Have a drink on me by AC/DC: studio, gear and credits

Have a drink on me by AC/DC: recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (Studio A), produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, engineered by Tony Platt. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Have a Drink on Me
Artist: AC/DC
Genre / Style: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Blues Rock
Date(s) Recorded: April – May 1980
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Albert Productions / Atlantic Records (Cat #: SD 16018)
Release Date: July 25, 1980 (as part of the *Back in Black* album)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Tony Platt
Mixing Engineer(s): Tony Platt (with Mutt Lange)
Musicians & Session Performers:

Brian Johnson - Lead Vocals
Angus Young - Lead & Rhythm Electric Guitar
Malcolm Young - Rhythm Electric Guitar
Cliff Williams - Bass Guitar
Phil Rudd - Drum Kit

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (Studio A)

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Mixing Console / Desk: MCI JH-500 Series (Compass Point Tracking); early SSL / Custom Automated Neve desk (Electric Lady Mixing)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: MCI JH-16 24-Track 2-inch tape machine running at 30 IPS (Non-Dolby)
Studio Monitors: UREI 813 (Compass Point Mains), Yamaha NS-10M, and Auratone 5C (Mixdown referencing)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

UREI 1176LN Peak Limiters, Teletronix LA-2A, Pultec EQP-1A, EMT 140 Plate Reverbs, Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drum Kit (Phil Rudd), Bass Guitar (Cliff Williams), Rhythm Guitar (Malcolm Young), Lead/Rhythm Guitar (Angus Young), Lead Vocals (Brian Johnson), Backing Vocals (Mutt Lange, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams).

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