Def Leppard/CA, USA 1980

First time traveling, first time to a foreign country, first time to America… DEF LEPPARD was in the 1980s when they were just starting out. A superb video that captures the scene is now available. This work was filmed at “May 21, 1980 Fresno Performance”. This is the audience shot. As many people may have noticed from “Fresno” and “Audience Shot,” this work is also one of the vintage videos that is currently becoming a hot topic. This is the initial DEF LEPPARD edition. Let’s first look back at the schedule at the time to see how early it was.・January 18th – February 29th: UK #1 (34 performances) [“ON THROUGH THE NIGHT” released on March 14th] ・April 5th – 29th: UK #2 (21 performances) ・May 20th-August 3rd: North America (57 performances) ←★Here★・August 24th-October 2nd: Europe (20 performances)・December 8th-13th: UK #3 (7 performances) This is it DEF LEPPARD in 1980, right after their debut. It was about two months after the release of “ON THROUGH THE NIGHT”, but until 1979 they had only performed live in their home country of England, and had not even experienced it in continental Europe. DEF LEPPARD crossed the ocean for the first time and stood in the foreign land of America. The Fresno performance of this work was the second concert in the very early stages of the “North American” tour. This “North American” tour served as support for various bands, but the first 10 performances were also the opening act for Pat Travers. This work recorded at such a show is a superb vintage shot with a spectacular view. If you have experienced the AEROSMITH and VAN HALEN editions the other day, you will be impressed by the transcendent visual beauty that pervades this work. However, for those who have not experienced it, it will be refreshing, so if you start from the beginning, this work is an audience shot taken on film from the audience seats. Usually, when we think of audience seating, we think of video, but it wasn’t until the early 1980s that it really became popular. Up until then, I had mainly shot on 8mm film. Please think of 1980 as just before the switch, and the end of the 8mm era. 8mm film and early video have their advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, it’s very beautiful. Although videos can be easily dubbed, the original master is easily lost, and in the early days, there were many cases in which expensive tapes were used repeatedly and deteriorated. As a result, there may be severe deterioration noise and bleeding, or there may be only masters left that are covered in dubbing roots. In that respect, 8mm film is beautiful by standards. Of course, it depends on how the film was stored, but the image quality is clear, down to the finest details, and even approaches that of digital equipment, and the color reproduction is exactly as it was back in the day. The Fresno series, which is currently attracting collectors all over the world, is also at its highest level. On the other hand, the biggest drawback of 8mm is the short shooting time. It’s not uncommon for one cut to be anywhere from a few seconds to a minute long, making it difficult to perform a full show or even a single song. Therefore, although they are beautiful and valuable, they are generally not suitable for entertainment. However, this Fresno series was not like that, much to the surprise of enthusiasts. Although it is not a complete recording, it is worth watching. Each cut is often close to 5 minutes long, and parts that were not filmed are supplemented with still images as much as possible. The show is captured for about 30 minutes. As mentioned above, this show is the undercard stage, so the 30 minutes are almost full. You can fully immerse yourself in the stage of young DEF LEPPARD. Furthermore, the sound of this series is also super excellent. I don’t know if it is equipped with a camera or recorded separately, but its quality can be proudly called “just like a sound board.” The AEROSMITH and VAN HALEN editions were amazing, but this one is even more intense. If you don’t feel any sense of distance at all, you have a great sense of stability and separation. In addition, there is almost no audience noise at all, and it is a close-contact sound that really feels like synchronizing an FM sound board. The show drawn with that quality… is “young!” That’s all there is to it. “Lady Strange” and debut E.P. “Ride Into the Sun” will also be played, but all others are “ON THROUGH THE NIGHT” numbers. The members who write such sets are young and young. After all, even the three oldest members, Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, and Pete Willis, are 20 years old, and Rick Allen is 16 years old. The poor lighting of a single spotlight on a dark stage made it seem like it was an opening act, and Joe, floating in the light, was wearing a black bowtie and vest, making him look like a New Wave. And that singing voice. Although they are far more powerful than the average new band, their voice still has a strong rustic quality, and their singing style is single-minded. Steve and Pete interrupt the spotlight that Joe is monopolizing, repeating convulsive headbangs, as if there were three Angus Youngs. The strong body odor of the NWOBHM band is released. Anyway, it’s “young” and “excellent.” These two words are the essence of this work. Many British bands have talked about the culture shock they experienced when they just moved to the United States, and this work, DEF LEPPARD, is right in the middle of that shock. This is one of the most special pieces in the Fresno series, which is full of masterpieces. This is a shocking and valuable video that allows you to experience an intense show where the excitement of witnessing the center of the music industry bubbles up from your whole body. Live at Warnors Theatre, Fresno, CA, USA 21st May 1980 AMAZING SHOT!!!!!!!!! (30:12) 1. When The Walls Came Tumbling Down 2. It Could Be You 3. Hello America 4. Lady Strange 5. Rock Brigade 6. Answer to the Master 7. It Don’t Matter 8. Rocks Off 9. Wasted 10. Ride Into the Sun Joe Elliott – lead vocals Steve Clark – guitar Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals Rick Allen – drums COLOR NTSC Approx.30min.