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 Post subject: [2009-10-20] AC/DC "Hell's Hits" (Sony UK)
PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:56 pm 
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Yes Virginia, there is an AC/DC compilation album out there!

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CD 1: 1. Thunderstruck 2. Shoot To Thrill 3. Big Gun 4. Fire Your Guns 5. You Shook Me All Night Long 6. Heatseeker 7. Back In Black 8. Who Made Who 9. Rock N Roll Train 10. Hard As A Rock 11. Hell's Bells 12. Moneytalks 13. What Do You Do For Money Honey 14. Are You Ready 15. Big Jack 16. Stiff Upper Lip 17. That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll 18. Flick Of The Switch 19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

CD 2: 1. Highway To Hell 2. T.N.T. 3. Whole Lotta Rosie 4. The Jack 5. Girls Got Rhythm 6. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 7. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 8. It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) 9. Sin City 10. Live Wire 11. Let There Be Rock 12. High Voltage 13. Rock 'N' Roll Damnation 14. Touch Too Much 15. Jailbreak 16. Shot Down In Flames 17. Kicked In The Teeth 18. Big Balls

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0071CXBQU/?tag=imwan-21

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 Post subject: [2009-10-20] AC/DC "Hell's Hits" (Sony UK)
PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:19 pm 
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I have this. It's a Russian bootleg. It's well-made and sounds fine, but nothing one couldn't put together oneself with a CD burner.

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 Post subject: [2009-10-20] AC/DC "Hell's Hits" (Sony UK)
PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:29 pm 
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Because I'm compelled to research everything:

The original release is a collectible which would be highly recommended for AC/DC completists, however, there's no way to discern whether this listing is for an original or a second (third, fourth) pressing.

In early 2009 Sony UK put together a provisional 2-CD best-of, pressed up 500 copies for promotional distribution, but AC/DC rejected it and the release was shelved. Rather than destroy what had been pressed, some genius at Sony actually shipped them to Russia for sale there. Those initial 500 pressings were legitimate. But copyright law being the strange thing it is in Russia, the CDs were copied by the Star Mark label and repressed legally. That version is probably what the third party sellers at Amazon UK are offering.

Supposedly the sound is perfect (or at least as perfect as the original Sony pressing), as is the packaging which still says Sony Music, plus Star Mark and Smart Ltd. (the distributor) notations added to the inserts.

Probably a nice pick-up for an AC/DC collection. Probably a good compilation if that's all you want. But I seriously doubt you'll receive a genuine original Sony UK pressing. (And Jimbo can tell us whether this package would include real CDs or a pair of CD-Rs.)

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 Post subject: [2009-10-20] AC/DC "Hell's Hits" (Sony UK)
PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:35 pm 
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Didn't now the story behind it, nice detective work Linda!

I confirm they're real CDs, not CD-Rs.

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 Post subject: [2009-10-20] AC/DC "Hell's Hits" (Sony UK)
PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:51 pm 
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Jimbo wrote:
I have this. It's a Russian bootleg. It's well-made and sounds fine, but nothing one couldn't put together oneself with a CD burner.


I saw this at my local indie today and considered getting it, but was a good boy.

Had this been a Jimbo Lunch, I probably would have gotten it. Y'know, the peer pressure an' all. :wink:

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