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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0696998020122
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: February 18, 2003
Sales Rank: 330
Studio: Sony
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Album Description:
AC/DC's 1976 album digitally remastered and reissued in a special digipak plus a 16 page full color booklet containing all original album art, many unpublished photos, classic memorabilia and new 2003 liner notes. Epic.
Amazon.com essential recording:
In 1976, when the Eagles, Peter Frampton, and Heart ruled the rock airwaves, along came five scruffy young men (the lead guitarist was maybe all of 18 and dressed in a schoolboy's uniform) from Australia playing some of the rowdiest, hardest, dirtiest rock of all time. Screaming "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," singer Bon Scott teased like a braggart. Sensing the rock community's growing dissatisfaction with bloated, epic-scaled bands, AC/DC were indeed a high-voltage act: their drummer nailed the beat with fury, their bluesy guitar riffs mutated into something metallic and sharp-edged, and Scott's vocals took the shrillness of early Robert Plant to a leaner and meaner place. "Live Wire" is one of the most electrifying hard rock songs imaginable, "High Voltage" and "TNT" are the musical equivalent of touching exposed nerves with a rusty fork, and "Jack" proves that white rock dudes can, contrary to popular belief, get down. Whew! --Lorry Fleming
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AC/DC was virtually unknown when this album was released. In fact, I don't even know if it was released at all in the U.S. in 1976. This is the one that started it all though, and the sound here is extremely stripped back compared to the more slick productions of the 80's. Bon Scotts voice is unique beyong unique, and what can I say about Angus that hasn't been said. A true guitar god in the making here. It's easier for me to pick out the one song I might tend to skip over rather than all the ones ... Read More
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The first American release from the sneering and swaggering AC/DC was a torn together pastiche of two Australian albums with a new cover, but that doesn't stop "High Voltage" from giving serious zap power. AC/Dc had already figured out exactly what route (Highway to Hell, maybe) they were taking and began to blast their way to the top. Even with the heavy dose of filler that's on this CD, there's still no way to deny the visceral force of the best songs here.
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This album is virtually the same as the Australian version of the TNT album. Around this time, 1975, AC/DC in Melbourne Australia had a very big skinhead following. They`d come to their shows wanting loud and tough rock`n`roll, and AC/DC would deliver all the time. That`s why, i think, this album has a very loud and tough sound. There`s nothing nice and fluffy about this album, it`s just loud guitars and loud vocals. I personally think this could be their best album. The vander and young production is fantastic ... Read More
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This record's original title was NOT High Voltage. It's title was TNT. Somewhere somebody decided to change it. High Voltage had a red cover with a dog urinated up against a transformer behind a barbed wire fence and contained that classic, drunken sing along song: 'Big Balls'. I think High Voltage has been renamed Jailbreak '74 (they took Jailbreak off Dirty Deeds, where it was the last song. and put it on High Voltage and renamed High Voltage). It's not good to tamper with these thing!
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AC/DC is a true power rock band. Every song on there electrifying debut is rocking all with the same basic rock beat and cool guitar riffs. Starting off with Its A Long Way To The Top it just goes from there every song on here is rocking(well except maybe the bluesy Little Lover) But still the album is AC/DC when they were young as it says in the booklet. Lock up your daughters because this album is a non stop rock thriller and is perfect for any person who loves basic rock n roll and not concept albums.
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