From Loudersound.
AC/DC have announced plans to mark their half-century in showbiz by releasing their back catalogue on gold vinyl. The band, who played their first live show on New Years Eve in 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, will release the albums on March 15.
In addition to the gold vinyl releases (we’re not sure if this will be true metallic “gold” vinyl of the kind they used to occasionally manufacture back in the 1970s, or the dull, mustard-coloured plastic generally advertised as “gold” in 2024), 1979’s classic Highway To Hell will be reissued on “Hellfire” vinyl, and the following year’s Back In Black will be available as a nifty black and while swirl variant. Each album will be packaged with a 12″x12″ print which is, we’re told, “suitable for framing.”
The first tranche of reissues will include Back In Black, Highway To Hell, The Razors Edge, Powerage, For Those About To Rock (We Salute You), High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Who Made Who and Live, while other albums will follow later in the year. In addition to the vinyl, AC/DC are marking the anniversary with a new range of merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, beer coolers and a “50 years of logo” bar runner. It’s all available to pre-order now.
Last week AC/DC announced a 21-date European tour. The run of shows will celebrate the band’s return to the road after an eight-year break, and also mark the return to full-time action of frontman Brian Johnson, who was forced to abandon AC/DC’s Rock Or Bust trek after developing hearing problems. Since the tour’s announcement, three more dates in Seville, Hannover and Dresden have been confirmed.
AC/DC: Power Up tour dates
May 07: Gelsenkirchen Veltins Arena, Germany
May 21: Gelsenkirchen Veltins Arena, Germany
May 25: Reggio Emilia RCF Arena, Italy
May 29: Seville La Cartuja Stadium, Spain
Jun 01: Seville La Cartuja Stadium, Spain
Jun 05: Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena, The Netherlands
Jun 09: Munich Olympic Stadium, Germany
Jun 12: Munich Olympic Stadium, Germany
Jun 16: Dresden Messe, Germany
Jun 19: Dresden Messe, Germany
Jun 23: Vienna Ernst Happel Stadium, Austria
Jun 26: Vienna Ernst Happel Stadium, Austria
Jun 29: Zurich Letzigrund Stadium, Switzerland
Jul 03: London Wembley Stadium, UK
Jul 07: London Wembley Stadium, UK
Jul 13: Hockenheim Ring, Germany
Jul 17: Stuttgart Wasen, Germany
Jul 21: Bratislava Old Airport, Slovakia
Jul 27: Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld, Germany
Jul 31: Hannover Messe, Germany
Aug 04: Hannover Messe, Germany
Aug 09: Dessel Festivalpark Stenehei, Belgium
Aug 13: Paris Hippodrome, France
Aug 17: Dublin Croke Park, Ireland
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- AC/DC - Money Talks + Flyer - tea-stained - UK - 12" picture disc - £50.00, $62.50, €58.50 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 18:07)on April 27, 2024 at 9:05 pm
AC/DC Money Talks (1990 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single featuring a superb 'coin' design on the A-side with a full colour photograph of Angus & his SG on the reverse, also including Mistress For Christmas & Borrowed Time. This collector's copy is complete with the rare 'Money Talks' competition flyer, all within a barcode stickered PVC sleeve. The disc has a slight 'tea-staining' effect, this is caused by over heating in the manufacturing process and only happens over time, this is relatively common with picture discs from this period, however the playing surface looks barely played B8886TP)
- AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 26-Mar-2024 09:05)on April 27, 2024 at 9:05 pm
AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1984 German 10-track vinyl LP recorded live during the 1978 Powerage World Tour. The glossy picture sleeve [with ATL50532 as catalogue number on the back] has light general shelfwear while the vinyl [withlabels displaying K50 532] remains in near 'as new' condition ATL50532)
- AC/DC - 3 Record Set - Complete - EX - German - vinyl box set - £195.00, $243.75, €228.15 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2024 17:51)on April 27, 2024 at 9:05 pm
AC/DC 3 Record Set (Scarce German triple vinyl LP box set including the albums High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Powerage, each in their own individual paper picture sleeve, complete with the 23" x 12" black & white fold-out posterof Angus and bonus promo 3-track 7" featuring Baby Please Don't Go, Jail Break and Soul Stripper. All housed in a glossy 12" x 12" picture box with tracklisting on the back. The box is Excellent, with two vintage price stickers attached and displays some light general wear with no splits, whilst all contents are superb with the sleeves displaying minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition)
- AC/DC - Girls Got Rhythm - UK - 7" vinyl - Promo - £50.00, $62.50, €58.50 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2024 18:20)on April 27, 2024 at 9:05 pm
AC/DC Girls Got Rhythm (Rare 1979 UK promotional solid centre vinyl 7" for the single release, with 'Promotional Only Not For Sale' printed on both labels, also including If You Want Blood (You Got It), within a company die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl hsd only a few light signs of play SAM113)
- AC/DC - For Those About To Rock We Salute You - EX - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 22-Mar-2024 08:33)on April 27, 2024 at 9:05 pm
AC/DC For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981 German 10-track LP, housed in an embossed bronze effect gatefold picture sleeve. The glossy cover shows some notable edge wear & discolouration but the vinyl grades Excellent with only a few signs of play ATLK50851)
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