Biography
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals). This is the band’s longest lasting line-up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard
Album & Cover
High ‘n’ Dry is the second studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on July 11, 1981. High ‘n’ Dry was Pete Willis’ last full-time album with Def Leppard. It charted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 and No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart. “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)”, ranked No. 33 on VH1’s 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[8] Following the success of Pyromania, the album re-entered in the US chart and reached No. 72 in 1983. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_%27n%27_Dry
The idea for the cover of this album came from the ‘mob mentality’ concept. And according to Aubrey Powell the idea of a crowed street all looking towards an event that occurs in the sky when someone points towards it, maybe a suicide attempt, a falling aeroplane, a rare bird, or a fire in an office block(Towering Inferno). But if nothing is happening, the people are annoyed and move on. This idea has the band looking out as the ‘mob’ are looking up… something special. Peter Christopherson did the lighting and is an extra on the cover(top right, in knitted jumper)
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – Storm Thorgerson. Photography[Liner Bag] – Robert Ellis.
Label: Mercury SRM-1-4021(US), Vertigo 6359 045
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Hipgnosis | Portraits – Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Let It Go Another Hit And Run High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night) Bringin’ On The Heartbreak Switch 625 |
Side Two You Got Me Runnin’ Lady Strange On Through The Night Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) No No No |
Credits
Bass, Vocals – Rick Savage
Drums, Vocals – Rick Allen
Engineer – Mike Shipley
Engineer [Assistant] – Nigel Green
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Pete Willis, Steve Clark
Lead Vocals – Joe Elliott
Mastered By [Runout Etch] – RL (tracks: B1 to B5), HW (tracks: A1 to A5)
Producer – Robert John “Mutt” Lange
Written-By – Elliott (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5), Willis (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B2, B5), Allen (tracks: B2), Savage (tracks: A2, A3, B3, B5), Clark (tracks: A1, A3 to B4)
