DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA - LP - BEAUT AND SCARCE
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I OFFER FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE THIS
SCARCE ALBUM OF
DEF LEPPARD
HYSTERIA
Def Leppard, in many ways, was the definitive hard rock band of the '80s. There were many bands that rocked harder (and were more dangerous) than the Sheffield-based quintet, but few others captured the spirit of the times quite as well. Emerging in the late '70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the group actually owed more to the glam rock and metal of the early '70s, as their sound was equal parts T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. By toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody, Def Leppard was poised for crossover success by 1983's Pyromania, and skillfully used the fledgling MTV network to their advantage. The musicians were already blessed with photogenic good looks, but they also crafted a series of innovative, exciting videos that made them into stars. They intended to follow Pyromania quickly but were derailed when their drummer lost an arm in a car accident, the first of many problems that plagued the group's career. Def Leppard managed to pull through such tragedies, and they even expanded their large audience with 1987's blockbuster Hysteria. As the '90s began, mainstream hard rock shifted away from Leppard's signature pop-metal and toward edgier, louder bands, yet the group maintained a sizable audience into the late '90s and were one of only a handful of '80s metal groups to survive the decade more or less intact.
AN AUST ISSUE ON BLUDGEON RIFFOLA LABEL RELEASED BY PHONOGRAM IN 1987 - 83675 - 1
THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE LOOKS REALLY LOVELY. THE OPENING EDGE, THE SEAMS AND THE SPINE ARE CLEAN AND SHARP. THERE ARE FIVE LIGHT CREASES IN THE SPINE AND THERE IS A LIGHT CREASE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THERE IS A SMALL AREA OF COLOUR LOSS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE AND THERE IS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR.
THE SHINY VINYL IS BEAUTIFUL - ALMOST LIKE NEW - ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT MARKS
PLAYS LIKE IT LOOKS - BEAUTIFUL - LOUD AND CLEAN.
THE LABELS ARE BEAUT TOO - ONE OR TWO LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS - NO WRITING - NO STICKERS.
THE PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS BEAUTIFUL - THERE IS A PHOTO OF THE BAND PERFORMING ON AN OPEN AIR STAGE AND A LIST OF ALL THE CREDITS.
TRACKS ARE:
WOMEN == ROCKET == ANIMAL == LOVE BITES == POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME == ARMAGEDDON IT == GODS OF WAR == DON'T SHOOT SHOTGUN == RUN RIOT == HYSTERIA == EXCITABLE == LOVE AND AFFECTION.
VERY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS
SCARCE ALBUM
IN ANY CONDITION
THIS ONE HAS A REALLY LOVELY SLEEVE AND THE PRISTINE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFUL.
HAPPY BIDDING FANS
ALL RECORDS COME IN NEW DUST COVERS AND ARE SECURLY PACKED IN SPECIAL MAILERS WITH NEW BUBBLE WRAP FOR EXTRA PROTECTION DURING TRANSIT.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNINSURED ITEMS THAT ARE LOST OR DAMAGED IN THE POST
INSURANCE IS RECOMMENDED.
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