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Cd box with 4 cds, 2 dvd and booklet. Limited 300 numbered copies

Following Bon Scott’s death, the remaining members of the band briefly considered quitting, before concluding that Scott would have wanted Ac/dc to continue. Various candidates were considered for his successor, including ex-Back Street Crawler vocalist Terry Slesser and Slade’s Noddy Holder, who declined, before selecting Brian Johnson from Geordie. Ac/dc guitarist and co-founder Angus Young later recalled, “I remember the first time I had ever heard Brian’s name was from Bon. Bon had mentioned that he had been in England once touring with a band and he had mentioned that Brian had been in a band called Geordie and Bon had said Brian Johnson, he was a great rock and roll singer in the style of Little Richard. And that was Bon’s big idol, Little Richard. I think when he saw Brian at that time, to Bon it was ‘Well he’s a guy that knows what rock and roll is all about.’ He mentioned that to us in Australia. I suppose when we decided to continue, Brian was the first name that Malcolm and myself came up with, so we said we should see if we can find him.” In March 1980 Johnson received a phone call inviting him to London to audition as the new vocalist for Ac/dc. As a big Ac/dc fan, he was happy to oblige. Malcolm remembers the day: “We were all sitting there going, Where’s this guy Brian? He should have been here an hour ago. ‘Oh him? He’s downstairs playing pool with the roadies’ – so we thought, well, at least he plays pool.” The first album with Brian Johnson was Back in Black, released in July 1980. It was a worldwide success and went on to become the second best-selling album of all time. This amazing box set celebrates the first album and the first tour with Brian Johson. We have 3 concerts on here; Melbourne 1981 on cd, Tokyo 1981 on both cd and dvd and Paris 1980 on cd. Then we have a 40th anniversary radio show special with interviews, recorded in 2020 on one cd. And last out is a dvd with several documentaries, live material, making of the album and more