AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video

AC/DC remained a popular concert draw throughout the '80s, although such albums as Flick of the Switch and Fly on the Wall failed to replicate their mass U.S. commercial success of 1980-1981 (Back in Black, For Those About to Rock, a reissue of Dirty Deeds). But the successful soundtrack for Stephen King's lackluster movie Maximum Overdrive, titled Who Made Who, put AC/DC back on the right track commercially. Their first new studio album of all-new material in three years, 1988's Blow Up Your Video turned out to be their most successful album since 1981's For Those About To Rock, even though it was chock full of filler. The driving album opener, "Heatseeker," turned out to be a surprising Top Ten single in the U.K., while the anthemic "That's the Way I Want to Rock n' Roll" proved to be another highlight (video clips were filmed for both songs, as well). But from there on (with the exception of "Kissin' Dynamite" and "This Means War"), it gets pretty unfocused. The album is glutted with such throwaways as "Nick of Time," "Ruff Stuff," and "Two's Up" -- completely missing the point of what made such previous albums as Back in Black so great (they simply did not contain a weak moment). Blow Up Your Video also marked the return of AC/DC's early production team, Harry Vanda and George Young, who man the boards for the first time since 1978's If You Want Blood. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Quaglieri Mastering Supervisor Alan Di Perna Liner Notes Angus Young ?, Guitar Brian Johnson ?, Vocals Chuck Cavanagh Assistant Engineer Chuck Cavanaugh Assistant Engineer Cliff Williams Group Member, Bass Eddie Malluk Photography George Bodnar Original Photography, Photography George Chin Photography George Marino Digital Remastering George Young Producer Gered Mankowitz Photography, Original Photography Harry Vanda Producer Jean Jacques Lemoine Assistant Engineer Malcolm Young Guitar, ? Mike Fraser Mastering Supervisor Neil Zlozower Photography Pierre Terrasson Photography Roy Cicala Special Assistance Simon Wright Group Member, Drums Tom Swift Engineer UE Nastasi Digital Assembly