Dem Vinyl Boyz Ep 31 - Back In Black

Were back this week with Dem Vinyl Boyz to listen to one of the most well received metal albums of the 80's, ACDC's "Back In Black." Following the bands initial success with hit album "Highway to Hell", they were already planning their next big follow up album. Sadly, around February of 1980, lead singer Bon Scott passed away from alcohol poisoning after a drinking binge. The band decided instead of disbanding, they would bring in Brian Johnson, former singer for Geordie. Fashioned with an all black cover symbolizing the mourning of late band mate Bon Scott, "Back in Black" was an unprecedented commercial and critical success. Based on its commercial and critical success alone, this album can be considered one of the best selling albums in music history, selling over 50 million copies world-wide. Some of the album's success relates to the yearlong world tour supporting the album that cemented them among the most popular music acts of the early 1980s. The album was certified 25× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making it the fourth best-selling album in the United States, and the best-selling album that never reached the top spot on the American charts. The album received positive critical reception at the time of its initial release, and has since been included on numerous lists of "greatest" albums. Thanks for tuning in to Dem Vinyl Boyz, like and subscribe!!

DEM VINYL BOYZ

Before music lived in the cloud, it lived in our hands.

It came wrapped in artwork big enough to study, tucked inside a paper sleeve, and carried the faint smell of cardboard, dust, and time. You lowered the needle, heard that first warm crackle, and for the next forty minutes, the album had your complete attention.

For years, vinyl lovers were told they were stuck in the past. While the world raced toward CDs, downloads, and endless digital playlists, Dem Vinyl Boyz kept moving at 33⅓ RPM—saving the records, protecting the sleeves, and never forgetting that music was meant to be experienced, not skipped.

Turns out, vinyl never died. It was only waiting for the rest of the world to slow down and listen again.

Each week, Dem Vinyl Boyz pull a classic album from the crates and take you back to the moment it entered the world. From the opening note of Side A to the final groove of Side B, they explore the songs, the artists, the studio stories, the cultural impact, and the little-known details that transformed a collection of tracks into a legendary album.

This isn’t just a review. It’s a musical time machine.

It’s the sound of sliding a record from its jacket. The anticipation before the needle drops. The lost art of listening to an album in the order the artist intended. And the memories that return the moment an old song begins to play.

So put on your headphones, pull up a seat beside the turntable, and rediscover the greatest music ever pressed into wax.

DEM VINYL BOYZ. DROP THE NEEDLE. HEAR THE HISTORY. RESPECT THE TECHNIQUE.