AC/DC library now available on Apple's iTunes Store
Legendary rockers AC/DC, one of the last major holdouts from the iTunes Store, have inked a deal with Apple, and their catalog of songs is now available for purchase.
The iTunes Store prominently advertised Monday morning that AC/DC's entire catalog is now available. Options include the full studio collection for $99.99, while an expanded digital box set with rarities, demo tracks and four live albums is available for $149.99.
Classic albums including "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell" are available for $9.99 each, while the breakthrough album "High Voltage" is mastered for iTunes and is $14.99.
Individual AC/DC tracks are also available for $1.29 each, including "Thunderstruck," "You Shook Me All Night Long," "T.N.T," and "Hells Bells."
The full list of albums mastered for iTunes and now available are:
Collections
Members of AC/DC held out from having their content available on iTunes, as they disliked the ability for users to buy individual tracks. In an interview last year, guitarist Angus Young said listening to their songs as part of a complete album was the "best way" to hear them.
The most famous holdout from Apple's iTunes Store was The Beatles, but their absence ended in late 2010. And the catalog of Led Zeppelin hit iTunes in 2007.
The iTunes Store prominently advertised Monday morning that AC/DC's entire catalog is now available. Options include the full studio collection for $99.99, while an expanded digital box set with rarities, demo tracks and four live albums is available for $149.99.
Classic albums including "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell" are available for $9.99 each, while the breakthrough album "High Voltage" is mastered for iTunes and is $14.99.
Individual AC/DC tracks are also available for $1.29 each, including "Thunderstruck," "You Shook Me All Night Long," "T.N.T," and "Hells Bells."
The full list of albums mastered for iTunes and now available are:
Collections
- The Collection (all studio albums for $99.99)
- The Complete Collection (all studio albums, live albums and box sets for $149.99)
- High Voltage (1976)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
- Let There Be Rock (1977)
- Powerage (1978)
- Highway To Hell (1979)
- Back In Black (1980)
- For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981)
- Flick Of The Switch (1983)
- 74 Jailbreak (1984)
- Fly On The Wall (1985)
- Who Made Who (1986)
- Blow Up Your Video (1988)
- The Razors Edge (1990)
- Ballbreaker (1995)
- Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
- Black Ice (2008)
- If You Want Blood You?ve Got It (1978)
- Live (1992)
- Live (2 Volume Collector?s Edition) (1992)
- Live At River Plate (2012)
- Bonfire (1997)
- Backtracks audio (2009)
- Iron Man 2 soundtrack (2010)
Members of AC/DC held out from having their content available on iTunes, as they disliked the ability for users to buy individual tracks. In an interview last year, guitarist Angus Young said listening to their songs as part of a complete album was the "best way" to hear them.
The most famous holdout from Apple's iTunes Store was The Beatles, but their absence ended in late 2010. And the catalog of Led Zeppelin hit iTunes in 2007.
Comments
The Scottish, British, Australian band.
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Originally Posted by digitalclips
Anyone who has held out this long should simply be left out IMHO.
Disagree. It is their music, you know.
Finally.
yawn.
They're definitely on the "highway to hell" now....
ok, they were not geezers at the time it was made... (thus this is Sarcasm)
the good ole days, when were was no "Bling" just a band that sang,(and only "real-time" sound processing) when on tour, F* there brains out, played music, and moved on... kinda makes you wish for the days of Hi-Fi, Cassettes and record players...
and IMO AC/DC, Responsible for the mighty "Rock Chick"... or rock-goth.. LOL (or was that KISS)...
after garth brooks and bob segar, who's left??
Kid Rock-although I am not trying to imply he is in the same league as the other hold outs.
Duplicate post. Moderator, please remove.
Glad they've finally come on board.
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Originally Posted by bdkennedy1
Translation: "We're losing money on CD's now so we have no choice."
What does CD mean?
Actually, Kid Rock is on iTunes now too.
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider
Classic albums including "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell" are available for $9.99 each, while the breakthrough album "High Voltage" is mastered for iTunes and is $14.99.
All albums are mastered for iTunes, not only "High Voltage".
And "High Voltage" is only $9.99.