Fire Your Guns

When I started to chase AC/DC Australian pressings a few years ago, my plan was to limit this quest to only the Bon Scott albums. When it came to the debate of Bon Scott vs. Brian Johnson, I was always Team Bon. The last couple of years, however, has seen my appeciation for those Brian Johnson records grow and grow... and when I started looking to add The Razors Edge to the record collection, I made the decision to not go cheap.

I didn't pay any attention to The Razors Edge when it was released in 1990. AC/DC were too soft for me at that time, and for the most part I just wanted to thrash. I was familiar with the two singles, Thunderstruck and Money Talks, but they were worlds away from Megadeth's Rust In Peace and Kreator's Coma Of Souls so I wasn't going to fuck around with that weak shit. It probably took me a good 10+ years before I even bothered listening to The Razors Edge, and it wasn't until recently that I really started to love this album. There are some fantastic AC/DC songs here, with Fire Your Guns and the title track absolutely blowing me away with how great they are.

When I started looking to pick up a copy of this record, I knew that I needed the Aussie pressing. The center labels for both the US and UK ATCO pressings were boring, and I really dislike the reissue labels... so the Australian pressings was the only one that was going to make me happy. Yes, I opted to spend more money for the pressing with the better center labels. Either you understand or you don't...and if you don't, what the fuck are you doing here?