted

Good Morning Freedom

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Def Leppard : On Through The Night

' CAUSE THEY LIVE FOR

ROCK N' ROLL

THEY'LL TRY TO STEAL 

YOUR SOUL

Def Leppard : Too Many Jitterbugs (B-Sides & Rarities)

 

WELL I'VE BEEN LYING AWAKE ALL NIGHT

 JUST THINKING OF YOU

BUT A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY LIES HEAVY 

OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW

I'VE GOT A BOTTLE OF PILLS

TO GIVE ME MY THRILLS

AND I KNOW THAT

I'M LEADING A LIFE THAT KILLS

Girl : Sheer Greed/ Wasted Youth

Girl

 were an 

English

 Glam Metal band

 formed in

 London in 1979.

They split up in 1982

 with 

band members 

going on to join

 Def Leppard 

and

 L.A. Guns,

 among others.

History

Girl 

were formed in 1979 

by vocalist

 Phil Lewis,

 guitarists

 Gerry Laffy

 and 

Phil Collen,

 drummer

 Jonathon Trevisick

 replaced shortly

 thereafter by

 Dave Gaynor

 and bassist

 Mark Megary

 replaced shortly thereafter

 by 

Simon Laffy

Collen had 

previously been in

 the bands

 Lucy,

 Tush, 

and

 Dumb Blondes. 

Girl 

were first discovered

 and managed 

by Jon Lindsay 

who was looking 

for bands for

 former manager

 of The Who,

 Kit Lambert,

 for a proposed

 new record label. 

Lindsay and Girl 

separated over 

managerial decisions 

when the band

 wanted to sign a 

recording deal 

with 

Don Arden

 instead of a

 recording contract 

negotiated by 

Lindsay with music

 figure 

Simon Napier-Bell's Nomis

 Publishing.

The band

 were signed by

 Jet Records, 

releasing two singles

 prior to their 

debut album

 Sheer Greed 

(1980), 

which reached

 number 33

 in the 

UK Albums Chart.

 The band's profile 

was raised by tours 

with the

 Pat Travers Band

 and 

UFO, 

in the midst of the 

new wave of 

British

 Heavy Metal explosion. 

Girl 

recorded a

 pre-L.A. Guns version

 of the song 

"Hollywood Tease",

Barnacle himself 

was replaced by

 Bryson Graham 

during the recording 

of the next album. 

Both Barnacle and Graham

 appear on 

Girl's second album 

Wasted Youth 

which was

 released in 1982 

and reached number 92

 in the UK. 

Pete Bonas

 replaced

 Phil Collen, 

who left to join

 Def Leppard, 

though the 

band broke

 up soon after.