Recorded: March–April, July 1975 at Albert Studios in Sydney, Australia
Label: Albert
T.N.T. is the second studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released only in Australia, on 1 December 1975. After the success of the single "Baby, Please Don't Go" and the album High Voltage, AC/DC returned to Albert Studios in Sydney to record their second LP with producers George Young and Harry Vanda. George is the older brother of guitarists Malcolm Young and Angus Young and had enjoyed his own success in the group the Easybeats. T.N.T. marked a change in direction from AC/DC's debut album, High Voltage, which was released on 17 February 1975; whereas High Voltage featured some experimentation with the styles of its songs and had a variety of personnel filling multiple roles, T.N.T. saw the band fully embrace the formula for which they would become famous: hard-edged, rhythm and blues-based rock and roll. They also simplified their personnel system and would use it from then on out, which was Angus strictly playing lead guitar, Malcolm Young playing rhythm guitar, and the drummer and bassist being the only ones to play drums and bass guitar respectively on the albums. T.N.T. was originally released on Albert Productions, and has never been reissued by another label. However, all songs except "Rocker" and "School Days" were included on Atlantic Records' High Voltage, which was released internationally in May 1976.
Band members:
Tony Currenti - drums, percussion on track 8 (uncredited)
Mark Evans – bass guitar
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd – drums, percussion on tracks 1-7,9 Born to Lithuanian parents on 19 May 1954, in Melbourne, Rudd began playing drums in his teens and became quite serious about pursuing a career in music. He played in several bands in Melbourne before joining Buster Brown with future Rose Tattoo vocalist Angry Anderson. They went on to release one album, Something To Say, in 1974, before Rudd left to join the Coloured Balls with Lobby Loyde. In 1974 Rudd was told about AC/DC's rhythm section auditions by his former Coloured Balls bandmate Trevor Young. Rudd asked Buster Brown bassist Geordie Leach to accompany him to the auditions, but Leach refused due to other commitments. Rudd auditioned and was hired immediately. Rudd's drumming style suited the band's style of music and became an integral part of AC/DC's sound from 1975 to 1983. The band relocated to the United Kingdom in 1976 and followed a heavy schedule of international touring and recording.
Bon Scott – lead vocals, bagpipes on "It's a Long Way to the Top"
Angus Young – lead guitar
Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Harry Vanda – production
George Young – production
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGImwXyDJ48&list=PL65013178FF12C16A
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiSA0WBchhA&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7siKc_5Bu4&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=3
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeEtbSpv1_w&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqOY6jKAQxk&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=5
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xfQv8Qoki4&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=7
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdmiIGmze6c&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkHKnXYxxWc&list=PL65013178FF12C16A&index=9
