Volts (album)

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Volts
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Released18 November 1997
Genre Hard rock
Length57:12
Label East West
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AC/DC chronology
Ballbreaker
(1995)
Volts
(1997)
Stiff Upper Lip
(2000)

Volts is an album by AC/DC released as a part named "Disc Four" on the Bonfire box set. Released in November 1997, the album is a compilation of some alternative versions of songs recorded for the albums Let There Be Rock and Highway to Hell , and some songs previously released.

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A hidden track containing various interviews appears after a short stretch of silence following the last track.

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Track listing

  1. "Dirty Eyes" – 3:21
  2. "Touch Too Much" (demo) – 6:34
  3. "If You Want Blood You've Got It" (demo) – 4:28
  4. "Back Seat Confidential" – 5:23
  5. "Get It Hot" (demo) – 4:17
  6. "Sin City" (live) – 4:58
  7. "She's Got Balls" (live) – 7:57
  8. "School Days" (Chuck Berry cover) – 5:23
  9. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" – 5:14
  10. "Ride On" – 5:47
    "Bon Scott interviews" – 3:48

Australian version

  1. "Dirty Eyes" – 3:21
  2. "Touch Too Much" – 6:34
  3. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" – 4:26
  4. "Back Seat Confidential" – 5:23
  5. "Get It Hot" – 4:15
  6. "Sin City" (live) – 4:53
  7. "Walk All Over You" (live) - 5:06
  8. "T.N.T." (live) - 4:13
  9. "She's Got Balls" (live) – 7:56
  10. "School Days" – 5:21
  11. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" – 5:16
  12. "Ride On" – 9:44
    "Bon Scott interviews"

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