AC/DC Stamp issued in Australia

May 31, 1998

The Australia Post released a serie of stamps on May 26th to celebrate the first 20 years of Australian Rock & Roll. Each one of the 12 stamp is associated with a hit song, including "It's A Long Way To the Top" by AC/DC (this was the band's first Top 5 hit in Australia), "Friday On My Mind" by the Easybeats and other titles by The Masters Apprentices, Billy Thorpe, Skyhooks and others. Contrary to MTV News report, Angus Young does appear on the stamp. Apart from the Royal Family, the Australia Post rarely give living people the honor to appear on a stamp. They surely came a long way from being practically banned from playing Australia 20 years ago...