Books

• AC/DC MAXIMUM ROCK & ROLL (By Murray Engleheart with Arnaud Durieux)
   
• Published in Jan. 2007. (USA & Canada, Australia in Nov. 2006)
• HarperCollins ISBN 0061133914
• The ultimate AC/DC Biography. Five years in the making, authors Engleheart & Durieux conducted 75 exclusive interviews for this project with band members and associates, many of them going on record for the very first time. A considerable research was undertaken, digging through a mountain of archives, with over 1,300 interviews the band did for the past 30 years. This 490 page book also includes over 100 rare photos, most of them never before seen.
• Buy it at Amazon.com USA

• AC/DC (By Malcolm Dome)
   
• Published in 1982. (UK, USA)
• Proteus Publishing ISBN 0862760119
• The first book on the band, now deleted and not commonly found. This book was of real interest for the fan when it came out but is now obviously missing a whole part of the band's history. Some nice black & white pictures.
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• Hell Ain't No Bad Place To Be (By Richard Bunton)
   
• Published 1982 (UK, USA, Australia)
• Omnibus Press ISBN 0711900612
• Now more interesting for its photographic content, it includes rare pics from 1974 on, but is outdated and inaccurate in many parts of the band's history.
• Buy it at Barnes & Noble
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• The AC/DC Story (By Paul Ezra)
   
• Published in 1982. (UK)
• Babylon Books  ISBN 0907188109
• Published at the same time as Malcolm Dome's book by a small publishing company, this one is thinner and much less informative. Contains a few black & white shots from 79 and 81. Now deleted and hard to find.

• AC/DC (By Thierry Chatain)
   
• Published in 1982 (France)
• Albin Michel  ISBN 2226014942
• The first AC/DC book published in France & written by Rock & Folk journalist Thierry Chatain. Well written and a good source of information for the time, it is now deleted. Contains some black & white pictures. A second edition completely rewritten was published more recently.

• HM Photo Book (Picture Book)
   
• Published 1983 (UK, US, Australia, Japan)
• Omnibus Press  ISBN 0711901627
• Superb book containing hundreds of black & white and color pictures, printed in Japan, which means quality! This book is still available and highly recommended. Also includes a short biography by Chris Welch. It was published in Japan with a different cover and text translated.

• Monsters Of Metal (By Tim Holmes)
   
• Published May 1986 (USA)
• Ballantine ISBN 00345332393
• Small paperback with very little information. The only thing of interest in this book are the couple of black & white pictures from 1977.
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• AC/DC
   
• Published May 1987 (Italy)
• Gammalibri
• Deleted Italian-only paperback, small biography in Italian with some lyrics, press photos. Hard to find now.

• Shock To The System (By Mark Putterford)
   
• Published 1992 (UK, USA, Australia)
• Omnibus Press  ISBN 0711928231
• Still the best book available covering the band's career up until 1991, even if it contains some major historical mistakes here and there. It is fully illustrated with many rare & exclusive black & white and color pics. Also published in Spanish and German.
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• AC/DC (By Mark Putterford)
   
• Published 199? (Germany)
• VIP Paperback Music
• German translation of the above title.

• An Illustrated Record Collector's Guide Volume 1 (By Chris Tesch)
   
• Published 1992 (USA)
• Self-published
• Although a bit outdated now, this collectors guide is the only one ever published on the band to this day, and still presents some very interesting information for the collector. This volume lists singles, Lp's, 12", CDs & promos with complete info on each release and a black & white print of the front sleeve.

• An Illustrated Record Collector's Guide Volume 2 (By Chris Tesch)
   
• Published 1992 (USA)
• Self-published
• The second part of the above book, this contains detailed info on Bootlegs, radio promos, related bands releases & index. These books are now long deleted and quite hard to find. The author, Chris Tesch, a renowned worldwide AC/DC collector until the 90's, attempted to publish an updated & reworked version of these books with a real publisher a few years later but the project was stopped.

• Highway To Hell - The Life & Times Of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott (By Clinton Walker)
   
• Published 1994 (Australia, UK)
• Sun  ISBN 0725107421
• Highly acclaimed Australian book by Rolling Stone journalist Clinton Walker which focuses on Bon's life during and before AC/DC, covering his days in the Valentines & Fraternity and with AC/DC from 1974 to 1980. Contains some historical inaccuracies but still is the most in-depth account of Bon's life. The band refused to collaborate to this effort but Walker talked to many of Bon's close friends and relatives. Also includes some very rare & unseen pictures of Bon.
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• Highway To Hell - The Life & Times Of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott (By Clinton Walker) US version
   
• Published June 2001 (USA)
• Verse Chorus Press  ISBN 1-891241-13-3
• Recently published US version of the Bon biography, updated from the original.
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• The World's Most Electrifying Rock 'N' Roll Band! (By Malcolm Dome)
   
• Published 1995 (UK, USA)
• Virgin Books  ISBN 0863699081
• Malcolm Dome's second book on the band, essentially the same information found in "Shock To The System", with some nice black & white pics. Foreword by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.
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• The World's Heaviest Rock (By Martin Huxley)
   
• Published 1996 (USA)
• St. Martin's Griffin  ISBN 0312140959
• This paperback does not offer anything new, except a couple of black & white pics. And what a stupid title. Available in Germany with different cover.
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• L'autoroute De L'enfer (By Martin Huxley)
   
• Published 199? (France)
• Camion Blanc 
• French translation of the above book.

• AC/DC Die Biographie (By Martin Huxley)
   
• Published 199? (Germany)
• German translation of the above book.

• AC/DC (By Thierry Chatain)
   
• Published 1996 (France)
• Albin Michel  ISBN 2226086501
• Thierry Chatain completely rewrote his book and updated all facts. Includes some black & white pictures. Still the best book available in French so far.

• AC/DC (By Enrique Tomas)
   
• Published 1996 (Spain, France)
• Editorial La Mascara  ISBN 8479745320
• Taking almost the same layout (with pictures) as "Shock To The System", this book does not offer anything original, except a few pictures. Originally written in Spanish, it has been translated in French.

• AC/DC (By H. Levent Erseven)
   
• Published March 1997 (Turkey)
• Studyo Imge Minor 32  ISBN 975743728x
• Small paperback of very little interest, includes reprinted pictures from other books, as well as some lyrics.

• Guide Pratique Et Complet Sur La Musique De... AC/DC (By Richard Thomas)
   
• Published March 1997 (France)
• Music Book/Prelude & Fugue  ISBN 2-84343-017-8
• Small paperback, printed on low quality paper, with basic story and discography. Pictures are of low quality as well.

• Get Your Jumbo Jet Out Of My Airport (By Howard Johnson)
   
• Published June 1999 (UK)
• The Black Book Company ISBN 1-902799-01-1
• Not a biography/history of the band, but rather a collection of articles written by fans & some people associated with the band at one time or another. In my opinion this book, even if its angle is different than the other ones written on the band, is of very little interest, with photos taken either from video clips or supplied by fans. I cannot help but question the author's motivation in compiling this book with "royalty-free" text and pictures... A book to avoid unless you HAVE to have everything, or you're in it.

• 25 ev (By Sebestyen Laslo)
   
• Published 1999 (Hungary)
• P&S Konyvek ISBN 963-03-6180-9
• Probably the typical story, but since it is written in Hungarian, I cannot tell you too much. Includes black & white pictures reprinted from many different magazines & a bootleg discography. Also a reproduction of the "Let There Be Rock" movie poster from Hungary, a very rare item!

• Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (By Susan Masino)
   
• Published May 2001 (eBook on CD)
• RC 2001
• Writer Susan Masino first encountered AC/DC in Madison on August 16th 1977 during their first US tour. She immediately befriended the band and one of their roadie, Barry Taylor, and closely followed the band's rise until Barry's departure from the band's entourage in 1980.
  In "Rock N Roll Fantasy" you'll read about her story as a music journalist which relates some fascinating facts about AC/DC's early days, and also includes offstage stories on the likes of KISS, Van Halen & Cheap Trick. Also in this eBook are many photos of the band's Madison performance in 1977, and a 30 minute interview Susan conducted (or tried to...) with the entire band in December 1977. This hilarious interview, by itself, justifies getting this book.
• Buy it at www.SusanMasino.com.

• The Definitive Story (By Malcolm Dome)
   
• Published 2001 (UK)
• Virgin Books ISBN 1073505894
• Simply a paperback version with a new cover of "The World's Most Electrifying Rock 'N' Roll Band!" book of Malcolm Dom, with a few extra pages of updates not worth getting if you already have the original. All photos found on the first version are gone, replaced by a few new ones.

• AC/DC (By Wolfgang 'Bubi' Heileman)
   
• Published Nov. 2004 (Germany)
• Virgin Books ISBN 3896026208
• Superb photo book of 200+ pages from Bravo Magazine photographer Bubi Heileman, covering the years 1976 to 1980. Hardcover, color. Currently only available in Germany.
• Order it at Amazon Germany