A few days ago Universal Music Japan started a new reissue campaign of DEF LEPPARD albums pressed on SHM-CD, a Limited Edition release on miniLP reproducing the album first edition LP in miniature and the original Japanese OBI. These differ from the previous (now sold out) SHM-CD reissues, as features a new remastering.
In the case of “X”, this remaster has been handled by the band’s long serving sound engineer Ronan McHugh and Joe Elliott at Joe’s Garage with assistance from Andy Pearce. This Japanese release is the only available on standalone CD-disc – in Europe this remaster is only available on vinyl LP.
2002’s “X” (pronounced ten), much like 1996’s Slang, fe