The band filmed a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in June 1978, which was later released on DVD as Never Say Die .
The sole single from Powerage was ” Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation ” (June 1978).
Their second album, Face to Face , was released in June 1978, which reached No. 16 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in November and stayed on the charts for 79 weeks. It was accredited as 4× platinum for shipment of 280,000 units. The album was co-produced by the…
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AC/DC released their fifth studio album, Powerage , on 5 May 1978.
In May 1978, ” Khe Sanh ” was released as their debut single but it was declared too offensive for commercial radio due to the sexual implication of the lyrics, e.g. “Their legs were often open/But their minds were always closed.” However, it was played regularly on Sydney youth radio…
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Touring in support of Never Say Die! began in May 1978 with openers Van Halen .
In May, the Who filmed another performance at Shepperton Sound Studios for The Kids Are Alright .
The first Kiss compilation album, Double Platinum , was issued on April 2, 1978. This double album included many remixed versions of the band’s hits, as well as “Strutter ’78”, a re-recorded version of a song from the group’s first album. At Bogart’s request, this version of the song featured…
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Cold Chisel was released in April
In August, Tony Secunda took over the management of the band, and their cohesiveness became so unstable that by March 1978, Clarke and Taylor had formed and were performing as the Muggers with Speedy Keen and Billy Rath of American punk band The Heartbreakers .