I’ve got this one on vinyl,bought it around 1984. Apparently it was never supposed to be released. It was in record stores for only a couple weeks. The band found out it was released,got pissed off and pulled it off the shelves. If you have an original copy, you’re lucky. I’m the only person ,that I’m aware of that has an original copy. Obviously other people have it. But it is a rare one.
@glory777
Ай бұрын
If you have it handy, can you tell me what the name of the city in Iowa is? Rumor is it's my hometown of Garner.
@joebarrett2746
2 жыл бұрын
Im almost 50. Never heard this before. Never could find it cause I never heard about it. My ears have been blessed with this. Thank you sooo much!!
@robcard8394
Жыл бұрын
Sorry you missed out! this is raw youthful ambition and drive before the eventual ruins of too much success! then you get "poor some sugar on me" yikes!
@garykeenan3724
Жыл бұрын
It’s cause Mutt Lang producer changed up their performance definitely for the better what we heard in their latest albums 👍✌️
@colinluby5950
Жыл бұрын
Gosh, the same, I'm 46 and have been a leppard fan since the late eighties, never, ever heard of this album, what a nice surprise!!
@99percentirish64
11 ай бұрын
Same! I’m 57.
@manofsteel1082
11 ай бұрын
They should have fired Mutt, not Willis.@@garykeenan3724
@Silvabulletproduction8337
7 ай бұрын
Really like their older stuff better,awesome!
@sturock7224
6 ай бұрын
Love this album. Never heard it before. I’m 61 and got their first official album On Through The Night when it was released. Became an instant fan. Then when High ‘n’ Dry was released Def Lep became one of my all time favorites with Bands like AC/DC, Aerosmith, Sabbath. Unfortunately, they sold out at that time. I always wished they had held out longer. So now with this album although a bunch of the songs are on High ‘n’ Dry I finally got to hear a few more real Def Lep songs. Thank you!
@user-to4qp8ie6r
4 жыл бұрын
No dislikes, the way it was meant to be
@dannymartin214
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!
@giannatr06
3 жыл бұрын
I have this on vinyl, no scratches. love it! My mom bought it in Altoona when she visited there in the 80s
@good2bekingdk
2 жыл бұрын
Rough yet unrefined. A rare gem indeed
@PalkosHorrorCollection
Ай бұрын
Their old stuff was so damn good. Thanks for this upload.
@RiccaOsbourne
7 ай бұрын
Certainly the bands first albums are the best, I love Def Leppard
@rtgredtruck3059
2 жыл бұрын
I am a HUGE fan of Def Leppard and I never knew this existed
@michellefosso8598
Жыл бұрын
Me either
@robcard8394
Жыл бұрын
Well now you know! 😝
@dawnpatrol700
Жыл бұрын
There are even more " beyond the temple" " warchild", " tomorrow seems like yesterday. When they signed with Mercury in 1979, they did a 45 of Hello America and Wasted, both of those mixes are vastly different from the ones they did months later for the 1st album
@cjnorris
2 жыл бұрын
OMG! Thank you for this example of these boys, especially Pete Willis, at this age.
@robcard8394
Жыл бұрын
You betcha!
@robd7455
3 жыл бұрын
This is FANTASTIC !!!!! Thank you !!! Steve was/is the reason I first wanted to play music. To hear MORE of his playing is indescribable for me. Thank you !!!!!
@ElpasadoDearturo
Жыл бұрын
unreal, same here!!
@GeneralJordan-os9wm
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully Def Leppard will make this album official. Very rare and hopefully they will released this album again on CD, Vinyl, and Cassettes. I love this album and totally underrated!
@heresjohnny2023
Ай бұрын
Answer To The Master is amazing....
@JulianRodriguez-tv6yv
10 ай бұрын
On the first day of the first month in some distant year The whole sky froze golden Some said it was the aftermath of the radium bomb While others told of a final retribution A terrible revenge of the gods
@robcard8394
Жыл бұрын
This album (1st Strike) basically, later became their real first album {On Through the Night}< This album (On Through...) showed what good production and a good producer can do to elevate talent. Take for example the track "When the walls came tumbling down"....The version on first strike sounds like a basement demo... But when Producer: Tom Allom and Studio Personnel, Engineer: Louis Austin and Studio Personnel, Engineer: Dick Plant got their collective hands on it. It became probably the 2nd or 3rd best song on the album (On Through...)? Juxtapose the two albums and you can clearly see the improvements! Just my opinion people. Thank You!
@ponzo1967
11 ай бұрын
DL was my first concert in 1982, they were rough and ready hard rockers at that time. Been a big fan since ( there's always a soft spot for the cherry buster) but I have never even read about this. Wow!
@marcmccourt843
10 ай бұрын
This is my 1st listen to this. I feel it's more like a demo since 4 of the 7 songs are on their 1st album. Very raw, just the way I like to hear it, Def Leppard at their best sounded better on their 1st 3 albums before crossing the line!
@mattmid7012
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for uploading this. What a great riff on Wasted. Haven't heard that in years!
@robertproctor7771
5 жыл бұрын
Over all this I say [[ First Strike ]] is a superb album by these young and Talented and Gifted group of guys. Well done indeed!!!
@ponzo1967
11 ай бұрын
I hear Wasted in Master of Puppets and Shout At the Devil in Answer to the Master. There early stuff and even Pyromania was influential
@ChristianContemporaryMusic02
8 ай бұрын
Far beyond the sky is not included here. Another super rare gam!
@enricomarinaro3516
Жыл бұрын
The best Def Leppard's Song...scusate il mio anglosassone da banchi di scuola!!!!!
@alessandromessina2817
2 жыл бұрын
Def Leoppard the great
@musicalgroovesaucet.v.1789
4 жыл бұрын
I love this demo album. First Strike was issued commercially in 1984 but the band pulled It from the market due to legal complications Cause apparently It wasn’t authorized. Joe says he hated the way that it sounded.....well if you compare it to Mutt Lange productions yeah I can understand but the songs on this demo sound better than those that appear on On Through The Night. The Sorrow versión her kills the official release......actually all the versions here sound incredible. They should really release it because it sounds like a band that doesn’t need a slick production to kick ass.
@RIPANDTEAR60
3 жыл бұрын
Do you know where he talked about this album. I cant seem to find any interviews about it
@Steamin1942
Жыл бұрын
@@RIPANDTEAR60 on the 1987 Def Leppard rockline interview
@RIPANDTEAR60
Жыл бұрын
@@Steamin1942 thank you
@robcard8394
Жыл бұрын
I love the passion in your comments ma' man...But I must disagree about the production value between the two albums! Those tracks that were re-produced for the "On Through The Night" album, were so much better! I can understand why Joe hated the way that they sounded on "First Strike". Bigger budget, better studios, better producer(s), better engineers = better production value! Just my opinion, of course!
@andrewvincent5472
6 жыл бұрын
This album rules!
@nordicprince6186
28 күн бұрын
They are awesome. I'm 52 now and crusty. They are legends in rock. To think that Rick Allens Corvette went to a scrapyard! Imagine if it was saved and sold now!
@nordicprince6186
28 күн бұрын
You would pay good money for parts now given the history and how he never gave up
@brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey
Ай бұрын
Happy Birthday Joseph Thomas ELLIOTT,born in SHEFFIELD August 1st 1959❤
@robertom.6881
9 ай бұрын
Some songs are avaiable in the firts album “ On through the night” but the re are rarities never heard before, thank you very much... Def Leppard forever💪💪💪
@kevinstacey5416
Жыл бұрын
Haven’t ever heard a few songs. Thanks for posting. I’ve been listening to them since 1979 and didn’t ever get to hear this! Sounds great !
@steveheath4377
7 жыл бұрын
Rick isn't playing the drums. It's their first drummer Tony Kenning. These are demos recorded before OTTN with their first management. When Pyromania hit big the first management group tried to cash in but were quickly stopped. A few of these albums got out though. This is Def Leppard as Joe's would suggest.
@robertproctor7771
5 жыл бұрын
Joe seems to suggest a lot of things. Some times I wonder what they would sound like with out him.
@RIPANDTEAR60
5 жыл бұрын
No this is Rick's second recording. His first were the singles of wasted and hello America because this has the final version of wasted while the single is different
@somedaysometime
4 жыл бұрын
tony kenning is only on the warchild bootleg
@WebShaman01
Ай бұрын
Holy crud! O_o this is new to me! Just enjoying it now. A big thx from this Def Leppard fan.
@cheyennemeier9826
5 жыл бұрын
Defleppard my favorite groupe 😊
@adrianj3198
3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is cool ive never heard some of these!! Thanks for sharing
@gabrielclaudio889
Ай бұрын
"Glad i'm Alive" is fantastic!
@brilion63
7 жыл бұрын
Listen to the first official album from Def Leppard - On through the Night. It helped launch the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in 1980
@robertproctor7771
5 жыл бұрын
INDEED it did.
@christophercronk939
4 жыл бұрын
Fuckin"' A...
@WitchyWagonReal
Жыл бұрын
Truly one of the best hard rock records, track by track, I have ever heard. I’ve played it at least once a month for the past 35 years. It’s as fresh as ever… raw and ready, I play it against anything today or since and it just slays. Love it.
@WitchyWagonReal
Жыл бұрын
I know people are enthralled with this First Strike… the novelty and knowledge of what was to come on the next three… but, the versions here are literally demoes compared to the tracks on OTTNight. Good playing and songs here… but OTTN is gargantuan comparatively.
@michaeltaylor2121
Жыл бұрын
Their best album. None of that sissy stuff.
@ericv7720
10 күн бұрын
This was a collection of late-70s demos that the band had discontinued, though a few copies found their way to shelves. This is begging for a proper re-release!
@drlsziell
11 ай бұрын
Wow a real treat!!!
@lisamiller2710
2 жыл бұрын
Love 😘💕 you guys are the best
@elmazapanoficial8860
Жыл бұрын
Thank you love 😘
@user-rr2qn6ud4l
3 ай бұрын
awesome sound! thx for putting this our way
@minerepicpropvp8306
Жыл бұрын
Never knew this existed- thanks for posting 👍🏼
@deweyyates7057
10 ай бұрын
This was great.
@user-gt8me2jv5q
26 күн бұрын
And lo a legend was born.
@renatorabelo9527
7 ай бұрын
Bom demais. Greetings from Brazil \m/
@archiecrawley8797
6 жыл бұрын
very bad ass music , specially considering the audio soup they still produce , nowadays !!!
@robertaurochenta
Жыл бұрын
Cool is a nice album very good.👍👌
@camiloandres2674
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@jerryhatrick5860
3 жыл бұрын
I was a tiny kid, brother came home from the navy on leave. With this casette. I stole it hahhahaha. Fucking loved it immediately. Iirc he picked it up in Germany. Same songs both sides. I wore it out in a few months. Before I had a dual deck to copy it. Ty, good shit.
@thorinbane
Жыл бұрын
Cool album
@thomasdudley4558
4 жыл бұрын
Came out the same year as joy divisions first album d l were the marriage of punk and metal perfect same year Chelsea with billy idol on g Came out never seen this wow purple ish maiden had already came out with soundhouse.
@joshmalcom89
Жыл бұрын
Check put the angels no exit 1979 thats a hell. Of a year.. Heavy punk hard rock
@michellefosso8598
Жыл бұрын
This is SO COOL😎
@kevinrhea7332
3 жыл бұрын
Wasted is a RAGER
@davidsoundremixer.7861
Жыл бұрын
Better than the original release, in my opinión.
@magedabuldahab7481
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sergei
@mayfieldgage
2 жыл бұрын
Man this shit is Heavy!
@scarytexan7385
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yes Stadium tour
@seansimpson513
2 жыл бұрын
Never. Knew. Of. This. Lp
@danielfish4829
6 жыл бұрын
Not bad as far as late 70's demo's sound I'm sure it will be released in a box set once they retire that's how it works ain't it lmao anyway good find \m/
@Sabino24
8 ай бұрын
This was when Rick Allen was allowed to play to his potential. Before Joe told him to play more basic beats.
@nightrokk
8 ай бұрын
he was just perfect
@marceloperrini5220
2 жыл бұрын
*Excelente!!!,Hay temas que están en el LP "On Through The Night" de 1980*
@AugustineMotiar
5 жыл бұрын
Def leppard was rock n roll until Mutt Lang got a hold of them.
@DRC-of2ci
5 жыл бұрын
Theyve always been rock n roll, just maybe not your taste
@AugustineMotiar
5 жыл бұрын
@@DRC-of2ci their first two albums rocked but then they sold out. It happens.
@robertproctor7771
5 жыл бұрын
Thomas liming ]] I say the 1st 3 albums were great indeed. Hysteria not so great, but Steve gave his all on it. [[ R.I.P Steve ]]
@Jamesp1972
Жыл бұрын
And made them even better. Pyromania and Hysteria are fantastic albums
@jjd903
Жыл бұрын
Fast!
@viol8r
15 күн бұрын
Someone should ask DL about this
@nicolaslunebatistacortelete
Жыл бұрын
Eita Leopardo surdo
@ChristianContemporaryMusic02
11 ай бұрын
Shouldve been played on the high n dry and Pyromania Tour. Except no they chose to ignore these gems!
@user-uw8gw4yu3y
4 ай бұрын
Their management picks the songs they play not them fyi
@ChristianContemporaryMusic02
4 ай бұрын
@@user-uw8gw4yu3y I never knew that. That's something new I've learned
@robertproctor7771
5 жыл бұрын
Answer to the master ]] What a great song that is indeed!! When they put it on the album, [[ On Through the Night ]] they polished it up a bit. I like it way better when they done it with Rick Allen. But Tony sounds great also.
@RIPANDTEAR60
5 жыл бұрын
Its rick on both
@grendelwasajedi
5 жыл бұрын
c'mon lads. invite Tony to the HOF induction!
@brynhild_sigmund3717
5 жыл бұрын
They can't. He wasn't in the band long enough and most people don't even know about him.
@1earedwolf
4 жыл бұрын
Plus nobody knows where he is anymore
@michaelbriseno230
7 жыл бұрын
Este disco no lo conocia
@juliocesarvargascanela2295
6 жыл бұрын
ya somos 2
@JulianRodriguez-tv6yv
11 ай бұрын
22:28
@JasonWilliams-hq6ru
2 жыл бұрын
This is me on drums
@dez1989
16 күн бұрын
Rick was on his way to being a kickass prog rock drummer! He had the skills and the hunger. That was until Mutt Lang came around and dumbed down all the chops Rick posessed. It's a darned shame! How old was Rick here... 16? If im off, it's not by much.
@franciscojaviersahagun8711
2 жыл бұрын
WHAT😳😳😳😳😲😲😲😲😱😱😱😱👍👏👏👏👏
@taylorbee4010
3 жыл бұрын
So they went from a 70s metal band that was good on their own to whoa go show
@nordicprince6186
28 күн бұрын
Sheffield Steel?
@kilojulietsierra561
4 жыл бұрын
B A S E D
@CaptainKirk007
5 жыл бұрын
Tony my gf wears the pants on drums.
@RIPANDTEAR60
5 жыл бұрын
Its Rick
@HoboRoadrunner
4 жыл бұрын
@@RIPANDTEAR60 this is Tony playing. Rick plays more updated versions of the songs. This album was mainly demos of that time
@RIPANDTEAR60
4 жыл бұрын
@@HoboRoadrunner this was recorded after the first ep and the nick recording sessions as far as my knowledge goes which would mean this is rick playing
@ElTedroDiablo
Жыл бұрын
The first EP is great but this ok
@NelsonClick
Жыл бұрын
Fishy! First of all it's clearly remastered using modern equipment. The engineering is far from amateur or cheap. Elliot's voice doesn't sound like him to me. If it's Def Leppard (I don't feel it is) then it's pieced together demos that have been professionally cleaned up and in some spots re-performed. I bet Def Leppard themselves rounded up all their earliest recordings and gave them to some Pro Tools prodigy with the intent of releasing them but scrapped the idea and shelved the whole project.
@NelsonClick
Жыл бұрын
I just researched it. It is them but a bootleg EP released in parts of Europe before the first album was recorded. There has already been legality concerning this because this bootleg EP sold several thousand copies. DL are fully aware of all this and don't acknowledge it. However, it's still been remastered so somebody found the bootleg and cleaned it up and released it illegally AGAIN! LOL.
@RIPANDTEAR60
Жыл бұрын
As far as I’m aware this is the state it was released in as the guys who released it had the master tapes for this session
@NellSchuetz-od1pq
2 ай бұрын
Hey, dude, when I first listened to Diamond Star Halos, I was unsure whether it was the incomparable Joe Elliott. His vocal performance has most changed, expanded, improved, over the years, his range is INCREDIBLE.
@tb-tk2ri
Жыл бұрын
Mutt ruined this great potential damn him
@freakazoid4691
Ай бұрын
What ruined them was that Steve died. Since then they’ve been pale.
@barfharper4407
7 жыл бұрын
Not def leppard? Lmao who else is it then? Rick's drums sound different because he has both arms here and it's muddy cheap late 70s production quality
@chaseklein774
6 жыл бұрын
Keith Truman it’s not rick... this album wasn’t supposed to exist... technically it’s non existent now. The drummer is tony
@grendelwasajedi
5 жыл бұрын
lol. Rick had two arms for OTTN, High and Dry, and Pyromania, too. Tony has a totally different drum style than Rick- regardless of Rick's arm quantity.
@RIPANDTEAR60
5 жыл бұрын
@@chaseklein774 this is rick. Tony was only on the war child demos
@adamwood7597
4 жыл бұрын
I’m telling you this is Rick Allen on drums.He has been in the band since 1978. Tony kenning was only I for a short while when the leppard formed in 1977.
@sheldonbazinga3985
3 жыл бұрын
Ah bah non! Ca n'est pas à force de chanter sur scène que Joe Elliott chante faux à faire pleurer un chien, c'est d'origine!
@sirkurtisjeffreyjayluethkl797
2 жыл бұрын
GOOD KITTY PRECAPTURED SECURE AND CONTAIN PRECAPTURED
@1earedwolf
4 жыл бұрын
All these people praising a bootleg album made without knowledge or permission.
@user-to4qp8ie6r
4 жыл бұрын
Uh huh
@timcashen1753
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously?.?.?
@freepressright
2 жыл бұрын
Why shouldn't they?
@enzoampuero691
2 жыл бұрын
e quindi?
@freakazoid4691
Ай бұрын
It was only released without permission. It’s not some secret live recording.
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