Legendary rockers AC/DC, one of the last major holdouts from the iTunes Store, have inked a deal with Apple, and their catalog of songs is now available for purchase.
The iTunes Store prominently advertised Monday morning that AC/DC's entire catalog is . Options include the full studio collection for $99.99, while an expanded digital box set with rarities, demo tracks and four live albums is available for $149.99.
Classic albums including "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell" are available for $9.99 each, while the breakthrough album "High Voltage" is mastered for iTunes and is $14.99.
Individual AC/DC tracks are also available for $1.29 each, including "Thunderstruck," "You Shook Me All Night Long," "T.N.T," and "Hells Bells."
The full list of albums mastered for iTunes and now available are:
Collections
- The Collection (all studio albums for $99.99)
- The Complete Collection (all studio albums, live albums and box sets for $149.99)
- High Voltage (1976)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
- Let There Be Rock (1977)
- Powerage (1978)
- Highway To Hell (1979)
- Back In Black (1980)
- For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981)
- Flick Of The Switch (1983)
- 74 Jailbreak (1984)
- Fly On The Wall (1985)
- Who Made Who (1986)
- Blow Up Your Video (1988)
- The Razors Edge (1990)
- Ballbreaker (1995)
- Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
- Black Ice (2008)
- If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978)
- Live (1992)
- Live (2 Volume Collector’s Edition) (1992)
- Live At River Plate (2012)
- Bonfire (1997)
- Backtracks audio (2009)
- Iron Man 2 soundtrack (2010)
"AC/DC’s thunderous and primal rock and roll has excited fans for generations with their raw and rebellious brand of music, which also resonates with millions of new fans discovering AC/DC everyday," Apple said in a press release. "Their growing legion of fans will now experience the intensity of AC/DC’s music in a way it has never been heard before. AC/DC’s music has been Mastered for iTunes, ensuring the music is delivered to listeners with increased audio fidelity, more closely replicating what the artists, recording engineers and producers intended. "
Members of AC/DC held out from having their content available on iTunes, as they disliked the ability for users to buy individual tracks. In an interview , guitarist Angus Young said listening to their songs as part of a complete album was the "best way" to hear them.
The most famous holdout from Apple's iTunes Store was The Beatles, but their absence ended in . And the catalog of Led Zeppelin hit iTunes .