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The rockers from Sheffield began life as Rick Savage on bass, Pete Willis on guitar and Joe Elliott on vocals. Following guitarist Steve Clark joining the band in 1978 they released their first EP ‘Getcha Rocks Off’ and managed to pick up airplay on the BBC.

Drummer Rick Allen completed the line up and, after being taken under the wing of AC/DC's manager Petter Mensch, the band released their first LP – ‘On Through the Night’ in 1980.

The next couple of years saw the band tour extensively and play support act for such huge US acts as Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest. The band’s next album ‘High 'n' Dry’ became the group's first platinum album in the U.S.

Thanks to the launch of MTV, the 1983 album ‘Pyromania’ was a huge hit. Touring commitments and problems recording the next album led to a delay of four years before ‘Hysteria’ was released. Spawning monster hits like ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ and ’Rocket’, the album marked the ultimate peak in band’s mass appeal.

The 90s brought less success and in 1992 Steve Clark died from a drug overdose. Subsequently, the band’s 1992 ‘Adrenalize’ album didn’t fair too well with the critics despite producing hits like ‘Let's Get Rocked’ and ‘Make Love Like a Man’.

‘Best Of’ collections in the late 90s and 2004 helped boost the band’s popularity but, despite opting for an edgier sound, they have been unable to recapture their 80s fame.
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Drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm following a New Year's Eve car accident. Despite being reattached in surgery, it had to be amputated due to infection.
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Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection – 2005
The Best of Def Leppard [Limited Edition Bonus Disc] – 2004
Best of Def Leppard - 2004
Interview CD and Book - 2003
X [Bonus Tracks] - 2002
X – 2002
Slang [Japan] - 1999
Euphoria [Japan Bonus Tracks] - 1999
Euphoria [UK] - 1999
Slang - 1996
All I Want is Everything [EP] - 1996
Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits - 1995
Retro Active - 1993
Adrenalize [Japan 2-CD] - 1993
Adrenalize - 1992
Hysteria - 1987
Conversationalize - 1987
First Strike - 1985
Pyromania - 1983
High 'N' Dry – 1981
On Through the Night - 1980
The Def Leppard EP – 1979

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