Columbia Records and Apple® today announced that AC/DC’s entire catalog
is now available digitally for the first time exclusively on the iTunes
Store® worldwide (www.itunes.com).
From their 1976 debut High Voltage to seminal classic Back In Black and
2008 smash hit Black Ice, every one of AC/DC’s 16 studio albums, along
with four live albums and three compilation albums, are available for
the first time ever on the iTunes Store. All tracks are Mastered for
iTunes®, and fans have the ability to download full albums or simply
purchase their favorite individual songs. Fans can also choose from two
specially packaged digital compilations: The Complete Collection, the
complete iTunes-exclusive AC/DC catalog; and The Collection, which
includes all 16 studio albums.
AC/DC’s thunderous and primal rock and roll has excited fans for
generations with their raw and rebellious brand of music, which also
resonates with millions of new fans discovering AC/DC everyday. Their
growing legion of fans will now experience the intensity of AC/DC’s
music in a way it has never been heard before. AC/DC’s music has been
Mastered for iTunes, ensuring the music is delivered to listeners with
increased audio fidelity, more closely replicating what the artists,
recording engineers and producers intended.
The full catalog which has all been Mastered for iTunes includes:
Collections The Collection (all studio albums for $99.99) The
Complete Collection (all studio albums, live albums and box sets for
$149.99)
16 Studio Albums High Voltage (1976) Dirty Deeds Done
Dirt Cheap (1976) Let There Be Rock (1977) Powerage (1978) Highway
To Hell (1979) Back In Black (1980) For Those About To Rock We
Salute You (1981) Flick Of The Switch (1983) 74 Jailbreak
(1984) Fly On The Wall (1985) Who Made Who (1986) Blow Up
Your Video (1988) The Razors Edge (1990) Ballbreaker (1995) Stiff
Upper Lip (2000) Black Ice (2008)
4 Live Albums If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978) Live
(1992) Live (2 Volume Collector’s Edition) (1992) Live At
River Plate (2012)
3 Compilation Albums Bonfire (1997) Backtracks audio
(2009) Iron Man 2 soundtrack (2010)
The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular music store with a catalog
of over 26 million songs and over 20 billion songs downloaded, and is
available in 63 countries. The iTunes Store is the best way for iPhone®,
iPad®, iPod®, Mac® and PC users to legally discover, purchase and
download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes
Plus®, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding
for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings.
iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes
music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music
purchases can be downloaded automatically to all your devices.
Columbia Records is one of the most respected and successful record
labels in the world, and is home to established superstars and exciting
new talent. Columbia Records is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music
Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music
company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of
both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a
vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in
history. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony
Corporation of America.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
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