Here is an exceedingly rare 1987 typed letter from Def Leppard bandmembers in “appreciation for your continued support on HYSTERIA – the album, the tour, the way of life”, signed by the entire Hysteria-era band. Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Phil Collen and Steve Clark have all signed in black ballpoint. Rick Allen has signed in blue ballpoint. The cream-colored letter measures 8.5 inches x 11 inches and displays mild creasing and expected aging. Hysteria's creation took more than three years and was plagued by delays, including the aftermath of drummer Rick Allen's accident that cost him his left arm on 31 December 1984. Subsequent to the album's release, Def Leppard published a book entitled Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story, written by Rolling Stone magazine senior editor David Fricke, on the three-year recording process of Hysteria and the tough times the band endured through the mid-1980s. Hysteria is Def Leppard's best-selling album to date, selling over 25 million copies worldwide, and charting No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart. The album spawned an incredible seven hit singles, including: Animal, Woman, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Hysteria, Armageddon It, Love Bites and Rocket.
Shortly after this period, on January 8th 1991, principal songwriter and lead guitarist Steve Clark died tragically of alcohol poisoning. As such, signed Def Leppard items with the classic Steve Clark line-up are exceedingly scarce.
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