High ’N’ Dry is Def Leppard’s 1981 second studio album, the record that marked their leap from NWOBHM hopefuls to a serious hard‑rock force. Produced by Mutt Lange, this is where the band’s signature blend of precision, melody, and big‑chorus ambition first locked into place.
 
The 2020 UMC/Vertigo reissue is a digitally remastered black vinyl pressing, cut at Finyl Tweek by Greg Moore and pressed at Optimal Media GmbH. It features faithful reproduction of the original artwork and a clean, punchy remaster that lifts the guitars, tightens the rhythm section, and gives the vocals more space.
 
Includes early classics such as “Let It Go,” “High ’N’ Dry (Saturday Night),” “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak,” and “Switch 625.”
 
Why This Record Is in the Crimson Vinyl Collection
 
This album is Def Leppard right on the edge of becoming giants — still gritty, still hungry, but already showing flashes of the polish and ambition that would explode on Pyromania and Hysteria.
 
The 2020 remaster hits the sweet spot:
Sharper guitars that finally give “Switch 625” the bite it deserves
More clarity in Mutt Lange’s early production wizardry
A proper modern pressing that feels built for collectors
 
For Crimson Vinyl, this is essential catalogue — the moment Def Leppard found their identity, captured in a high‑quality reissue that does justice to one of the best hard‑rock albums of the early 80s.
 
TRACK LISTING
 
Side A
Let It Go
Another Hit and Run
High ’N’ Dry (Saturday Night)
Bringin’ On the Heartbreak
Switch 625
 
Side B
You Got Me Runnin’
Lady Strange
On Through the Night
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
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