Backtracks (AC/DC album)

Backtracks
Black amp, with a square. Inside are the words "AC/DC".
Box set by
AC/DC
Released10 November 2009
RecordedNovember 1974 – 17 June 2003
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerAC/DC
AC/DC chronology
Black Ice
(2008) 		Backtracks
(2009) 		Iron Man 2
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
BLARE Magazine[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Phoenix[7]
PopMatters (Deluxe)
(Standard)[8]
Q[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Uncut[1]

Backtracks is a box set by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was announced on 29 September 2009 and was released on 10 November 2009 (the Deluxe Edition was shipped out early, before the scheduled release date, due to overwhelming fan reaction and anticipation).[10] This is a collection of the band's studio and live rarities together in one boxset. There are two editions; a Deluxe Edition and a Standard Edition. All tracks have been remastered to match the sound of the 2003 album remasters and many songs appear on CD for the first time. It is the band's second box set of rarities, following the Bonfire release in 1997.

The Deluxe Edition (available only through acdc.com) includes three CDs, two DVDs, one LP, a 164-page hard-back coffee table book and collectible merchandise reproductions all housed in an operating 1 watt guitar amplifier. One CD includes rare studio tracks including A-sides (such as the "Who Made Who" 12" A-side and "Big Gun"), B-sides, and UK and Australian-only releases, while the other two CDs document live tracks which have appeared on singles, EPs and promo or soundtrack albums over the years. Part three of the Family Jewels DVD series is included and also the entire 2003 Circus Krone, Munich, Germany, gig on DVD.[11]

The Standard Edition (released as a smaller "budget" version for those who could not afford the steep price of the Deluxe Edition) includes two CDs and one DVD. CD One contains highlights of Studio Rarities, while CD two contains highlights of Live Rarities. The DVD is Family Jewels Disc Three.

  1. ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Backtracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Backtracks". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. ^ Hernandez, Raoul (11 December 2009). "AC/DC: Backtracks". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. ^ Levine, Robert (1 December 2009). "AC/DC, 'Backtracks'". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. ^ Rankin, Dan. "Album Reviews - 16/11/09". BLARE Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  6. ^ Hann, Michael (26 November 2009). "AC/DC: Backtracks". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ Lundy, Zeth (10 November 2009). "AC-DC: Backtracks – CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. ^ Begrand, Adrien (20 November 2009). "AC/DC: Backtracks". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ "AC/DC: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Music News from PR Newswire". Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  11. ^ "AC/DC: 'Backtracks' Ultimate Box-Set Details Revealed". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.