T.N.T. (album)
T.N.T. is the second music album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released in December 1975 exclusively in Australia on Albert Productions (EMI). However, the following year, seven songs from the LP were also released internationally as a compilation on Atco Records (Atlantic), along with two tracks from the Australian debut album High Voltage, which had also only been released in Australia in early 1975. High Voltage was chosen as the album title, although the compilation of songs is more like T.N.T.'s track list. The two songs Rocker and School Days were omitted; Little Lover and She's Got Balls from AC/DC's first LP were added instead. The track Rocker appeared on the international market in late 1976 on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
Background
The songs of T.N.T. are like those of the previous album and debut High Voltage still very strongly influenced by the blues and typical rock 'n' roll of the 1950s. The LP was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. Lyrics and music for seven of the nine tracks were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott. Can I Sit Next to You Girl was written by the Young brothers and is a remake of AC/DC's first single two years earlier, on which Dave Evans had still sung the lead vocals, School Days is a song by Chuck Berry and thus a cover version.
In 1994, T.N.T. was also released as a CD with two deviations from the 1975 original. The track Rocker originally closes abruptly at the climax of the guitar riff, while on the CD it fades out beforehand. In the original, High Voltage segued seamlessly into the next song, School Days. However, the CD fades out High Voltage beforehand, thus separating the two tracks. T.N.T. is the only album by the group that was never officially released internationally, but is nevertheless sometimes offered outside Australia.
Title List
- It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) - 5:00
- Rock 'n' Roll Singer - 5:02
- The Jack - 5:50
- Live Wire - 5:47
- T.N.T. - 3:33
- Rocker - 2:51
- Can I Sit Next to You Girl - 4:10
- High Voltage - 4:22
- School Days - 5:21
