POWERAGE (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

AC/DC – Powerage

Label: Epic – EK 80204, Albert Productions – EK 80204

Format: CD, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Digipak

Country: US

Released: Apr 29, 2003

Genre: Rock

Style: Hard Rock

1                       Rock 'N' Roll Damnation     3:37

2                       Down Payment Blues         6:03

3                       Gimme A Bullet      3:21

4                       Riff Raff     5:11

5                       Sin City      4:45

6                       What's Next To The Moon   3:31

7                       Gone Shootin'        5:05

8                       Up To My Neck In You        4:13

9                       Kicked In The Teeth            4:03

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.

Copyright © – J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.

Published By – J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc.

Recorded At – Albert Studios

Produced For – Albert International Music

Remastered At – Sterling Sound

Glass Mastered At – Sony Music, Pitman – CTDP-110390

Art Direction [Original Album Art Direction] – Bob Defrin

Bass – Cliff Williams

Composed By – A. Young*, B. Scott*, M. Young*

Design [Reissue Booklet] – Smay Vision

Drums – Phil Rudd

Engineer – Mark Opitz

Guitar – Angus Young, Malcolm Young

Liner Notes – Ernie Welch

Photography By [Inside Digipak; Pages 2, 3, 7, 10 (Top Left), 14] – Jeffrey Mayer

Photography By [Original Front & Back Covers] – Jim Houghton

Photography By [Page 10 (Bottom Right)] – A.J. Pantsios*

Photography By [Page 10 (Center)] – Denis O'Regan

Photography By [Page 13] – Janet Macoska

Photography By [Page 8] – Brad Elterman

Photography By [Pages 4, 5, 10 (Top Right), 11, 12, Booklet Back Cover] – Ross Halfin

Photography By [Pages 6, 9] – Paul Natkin

Producer – Vanda And Young*

Remastered By [Digitally] – George Marino

Research [Additional Artifacts] – Albert Productions, Arnaud Durieux

Supervised By [Mastering Supervision] – Al Quaglieri, Mike Fraser

Technician [Digital Assembly] – UE Nastasi

Vocals – Bon Scott

Written-By – A. Young*, B. Scott*, M. Young*

Originally released as Atlantic 19180 on May 30, 1978.

 

An Albert Production for Albert International Music.

All titles published by J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc. (ASCAP).

 

Additional artifacts courtesy Albert Productions and Arnaud Durieux.

 

Recorded at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia on February/March 1978.

Digitally remastered from the original master tapes at Sterling Sound.

 

This CD takes advantage of ConnecteD technology and will work as a key to unlock exclusive bonus music, videos, photos and more at www.acdcrocks.com

 

© 1978, 2003 J. Albert & Son (Pty.) Ltd. / ℗ 1978 J. Albert & Son (Pty.) Ltd. / Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211

 

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Photography credits:

 

"Denis O'Regan/Idols"

"Janet Macoska/London Features"

"Brad Elterman/London Features"

"Ross Halfin/Idols"

"Paul Natkin/Photo Reserve"

Barcode (Text): 6 9699-80204-2 9

Barcode (Scanned): 696998020429

 

This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. AC/DC: Bon Scott (vocals); Angus Young, Malcolm Young (guitar); Cliff Williams (bass); Phil Rudd (drums). Recorded at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia between February & March 1978. Originally released as Atlantic (19180). Includes liner notes by Ernie Welch. AC/DC: Malcolm Young, Angus Young , Bon Scott, Cliff Williams , Phil Rudd. Personnel: Bon Scott (vocals); Malcolm Young, Angus Young (guitar); Phil Rudd (drums). Audio Remasterer: George Marino. Liner Note Author: Ernie Welch. Recording information: Alpert Studios, Sydney, Australia (02/1978-03/1978). Photographers: Jeffrey Mayer; Brad Elterman; AJ Pontsios; Jim Houghton; Janet Macoska; Ross Halfin; Denis O'Regan; Paul Natkin. With AC/DC's third release, POWERAGE, the band was dispensing even heftier ammo from their hook-laden cartridge belt. With the rock-steady rhythm section pounding out 4/4 beats as if it were overtaking a small country, guitarists (and brothers) Angus and Malcolm Young trade towering riffs that belie their pint-sized physical stature. The real change on POWERAGE is a noted improvement in songwriting skill. The six-minute "Down Payment Blues" actually has a sense of restraint and building tension, as opposed to the band's usual hit-the-ground running approach. "Sin City," an ode to Las Vegas, features the band's most colorful lyrics (that don't have to do with bathroom humor, that is) and again displays a dynamic variety not previously heard from the Aussie rockers. The more familiar pounders, "Rock 'n Roll Damnation," "Riff Raff," and "What's Next to the Moon" are tighter, focused bursts of energy that point towards the total mastery of the form the band would display on its next release, HIGHWAY TO HELL.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Released: 04/29/2003