Angus Bucks
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Angus Bucks, Angus Bills or AC/DC Dollars are fake, United States one-dollar bills featuring Angus Young, the lead guitarist from the Australian rock 'n' roll band AC/DC. Thousands were dropped on the audience as a theatrical gimmick at the end of the song "Moneytalks" during the band's tour to promote their 1990 album The Razors Edge.
Design
Angus Young takes the place of
Back In Black
.
Additional appearances
They were featured in the music video for "Moneytalks" which can be found on their
Family Jewels. Additionally, AC/DC concert DVDs subsequent to the release of The Razors Edge, which include "Moneytalks" in the set list, also feature their appearance, for example, Live at Donington
.
Collectable
In 1992, copies of
Live double album included both a poster and an Angus Buck. They are now collector's items and can be found online from private sellers like eBay
.
A different type of Angus Buck was released in
AC/DC Backtracks Boxset. It was a replica of an Australian $100 Note, on both sides featuring Angus Young holding two cannonballs with their fuses lit. [citation needed
]
Use as actual currency
Coinciding with the Razors Edge tour, the
Soviet rouble was suffering from severe inflation. For an extremely short period of time, Angus Bucks dropped on the crowd had more value than the rouble itself and were actually used for regular monetary transactions.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "Behind the Music: AC/DC". Behind the Music. 4 June 2000. VH1.
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