In 1979, they paired with producer Lange and recorded their international breakthrough, Highway to Hell. I have played this album on and off now for about thirty years and it still sounds fresh and exciting - a superb rock album and what air guitars were made for.

We stand behind every product we sell and offer free live support if you need assistance setting-up, troubleshooting, or maximizing your purchase.Everybody knows how great Back in Black is, but I've been listening to it on CD or Apple Music for so long I forgot how much better vinyl sounds. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The result was such perennial rock anthems as the stomping title track, the eerie “Hell’s Bells,” the melodic “Shoot to Thrill,” the album-closing battle cry “Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution,” and one of AC/DC’s best and most recognizable tracks, “You Shook Me All Night Long. After years of not knowing what AC/DC track was home to one of the most oft-used riffs (or leads or solos - I never know what this particular one is as it's a bit more involved than a normal riff) that I had heard again and again on tv and on jingles and anything that warranted a cool entrance, I now know that it is 'Back in Black'. Bon Scott’s alcohol-related death in early 1980 couldn’t have come at a worse time for AC/DC; the band was poised for worldwide breakthrough success, as their last album, Highway to Hell, was Angus and company’s first gold-certified stateside release. Bon Scott's alcohol-related death in early 1980 couldn't have come at a worse time for AC/DC; the band was poised for worldwide breakthrough success, as their last album, Highway to Hell, was Angus and company's first gold-certified stateside release.

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We use adhesives to fix the record in place so you wouldn't be able to play it without ruining the framed display. Music Direct reserves the right to select the carrier and ship method within the terms of this offer. The songs are as fresh as the day they were first wrote - the guitar playing is awesome and Johnson does a great job of the singing - his voice capturing a malevolence and anger that haunts the album and provides a fitting tribute to the former lead singer Bon Scott.

I found a 1980 Australian pressing with the correct listing on the back, but both UK and US pressings with altered lists. This was the first album I ever bought - probably because I liked the single 'Shook me all night long' and AC/DC were gathering a cult following in my secondary school as lads competed with each other as to whether Mods or Rockers were the coolest to be . My favourite song is probably 'Let me put my love into you' - great build up,superb sound and vocals. Released in July, 1980, Back in Black was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott, who died in February of that year. The riff is akin to a more MOR hard rock tune and the song itself is not the usual rip-roarer that heralds a new AC/DC set.