THIS IS THE MID/LATE-80s EUROPEAN REPRESSING on Atlantic label. SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on spines/corners, mild creases on corners/edges, left spine is fully readable; for details see photos.The vinyl is in EX condition (some clicks) and plays wonderfully.

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AC/DC

One of the defining acts of '70s hard rock, driven by the bazooka roar of the Young brothers' twin guitars and Bon Scott's snarling vocals.

"POWERAGE"

<reissue, originally published 1978>     

LP     ATLANTIC RECORDS     ATL 50 483

MADE IN GERMANY      MID/LATE-80s EUROPEAN REPRESSING

SINGLE COVER

NOTES: German pressing from Mid/Late-80s. 10 track release featuring the song 'Cold Hearted Man'.

Track A1 is spelled 'Rock'n Roll Damnation' on back cover and 'Rock'n’Roll Damnation' on label.

This version kept the old cat# on sleeve but new cat# on label.

Embossed “W” on rear (bottom right)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: (scanned) 075678154812   (text) 0 75678 15481

Label Code: LC 0121

Other /Price Code (Germany): Ⓖ

Other /Price Code: France: WE 321

Other (US Catalog #): SD 19180

LABEL: ATLANTIC - GREEN/WHITE/ORANGE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: ATL 50 483 (SD 19180)

Catalog on labels: K 50 483

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped [X, 84 etched]): R/S Alsdorf 50483 A5 X  84  STRAWBERRY (G)

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped [XX, 57 etched]): R/S Alsdorf 50483 B2 XX  STRAWBERRY (G)  57

On labels: 3-line rim text  "Tous Droits.......Made in Germany........Prohibited"

All selections.....

Produced by Vanda & Young

Publisher credits............

℗ + © 1978 Atlantic Recording Corp.

Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM[boxed]

On back cover: Tracklist + Credits

Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH

℗ © 1978 J. Albert & Son (Pty) Ltd

tracklisting

Side A: ROCK 'N' ROLL DAMNATION - GIMME A BULLET - DOWN PAYMENT BLUES

GONE SHOOTIN' - RIFF RAFF

Side B: SIN CITY - UP TO MY NECK IN YOU - WHAT'S NEXT TO THE MOON

COLD HEARTED MAN - KICKED IN THE TEETH

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Powerage was a first in the sense that it debuted bassist Cliff Williams, but it really is more of a final curtain to the band's early years. It would be the last produced by Vanda & Young, the legendary Australian production team who also helmed hits by the Easybeats, and it was the last before AC/DC became superstars. 

There are a few genuine classics here, most notably "Down Payment Blues" and "Up to My Neck in You," and there's a real appeal in how Bon Scott's gutter poems of excess are reaching a mythic level; there's a real sense that he truly does believe that rock & roll leads straight to hell on "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation"...(AllMusic)