When I am out crate digging, I like to find the unusual, the different and if it is something I haven’t seen before, I usually grab it because who knows if I will see it again. With Def Leppard that always rings true. See it, like it, grab it and that is what I did with this piece. Noble Records bought a massive metal collection from a gentlemen who use to own a record store. The collection was his personal collection and not store stock so you know there was good stuff in there and let me tell you there was.

The piece I had to have was a 5″ Shaped Picture Disc which I never knew existed. I have had picture disc before, but not anything that wasn’t shaped as a 7″ or 12″ round vinyl. This one is triangle shaped like the band’s logo. It is really cool. And apparently, it has two songs on it, one on each side. Before we get to that, let’s talk a little about what this disc really is.

The single is actually a UK Special Edition 5″ Shaped Picture Disc for the song “Pour Some Sugar on Me”. It was released on September 7, 1987 to promote the upcoming UK Tour Def Leppard was doing. It actually came in a white folder with the band logo on the front…

When you open the folder, it has the UK Tour Dates on one side and the disc on the other. It look a lot like this…

It is a really cool piece. Now here is where my story is different. I don’t have this folder (but if anyone has it, I would like to buy it from you). Mine came like this…

No folder, only the plastic cover that it came with. Now, mine was slid into the clear plastic album sleeve with a piece of cardboard that was album size to help protect it. Still, it is a cool piece to have in the collection.

The disc has two songs, one you already know is “Pour Some Sugar on Me” from the album ‘Hysteria’ and the B-Side is the standard song that was on the original UK single, “I Wanna Be Your Hero”. The U.S. got that song on 12″ Single for “Pour Some Sugar On Me” or the 7″ Single for “Animal”. Like most of the B-Sides from this album, it is a killer track.

I am not going to discuss the songs as that can be done another time. This was more to highlight the 5″ Shaped Picture Disc and let you know what it is all about and what it looks like. I will leave you with the videos for the songs so you can hear them. Thanks for stopping by.