CD Collection: Volume Two (7CD)

Seven CD set. This is the second in four volumes of the bands complete recorded output. Contains 1992s Adrenalize, which topped the charts in 23 countries, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the UK chart, 1993s Top 10 release Retro Active, the bands first compilation featuring B-sides and previously unreleased recording sessions from 1984 to 1993, Def Leppards sixth studio album Slang, released in 1996 and the first full album to feature guitarist Vivian Campbell, and Euphoria, which also went Top 10 on the US and UK charts and marked the bands return to their signature sound. Also included are Rarities Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, both specially compiled by Joe Elliott containing more rare B-sides and live recordings from the 90s, complete with newly commissioned artwork. The albums were remastered by Ronan McHugh and Joe Elliott at Joes Garage and cut by Greg Moore. Housed in a rigid box that also contains a hard-backed book with rare photos by Ross Halfin and notes by Classic Rock's Paul Elliott. Band members Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Rick Allen and Phil Collen have also contributed introductions to the set.