Historia (video)

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Historia
Historia def leppard.jpg
Video by
Def Leppard
Released5 July 1988 (VHS) (LD), 2001 (DVD)
Recorded1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988
Genre Rock, Music video
Length85 minutes approx.
Label Universal
Def Leppard video chronology
Historia
(1988)		 Live: In the Round, in Your Face
(1989)

Historia is a compilation video released by Def Leppard containing all the band's promotional videos from 1980 to 1988. On DVD, it is bundled with Live: In the Round, in Your Face .

Contents

Track list

  1. "Hello America"
  2. "Let It Go"
  3. "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"
  4. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (with Pete Willis)
  5. "Photograph"
  6. "Rock of Ages"
  7. "Foolin'"
  8. "Too Late for Love"
  9. "Rock! Rock! Till You Drop"
  10. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (with Phil Collen)
  11. "Me & My Wine"
  12. "Women"
  13. "Animal"
  14. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (UK version, featuring the band Tesla in the crowd scene)
  15. "Hysteria"
  16. "Armageddon It" (live)
  17. "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (US version live)
  18. "Love Bites" (unlisted on VHS version)

DVD errors

The 2001 DVD release contains errors not present on the original VHS and Laserdisc releases. According to sources close to the band, there are no plans to fix the errors at this time:

VHS

Published in the U.K., Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Australia in 1988 by Bludgeon Riffola Ltd./Warner Bros. Music Ltd and in the Rest of the World by Bludgeon Riffola Ltd./Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. Was distributed across the U.K. by Channel 5 Video, a part of Polygram Music Video company. The back cover photograph featuring the band, was taken was by Ross Halfin. Video sleeve art direction was by Andie Aifix for Satori, who is also referenced as designer for the cover of Metallica: 'The Videos 1989-2004' on DVD.

Certifications

Historia
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [1] Platinum15,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [2] 3× Platinum30,000^
United States (RIAA) [3] 2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Historia/In the Round In Your Face
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Canadian video certifications – Def Leppard – Hysteria". Music Canada . Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "American video certifications – Def Leppard – Historia". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "American video certifications – Def Leppard – Historia / In the Round In Your Face". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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