Def Leppard - Drastic Symphonies

Double Album 2LP Black Vinyl Records

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Drastic Symphonies is a compilation album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in May 2023 via Bludgeon Riffola and Mercury Records.

In May 2023 the world will see Rock and Classical royalty unite on Drastic Symphonies - a brand-new euphoric album featuring Def Leppard’s greatest produced tracks dramatically reimagined, and sounding more exhilarating than ever before, via the band teaming with London’s iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

This album represents a bold new approach to Def Leppard’s most loved songs. Def Leppard have deconstructed and rebuilt not only some of their most well-known tracks, but also some of their hidden gems as well.

By and large, they have intertwined the audio from the original tapes and performed them alongside The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, consistently ranked as one of the world's leading orchestras.

The album additionally includes new vocals and guitars that culminate in stunningly beautiful symphonic arrangements, which at different points you can hear Joe Elliott duetting with his younger self.

Vocalist Joe Elliott says, “Def Leppard has always enjoyed veering off the expected path - working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Alison Krauss for example. So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, we all jumped at it. Although we’re far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up.”

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road in March 2022 and is produced by Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh & Nick Patrick (producer of the following RPO/Orchestral albums - xElvis, Roy Orbison, Beach Boys and Buddy Holly), with arrangements by Eric Gorfain (Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams, Christina Aguilera).

Guitarist Phil Collen says, “When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested, we were honoured. But we didn’t just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings. We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand new way that would involve making everything work in the context of Drastic Symphonies. Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe, and literally making a new album. It was an amazingly inspirational process culminating in the live recording of the RPO at Abbey Road studios in London. An absolute team effort that took a good part of a year. It’s a new Def Leppard album, it’s a greatest hits plus album with some songs rarely heard before, it’s a live RPO album and we think it’s perfect. We’re so proud of how Drastic Symphonies turned out and can’t wait to share it to the world.”

This double album 2LP record set is on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, pressed in Europe via Bludgeon Riffola  and Mercury Records.

(16844)

Tracklisting:

 

No.

Track

Time

A1

Turn To Dust

5:29

A2

Paper Sun

5:33

A3

Animal

4:03

A4

Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Down)

5:26

B1

Hysteria

5:56

B2

Love Bites

6:41

B3

Goodbye For Good This Time

4:26

B4

Love

3:55

C1

Gods Of War

6:45

C2

Angels (Can't Help You Now)

4:58

C3

Bringin' On The Heartbreak

4:33

C4

Switch 625

3:04

D1

Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad

4:55

D2

Too Late For Love

5:37

D3

When Love & Hate Collide

4:16

D4

Kings Of The World

6:19

SKU 16844
Record Label Bludgeon Riffola
Label / Model # Universal
Catalogue Number 00602445663392
Country EU - Europe
Release Date (Year) 19 May 2023
Original Release Date (Year) 19 May 2023
Barcode # 602445663392
Shipping Weight 0.6000kg
Shipping Width 0.010m
Shipping Height 0.314m
Shipping Length 0.314m
Shipping Cubic 0.000986000m3
Type New
Format Limited Edition Double Album 2LP Records, Black Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Printed Inner Sleeves
Vinyl Colour Black
Genre Hard Rock & Metal
Format VINYL LP

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