On Through the Night is the debut album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released in 1980. It features rerecorded versions of "Rocks Off" and "Overture", tracks from the band's original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P. Other tracks are rerecorded versions of early demos, some of which appeared on the First Strike and Warchild bootlegs. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on May 9, 1989. The band have stated on many...
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On Through the Night is the debut album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released in 1980. It features rerecorded versions of "Rocks Off" and "Overture", tracks from the band's original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P. Other tracks are rerecorded versions of early demos, some of which appeared on the First Strike and Warchild bootlegs. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on May 9, 1989. The band have stated on many occasions that they don't like this album and consider High 'n' Dry their first proper album. The band does not play material from the album in their live concerts since the early 1980's, although they did perform "Wasted" a few times during the Euphoria tour and "Rock Brigade" once in 2005.
"Wasted" and "Hello America" were released as singles. However, the version of "Wasted" that appears on the single is a different recording from that of the LP, as is its b-side, "Hello America".
This album was produced by Tom Allom, perhaps best known...
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