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Def Leppard – “Photograph” (1983) – 7″ Single (The Def Leppard Collection Series)

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I love to collect singles with picture sleeves and I love to find them in the wild. I generally will never buy a single on eBay or Discogs. However, there was one big exception and that was for the song “Photograph” by Def Leppard. The song is off the album ‘Pyromania’ and was the very first single released for the album and it was huge. It was released in January 1983 and went to #12 on the Top 40 and #1 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart for an impressive six weeks. The U.K. didn’t see them have as much success as it only went to #66, but the band was not overly loved in its home country because they felt the band were sellouts to the U.S. market..which truth be told, they were. But the single I wanted was a U.K. only release and I had to buy it online as I wasn’t expecting to ever find it in the wild in the U.S.

Now, why I did I have to have this U.K. only version? Simple…the cover is a 3-Dimensional cover that folds out to look like an actual camera. The Pop-up camera picture sleeve was very rare and only limited to 500 copies and I have now have one. See it below… 

…but that isn’t the only cool thing about it. When you look into the view finder you see a photo of Marilyn Monroe. But…the song is NOT about Marilyn Monroe. She is only in the video for the song, see the info below which will talk more about the song. Now, I think this was pretty cool and a must have for any Def Leppard collector.

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My Sunday Song – “Photograph” by Def Leppard

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For My Sunday Song #75, I am bringing you the song that started it all for me…”Photograph” by Def Leppard.  It was the first single off the massive hit album ‘Pyromania’ and it was the song that started my obsession with Def Leppard.  From that point on, music took a whole new direction in my life.  It was my passion.  I tried to play guitar (rather unsuccessfully) and I couldn’t sing, but I could listen to music.

The song was perfect in my book.  The video was mesmerizing.  The two together captured my attention like nothing ever had.  The song has such a melodic melody and the guitar solo and background vocals were all spot on thanks to Mutt Lange behind the boards.  The guitar riff on the song that is played throughout is instantly recognizable.

I had heard of Def Leppard as my brother had one of their albums, but it was this song and this album that made me a fan…no a fanatic with this band.  I had to have the albums, the singles, the shirts, the posters, the pins…you name it, I had to have it.  And it still goes on today.  They release a video and I own it; a live album and I gotta have it; a deluxe version of an album I already have, yep, I get that as well.  It doesn’t matter.

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