ac/dc discography - electric shock

1996

With another huge step in technological advances during the early 90's, the audience recordings became truly fantastic, and the "Ballbreaker Tour" saw the release of superb audience recordings such as "Hells Bells", "Earthquake Shock" & "Thunderball Boogie." The Madrid's Plaza de Toro concert which was broadcast during the year throughout the US has been widely bootlegged but none includes the full concert. For some reason all the bootlegs from this tour are now quite hard to find, with prior releases often easier to obtain. This our also saw the release of the first homemade CD-R's. As stated elsewhere, CD-R releases will not be included in these pages.

BACK IN RHYTHM (2 CD's)
CD 1: Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hail Caesar - Hells Bells - The Jack - Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
CD 2: You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [New Orleans 96] - Fire Your Guns - Sin City - Heatseeker - Who Made Who - That's The Way I Wanna Rock And Roll - Moneytalks [Paris 28 Mar. 91]
Live New Orleans, LA (Lakefront Arena) 24 Aug. 96 except indicated.
Source: Audience
Sound: ?
BIR 01/02 (USA, 96)
Only bootleg of that show. Quite common release.

BALLBREAKERS SMASHING FRANKFURT (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead intro - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Dog Eat Dog - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be - The Jack
CD 2: Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Frankfurt, Ger (Festhalle) 5 May 96.
Source: Audience
Sound: Excellent
AC 4596 A/B (Germany, 96)
Only bootleg of that gig.

BREAKING MADRID (CD)
Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hail Caesar - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell
Live in Madrid, Spa (Plaza de Toros) 10 Jul. 96
Source: Radio
Sound: Excellent
RSM 187 (96)
Taken from the US Broadcast of the Madrid concert.

BREAKING THE WALL (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead intro - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Dog Eat Dog - Down Payment Blues - The Jack
CD 2: Ballbreaker - Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Dortmund, Ger (Westfalenhalle) 8 May 96
Source: Audience
Sound: ?
BTW 001/002 (Germany, 96)

EARTHQUAKE SHOCK (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead intro - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - The Jack
CD 2: Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Dog Eat Dog - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Oslo, Nor (Spektrum) 24 Apr. 96.
Source: Audience
Sound: Superb.
Razors Edge RZCD 086/87 (Italy, 96)
A close to perfect audience recording & complete concert, unfortunately this needs some pitch correction, as this runs a too fast.

HAIL ANGUS (7")
Side A: Hail Caesar
Side B: Down Payment Blues
Live in Columbia, NC (Coliseum) 15 Jan. 96
Source: Audience
Sound: Good.
Young Guns G.E.M-7-0596 (USA, May 96)
Red vinyl. Limited edition of 200. Very hard to find now.

HAIL GEEZER! SPANISH FLY (CD)
Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hail Caesar - The Jack - T.N.T. - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - Beavis and Butthead intro
Live in Madrid, Spa (Plaza De Toros) 10 Jul. 96
Source: Radio
Sound: ?
Buddy Knox Music (USA, 96)
Taken from the US Radio broadcast of Madrid, incomplete.

HELL'S BELLS (2 CD's)
CD 1: Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Dog Eat Dog - The Jack
CD 2: Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Paris, Fra (Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy) 24 May 96
Source: Audience
Sound: Good
ACDC001/2 (Japan, Aug. 96)
Rare Japanese pressing, only version of the Paris concert, cool audience recording.

HOLA MADRID (CD)
Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hail Caesar - The Jack - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Madrid, Spa (Plaza de Toros) 10 Jul. 96
Source: Radio
Sound: Perfect
Metal Maniacs MM002 (?, 97)
Another incomplete version of the Madrid radio broadcast.

LIVE FROM THE BULLRING (CD)
Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock - Shoot To Thrill - The Jack - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Madrid, Spa (Plaza de Toros) 10 Jul. 96
Source:Radio
Sound: ?
Moonraker 196
Other incomplete CD of the Madrid radio broadcast.

LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES '96 VOL. 1 (CD)
Back In Black - Show Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock (end *) - Shoot To Thrill (with cuts) - Boogie Man - Hail Caesar - Hells Bells - The Jack
Live in Buenos Aires, Arg (River Plare Stadium) 19 Oct. 96
Source: Radio (* partly Audience)
Sound: Perfect/Excellent
Underground Records UR 003 (Argentina, 97)
Along with volume 2 described below, this excellent bootleg includes most of the Buenos Aires concert which aired on Argentinean radio. Essential releases, not too hard to find.

LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES '96 VOL. 2 (CD)
Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock
Live in Buenos Aires, Arg (River Plare Stadium) 19 Oct. 96
Source: Radio
Sound: Perfect/Excellent
Underground Records UR 004 (Argentina, 97)
See above.

LIVE FROM BUENOS AIRES (2 CD's)
CD 1: Back In Black - Show Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Hard As A Rock (end *) - Shoot To Thrill (with cuts) - Boogie Man - Hail Caesar - Hells Bells - The Jack
CD 2: Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock
Live in Buenos Aires, Arg (River Plare Stadium) 19 Oct. 96
Source: Radio (* partly Audience)
Sound: Perfect/Excellent
? (Argentina, ?)
A 2 CD set of the Buenos Aires concert, same a both CD's above..

NAUGHTY LADS (7")
Side A: Radio promo for Birmingham gig - Down Payment Blues [Live Birmingham, AL (Jefferson Coliseum) 18 Jan. 96]
Side B: Girls Got Rhythm - Hard Ad A Rock [Liver Sydney, Aus (Entertainment Center) 17 Nov. 96]
Source: Audience.
Sound: ?
- (Germany, 98)
With picture sleeve. Reissue of "The Great Ballbreaker Tour", this is supposedly limited to 50 copies.

NOISE POLLUTION (CD)
Riff Raff - Go Down - You Shook Me All Night Long - Shoot To Thrill - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Down Payment Blues - The Jack - Whole Lotta Rosie - Gone Shootin' - Ballbreaker - [London 96] - Hells Bells - You Shook Me All Night Long - T.N.T. - Who Made Who - Thunderstruck [Live 90-91]
Live in London, UK (VH1 Studios) 5 Jul. 1996
Source: TV
Sound: Perfect/Excellent
Devil Records dvl 015 (Brazil?, 1998)
Excellent reproduction of the London VH1 concert, in sound comparable to the "Studiobreakers" CD, except for Ballbreaker. Also, the interview isn't included on this release. The so-called bonus tracks are not from 1993 as indicated on the sleeve but taken from "Live".

RUFF STUFF (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead intro - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Dog Eat Dog
CD 2: The Jack - Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Göteborg, Swe (Scandinavium) 26 Apr. 96
Source: Audience
Sound: Excellent
Dirty Deeds Rec. 001 (Sweden, 96)
Only version of this concert on bootleg, a great audience recording.

SHOW YER ASS (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead 1-2 Back In Black 1-3 Shot Down In Flames 1-4 Thunderstruck 1-5 Girls Got Rhythm 1-6 Hard As A Rock 1-7 Shoot To Thrill 1-8 Boogie Man 1-9 Cover You In Oil 1-10 Hells Bells 1-11 Dog Eat Dog 1-12 The Jack
CD 2: Ballbreaker 2-2 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 2-3 You Shook Me All Night Long 2-4 Whole Lotta Rosie 2-5 T.N.T. 2-6 Let There Be Rock 2-7 Highway To Hell 2-8 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [Barcelona 96] - Down Payment Blues Sacramento 2-10 Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution Sacramento 2-11 Hail Caesar [Live Sacramento, CA (Arco Arena) 5 Feb. 96]
Live in Barcelona, Spa (Palau Sant Jordi) 3 Jul. 96 except indicated.
Source: Audience
Sound: ?
SYR962 (?, 96)
Hard to find now, the only bootleg of the Barcelona show. Was issued with two different sleeves.

THE BALLBREAKER TOUR (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis & Butthead Intro - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Dog Eat Dog -
CD 2: The Jack - Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Live in Pittsburgh, PA (Civic Arena) 25 Mar. 96.
Source: Audience
Sound: Very good.
Snake 004/005 (USA, 96)
Only bootleg of this performance, cool audience taping. "Caught With Your Pants Down" is not on the CD contrary to back sleeve credits.

THE GREAT BALLBREAKER TOUR (7")
Side A: Radio promo for Birmingham gig - Down Payment Blues [Live Birmingham, AL (Jefferson Coliseum) 18 Jan. 96]
Side B: Girls Got Rhythm - Hard Ad A Rock [Liver Sydney, Aus (Entertainment Center) 17 Nov. 96]
Source: Audience.
Sound: ?
- (Germany, 98)
Very rare bootleg single, no picture sleeve. Supposedly limited to 100 copies. Was later reissued with sleeve as "Naughty Lads."

THE STUDIO BREAKERS (CD)
Interview - Riff Raff - Go Down - You Shook Me All Night Long - Shoot To Thrill - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Down Payment Blues - The Jack - Whole Lotta Rosie - Gone Shootin' - Ballbreaker [VH1 96] - Highway To Hell - Rocker - Boogie Man - Boom Boom [Paris (Fun Radio Studios) 13 Sept. 95]
Live in London, UK (VH1 Studios B) 5 Jul. 96 except indicated.
Source: TV
Sound: Perfect
Studio B (Germany, 96)
Best & most complete version of the London VH1 Concert with included tracks performed live for the first time, and some very rarely played. It also includes the interview, and 4 bonus tracks of the French Fun Radio broadcast of 95, a small jam during a radio station interview with Trust singer Bernie. Excellent release, essential.

THIS PLACE IS GONNA BURN (Lp)
Side 1: Cover You In Oil [USA 96] - Hail Caesar [USA 96]- Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Fling Thing [Glasgow 1 Jun. 96]- Beavis & Butthead intro - Girls Got Rhythm
Side 2: Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Dog Eat Dog [Kiel 29 Apr. 96]
Live in Berlin, Ger (Deutschlandhalle) 30 Apr. 96, except indicated
Source: Audience, TV
Sound: Good
Bootleg Bande B�se (Germany, 97)
The only bootleg Lp of the Ballbreaker tour, this cool compilation consisting of mainly the Berlin concert (with a few tracks from other sources) was only issued in blue vinyl, and quite hard to get now. Limited edition of 150 numbered copies. Also issued as "overstock edition" with alternate hexagonal sleeve in very limited quantity.

THUNDERBALL BOOGIE (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Down Payment Blues - The Jack - Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
CD 2: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Hail Caesar - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [Sacramento 96] - Fire Your Guns Paris - Sin City Paris - Heatseeker Paris - Who Made Who Paris - That's The Way I Wanna Rock And Roll Paris - Moneytalks [Live Paris 28 Mar. 91]
Live in Sacramento, CA (Arco Arena) 5 Feb. 96 except indicated.
Source: Audience
Sound: Excellent
KRCR 08/09 (?, 96)
Later reissued as "We Salute You."

UNCUT (CD)
Riff Raff - Go Down - You Shook Me All Night Long - Shoot To Thrill - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - Down Payment Blues - The Jack - Whole Lotta Rosie
Live in London, UK (VH1 Studios B) 5 Jul. 96
Source: TV
Sound: Perfect
SBC015 (?, 96)
Incomplete version of the VH1 Concert. Rare.

WE SALUTE YOU (2 CD's)
CD 1: Beavis and Butthead - Back In Black - Shot Down In Flames - Thunderstruck - Girls Got Rhythm - Cover You In Oil - Shoot To Thrill - Boogie Man - Hard As A Rock - Hells Bells - Down Payment Blues - The Jack - Ballbreaker - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
CD 2: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - You Shook Me All Night Long - Whole Lotta Rosie - T.N.T. - Let There Be Rock - Hail Caesar - Highway To Hell - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) [Sacramento 96] - Fire Your Guns Paris - Sin City Paris - Heatseeker Paris - Who Made Who Paris - That's The Way I Wanna Rock And Roll Paris - Moneytalks [Live Paris 28 Mar. 91]
Live in Sacramento, CA (Arco Arena) 5 Feb. 96 except indicated.
Source: Audience
Sound: Excellent
May Day 001/002 (Germany, 96)
Same as "Thunderball Boogie."