AC/DC

Powerage

First released1978

Powerage was recorded at Festival Studios in Sydney, Australia in 1978, marking AC/DC's third studio album with singer Bon Scott. The album was produced by AC/DC's longtime collaborator Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who continued his work shaping the band's raw rock sound with focused production techniques. Recording took place during a period of increasing international success for the band, following the momentum of their previous album Let There Be Rock. The sessions captured the band's live energy while maintaining the studio clarity that Lange brought to their previous work, featuring straightforward but effective production that emphasized the guitar interplay between the Angus and Malcolm Young brothers. The album represented a transitional point in AC/DC's career, released just months before their international breakthrough with the Back in Black album in 1980.