AC/DC, The Razors Edge
AC/DCTHE RAZORS
EDGE.
AC/DC entered the 1990s with a new drummer, a new producer and one of the most recognizable guitar openings in the band's catalog.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Image source: Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, credits, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
The Razors Edge was released in 1990 and contains 12 tracks.
The album opens with "Thunderstruck" and also includes "Moneytalks" and "Are You Ready."
Bruce Fairbairn produced the album.
Mike Fraser is credited as engineer and mixer.
Chris Slade plays drums, joining Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Brian Johnson in the album lineup.
MusicBrainz credits Angus Young and Malcolm Young as the writers of "Thunderstruck."
AC/DC's official site marked the album as a major pillar of the band's catalog during its AC/DC 50 retrospective.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
The Razors Edge is a reset record that does not sound like a reset. New personnel and a new producer arrive, but the final album is immediately recognizable as AC/DC, right down to the opening seconds of Thunderstruck.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The album contains twelve songs.
RELEASE
The Razors Edge opened AC/DC's 1990s studio output.
CORE PLAYERS
The album lineup centers on the Young brothers, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams and Chris Slade.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The sleeve turns the title into a single graphic object: a razor cutting through the image. It is blunt, minimal and almost impossible to mistake for another AC/DC record.
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DIGGING.
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