The Def Leppard E.P.

by Def Leppard

The Def Leppard E.P. cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: January 1979
  • Label: Bludgeon Riffola
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 14:18
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Rick Savage, Frank Noon, Joe Elliott

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Financed by lead singer Joe Elliott's father and recorded on a shoestring budget, this self-released 7-inch served as the opening salvo for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. The three energetic tracks garnered crucial airplay on BBC Radio 1, sparking a major label bidding war for the teenage Sheffield quintet.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, guitar-driven, british, loud, hard

Tracklist

  1. Ride Into The Sun (2:52)
  2. Getcha Rocks Off (3:39)
  3. The Overture (7:46)

Credits

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