1646 - AC/DC Riff Raff 1978

Australian rockers AC/DC were teetering on the brink of worldwide stardom when they released Powerage on May 25, 1978, and though the album didn’t quite get them there, it marked an important period of transition for the band and remains a favorite of many fans who feel it is an underrated classic. Powerage marked the studio debut of bassist Cliff Williams, who replaced Mark Evans, though Evans later said that some of his performances are on the album. It’s the last studio album of the classic Bon Scott era to be produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, and it features the unusually treble-heavy sound that marked much of that period of AC/DC’s career. Composed by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, “Riff Raff” features the signature marriage of straight-ahead Angus Young guitar riffing and Bon Scott vocal pyrotechnics that made the band’s early work so compelling.