Tracklist
Heatseeker | 3:43 | ||
That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll | 3:43 | ||
Meanstreak | 4:10 | ||
Go Zone | 4:25 | ||
Kissin' Dynamite | 4:02 | ||
Nick Of Time | 4:17 | ||
Some Sin For Nuthin' | 4:13 | ||
Ruff Stuff | 4:02 | ||
Two's Up | 5:19 | ||
This Means War | 4:23 |
Credits (16)
- Bill Smith StudioDesign
- Tom SwiftEngineer
- Chuck Cavanagh*Engineer [Assistant]
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Jean-Jacques LemoineEngineer [Assistant]
- AP*Mastered By
- Angus YoungMusician [AC/DC Are]
Notes
Blow Up Your Video is the eleventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. It was later released in the US on 1 February 1988. The album was recorded at the Miraval Studio in Le Val, , in between August and September 1987.
The album was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, the production team behind the band's early albums. This was also the final studio album to feature drummer Simon Wright. Although he wrote all the lyrics on the album, it would be the last on which Brian Johnson was credited as a songwriter (all songs on subsequent albums were written by the Young brothers). The title of the album was taken from a line in the song "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".
The album was the band's biggest-selling album of new material since For Those About to Rock We Salute You, being certified Platinum in the US. Blow Up Your Video reached #2 in the UK and #12 in the US. However, the band played four tracks from it on the subsequent world tour, "Heatseeker", "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll", "Nick of Time" and "Go Zone". "Heatseeker" and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" are also featured on AC/DC Live Collector's Edition. "Heatseeker" was a top 20 hit in the UK. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. During the Blow Up Your Video world tour, Malcolm Young decided not to participate in the North American leg, in order to get over an alcohol addiction. Filling in for him was Malcolm and Angus' nephew, Stevie Young, although Malcolm was present on the rest of the tour and in the Blow Up Your Video promotional videos. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989, but lost to Jethro Tull's Crest of a Knave.
Outtakes from the recording sessions include the unreleased songs "Let It Loose" and "Alright Tonight", as well as other versions of "Heatseeker", and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".
The album was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, the production team behind the band's early albums. This was also the final studio album to feature drummer Simon Wright. Although he wrote all the lyrics on the album, it would be the last on which Brian Johnson was credited as a songwriter (all songs on subsequent albums were written by the Young brothers). The title of the album was taken from a line in the song "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".
The album was the band's biggest-selling album of new material since For Those About to Rock We Salute You, being certified Platinum in the US. Blow Up Your Video reached #2 in the UK and #12 in the US. However, the band played four tracks from it on the subsequent world tour, "Heatseeker", "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll", "Nick of Time" and "Go Zone". "Heatseeker" and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" are also featured on AC/DC Live Collector's Edition. "Heatseeker" was a top 20 hit in the UK. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. During the Blow Up Your Video world tour, Malcolm Young decided not to participate in the North American leg, in order to get over an alcohol addiction. Filling in for him was Malcolm and Angus' nephew, Stevie Young, although Malcolm was present on the rest of the tour and in the Blow Up Your Video promotional videos. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989, but lost to Jethro Tull's Crest of a Knave.
Outtakes from the recording sessions include the unreleased songs "Let It Loose" and "Alright Tonight", as well as other versions of "Heatseeker", and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".
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Recommendations
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Noisy, horrible pressing. Lots of snap, crackle and pops, like a bowl of Rice Krispies. I don't complain much, so that says how bad I find this.
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referencing Blow Up Your Video (LP, Album) 78 18281
Here we have a nice and crisp sounding Canadian pressing. This is probabley a digital recording, but sounds good to me. -
referencing Blow Up Your Video (LP, Album, Stereo) 781 828-1
This is a killer sounding German pressing. The sound is fresh, airy, warm and crisp. -
referencing Blow Up Your Video (LP, Album, SP) 7 81828-1
This album is killer. Typical AC/DC. Powerful rock and roll. A great way to come back from the lows of the mid eighties. -
My Brazilian version stil plays well. Good album, I´d say it has 1 big hit, track 1 - HEATSEEKER. Booklet with only 4 pages, without lyrics. CD Print in black with AC/CD logo, album title and list of songs.
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referencing Blow Up Your Video (CD, Album) CDP 748977 2
Great effort on this album. Many complained about it back in the day but has some great moments! -
Very Rare one and only peruvian pressing of this classic banned due of the controversial cover recreating an explosion, during a period of terrorism in Peru at the time of release. Very good pressing and sound quality with lyrics in spanish. Rare indeed!
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