High Voltage
High Voltage is where AC/DC's recording story begins: the Australian hard rock band's debut studio album, released on Albert Productions on 17 February 1975. It came out only in Australia and New Zealand, so listeners elsewhere did not hear it in this form.
That is the catch when tracking it down. The band's first international release, in 1976, also carried the title High Voltage, but with a radically different track list. The two are easy to mix up. This is the original, a blend of hard rock, blues rock and straight-ahead rock and roll, and it was followed the same year by T.N.T., the first step on the road to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and beyond. Worth hearing for the band at the very start.
High Voltage: tracklist, credits and charts
8 tracks · 40:39Tracklist
- 1Baby, Please Don’t Go[traditional]4:53
- 2She’s Got BallsScott, Young, Young4:53
- 3Little LoverScott, Young, Young5:47
- 4Stick AroundScott, Young, Young4:45
- 5Soul StripperAngus Young and Malcolm Young6:31
- 6You Ain’t Got a Hold on MeScott, Young, Young3:36
- 7Love SongScott, Young, Young5:27
- 8Show BusinessScott, Young, Young4:46
- Produced by
- Harry Vanda, George Young, Vanda & Young
- Recorded at
- Albert (Sydney)
- Recorded
- November 1974
- Label
- Albert Productions
- Length
- 40:39
Line-up
- Mark Evans · electric bass guitar
- Phil Rudd · drums (drum set)
- Angus Young · electric guitar
- Malcolm Young · electric guitar, background vocals
- Bon Scott · lead vocals
- Tony Currenti · drums (drum set) · guest
- George Young · electric bass guitar · guest
Singles
- “Love Song (Oh Jene)" / "Baby, Please Don't Go” · 3 March 1975
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1975 | 14 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2013 | 5× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 17 February 1975 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 17 February 1975 | |
| Wikidata | 17 February 1975 |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 1975 | AU | Albert Productions | original | |
| 1981 | NZ | Albert Productions | other | |
| 1987 | AU | Albert Productions | 5099974666720 | other |
| 1989 | AU | Albert Productions | 9399746525016 | other |
| 10 May 1989 | AU | Albert Productions | 9399746525023 | other |
| 1994 | AU | Albert Productions | 724347000027 | other |
| 25 October 1995 | AU | Albert Productions | 724347708220 | other |
| July 2002 | AU | Albert Productions | 9397603353826 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| coverartarchive | 3615×3606 | cropped |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |