AC/DC - 1978 - Powerage [UK Vinyl Edits]
Initial editions of the European (UK) LP release featured a different mix of the album than is available on all CD versions.
It had a 'harder' sound than the CD version, with small variations in vocals and/or guitar tracks, and occasionally extra sections and longer or shorter fades.
One of the most marked differences is the exclusion of the bluesy coda on "Down Payment Blues."
The first cassette issue of the album also features this mix.
The album was later remixed for the American market, with the new mix replacing the original European mix, and becoming the global standard. This mix is still used on all AC/DC Powerage CD releases today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerage
i got the original 1st uk pressing which omits r 'n' r damnation from the album as that was released as a single in the uk and the german 2nd pressing which has r 'n' r damnation on the vinyl, the early cassette releases featured the same mixes as the early vinyls, the 180gram vinyl repress and all the CD pressings contained the final versions with all the extra riffs and vocals, think this sounds way better though ;o)
bbr620 6 months ago