Tuesday, 5th May 2020
Prev  |  Next

12 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD Songs From The Sparkle Lounge UK Release

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge 2008. UK Deluxe Edition

Def Leppard released their ninth studio album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge on this day in 2008 in the UK.

The ninth studio album of all original material was released on this day as a physical edition.

It had been released digitally in the UK on 27th April and on 29th April in North America.

The official digital release date was 28th April (as used on posters) but the album was made available on the 27th via iTunes and other platforms.

This UK version was a Deluxe Edition housed in a hardback book cover sleeve featuring the main CD album and a bonus DVD.

The DVD featured a making of feature called 'Behind The Curtain', the 'Nine Lives' Promo video and the Sparkle Lounge commentary with band members talking about the songs.

Two bonus tracks were included on the CD. 'Love (Piano Version)' and the 'Nine Lives (Def Leppard Version)' featuring only Joe on lead vocals and no Tim McGraw.

In late April 2008 "thesparklelounge.com" UK album website was launched to promote to release featuring previews of each track and short video clips.

The recording process for this album began on the 2006 YEAH! tour in the USA.

'The Sparkle Lounge' was the name given to the room where the band recorded new ideas in the backstage area of various venues. In March 2007 Phil Collen revealed they were using 'Sparkle Lounge' as the album's working title.

This room would be decorated with lights and carpets and was jokingly named by the crew members. Much of the album's recording was done during this tour with the band then working at Joe's Garage studio in Dublin for the first few months of 2007.

It would be another year before the album would be released as the band took a break to tour North American again in 2007. In contrast to the latest album most of the songs were written individually. The epic ballad 'Love' had been worked on by Sav for almost 15 years according to Vivian.

The more stripped back and rocking sound of the album was heavily influenced by the recording sessions for the 'YEAH!' covers album of 2006. The 2007 Dublin sessions were also filmed for use on the accompanying 'Sparkle Lounge' DVD. A first for the band.

It was finally released in April/May 2008. Six years after the 'X/Ten' album and was once again produced by the band with Ronan McHugh.


Visit the Tour News section. For more news on future tour plans.

Visit the Album News section for more news on new music (based on band member quotes).


Def Leppard 2008.

Read the full 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge' album story in the Lep History section.

This section will be expanded to include all major historical events and releases.





Def Leppard 2020.

Def Leppard / Latest Release


Def Leppard / Latest Tour

Def Leppard World Tour 2020


Related News - 27 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD's TONIGHT Single At Number 34 In The UK

Related News - 12 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD Release Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

Related News - 31 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD's ROCKET Single At Number 12 In USA

Related News - 17 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD's Long Long Way To Go #40 In UK Chart

Related News - 12 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD/Tim McGraw Release NINE LIVES Single

Related News - 3 Years Ago The DEF LEPPARD EP Reissued For Record Store Day 2017


share this story:





get def leppard news

Stay in touch with the latest updates.


explore def leppard tour history
All News
Tour News
Album News
All Tours