AC/DC ?– Highway To Hell

1987 Australian issue, on Red Albert Productions labels, with the label rim text written across the top only. In Excellent condition
The sleeve is Near Mint, but has a small split to the spine, & DJ hole punch to one corner, so  VG+     (see pics)
The vinyl record has a couple of very light marks, but no effect on the audio. EX The labels are EX    (see pics)
The record has not been played much, and plays with brilliant clarity, and stereo separation

Album Sales: 7,000,000
First Release Date: July 1979

The sixth Australian and fifth internationally released studio album AC/DC, and their final album with vocalist Bon Scott, who died in February 1980 from over-consumption of alcohol. It is considered one of their most popular and commercially successful studio albums. In the US, the album went platinum seven times, while it went platinum twice in Canada and went gold in the UK.

"Highway To Hell" reached number 13 in Australia and number 17 in the US. The album produced two hits:
"Girls Got Rhythm"
"Highway To Hell"

Label: Albert Productions ?– APLP.040, Albert Productions ?– APLP-040 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
Country: Australia Released: 1987 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock

Tracklist

A1 Highway To Hell 3:26 A2 Girls Got Rhythm 3:23 A3 Walk All Over You 5:08 A4 Touch Too Much 4:24 A5 Beating Around The Bush 3:55 B1 Shot Down In Flames 3:21 B2 Get It Hot 2:24 B3 If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 4:32 B4 Love Hungry Man 4:14 B5 Night Prowler 6:13

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – EMI Records Australia
• Manufactured By – EMI (Australia) Limited
• Distributed By – EMI (Australia) Limited
• Manufactured By – EMI Music Group Australasia
• Copyright (c) – J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Albert Productions
• Recorded At – Roundhouse Studios
• Mixed At – Basing Street Studios

Credits

• Art Direction – Bob Defrin
• Bass – Cliff Williams
• Drums – Phil Rudd
• Engineer [Assistant] – Kevin Dallimore
• Engineer [Recording] – Mark Dearney*
• Guitar – Angus Young, Malcolm Young
• Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Tony Platt
• Photography By – Jim Houghton
• Producer – Robert John Lange
• Vocals – Bon Scott
• Written-By – Young*, Scott*, Young*

Notes

Repress with red center labels.

Recorded at Roundhouse Studios, London.
Mixed at Basing Street Studios, London.

EMI Records Australia

On sleeve: Manufactured and Distributed by EMI (Australia) Limited
On center labels: Manufactured by the EMI Music Group - Australasia

© 1979 J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
? 1979 Albert Productions

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side Etchings): APLP 040 A
• Matrix / Runout (B-side Etchings): APLP 040 B

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

My Policies on postage are simple.

I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.

Any item that you purchase without choosing the option of "Signed for" or "Registered" Post, is at your risk.
I do accept that "signed for" can be expensive, especially internationally, but whether you take the option of this insurance, is entirely up to you.
I do not wish to withdraw the option of standard postage for the cheaper records, but it must be at your risk.