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69. Def Leppard’s Hysteria (1987) - Is it too long?
Def Leppard’s ‘Hysteria’ album (1987) was a monster success: +20M sales; a transatlantic #1; seven hit singles, including a US #1 (Love Bites); two American Music Awards; and one of the biggest selling albums in US chart history. The success did come at a cost though, with car crashes, lost band members, ill health & creative differences playing their part in the story. And the album took 3 years to record, and was allegedly the most expensive ever recorded up to that point. It is the longest album in the Def Leppard canon (62 minutes). Join hosts Stephen & Paul, plus guest Bryan Borthwick…
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