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AC/DC Special Box Editions Released

• 29th Sep 2009

Columbia Records proudly announces the release of Backtracks, the ultimate AC/DC collector's experience, available Tuesday, November 10.

Arriving in two distinctly different fan-friendly editions, Backtracks spans the length and breadth of AC/DC's career, bringing together rare studio outtakes and songs, hard-to-find live performances and the long-awaited debut of “Family Jewels Disc 3,” a DVD showcasing the group's music videos, live performances, and promotional clips from 1992-2009. (The original double-disc “Family Jewels” was named 2005's “DVD of the Year” by Classic Rock magazine while the RIAA certified the collection 10x Platinum for sales in excess of 1 million copies in the US alone.)

Manufactured in an exclusive run limited to 50,000 pieces, the deluxe collector's edition of Backtracks includes a CD of studio rarities, two CDs of live rarities, the “Family Jewels Disc 3” DVD, the “Live at the Circus Krone” DVD, a front-row immersion in the band's scorching 2003 club show in Munich, Germany, and a 12″ long-playing album, struck in 180 gram vinyl, of hard-to-find studio tracks. The limited edition Backtracks includes a five-disc media carrier to house and transport the set's three CDs and two DVDs.

In addition the deluxe collector's edition comes with a 164 page coffee table book and an Original Memorabilia Reproductions Envelope containing an astounding array of facsimiles including the “I DO IT FOR AC/DC” button (the band's very first tour merch), the 1976 “Lock Up Your Daughters” tour flyer, the Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap recording track sheet, a 2' x 3' 1977 Let There Be Rock European Tour poster, a Bon Scott parrot tattoo replica, an AC/DC logo guitar pick, an Australian Money Talks dollar, three b&w fine art lithographs of never-before-seen photos of the band in the Alberts Studio in 1977 and more.

The AC/DC deluxe collector's edition of Backtracks comes housed in a fully operational AC/DC guitar amplifier. The limited and numbered deluxe collector's edition of Backtracks will be available direct-to-consumers exclusively through the website link with full details on pre-ordering going live on the site on Tuesday, September 29.

The three-disc standard version of Backtracks distills the electrifying essence of the deluxe set into one CD of studio rarities, one CD of hard-to-find live tracks, and the indispensable “Family Jewels Disc 3” DVD.

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AC/DC
BACKTRACKS COLLECTOR’S EDITION DELUXE BOX SET

CD1 [STUDIO RARITIES]

1. High Voltage (Original Australian Full Edit)
2. Stick Around
3. Love Song
4. It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll) (Original Australian Full Edit)
5. Rocker (Original Australian Full Edit)
6. Fling Thing
7. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Original Australian Full Edit)
8. Ain’t No Fun (Waiting Around To Be A Millionaire) (Original Australian Full Edit)
9. R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)
10. Carry Me Home
11. Crabsody In Blue
12. Cold Hearted Man
13. Who Made Who – 12” extended mix
14. Snake Eye
15. Borrowed Time
16. Down On The Borderline
17. Big Gun
18. Cyberspace

CDs 2-3 [LIVE B-SIDES]
CD 2
1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Sydney Festival 1/30/77)
2. Dog Eat Dog (Apollo 4/30/78)
3. Live Wire (Hammersmith Odeon 11/2/79)
4. Shot Down In Flames (Hammersmith Odeon 11/2/79)
5. Back In Black (Landover, MD 12/21/81)
6. T.N.T. (Landover, MD 12/21/81)
7. Let There Be Rock (Landover, MD 12/21/81)
8. Guns For Hire (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
9. Sin City (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
10. Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
11. This House Is On Fire (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
12. You Shook Me All Night Long (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
13. Jailbreak (Dallas, TX 10/12/85)
14. Shoot To Thrill (Donington Park, 8/17/91)
15. Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be (Donington Park 8/17/91)

CD 3
1. High Voltage (Donington Park 8/17/91)
2. Hells Bells (Donington Park 8/17/91)
3. Whole Lotta Rosie (Donington Park 8/17/91)
4. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Donington Park 8/17/91)
5. Highway To Hell (Moscow 9/28/91)
6. Back In Black (Moscow 9/28/91)
7. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (Moscow 9/28/91)
8. Ballbreaker (Madrid 7/10/96)
9. Hard As A Rock (Madrid 7/10/96)
10. Dog Eat Dog (Madrid 7/10/96)
11. Hail Caesar (Madrid 7/10/96)
12. Whole Lotta Rosie (Madrid 7/10/96)
13. You Shook Me All Night Long (Madrid 7/10/96)
14. Safe In New York City (Phoenix, AZ 9/13/2000)

LP
SIDE A
Stick Around
Love Song
Fling Thing
R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)
Carry Me Home
Crabsody In Blue

SIDE B
Cold Hearted Man
Snake Eye
Borrowed Time
Down On The Borderline
Big Gun
Cyberspace

DVD 1 “Family Jewels Disc Three”
VIDEOS
Big Gun
Hard As A Rock
Hail Caesar
Cover You In Oil
Stiff Upper Lip
Satellite Blues
Safe In New York City
Rock N Roll Train
Anything Goes
BONUS VIDEOS
Jailbreak
It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll)
Highway To Hell
You Shook Me All Night Long
Guns For Hire
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (LIVE Album Promo)
Highway To Hell (LIVE Album Promo)
BONUS FEATURES
The Making Of Hard As A Rock
The Making Of Rock N Roll Train

DVD 2 “Live At The Circus Krone”
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Back In Black
Stiff Upper Lip
Shoot to Thrill
Thunderstruck
Rock N Roll Damnation
What's Next To The Moon
Hard As A Rock
Bad Boy Boogie
The Jack
If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
Hells Bells
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Rock N Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
T.N.T.
Let There Be Rock
Highway To Hell
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Whole Lotta Rosie

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AC/DC
BACKTRACKS STANDARD BOX SET

CD 1 [STUDIO RARITIES]
1. Stick Around
2. Love Song
3. Fling Thing
4. R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)
5. Carry Me Home
6. Crabsody In Blue
7. Cold Hearted Man
8. Snake Eye
9. Borrowed Time
10. Down On The Borderline
11. Big Gun
12. Cyberspace

CD 2 [LIVE RARITIES]
1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Sydney Festival 1/30/77)
2. Dog Eat Dog (Apollo 4/30/78)
3. Live Wire (Hammersmith Odeon 11/2/79)
4. Shot Down In Flames (Hammersmith Odeon 11/2/79)
5. Back In Black (Landover, MD 12/21/81)
6. T.N.T. (Landover, MD 12/21/81)
7. Let There Be Rock (Landover, MD 12/21/81)
8. Guns For Hire (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
9. Sin City (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
10. Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
11. This House Is On Fire (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
12. You Shook Me All Night Long (Detroit, MI 11/18/83)
13. Jailbreak (Dallas, TX 10/12/85)
14. Highway To Hell (Moscow 9/28/91)
15. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (Moscow 9/28/91)
16. Safe In New York City (Phoenix, AZ 9/13/2000)

DVD “Family Jewels Disc Three”
VIDEOS
Big Gun
Hard As A Rock
Hail Caesar
Cover You In Oil
Stiff Upper Lip
Satellite Blues
Safe In New York City
Rock N Roll Train
Anything Goes
BONUS VIDEOS
Jailbreak
It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll)
Highway To Hell
You Shook Me All Night Long
Guns For Hire
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (LIVE Album Promo)
Highway To Hell (LIVE Album Promo)
BONUS FEATURES
The Making Of Hard As A Rock
The Making Of Rock N Roll Train