Longtime AC/DC producer Mike Fraser has once more worked with the band, this time on their upcoming record PWR/UP. Though Fraser revealed in an interview with AC/DCFans.Net that he had no idea who was even in the band until the first day they started recording.
Which is fair, because even folks like now ex-drummer Chris Slade didn't know who was in AC/DC until really recently. Plus all everyone had to go off of was rumors for the longest time (including that one photo outside the recording studio) without any confirmation from the band.
"I remember I got the call for this record, but no detail," said Fraser. "I had no idea, walking in the first day of the studio, what was gonna happen — who the personnel of the band would be. As far as I knew, Brian had retired, Cliff had retired, and with Phil and some of his problems he's had in his home country [of New Zealand], who knew if he was even gonna be allowed out of his country.
"So walking into the studio here in Vancouver the first day, I had no idea what was gonna happen. When I got there, none of the band had arrived yet, but a lot of their techs were there getting things moved into the studio and set up. And one of the guys said, 'Hey, you know what's going on?' And I said, 'I have no idea. I just know we're here and we're setting up.' And he goes, he says, 'Well, the whole band's here: Brian, Cliff, Phil and Stevie, and they're here and we're ready to rock another record.' So, man, it was such a shocking, awesome surprise. It was great."
AC/DC is expected to release a new single called "Shot In The Dark" later this week.
[via Blabbermouth]
