AC/DC – Live

Great performance but it does lack punchy bass and the pressing has pops and crackles. I’ve run this through my Spin Clean and HumminGuru twice and did a hand wet clean on side 1, which was as the worst of the three. About a 70% improvement but still a bit noisy in spots. May check out the 50th anniversary release to see if it’s any better…but it is colored vinyl, which I’m not a fan of.

Would agree with other reviews its lacking bass however it is not lacking and certainly there. Otherwise i would say the concert is captured well. Its a live album. Its not a studio recording. Ultrasonic cleaned and sounded quiet with the odd minimal noise.

Bought the double cd when released. Sounded good for 30 odd years . This is my first vinyl copy, and it sounds good to me . It definitely needs volume. The intro is shorter, and I think High voltage is longer . , The cannons at the end sound epic , much better than the cd . Bonny is missing before Highway to Hell, which is inexcusable . The big tribute to the previous singer and their hometown and not including it just kills the album .
Maybe a triple record would make this a real treat for fans

You gotta crank the volume a little on this pressing…but weren’t you going to anyhow? Not super dynamic; it’s a live recording but damn it rocks! Musically one of the greatest live shows ever. Recommended.

This doesnt deserve the 1 star given below. Yea its quietly cut but its not bad. I cant compare it others ...yet.,
I will grab an original just to find out if its different. The bass is about where id expect for a live album.
Ive got a really quiet hum that can be heard in the gaps along with surface noise from a the quiet cut but you cant hear it during the tracks. Mids, Highs and lows all sound great . I get the feeling there may have been some bad pressings which happens alot of with big releases but I certinaly dont have one of them. The kick is there certainly listening to Who made Who. Im enjoying this to be honest.

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Extremely poorly pressed. Warped records, low volume, clicks and pops. Vinyl noise (very common on Gold coloured records).
I know the sides are long, but it is even worse than the original pressing. And for a live record, all the fadeouts and fadeins between songs. And the inflation is crazy these days. These pressings are not worth its money. $65 in Scandinavia.

Details:
The remaster itself on the 2024 reissues is 4dB lower cut in volume than the 2009 reissues. AL who cut them must have done a different groove spacing, still using the same master (this is not the issue), and also a bit EQ difference, as the kick here is just not present. The mid's are horrible as well. The lows: the vinyl itself has a slight background hum between 30Hz and 60Hz - most likely 50Hz when these errors occurs (e.g. UK/European currents).

This is like fooling your customers, thinking we do not care. And not to mention the silly paper inner sleeves and that "very unique" silly AC/DC fifty printed paper. Wow! (sarcasm). I have this on laserdisc and several CDs, and I'll rather play those meanwhile.

It should have been totally remixed without the stupid gaps between songs, and put out on a 3LP-set for $65.

This is just robbery, and it will be returned tomorrow!

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Can recall a memorable occasion when ACDC appeared at a small community hall in Warrawong NSW Australia (50 miles south of Sydney) in 1974 or 75. They were loud in their early days and rocked the town to the max.

The CDs are in good condition. The sleeve is in good condition.

Lousy pressing. Lots of crackle and pop even after wet cleaning.

Noisy pressing. Low volume on mastering. 2 -3 stars tops