Best Kept Secrets (1987 - 1996)

~ Release by Def Leppard (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Billy’s Got a Gun
recorded in:
Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1987-07)
producer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Noorderligt in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1987-06)
live recording of:
Billy’s Got a Gun (in 1987-06)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. (ended), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
55:23
2Rocket (Lunar mix)58:44
3Armageddon It (remix)
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988)
remix of:
Armageddon It by Def Leppard
recording of:
Armageddon It
writer:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (ended), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., BMG Rights Management UK (Primary Wave), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Out of Pocket Publishing Co., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Primary Wave Savage, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
47:45
4Pour Some Sugar on Me (remix)45:40
5Animal (extended version)4:55
6Love and Affection (live)
producer:
Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
recorded at:
Noorderligt in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1987-06-25)
live recording of:
Love and Affection (on 1987-06-25)
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Savage, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
54:55
7Excitable (Orgasmic remix)
recording of:
Excitable
writer:
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard), Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rick Savage
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Savage, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Why Bother Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
6:26
8Tear It Down
recording engineer:
Mark Flannery
programming:
Pete “Proto-Type Genius, Technical Wizard, Boffin From Hell, All-Round Grafter and Nice Chap (Give Him a Job, Trev!)” Woodroffe
additional engineer:
Pete “Proto-Type Genius, Technical Wizard, Boffin From Hell, All-Round Grafter and Nice Chap (Give Him a Job, Trev!)” Woodroffe
engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer), Erwin Musper, Ronald Prent (Dutch Sound engineer and producer) and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Def Leppard, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Mike “Bat Ears” Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
mixer:
Nigel Green (engineer) and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
drums (drum set):
Rick Allen (UK drummer for Def Leppard)
electric bass guitar:
Rick Savage
electric guitar:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
guitar:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1987, in 1992) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Tear It Down
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Phil Collen (of Def Leppard), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) and Rick Savage
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended), Bludgeon Riffola Ltd., Primary Wave Elliott, Primary Wave Savage and フジパシフィックミュージック
43:42
9Little Wing
producer:
The Hippies From Hell and Pete Woodroffe
acoustic bass guitar:
Rick Savage
acoustic guitar:
Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
grand piano:
Liam Ó Maonlaí
mandolin:
Peter O’Toole (bassist and mandolinist)
tin whistle:
Fiachna Ó Braonáin
vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
cover recording of:
Little Wing
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (company, not a label), Interworld Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Bella Godiva Music (in 1967)
23:43
10You Can’t Always Get What You Want
cover recording of:
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Westminster Music, ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
7:34
11Tonight (acoustic)24:19
12S.M.C.
engineer:
Pete Woodroffe
producer:
Def Leppard
recording of:
S.M.C.
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
1:15
13Miss You in a Heartbeat (Phil’s demo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1994)
recording of:
Miss You in a Heartbeat
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
publisher:
Bludgeon Riffola Ltd. and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
5:57
14Ziggy Stardust (live acoustic)
cover recording of:
Ziggy Stardust
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
live cover recording of:
Ziggy Stardust
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:08