Get rocked, Universal! Def Leppard plan to rerecord their back catalogue
Sheffield rockers are so angry with their label over royalties issues that they plan to replace their old recordings with copiesDef Leppard want to rerecord their entire discography in an act of revenge against their long-time label. After 30 years with Universal, the rockers want to phase out their recordings for the label, replacing them with faithful "forgeries".According to frontman Joe Elliott, the English band is "at loggerheads" with Universal over royalty payments, especially compensatio...
Guardian Music — Sheffield rockers are so angry with their label over royalties issues that they plan to replace their old recordings with copiesDef Leppard want to rerecord their entire ... more info
ContactMusic — Def Leppard are trying to get out of a deal that sees them loosen the grip by Universal Music Group on their royalties and are doing so by re-recording new versions of th... more info
ContactMusic — Following a lengthy battle with Universal Records over royalties Def Leppard are planning to take rather unusual measures to ensure that they get the upper hand over thei... more info
The Independent — The rock band Def Leppard have gone back to the recording studio to remake some of their best known songs from scratch, in a bid to wrestle control of their back catalog... more info