

The lyrics include a phone number that led to a lawsuit when an American couple whose phone number corresponded to the fictional one mentioned in the song were dogged by calls from AC/DC fans. The title track features a narrator who offers to perform a variety of immoral deeds for anyone who requires his services. Taking its titles from Beany and Cecil, a cartoon Angus Young enjoyed as a child, Dirty Deeds is filled with lyrics designed to upset parents and teachers. It failed to make much commercial impact but an international audience for AC/DC’s distinctive mix of hard rock, heavy metal and blues began to form.ĪC/DC didn’t have to wait long for global success, which arrived later that year with the release of Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap), their first wholly original album to receive a worldwide release. This release combined tracks from AC/DC’s first two albums. The rest of the world got their first taste of AC/DC in 1976 when an album under the title of High Voltage was released. Neither album had been released outside Australia and New Zealand. A followup, TNT, arrived in December of that year, establishing the band as one of the most popular acts in their native Australia.
#DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP FULL#
The album is presented in full with no commercials or interruptions.įormed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, AC/DC went through several lineup changes before recording their 1975 debut album High Voltage. Tonight (September 28th) on the world famous Classic Album At Midnight on Radio Nova we’re playing AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap).
