AC/DC Highway to Hell Original 1979 Albert 7" Bon Scott
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Description
Artist: AC/DC
Title: Highway to Hell
Format: 7" Single
A side tracks: Highway to Hell
B side tracks: If you want blood (You've got it)
Label: Albert / EMI
This copy pressed in: Australia
Year: 1979
Catalogue number:AP-104
Record condition: Good
Cover Condition: Very Good
An awesome, original copy of one the boys best tracks ever. This cracker AC/DC single is in good condition with some surface marks but plays very well with some minor surface noise. The marks down the right side of the record are on the glass of my scanner, not the vinyl, you'll see them on any of my listed 7"s. The label is in good condition with some very minor label residue on the a-side. The original EMI sleeve has some minor ring & edge wear and creases. Two killer tracks from the Bon Scott glory days.
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"Highway to Hell" is a song by the hard rock band AC/DC. It is the opening track of the group's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live.
The song was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young while the main guitar riff was created by Malcolm Young. The track has become one of the most famous songs in rock history. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and was constantly supporting them by going on a grueling tour schedule.
The song and album's title supposedly came after a reporter asked bandmembers if they could describe what life was like being constantly on tour. Angus replied that it was "a fucking highway to Hell", and the name stuck. He stated in the magazine "Guitar World" that when you are out on the road on a bus sleeping with a guy's smelly sock in your face, it's like you're on the highway to hell. Rumours persisted that the band members were satanists, and this comment, and the album cover depicting Angus with devil horns and tail only added fuel to the fire. (The band has denied having anything to do with Satanism, Malcolm having even commented that "me mum would kill me for that!") Nevertheless, this and other songs brought AC/DC its first million-copy-selling album, and sent Highway to Hell to #17 on the charts. Scott would be found dead in the back of a friend's car just over six months later. The success of the Highway to Hell song and album set AC/DC on track to record its most famous album and tribute to Bon, Back In Black, one year later. The song "Highway to Hell" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.[1]
A superb addition to any AC/DC collection that will definately increase in value.
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$5 AUD within Australia.
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