Deep Dive · Beyond the Hundred
Back in Black
AC/DC lost their singer in February 1980 and had a finished album by May. Bon Scott was dead at thirty-three; Brian Johnson had been in the band a matter of weeks; the sleeve was painted black as a headstone. It went on to outsell every rock record ever made.
Read the full Lead-In dossier — the essay, the pressing guide and the history — on The Lead-In.