If You Want Blood You've Got It

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This article is about the live album by AC/DC. For their song on Highway to Hell or Volts, see If You Want Blood (You've Got It).

If You Want Blood You've Got It
Live album by AC/DC
Released	October 13, 1978
Recorded	April 30, 1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	52:49
Label	Atlantic, Atco, Epic
Producer(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Professional reviews
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AC/DC chronology
Powerage (1978)	If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)	Highway to Hell (1979)
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If You Want Blood You've Got It is the first live album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released in October 1978. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

If You Want Blood You've Got It was recorded live at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland on April 30 1978, and contains live versions of songs from AC/DC's T.N.T., Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Let There Be Rock, and Powerage albums. It is the last Bon Scott-era AC/DC album produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, who also produced the band's first five studio releases.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Trivia 4 Concert Footage 5 Production 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Riff Raff" – 5:10
2. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" – 4:02
3. "Bad Boy Boogie" – 7:35
4. "The Jack" – 5:43
5. "Problem Child" – 4:32
6. "Whole Lotta Rosie" – 3:50
7. "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" – 3:30
8. "High Voltage" – 6:00
9. "Let There Be Rock" – 8:15
10. "Rocker" – 3:00

• All songs composed by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

[edit] Personnel

• Bon Scott - lead vocals
• Angus Young - lead guitar
• Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Cliff Williams - bass, backing vocals
• Phil Rudd - drums

[edit] Trivia

• The album was re-released in 1994 on Atco Records and in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
• A song with a very similar title, "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)," appeared on AC/DC's next album, "Highway to Hell".
• The songs "Dog Eat Dog" and "Fling Thing" were also performed during the night but eventually removed from the album. The live rendition of "Dog Eat Dog" was released as the b-side of the single "Whole Lotta Rosie/Dog Eat Dog" in November 1978.

[edit] Concert Footage

• The concert was entirely shot in film but the entire footage has never been released. Enventualy, "Riff Raff" and "Fling Thing/Rocker" segments were made available on the "AC/DC Family Jewels" DVD.

[edit] Production

• Producers: Harry Vanda, George Young

[edit] External links

• Lyrics on AC/DC's official website

AC/DC

Brian Johnson • Angus Young • Malcolm Young • Cliff Williams • Phil Rudd

Bon Scott • Dave Evans • Mark Evans • Chris Slade • Simon Wright

Albums and videos

Studio albums: High Voltage (Aus.) • T.N.T. • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.) • High Voltage (int.) • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (int.) • Let There Be Rock (Aus.) • Let There Be Rock (int.) • Powerage • Highway To Hell • Back in Black • For Those About to Rock We Salute You • Flick of the Switch • '74 Jailbreak • Fly on the Wall • Who Made Who • Blow Up Your Video • The Razors Edge • Ballbreaker • Bonfire • Volts • Stiff Upper Lip

Live albums: If You Want Blood • Live • Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition • Live from the Atlantic Studios • Let There Be Rock: The Movie

Films and videos: AC/DC: Let There Be Rock • Fly on the Wall • Who Made Who • AC/DC • Clipped • Live At Donington • For Those About To Rock • No Bull • Stiff Upper Lip Live • Live '77 • Toronto Rocks • Family Jewels

Production

Harry Vanda • George Young • Robert John "Mutt" Lange • Bruce Fairbairn • Rick Rubin

Related articles

Past members of AC/DC • ACDC Lane • AC/DC remasters • List of rare AC/DC songs • List of tributes to AC/DC in popular culture

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