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[ Def Video 1 - High 'N' Dry 1981 Era ]

Let it Go Video. [Let it Go] :: July 1981.
Directed by :: Doug Smith.
Shoot Date :: Wed 22nd July 1981.
Location :: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England.
Unusually the first Official video for a Def Leppard single. The band filmed 3 videos in one before the Liverpool show on the 1981 UK Tour in anticipation of 3 possible single releases.
The crowd shown at the front in some scenes were band friends and fan club members from Sheffield.

High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) Video. [High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)] :: July 1981.
Directed by :: Doug Smith.
Shoot Date :: Wed 22nd July 1981.
Location :: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England.
Not released as a single. All 3 videos were used in 1981 as part of a US show called "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" on the ABC network. The show ran from 1973-1981. The clips were played together as one performance.

Bringin' On The Heartbreak Video. [Bringin' On The Heartbreak] :: July 1981.
Directed by :: Doug Smith.
Shoot Date :: Wed 22nd July 1981.
Location :: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England.
MTV US picked up this video in 1982 and its heavy rotation caused the album go Gold. This helped the band pay for the making of Pyromania and the albums success created the buzz about the band prior to Pyro's release there in Jan 1983. All pics on page - screenshots from DVDs by DLUK.

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	[Let it Go] :: July 1981. Directed by :: Doug Smith. Shoot Date :: Wed 22nd July 1981. Location :: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England. Unusually the first Official video for a Def Leppard single. The band filmed 3 videos in one before the Liverpool show on the 1981 UK Tour in anticipation of 3 possible single releases. The crowd shown at the front in some scenes were band friends and fan club members from Sheffield.
	[High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)] :: July 1981. Directed by :: Doug Smith. Shoot Date :: Wed 22nd July 1981. Location :: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England. Not released as a single. All 3 videos were used in 1981 as part of a US show called "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" on the ABC network. The show ran from 1973-1981. The clips were played together as one performance.
	[Bringin' On The Heartbreak] :: July 1981. Directed by :: Doug Smith. Shoot Date :: Wed 22nd July 1981. Location :: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England. MTV US picked up this video in 1982 and its heavy rotation caused the album go Gold. This helped the band pay for the making of Pyromania and the albums success created the buzz about the band prior to Pyro's release there in Jan 1983. All pics on page - screenshots from DVDs by DLUK.