Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

AC/DC | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JS2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (163 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,149 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Love At First Feel

3. Big Balls

4. Rocker

5. Problem Child

6. There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'

7. Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire)

8. Ride On

9. Squealer

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sounds like every other AC/DC album, it is distinguished by a lyrical puerility spectacular even by Bon Scott's standards. Two tracks--"Love at First Feel" and "Squealer"--are ruminations on the morality of sex with schoolgirls. "Big Balls," ostensibly a narrative from the perspective of an aristocrat socialite, is actually a somewhat labored excuse for the band to chant "We've got big balls." This juvenile posturing was, to a large degree, AC/DC winding up their burgeoning foreign audience by playing to stereotypical expectations of Australians. On Dirty Deeds, however, AC/DC try too hard. Only on "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)" is Scott's laconic wit deployed to real effect: the sheer glee in the line "Get your fuckin' jumbo jet off my airport!" is almost worth the album's purchase price. --Andrew Mueller

Product Description

Different cover to overseas editions. Fully digitally remastered with original Australian cover art, complete lyrics to each song and picture disc CD. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go With The Original!, March 14, 2001

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mjmithen "mithen" (Redwood City, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian Edition) (Audio CD)

I just wanted to put in my two cents about the Australian version of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Despite its rather hefty price, it offers some bonuses not available on the U.S. or English versions.

1) The artwork is noticeably different, and almost gives the album an "underground" or "independent" feel.

2) The remastered version sounds terrific. Granted, this is probably not substantially different than the U.S. remastered edition, but it puts the two versions on similar sonic ground.

3) The song "Dirty Deeds" on the Aussie edition is a slightly longer version than on the U.S. release; you'll notice it toward the song's end where Bon sings the line "Dirty Deeds" a couple more times and also adds in a little extra squeal.

4) The Aussie version includes all of the song lyrics in the CD booklet. Nice to know for sure what Bon was saying!

5) Maybe most significantly, this album includes the killer song "Jailbreak" in lieu of "Rocker" (an excellent song in its own right, which is found on the Aussie album "T.N.T." or the U.S. "Dirty Deeds"). "Jailbreak" was the reason I bought the Aussie vinyl album back in the early 80's instead of the U.S. version. Great anthemic album closing track and delivers all of the goods you'd expect from the Bon-era AC/DC. (I realize that the "'74 Jailbreak" EP was released in the U.S., it's just kind of cool to have that song on the actual album from which it was originally taken.)

To sum up, the Aussie CD is a worthwhile purchase for the diehard AC/DC-Bon Scott fan, who is looking for the version as it was originally released Down Under, which includes some noteworthy bonuses. I strongly recommend this CD. (This version is also included in the Aussie 6-CD Box Set No. 1, if you've got the $$). Whatever version you have or buy, enjoy!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but its up there, March 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Audio CD)

I was incredibly to surprised to see many of the other reviews of this album. I've been a fan of AC/DC for many years now, but just got around to reading the reviews posted here. I have always considered this to be among the bands best albums. The first cut, the title track, is among the top rock songs ever, and its influence in the world of modern heavy metal seems almost painfully obvious. The other tracks are all filled with the same rambunctions rock 'n' roll that comprised their previous album(s). Rocker is great, as is Problem Child, Love at First Feel, and one of personal favorites, Squealer. On top of that Ride On, while not typical AC/DC material, is an incredibly powerful blues song granting the listener with some insight to the man that was Bon Scott. I wish they had done some more slow ones like this every now and then. On the other side of the musical coin from Ride On is Big Balls, which is incredibly stupid, but I've found it also draws some previously biased listeners into the world of AC/DC fandom. This album summarizes to me what the band is really like, its seems more personal than most of their records (namely Powerage), captures the fun of the band in the studio, while still holding on to the driving rock rhythym that they invented. This album is an absolute must.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong and very good, August 8, 2003

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M. Fonseca "carmarthen" (Thunder) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Audio CD)

The AC/DC of Bon Scott was never ever matched by the Brian Johnson AC/DC. Johnson really did a heroic job in handling the job that Bon did, but he was never ever a shade from tha late Scott. Scott had a better voice, MUCH better lyrics, much more charm and tone variations in his voice.

Johnson managed to be a part of the marvellous BACK IN BLACK album, but a few years later his voice was totally shot. He's a very important part of the band, that lives like the Stones do, for example: an entity, a myth.

DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP was released in Australia in 1976, but Atlantic shelved it for the American market and simply did not release it. THey simply tought it was not good enough. Only after Bon died and after the success of BACK IN BLACK, they released it in America, in 1981 (FIVE YEARS LATER!!). In doing so, they simply destroyed the original album, cutting from it possibly the best song: JAILBREAK. Go figure why...LOVE AT FIRST FEEL is a good song, but nowhere as good as JAILBREAK. And they added ROCKER, which was already available in the original Australian album T.N.T., sacking R.I.P (Rock In Peace).