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Phil Collen
real name Philip Kenneth Collen
Hackney Central, United Kingdom
Phil Collen is credited on 790 releases across 153 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
153
Albums
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Decades active
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In collections
Biography
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Guitarist, born December 8, 1957 in Hackney, East London, England.
He is the lead guitarist and former rhythm guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. He joined the band in 1982 following the departure of Pete Willis.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
790 releases · 153 albums · active 1979–2025
- Performance · 1,563
- Other credits · 109
- Production · 63
- Engineering · 6
Studios: Joe's Garage, Dublin · Wisseloord Studios · The Village Recorder · Phil's Sweat Shop
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Pyromania
1983
Hysteria
1987
Made In Japan
1972
Adrenalize
1992
L.A. Guns
1988
Vault (Def Leppard Greatest Hits 1980-1995)
1995
Last Action Hero (Music From The Original Motion Picture)
1993
The Story So Far: The Best Of
2018
Euphoria
1999
Diamond Star Halos
2022
Mechanical Resonance Live!
2016
Mirror Ball - Live & More
2011
Strange Days
2020
Def Leppard
2015
Slang
1996
Retro Active
1993
Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
2008
Rock Of Ages (The Definitive Collection)
2005
X
2002
Drastic Symphonies
2023
Punk 45: I'm A Mess! D-I-Y Or Die! Art, Trash & Neon – Punk 45s In The UK 1977-78
2022
Shock
2019
OK Bartender
2009
Yeah!
2006
Frequent collaborators
- Def Leppard
- Various
- Girl (2)
- L.A. Guns
- The Law (3)
- Man Raze
- Yahoo (4)
- Tesla
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