Even though Back In Black was AC/DC's 7th album, in many ways the band was back to square one when it came out due to the degree of skepticism hard core fans had that the group could survive let alone thrive without Bon Scott. Recorded during a two month stretch in the Bahamas and mixed in Electric Lady Studios in New York, the album broke from the gate strongly and quickly established itself as one of the decade's biggest albums.   With more than 50 million copies sold since, it has cemented its spot in the ranks as one of the most remarkable rebound against the odds releases ever.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on July 25 include...

 

1943 Yardbirds Jim McCarty born. 

1965 Bob Dylan goes electric at Newport Folk Festival.   

1966 Rolling Stones do their last US appearance with Brian Jones.   

1968 Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company release Cheap Thrills.

1969 Neil Young plays with Crosby, Stills & Nash for first time, Fillmore East.   

1967 Creedence Clearwater Revival releases Cosmos Factory.

1980 Eric Carr plays with KISS for first time, New York City.  

1983 Metallica releases Kill Em All.    

1990 Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead dies of morphine/cocaine overdose.   

1989 Alice Cooper releases Trash.   

1990 Son Evan is born to Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa. 

1999 Woodstock 99 ends in flames, destruction and 120 arrests in Rome, NY.

2006 Tom Petty releases Highway Companion.   

2010 John Fogerty performs Centerfield at Baseball Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown and donates guitar modeled on Louisville Slugger to the Hall.