How ACDC Was ROBBED of $1 Million and Built a $380 Million Empire
What happens when a struggling band loses a million dollars and their label wants to drop them?
In 1976, Atlantic Records executives sat in a boardroom, faces growing disappointed as they listened to AC/DC's raw sound. Their verdict came swiftly: "We're dropping the band." Those cold words nearly ended AC/DC's career before it truly began.
Despite packing venues and selling records, Malcolm and Angus Young could barely afford their equipment. The real money flowed elsewhere through contract loopholes that gave away their publishing rights. This exploitation cost them over $1 million while they worked themselves to exhaustion.
But this betrayal planted a seed in Malcolm Young's mind that would grow into rock's most unorthodox business strategy - one that defied every industry rule and ultimately built a $380 million empire. The story of how AC/DC transformed their greatest tragedy into their defining triumph will change how you see the business of music forever.
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