| The Early Years 79–81 |
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| Released | 20 March 2020 (2020-03-20) |
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| Recorded | 1979–1981 |
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| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
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| Length | 264:40 |
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| Label | UMC |
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The Collection: Volume Two
(2019) |
The Early Years 79–81
(2020) |
London to Vegas
(2020) |
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The Early Years 79–81 is a five-disc box set by the English rock group Def Leppard, released by UMC on 20 March 2020. The set includes remastered versions of the band's first two studio albums: On Through the Night (originally released in 1980) and High 'n' Dry (originally released in 1981), plus songs from the band's 1979 EP, a complete live concert recording from 1980, and a variety of B-sides, studio outtakes, and BBC Radio appearances from the band's formative period between 1979 and 1981.