High Voltage (1976 album)

High Voltage
Studio album by
Released14 May 1976 (1976-05-14)
Recorded
StudioAlbert (Sydney)
Genre
Length44:23
Label
Producer
AC/DC chronology
T.N.T.
(1975)
High Voltage
(1976)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
(1976)
Alternative cover
Original European cover
Singles from High Voltage
  1. "It's a Long Way to the Top"
    Released: April 1976 (UK)[2]
  2. "High Voltage"
    Released: October 1976 (UK)

High Voltage is the first internationally released album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It contains tracks completed from their first two previous Australia-only issued albums, High Voltage and T.N.T. (both from 1975).

Originally released on 14 May 1976 in the UK on Atlantic Records and on 28 September 1976 in the US on ATCO Records,[3] High Voltage was a commercial success, selling three million units in the US alone. However, the album was initially panned by some critics upon its release, including a review by Rolling Stone magazine's Billy Altman that called it an "all-time low" for the hard rock genre.[4] It was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.


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  1. ^ AC/DC (@acdc) (2 May 2024). "In May 1975 AC/DC recorded "The Jack" at Alberts studios in Sydney. Bon Scott wrote two sets of lyrics for the song – one for live shows and a "clean" version for the album T.N.T.". Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via X.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-862415419.
  3. ^ "RIAA".
  4. ^ Altman, Billy (16 December 1976). "AC/DC: High Voltage : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 228. Wenner Media LLC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

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