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Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) is the first greatest hits album and the second compilation album by English hard rock band Def Leppard. The album was originally released in the band's home country on 23 October 1995 by Mercury Records.[1] It was released in North America a few days later on 31 October by the same label. Vault went on to be certified gold in four countries, platinum in three and multi-platinum in two. In the US, the album is currently certified 5× platinum by the RIAA, and in June 2011 it topped the five million mark in sales there.[2] It won Metal Edge magazine's 1995 Readers' Choice Award for "Best Hits or Compilation Album."[3]

Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
Greatest hits album by Def Leppard
Released	23 October 1995 (1995-10-23)[1]
Recorded	1981–1995
Genre	Glam metal hard rock
Length	73:13
Label	Mercury
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange Mike Shipley Def Leppard Pete Woodroffe
Def Leppard chronology
Retro Active (1993) Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) (1995) Slang (1996)
Singles from Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
"When Love & Hate Collide" Released: 2 October 1995[1]

The album featured one newly recorded song, "When Love & Hate Collide", which was released as a single on 2 October 1995.[1]

The collection's track listing varied by region, although none of the releases had any songs from the band's 1980 debut album, On Through the Night on the track listings.

On 23 October 1995, to promote the release of Vault, the band played acoustic shows on three continents in one day: Tangiers, Morocco in Africa, London, England, UK in Europe, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in North America. The feat also made the Guinness Book of World Records.

Overview

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	[4]
Music Week	[5]

One new track was recorded for this collection, "When Love & Hate Collide", previously a leftover from the Adrenalize recording sessions. The ballad became the band's joint highest-charting single in the UK, along with 1992's "Let's Get Rocked", hitting No. 2 in the fall of 1995.

The songs are the original album versions, with the following exceptions:

• "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is the video edit version. This version actually features an extended, distorted intro, making it longer than the Hysteria version, which has the shorter "Step inside, walk this way" intro.
• "Rocket" is the single edit, which runs around two and a half minutes shorter than its Hysteria album counterpart.
• "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" fades out slightly earlier than the High 'n' Dry version, as the High 'n' Dry version segues into "Switch 625".

Artwork, design, and packaging

The art direction and design for Vault was handled by Exquisite Corpse with photography by Cythia Levine and Ross Halfin. Most covers of the album have a picture of an actual vault,[6] while a limited edition two disc collection has a picture of a green eye with a vault inside the eye.[7] The CD liner notes featured a three-page summary of the band's history by Peter Mensch, who appeared in two of the group's music videos.[6] Although not featured on the North American release, other liner notes feature a note signed by the band members talking about the group's upcoming album, Slang.[8]

Track variations in different regions

Although the releases of Vault had most of the same songs, there were some differences between the releases.

Exclusive to the North American release of Vault:

• "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (acoustic version)

Exclusive to the European release of Vault:

• "Action"
• "Make Love Like a Man"
• "Heaven Is"

Exclusive to the Japanese release of Vault:

• "Rock! Rock! Till You Drop"
• "Can't Keep Away From The Flame" (new track)

"Foolin'" does not appear on the European release, but does appear on the North American release and the Japanese release.

The Japanese release features the first official release of the song "Can't Keep Away From the Flame," a song which was later released as a B-side on some of the "Slang" singles. Years later it was included on the deluxe edition of Slang.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to Vault:[6]

• Joe Elliott – lead vocals, backing vocals, producer, piano on "Miss You in a Heartbeat"
• Phil Collen – guitars, backing vocals, producer
• Steve Clark – guitars
• Vivian Campbell – guitars, backing vocals, producer
• Pete Willis – guitars
• Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, producer
• Rick Allen – drums, producer
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange – producer, backing vocals
• Nigel Green – engineer
• Mike Shipley – mixing, producer, engineer
• Pete Woodroffe – producer, engineer, piano on "Miss You in a Heartbeat"
• Michael Kamen – string arrangements on "Two Steps Behind" and "When Love & Hate Collide"
• Stevie Vann – backing vocals on "When Love & Hate Collide"
• Randy Kerber – piano on "When Love & Hate Collide"
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31]	Gold	25,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[32]	Gold	100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[33]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34]	Platinum	15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[35]	Gold	25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)[37]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) at DefLeppard.com (with lyrics available for all songs).
• Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits 1980–1995 at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)

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[es] Vault - Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995)

Vault - Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) (también llamado Def Leppard Greatest Hits) es el primer álbum recopilatorio de Def Leppard lanzado el 31 de octubre de 1995. Incluye 15 de sus singles más exitosos en todo el mundo, que se celebra en el aniversario 15 del lanzamiento de su álbum debut. El álbum llegó a ser el #7 en el RPM de Canadá, fue #2 en Nueva Zelanda, también llegó al #3 en la lista de álbumes del Reino Unido, y #15 en Billboard Top 200 listas de álbumes. El álbum contiene en exitoso tema «When Love and Hate Collide» que fue #1 en Irlanda, #2 en el Reino Unido y #58 en el Billboard Hot 100.

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[it] Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995)

Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) è il primo greatest hits del gruppo musicale britannico Def Leppard, pubblicato il 23 ottobre 1995 dalla Mercury Records. Si tratta di una raccolta delle migliori tracce pubblicate dal gruppo fino a quel periodo, più un inedito, When Love & Hate Collide, pubblicato come singolo il 2 ottobre 1995. Si tratta del disco di maggior successo dei Def Leppard negli Stati Uniti dai tempi di Hysteria (1987), avendo venduto più 4 milioni di copie e ottenuto quattro dischi di platino dalla RIAA.

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