Ride Into the Sun (original 1979 version)
~ Recording by Def Leppard
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun | 2:57 | Def Leppard | The Def Leppard E.P. | Def Leppard | EP |
| Bludgeon Riffola | SRTS/78/CUS232 |
| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun | 2:57 | Def Leppard | The Def Leppard E.P. | Def Leppard | EP |
| Bludgeon Riffola | MSB 001 |
| 1.2 | Ride Into the Sun | 2:57 | Def Leppard | The Def Leppard E.P. | Def Leppard | EP |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 6059 240 |
| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun | 2:57 | Def Leppard | The Def Leppard E.P. | Def Leppard | EP |
| Bludgeon Riffola | MSB 001 |
| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun (single version) | 2:53 | Def Leppard | The Def Leppard E.P. (Mastered for iTunes) | Def Leppard | EP |
| Bludgeon Riffola | |
| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun (single version) | 2:53 | Def Leppard | The Def Leppard E.P. | Def Leppard | EP |
| Bludgeon Riffola, Universal UMC | |
| 7.1 | Ride Into the Sun | 2:52 | Def Leppard | CD Collection, Volume One | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | UICY-78594 |
| 7.1 | Ride Into the Sun | 2:52 | Def Leppard | The Collection: Volume One | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation | UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023), Universal UMC | 5777358, 5777366, 5777367, 5777368, 5777369, 5777370, 5777371 | |
| 4.1 | Ride Into the Sun (The “Def Leppard E.P.” version) | 2:53 | Def Leppard | The Early Years 79–81 | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 4.1 | Ride Into the Sun (Def Leppard E.P. version) | 2:53 | Def Leppard | The Early Years 79–81 | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation | UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 6731408 | |
| 4.1 | Ride Into the Sun (Def Leppard E.P. version) | 2:53 | Def Leppard | The Early Years 79–81 | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | UICY-79064, UICY-79065, UICY-79066, UICY-79067, UICY-79068 |
| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun (The “Def Leppard E.P.” version) | 2:53 | Def Leppard | Too Many Jitterbugs: B‐Sides and Rarities | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation |
| Universal UMC | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Ride Into the Sun | ?:?? | Def Leppard | First Strikes 1978–1979 | Def Leppard | Album + Compilation |
| On the Air (rock bootlegs) | AIR 10 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Keith Herd (British producer, engineer and founder of the Fairview Recording Studio in Hull) Roy Neave |
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| producer: | Def Leppard |
| mixer: | Nick Cartwright (mixing engineer) |
| bass guitar: | Rick Savage |
| drums (drum set): | Frank Noon |
| electric guitar: | Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) |
| electric guitar [lead guitar]: | Pete Willis |
| background vocals: | Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist) Rick Savage Pete Willis |
| lead vocals: | Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) |
| recorded at: | Fairview Recording Studio in Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1978-11) |
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| recording of: | Ride Into the Sun |
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Related works
Ride Into the Sun
| writer: | Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard) Rick Savage |
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| publisher: | Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ended) Def-Lepp-Music Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) |
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