AC/DC – Bonfire [HDtracks Hi-Res Remastered] (2020)

As part of the awesome AC/DC Hi-Res remastered series 2020, here’s the collector’s must have ”Bonfire”, originally a five-disc box set conceived to mark what would have been the 50th birthday of Bon Scott.
The release includes the two disc soundtrack to the movie ‘Let There Be Rock’ recorded in Paris, a live recording from the Atlantic Records studio in New York, a disc of treasurable previously unreleased early material, and a remastered version of their classic 1980 Back In Black album.

Bon Scott was one of the most distinctive vocalists in hard rock history, as well as one of its most energetic frontmen. Unfortunately, he was also a self-destructive alcoholic whose legendary drinking ended up taking his life on Feb. 19, 1980, at the age of 33.

His AC/DC bandmates moved on without him, paying tribute to him with their record-breaking 1980 album Back In Black, for which they recruited singer Brian Johnson.
But fans of the group’s original lineup clamored for more from Scott, and AD/DC obliged with the release of large ”Bonfire” collection.
The title was apparently chosen by Scott himself; the liner notes explain that when angered he would often — and mostly jokingly — threaten to go solo and release an album by that name.

Disc one comprises the entirety of ‘Live From the Atlantic Studios’ from 1977, featuring live versions of classics like “Live Wire,” “High Voltage” and “Whole Lotta Rosie.”
Two additional discs featured the entire ‘Let There Be Rock’ movie, which captured the group in a 1979 concert in Paris during the Highway To Hell tour.

Disc four was titled ‘Volts’ and contained alternate versions and outtakes of such classic hard rock tracks as “Dirty Eyes” (which became “Whole Lotta Rosie”), “Touch Too Much” and an early version of “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It).”
The package concluded with a remastered version of “Back in Black,” which many fans felt missed the point since Scott ostensibly inspired the album, but did not perform on it. The album is not included here as we already posted the stand alone Hi-Res 2020 remaster.

An essential collection for AC/DC & Bon Scott fans, collectors, and Classic Rock freaks.

CD 1 : Live from the Atlantic Studios 77
1. Live Wire (T.N.T.)
2. Problem Child (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)
3. High Voltage (T.N.T.)
4. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be (Let There Be Rock)
5. Dog Eat Dog (Let There Be Rock)
6. The Jack (T.N.T.)
7. Whole Lotta Rosie (Let There Be Rock)
8. Rocker (T.N.T.)

CD 2 : Let There Be Rock: The Movie – Live in Paris 79
1. Live Wire (T.N.T.)
2. Shot Down in Flames (Highway to Hell)
3. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be (Let There Be Rock)
4. Sin City (Powerage)
5. Walk All Over You (Highway to Hell)
6. Bad Boy Boogie (Let There Be Rock)

CD 3 : Let There Be Rock: The Movie – Live in Paris 79
1. The Jack (T.N.T.)
2. Highway to Hell (Highway to Hell)
3. Girls Got Rhythm (Highway to Hell)
4. High Voltage (T.N.T.)
5. Whole Lotta Rosie (Let There Be Rock)
6. Rocker (T.N.T.)
7. T.N.T. (T.N.T.)
8. Let There Be Rock (Let There Be Rock)

CD 4 : Volts (Rarities)
1. Dirty Eyes
(first title and lyrics to the riffs of Whole Lotta Rosie)

2. Touch Too Much
(same title as the track on Highway To Hell with other lyrics and music)

3. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
(first recording of the track)

4. Back Seat Confidential
(Bon’s first title and lyrics to the riffs that ended up as Beatin’ Around the Bush)

5. Get It Hot
(same title as the track on Highway To Hell with other lyrics and music)

6. Sin City
(live 1978 from The Midnight Special)

7. She’s Got Balls
(live 1977 from The Bondi Lifesaver, Sydney)

8. School Days
(from T.N.T. (Australian Release)

9. It’s a Long Way to the Top
(from T.N.T. Australia slightly longer version than the one in High Voltage)

10. Ride On
(from Dirty Deeds… followed by brief interviews)

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