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''Volts'' is an
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by AC/DC released as a part named "Disc Four" on the '' Bonfire'' box set. Released in November 1997, the album is a compilation of some alternative versions of songs recorded for the albums ''
Let There Be Rock ''Let There Be Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band, AC/DC. It was originally released on 21 March 1977 in Australia on the Albert Productions label. A modified international edition was released on 25 July 1977 on Atla ...
'' and ''
Highway to Hell ''Highway to Hell'' is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 27 July 1979. It was the last album featuring lead singer Bon Scott, who would die early the following year on 19 February 1980. Background By 1978 ...
'', and some songs previously released. A hidden track containing various interviews appears after a short amount of silence following the last track.


Track listing

# " Dirty Eyes" – 3:21 # " Touch Too Much" (demo) – 6:34 # "If You Want Blood You've Got It" (demo) – 4:28 # "Back Seat Confidential" – 5:23 # "Get It Hot" (demo) – 4:17 # "
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" (live) – 4:58 # " She's Got Balls" (live) – 7:57 # " School Days" (
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 â€“ March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
cover) – 5:23 # "
It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first track of the group's second album '' T.N.T.'', released only in Australia and New Zealand on 8 December 1975, and was writte ...
" – 5:14 # " Ride On" – 5:47
"Bon Scott interviews" – 3:48


Australian version

# "Dirty Eyes" – 3:21 # "Touch Too Much" – 6:34 # "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" – 4:26 # "Back Seat Confidential" – 5:23 # "Get It Hot" – 4:15 # "Sin City" (live) – 4:53 # "Walk All Over You" (live) - 5:06 # "
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" (live) - 4:13 # "She's Got Balls" (live) – 7:56 # "School Days" – 5:21 # "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" – 5:16 # "Ride On" – 9:44
"Bon Scott interviews" * All songs composed by Malcolm Young,
Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and only remaining original member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolbo ...
and
Bon Scott Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 â€“ 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotlan ...
except "School Days" by
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 â€“ March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
.


Track information

*"Dirty Eyes" is an early recording, which essentially later turned out as the song "Whole Lotta Rosie" which is found on both versions of ''
Let There Be Rock ''Let There Be Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band, AC/DC. It was originally released on 21 March 1977 in Australia on the Albert Productions label. A modified international edition was released on 25 July 1977 on Atla ...
'', though with different lyrics. *"Touch Too Much" is a different track from the one found on ''Highway to Hell'', the only similarity being the title. *"If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" is the same track found on ''Highway to Hell'', but with some different lyrics. *"Back Seat Confidential" is an early recording, which essentially turned into the song "Beating Around the Bush", which is found on ''Highway to Hell'', though with different lyrics. *"Get It Hot" is a different track from the one found on ''Highway to Hell'', the only similarity being the title. *"Sin City" was recorded live from ''Midnight Special'' on 6 September 1978. *"Walk All Over You" and "T.N.T." were recorded live from ''Let There Be Rock: The Movie'' in the Australian version. *"She's Got Balls" was recorded live in 1977 from the Bondi Lifesaver, and is also found as a b-side to the single "
You Shook Me All Night Long "You Shook Me All Night Long" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, from the album ''Back in Black''. The song also reappeared on their later album ''Who Made Who''. It is AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer, rep ...
". *"School Days" is from ''
T.N.T. Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...
'', and was previously unreleased outside of Australia. *"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" was previously released on ''T.N.T.'', in a slightly shorter edit; it also appears on the international version of ''
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''. *"Ride On" was previously released on the Australian and international releases of ''
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ''Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'' is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released only in Europe and Australia in 1976. The album was not released in the United States until 1981, more than one year after lead s ...
'', and there are several hidden interview tracks after this song.


Personnel

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Bon Scott Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 â€“ 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotlan ...
- lead vocals; bagpipes on "It's A Long Way to the Top" *
Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and only remaining original member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolbo ...
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lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...
* Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar,
backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are ...
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Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecius, 19 May 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints. On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became ...
- drums *
Cliff Williams Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English ...
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bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
, backing vocals * Mark Evans - bass guitar on "Dirty Eyes", "It's a Long Way to the Top", and "Ride On" * George Young - bass guitar on "School Days" {{Authority control AC/DC compilation albums 1997 compilation albums East West Records compilation albums Demo albums Albums produced by George Young (rock musician) Albums produced by Harry Vanda