High Voltage (1976 album)

This article is about the international album by AC/DC. For the Australian only album, see High Voltage (1975 album).

High Voltage
Studio album by
AC/DC
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. Canongate Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-862415419.
  3. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  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.