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FAQ CONTENTS

PROBLEM CHILDREN...

1. Origins of AC/DC
2. Members of AC/DC - Past & Present
3. Atlantic Records Bio's of band members
4. Angus' age.
5. Bon Scott - Pre AC/DC
6. Brian Johnson - Pre AC/DC
7. Bon Scott - How he died
8. Brian Johnson - How he became AC/DC's singer
9. What other bands have members of AC/DC been in, and what other albums
have they played on?


BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO...

1. US LP Discography
2. Remastered US CD releases - 1994
3. Australian LP's with different tracks than US
4. German LP's with different tracks than US
5. Rare AC/DC songs
6. AC/DC Videos
7. AC/DC Books
8. AC/DC Multimedia
9. AC/DC Bootlegs
10. AC/DC Fanzines
11. AC/DC Tributes

RIFF RAFF...

1. 1991 Tour Set Lists
2. What's the Jack about?
3. Why wasn't Malcolm on the 1988 tour?
4. What kind of guitars do Angus and Malcolm play?
5. Is 'Who Made Who' an AC/DC Greatest Hits cd?
6. What are some WWW (World Wide Web) sites for AC/DC?
7. What is Bon saying at the end of High Voltage?
8. What are "Lurex Socks"?
9. Does AC/DC do a version of "My Favorite Things"?
10. Are those real bagpipes on 'It's A Long Way To The Top'?
11. Where did AC/DC get their name?
12. Does Malcolm play lead guitar on any AC/DC songs?
13. Is Rosie in the song 'Whole Lotta Rosie' a real person?
14. Is Ruby in the song 'Go Down' a real person?
15. Why does Angus wear the schoolboy suit?
16. Wasn't there supposed to be an AC/DC comic book from Marvel?
17. What is Bon saying at the end of 'Night Prowler'?
18. Is there a version of 'Back In Black' with Bon on vocals?
19. Who are the "Dutch Damager" and the "Gorgeous Glaswegian" credited
on the 'Flick Of The Switch" album?
20. Are Dave Evans and Mark Evans related?
21. Why did Dave Evans/Mark Evans/Phil Rudd/Simon Wright/Chris Slade
leave the band?
22. Did I hear some AC/DC lyrics in the movie "Mad Max"?
23. What is the "smoke" that Bon refers to in "Ain't No Fun..."?
24. I really like the sound that Vanda & Young got on the early AC/DC
albums. Did they produce any other Australian hard rock bands at
the time that I might like?
25. Brian Johnson and Jackyl?
26. Who are the nephews of the Young brothers that are in rock bands?
27. What does Bon say on the live version of "The Jack" from IYWBYGI?
28. Brian and Cliff rocking in Florida?
29. What bands have been support acts for AC/DC?
30. What's this about an AC/DC postage stamp?
31. AC/DC's original singer has a new cd?
32. AC/DC did a version of the Little Richard song Lucille?
33. So how many songs came out of the Stiff Upper Lip sessions?

PROBLEM CHILDREN...

1. Origins of AC/DC

[Info taken from 'Shock To The System' by Mark Putterford]

AC/DC formed in late 1973 in Sydney, Australia. They played their first
gig on New Years Eve at Sydney's Chequers nightclub. The band consisted
of Malcolm Young, Angus Young, drummer Colin Burgess, bassist Larry Van
Knedt, and vocalist Dave Evans. Malcolm decided to form the band after
spending a couple of years in the Newcastle band Velvet Underground
(not the US band). AC/DC released one single with Evans as singer "Rockin'
In The Parlour/Can I Sit Next To You Girl".
AC/DC went through several lineup changes during their
formative period, the most important was when Bon Scott went from being
the bands driver, to their singer, in 1974. He replaced Dave Evans, who
apparently was a bit too "glam" for the Youngs.


2. Members of AC/DC - Past & Present

[Info taken from 'Shock To The System' by Mark Putterford]

Guitar: Malcolm Young 1974 - present
Angus Young 1974 - present
Stevie Young 1988 (on tour)

Vocals: Dave Evans 1974
Bon Scott 1974 - 1980
Brian Johnson 1980 - present

Bass: Larry Van Knedt 1974
Rob Baily 1974
Bruce Houwe 1974
George Young 1974
Malcolm Young 1974 - 1975
Mark Evans 1975 - 1977
Cliff Williams 1977 - present

Drums: Colin Burgess 1974
Rob Carpenter 1974
Peter Clack 1974
Bon Scott 1974
Tony Kerrante 1974 - 1975
Phil Rudd 1975 - 1983
Simon Wright 1983 - 1989
Chris Slade 1989 - 1994
Phil Rudd 1995 - present


3. Atlantic Records Bio's of band members

Here's biographies of the band members that Atlantic printed in music
books published in the 1979/1980 timeframe. These are from the
record company, so take them with a grain of salt:

Angus Young - Born March 31, 1959 [note: see item 4, "Angus' Age"]
(Aries the Ram) in Glasgow, Scotland. Angus and his brother Malcolm
co-founded AC/DC almost ten years ago. On stage Angus still wears his
schoolboy uniform (shorts and striped socks included), while playing
a superb electric guitar. He's especially well known for his vivid
onstage mannerisms - he won't miss a note while roaming, falling,
kicking, running, writhing, and sweating...a complete showman! Angus
co-authors all of AC/DC's music with Malcolm and Bon.

Bon Scott - Born July 9, 1946 (Cancer the Crab) in Kirnmuir, Scotland.
Ronald Belford Scott, the prolific writer of AC/DC's lyrics, had been
with various rock and R&B groups as singer/drummer before joining AC/DC.
In addition to playing, Bon worked as a chauffeur for other groups. It
was in this later capacity that he first met the other members of AC/DC,
who felt he sang better than he drove! Bon is responsible for touching
our hearts with such tributes as "The Jack" and "Whole Lotta Rosie" while
developing into one of the best frontmen in rock.

Malcolm Young - Born January 9, 1953 (Capricorn the Goat) in Glasgow.
Often called the innovator and "brains" behind AC/DC, Malcolm plays
airtight powerchord rhythm guitar. The other band members have nicknamed
him "Riffmaker", since his writing talent has been largely credited with
supplying AC/DC with its inimitable, intense sound. Malcolm played with
several bands in Sydney (the family having emigrated to Australia) while
waiting quite literally - for Angus to finish school so they could form
their band.

Phil Rudd - Born May 19, 1954 (Taurus the Bull) in Melbourne, Australia.
Phil releases his tensions by drumming. He received his early musical
training in local Melbourne bands before taking up with AC/DC. Phil is
also car-crazy, and he holds various certificates from England's Brand
Hatch race track. His obsessions with automobiles extends to driving the
band around when on tour, and he even carries a portable electric road-
racing set with him (which has been set up in Holiday Inns across the
globe). "Driving" also describes Phil's drumming, and his expert stickwork
provides the rhythmic backbone for AC/DC.

Cliff Williams - Born December 14, 1949 (Sagitarius the Archer) in Romford,
England. Cliff is the newest member of AC/DC. He was chosen over 50 other
bass players at auditions held in London last year. In the past he has
performed with such British groups as Home and Bandit. Angus says he was
selected not for his musical ability, but because his good looks would be
sure to bring in women - a pastime the entire band shares enthusiastically.

Brian Johnson - Born October 5, 1947 (Libra the Balance) in Newcastle,
England. Brian, formerly of the English 70's rock band Geordie, fits
comfortably into the group as its lead vocalist and newest member. His
Northeastern England accent, wild humor and cap are already trademarks,
along with his heavy, raw edged vocals to which the crowds have given
rousing approval.

4. Angus' Age

[Info taked from 'Shock To The System' by Mark Putterford]

Angus's year of birth was publicized as 1959 to play into the schoolboy
image. This would have made him 15 years old when the band formed in
1974. However, his real year of birth is 1955. He did leave school at the
age of 15, but didn't join AC/DC until 1973, when he was 18.

5. Bon Scott - Pre AC/DC

*************Here's the liner notes from a compilation of***************
pre-AC/DC Bon Scott music.

[Thanks to Steve Rhoads <[email protected]>]

Bon Scott Seasons Of Change 1967-1972

Raven Records
P.O. Box 92
Camberwell 3124
Australia

Here are the tracks:

1) To Know You Is To Love You [Spector]
2) She Said [Young] (George Young of Easybeat, older bro' of Angus & Malc)
3) Everyday I Have To Cry [Alexander]
4) I Can't Dance With You [Marriott-Lane]
5) Peculiar Hole In The Sky [Vanda-Young]
6) Love Makes Sweet Music [Ayers]
7) I Can Hear The Raindrops [Lovegrove-Ward]
8) Why Me? [Lovegrove-Ward]
9) Sooky Sooky [D. Covey]
10) Getting Better [Scott-Milsom]
11) Ebeneezer [Price-Taylor]
12) Hoochie Coochie Billy [Lovegrove-Ward-Milsom]
13) My Old Man's A Groovy Man [Vanda-Young]
14) Nick Nack Paddy Wack [Lovegrove-Scott-Junko-Cooksey-Beach-Milsom]
15) Julliette [Milsom-Ward-Scott]
16) Annabelle [Jurd-Bisset]
17) Welfare Boogie [Fraternity]
18) Hemming's Farm [Fraternity]
19) Sommerville R.I.P. [Howe-See]
20) Getting Off [Jurd]
21) If You Got It [Fraternity]
22) Seasons Of Change [Robinson-Johns]
23) interview with David Day of 5Ka in Adelaide

Bon Scott The Early Years 1968-1972
Tracks 1-15 The Valentines 1967-1970
Tracks 16-22 Fraternity 1970-1972
Tracks 1-9 produced by Martin Clarke
Tracks 10-22 produced by Image Records & Hamish Henry
Original Sound Recordings made by Clarion Records/Raven Records (Australia)
Copyright 1988 See-For-Miles Records LTD.
SEE CD247
(I don't know if the label is owned by Sam See, a former member of
Fraternity. I wouldn't put it past someone to cash in on their
relationship w/ Bon though)

CD insert:

Valentines 1967-1970
Bon Scott- Vocals
Vince Lovegrove- Vocals
John Cooksey- Bass
Wyn Milsom- Lead Guitar
Ted Ward- Rythym Guitar
Doug Lavery- Drums*
(* replaced by Paddy Beach, 1969)

Fraternity 1971-73
Bon Scott- Vocals
Bruce Howe- Bass
Mick Jurd- Lead Guitar
John Bisset- Keyboards
John Freeman- Drums
'Uncle' John Ayres- Harmonica
Sam See- Slide Guitar, Piano


Ask the average Australian to name some famous people who have come from
Perth and the chances are that they'll name either sports stars or business
tycoons. Yet one of Perth's adopted sons was for a while in the late '70s
every bit as much a crowd puller as those sports stars. As lead singer of
AC/DC Bon Scott would regularly perform to thousands of people each night
in the stadiums and concert halls of America and Europe. But it's a long
way to the top in the world of rock and roll and Bon Scott's road to the
top began with the Perth band the Valentines in 1966.

The Valentines got together around the middle of 1966. Their initial
linup was Bon Scott and Vince Lovegrove sharing vocal duties, Ted Ward
on rythym guitar, Bruce Abbott on bass guitar, Wyn Milson on lead guitar,
and drummer Warrick Findlay. In Scott and Lovegrove they had two dynamic
focal points and within just weeks of their live debut they had crowds
flocking to their shows at such venues as Canterbury Court and the
Swanbourne Surf Livesaving Club (affectionately known as the Swanbourne
Stomp).

It didn't take long for their popularity to come to the notice of Martin
Clarke who operated Perth's only record label in the 1960's, Clarion. The
Valentines were duly signed to Clarion in March 1967 and released their
first single a couple of months later, still less than a year since they
formed. That single comprised of Arthur Alexander's "Everyday I Have To
Cry" backed with "I Can't Dance With You", a song from one of England's
fastest rising groups of the time, the Small Faces. The record, naturally
enough, sold very well in Perth, reaching the Top 5.

Single No.2 was released in August 1967. The top side was a Stevie
Wright/George Young (Easybeats) composition entitled "She Said". Although
similar in some ways to areas that the Beatles were then exploring, the
single failed to capture the record buying public's imagination and only
made the lower end of the Perth charts.

Nevertheless the 3rd single for Clarion was released in February 1968.
"I Can Hear The Raindrops" and "Why Me?" were both Lovegrove/Ward
compositions. Promoted as a double A side release the record made number
30 on the Perth charts but once again failed to chart elsewhere.

Despite a report in April 1968 that the Valentines were to join the
Sunshine label, this move never eventuated. Their fourth and final single
for Clarion was released some three months later, and once again it was a
composition from the Easybeats camp. "Peculiar Hole In The Sky" was written
by Harry Vanda and George Young and produced on Martin Clarke's behalf by
Paul Aulton. The flip side "Love Makes Sweet Music" was origially the only
single ever released by avant-guarde British The Soft Machine. It was
brought to the Valentine's attention by Stan Rofe, the doyed of Melbourne
disk jockeys in the latter half of the 1960's.

Represented on this disc are those four singles as well as a previously
unreleased track, "Sooky, Sooky". In 1970 they broke up. After changes
in line-up Bon went on to Fraternity and later to AC/DC. Vince worked
as a writer for pop music weekly before moving on to become a contributor
to a current affairs television programme. More recently he was manager
of the Divinyls before parting company with them in 1986.

In their heyday the Valentines were dismissed as being blatantly
"Bubblegum", a label they were quick to dismiss. Listen to this album,
judge for yourselves. Hopefully the next time someone metions the word
Valentine you won't think of February 14th but you will think of some
fine music from the late 1960's [sic].

Alan Mannings


******************More Liner Notes*************************

[Thanks to Doug Fierro <[email protected]>]

I ran across a CD recently titled "Bon Scott- The early Years 1968-1972" and
of course I had to buy it. This is a CD, not vinyl (more info about it below)

I don't know how many of you hear stuff from The Valentines, Bon Scott's
first big band in Australia, but it sounds NOTHING like AC/DC. The music
is categorized as "bubble-gum" 60s music, which is right about on mark.
Stumbling across the music on this CD is like digging up old pictures of
your parents wearing hideous clothing when they were younger. The music
from Fraternity is better though.

The CD contains two written pieces, the second posted by Steve Rhoads
here a while ago. It also has an interview of Bon Scott by David Day from
5KA in Adelaide, Australia (any Oz natives know if that station still
exists?); Bon was pretty drunk and it wasn't a long interview anyway.


Liner notes by Glenn A. Baker

I encountered Bon Scott a number of times during the 70's and each
meeting served to increase my incredulity that performer's public image
could be so at odds with his real personality. Bon really was a sweet
man. He was warm, friendly and uncommonly funny. He did not breathe
fire, pluck wings off flies or eat children whole. And while his
daunting stage persona of lacivious leers and blood curdling howls was
by no means fraudulent, it was most certainly a professional cloak that
could be worn at convenient moments.

When Bon had replaced Dave Evans as leader of AC/DC at the end of 1974,
he was already a bona-fide Oz Rock veteran, with two stints in prominent
hit bands under his belt. In one he had been a fluffy, gossamered pop
idol, in the other a cosmic, hirsute, heavily philosophical hippie. By
the time he climbed into working class denim he must have been suffering
no small identity crisis. Yet he was never anything less than
convincing in any of his musical roles.

A rough'n'tumble Scotsman, Bon first came to prominence in Perth's
hottest 60's pop sensations, The Valentines. Like Adelaide's Twilights,
the band fronted two lead singers - Bon and Vince Lovegrove (later
manager of the Divinyls)- and was adept in the manipulation of screaming
teenies. After some rudimentary recordings for Perth's Clarion label in
1967-68, The Valentines moved base to Melbourne where they joinged the
Zoot and New Dream as frontrunners in a bubblegum pop boom.

Yet, although there was an undeniable chirping commerciality about the
Valentines Melbourne recordings, there was also a solid, rocking base
which rendered them appealing and more than credible. The band cut six
tracks for Ron Tudor's June Productions, which were leased to the
Philips label. Two of those six (which constitute side one of this
record) - Harry Vanda & George Young's "My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man"
and the original Juliette- became moderate national hits. The latter
was an early example of Bon's strong, expressive voice.

At the dawn of the 70's rock music was becoming inexorably 'heavy' and
the days of bands like the Valentines were obviously numbered. Not even
a heavily-publicised drug bust could rescue the band's limp image. By
the middle of 1970 it was all over and Bon was in Sydney putting
together a new band with remnants of Levi Smith's Clefs. Fraternity was
a quantum leap for the adaptable singer, who grew a beard, donned
leather sandals and no doubt developed a taste for brown rice.

Offered management and financial support by businessman Hamis Henry,
Fraternity moved to South Australia where, as Vince Lovegrove reported
in Go-Set magazine in June 1971, the lived "like no other band in
Australia, in a house in the hills 17 miles from Adelaide. It's
surrounded by seven acres of bushland. They're from everything but
nature. What a buzz! Once a week they come into the city to have a
meeting with their management and collect their pay. They only leave
their pad to play gigs.

"Bon Scott, vocalist, recorder and timbala player, is constantly in a
dream world of his own but he's having a ball. He says: 'The point is,
the dollar sign is not the ultimate. We want to try and help each other
develop and live. So that the thing inside of us, whether it be
creative or not, is satisfied. Something makes us tick and it's up to
people to satisfy that something. We are satisfying ourselves and
others by creating an environment."

Fraternity took their environment back to Sydney at regular intervals.
Although well received live, their cosmic recordings on the Adelaide
independent label Sweet Peach (notably the album Livestock) made little
impact. Guitarist John Robinson wrote the brooding Seasons of Change
for them but it was the version by his own band, Blackfeather, which
cracked the charts.

Even their unexpected win of the all-important Hoadley's National Battle
Of The Sounds in 1971 failed to assist their chart fortunes.
"Fraternity came on and nearly rocked themselves off stage and half the
audience nearly rocked themselves onto the stage" reported Go-Set of the
Grand Final. "Superb harmonica and superb vocals by that guy out of the
old Valentines. What's his name again?...oh you know him."

Fraternity left Sweet Peach late in 1971, cut some singles for the
independent Raven label (no relationship to this fine imprint) and then
put down a second album. The powerful Flaming Galah was a whole
different kettle of fish. The metaphysical meanderings had largely been
replaced by solid, thumping rock and Bon Scott was able to give a hint
of the sort of tempest he would command in AC/DC a couple of years
later.

During 1972, Fraternity took advantage of their Battle of the Sounds
prize and travelled to London. From there they worked in Britain and
Europe, although little is known about this time. Shortly after the
band's return to Adelaide in 1973, Bon suffered severe injuries in a
motorcycle accident. Fraternity continued on with a new formation that
happened to include John 'Swanee' Swan and his brother Jimmy Barnes, but
that's another story.

By 1974, Bon was healed and healthy, and working in Sydney as an
occasional roadie for AC/DC, an interesting new band formed by Angus and
Malcolm Young, junior siblings of Easybeat George Young, the man who had
penned three tracks recorded by The Valentines in the 60's. When the
band's vocalist went off to form Rabbit, widely experienced Bon seemed
the logical replacement.

From the first day that Bon trod the boards with AC/DC, there was not
the slightest cloud of suspicion that the outfit would not turn the
world upside down with their rib-crushing, blood curdling, brain
damaging, skin blistering, no bullshit rock'n'roll. Throughout the next
five years. AC/DC's vision of rock to fight, fuck and drink by,
survived unscathed. Single handedly they led an international
renaissance of power rock, though none of their copyists ever aspired to
even a hint of the awesome global popularity that Acca Dacca commanded
(indeed still do) among working class kids.

Bon failed to survive his own indulgent life-style. He was found dead
in a parked car, after a bout of drinking, on February 20, 1980. His
seeming indestructability was, like much of the rock lifestyle, a myth.
Nobody who ever knew him will easily forget him.



***************Info on a pre AC/DC compilation cd***************


[Thanks to Scott Swanson <[email protected]>]

I noticed that I own something which you did not list in your
discography of Bon Scott's pre-AC/DC career. It's called "Bon Scott With
The Spektors" and it's a CD E.P. released in 1992 by See For Miles Records
(SEACD 6).

The Spektors were Bon's first major band (this was about 1966), before he
joined The Valentines-- Bon played drums and also sang. This CD contains
The Spektors only known recordings, all from a television broadcast.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Gloria (lead vocal: Bon Scott)
2. On My Mind (drums: Bon Scott)
3. Yesterday (Bon Scott does not play drums or sing lead vocals on
this, but he *may* have sang backing vocals)
4. Interview with Vince Lovegrove, co-founder and co-lead vocalist
of The Valentines (by Alan Mannings)-- the interview lasts 23 minutes and
contains sound clips of several Valentines songs
5. Gloria*
6. On My Mind*
7. Yesterday*
*the last 3 songs are the same as the first 3 except that they include the
announcer's introduction and crowd applause

P.S. Also, the album titled "Bon Scott w/the Valentines - The Early Years"
isn't actually an album (it's a CD E.P.)


*************Info on new Bon Scott single*****************

[The following info is taken without permission from the website of
Head Office Records - 'http://www.agro.com.au/headoffice/records/index']


BON SCOTT 'Round And Round And Round'
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bon's back! Two new songs, three tracks. one CD single
- released October-20 - the closest thing you're ever likely to
hear to the solo album he talked about but never got the chance to
complete. Now re-produced for the Nineties.

"Round And Round And Round" and "Carey Gully" are the last two songs
Bon Scott committed to tape a month before joining AC/DC and the only
released from a three year period in his career between Fraternity's
"Flaming Galah" in April 1972 and AC/DC's "Baby Please Don't Go" in
March 1975.

In their original form, the tracks are genuine Australian long lost
'Basement Tapes", recorded a few months after Bon's motorbike
accident. Recently re-discovered, both "Round And Round And Round"
and "Carey Gully" have been extensively reworked to create musical
pieces which the project's collaborators believe Bon would have been
proud of.

As an occasional member of The Mount Lofty Rangers, a South Australian
collective of creative artists and musicians, Bon Scott recorded these
two compositions by the group's musical director Peter Head in July
1974.

Peter Head recently teamed up with producer Ted Yanni, another old
friend of Bon's. Using the best technology available, Ted isolated
the original vocal track from "Round And Round". and then over many
months rebuilt an entirely new backing to the song, so it sounds as
though it was recorded today rather than yesterday The original
version is also included on the CD single. It features former members
of Headband and Fraternity.

"Carey Gully", a lilting country-flavoured ballad has been tastefully
augmented with strings - the Classically Blue String Quartet. The
song celebrates the Mount Lofty Rangers' stomping ground at the time,
then home to one of South Australia's leading artists. Vytas Serelis,
whose stunning photo portraits grace the CD cover.

The whole project has been achieved by many people - musicians and
technicians donating time, talent and studios in order to pay tribute
to an old friend. The result is one of the best recordings available
by Bon Scott displaying a side to his vocal ability that wasn't as
evident in subsequent releases.

"Round And Round And Round" is only available as a single for
$10; from October 20, and there are no plans to release it on
an album. Get it while you can, because it may not be there tomorrow.

1 October 1996


Bon Scott before AC/DC by Vince Lovegrove
------------------------------------------------------------------------

What you could hold in your hot little hands is a labour of
love. A twenty two year labour of love. And a vindication of fate.
A twist of fate, a drunken spat, a motorbike accident, a long
recuperation, a time of reflection for Bon Scott. Two decades ago.

It happened in Adelaide, the Cinderella state, the city of churches,
the only Australian capital that wasn't founded on the backbone of
the convicts, banished when the English tried to cleanse their
pristine country of the undesirable lower class. They threw their
petty criminals out of sight, to the other side of the world, hoping
they'd stay out of mind. The Scottish tried to get away of their own
free will, but the Brits wouldn't let them.

Bon Scott was born in Kirrimur, Scotland, and in the sixties migration
rush to the convict colony on the other side of the world, moved with
his family, along with thousands of other UK families .

His rock'n'roll star eventually took him to Adelaide, and what
happened before and after is well documented in many books, many
fanzines, and in the fertile minds of many highly imaginative
journalists. But one of the most formative pieces of the Bon Scott
jigsaw legend happened during this period, 1974 , whilst recuperating
from his famous motor bike accident. Smashed jaw, broken teeth, gammy
leg, marriage problems, his age becoming an obstacle in his struggle
for creative identity, he began to explore his songwriting talents,
his simplistic mastery of street vernacular, his poetic ability to
tell a story.

He was creatively encouraged and nurtured during this brief period
by Adelaide musician Peter Head (nee Beagley) whose optimistic love
of music and all who embraced it, provided a catalyst for out of work
or transient musicians in between gigs. Probably the most potent
incarnation of the melting pot was The Mount Lofty Rangers.

During a brief 12 to 18 month period, many of Australia's best known
and least known singers and players passed through the ranks of The
Mount Lofty Rangers ; Robyn Archer, Jimmy Barnes, Bruce Howe, Chris
Bailey, Mauri Berg, "Uncle" John Ayers, Swanee, and Bon Scott, being
just a few.

Like so many other splinter movements, not much became of the old
Rangers, now splattered into the anonymity of history's backwash like
so many before and since. Makes you wonder how many unknown
meanderings contribute to the mainstream, though. Nevertheless it
was an outlet for people like Bon Scott to expand, to musically grow,
to take a breather.

A month before he joined the band that would take his street poetry
to the world, Bon recorded two songs written by Peter Head. Now based
in Sydney with his family, still following his philosophy of organic
musical growth, Peter has treasured the memories of those days and
recently re-discovered and re-worked the recordings.

With 1996 technology, producer Ted Yanni has devoted almost two years
to bringing Bon back to life via two previously unheard songs,
assisted by many like minded friends - musicians and technicians for
whom this project has been a labour of love.

These are genuine collector's items. Unique. You may have thought
until now, that you had heard everything Bon Scott recorded
pre-AC/DC. But what you could have in your hands is the Bon Scott
you didn't hear.

Reflect and enjoy. Imagine.


**************Fraternity Compilation CD Issued In Australia*********

Yet another great compilation from Glenn, Peter and Kevin at Raven
Records. Issued in 1997.

Raven Records
P.O. Box 92
Camberwell 3124
Australia

Here are the tracks:

Fraternity - The Complete Sessions 1971-72 (2 CD)

1) Seasons Of Change
2) Livestock
3) Sommerville
4) Raglan's Folly
5) Cool Spot
6) Grand Canyon Spot
7) Jupiter's Landscape
8) You Have A God
9) It
10) Race (Pts 1 & 2), The
11) Why Did It Have To Be Me
12) Question
13) Shape I'm In, The
14) If You Got It (Single Version)
15) Welfare Boogie
16) Annabelle
17) Seasons Of Change (Ii)
18) You Have A God (Ii)
19) Hemming's Farm
20) Raglan's Folly (Ii)
21) Getting Off
22) Sommerville R.I.P.
23) Canyon Suite
24) If You Got It (Ii)
25) 'battle Of The Sounds' Sequence
26) Bon Scott Talks With David Day
27) Bon Scott Talks With Sheila Re


**************Bon Scott Compilation on "See for Miles" label*********

[Info thanks to Glenn Robertson, http://crabsodyinblue.tripod.com]

"The Legendary Bon Scott with the Spektors and the Valentines" SEECD 704
Track listing as follows:

The Spektors

Gloria 2.25
It Ain't Necessarily So 3.04
On My Mind 1.57
Yesterday 1.50
Interview by Allan Mannings featuring Vince Lovegrove 22.47
Gloria 2.41 (As original TV Broadcast)
It Ain't Necessarily So 3.08 (As original TV Broadcast)
On My Mind 1.59 (As original TV Broadcast)
Yesterday 2.12 (As original TV Broadcast)

The Valentines

To Know You Is To Love You 2.57
She Said 2.46
Every Day I Have To Cry 2.29
I Can't Dance With You 2.53
Peculiar Hole In The Sky 2.46
Love Makes Sweet Music 2.16
I Can Hear Raindrops 1.49
Why Me 1.49
Sooky Sooky 2.17

Please note with the Spektors tracks only Gloria features Bon on vocals,
the other Spektors tracks feature Bon drums.

"It Ain't Necessarily So" is not featured on the Historical Document CD
which features all the Spektors stuff that are listed on this CD.

The web site for See for Miles is http://www.seeformiles.co.uk

6. Brian Johnson - Pre AC/DC

[Info taken from the Christian Graf Rock Lexicon, Taurus Press, Hamburg
Germany, and updated by me <[email protected]>]

In the early 1970's, Brian Johnson was the singer for a Newcastle,
England band that started out as U.S.A., but soon changed their name
to Geordie. Geordie released several albums, including: "Hope You Like It"
(1973), "Don't Be Fooled By The Name" (1974), and "Save The World" (1976).
The band was popular in Europe during that time period, but that popularity
soon ended.
Geordie broke up, and then a few years later Brian, with a new Geordie
lineup, released the album "Featuring Brian Johnson" (1980), which had
reworkings of Geordie songs. Brian also ran a vinyl car roofing business
until 1980.


7. Bon Scott - How he died

[Info take from Hell Ain't No Bad Place To Be by Richard Bunton &
Shock To The System by Mark Putterford]

Bon Scott died in February of 1980 in London, England. He choked to
death on his own vomit while sleeping in a friend's car. He and the
friend, a musician named Alisdair Kinnear, had been drinking the evening
of the 19th and Bon apparently fell asleep during the ride home. Kinnear
could not wake Bon, so he left him in the car to sleep. Kinnear awoke early
in the evening on the 20th, checked on Bon, and found him unconscious in the
car. Bon could not be revived, and was pronounced dead.
There is another version of this story, examined by Mark Putterford in
his Shock To The System book. Putterford's angle questions whether Kinnear
was really Bon's companion, and suggests heroin may have been involved in
Bon's death.


8. Brian Johnson - How he became AC/DC's singer

[Info take from Hell Ain't No Bad Place To Be by Richard Bunton &
Shock To The System by Mark Putterford]

AC/DC management had been listening to auditions, when they received a
tape from an AC/DC fan from Chicago, Illinois. The tape contained the
Geordie lp "Hope You Like It", as the fan thought that Brian's sound would
be perfect for AC/DC. Management agreed, Brian auditioned, and got the job.
Ironically, Bon Scott's pre-AC/DC band "Fraternity" had supported
Geordie on a 1973 European tour, and at that time Bon was very impressed
with the singing of Brian Johnson.


9. What other bands have members of AC/DC been in, and what other albums
have they played on?

[Thanks to Kjell Danielsson <[email protected]>, and Arnaud Durieux
<[email protected]>]

Here is a listing of the bands. For discography info related to these
bands, visit the AC/DC "Electric Shock" web page at:

http://www.geocities.com/~electricshock/tree.htm


MALCOLM YOUNG:

Velvet Underground 1971 - 1972
Marcus Hook Roll Band 1973
Stevie Wright 1973 (Guest on album)

ANGUS YOUNG:

Kantuckee 1971 - 1973
Tantrum 1973
Marcus Hook Roll Band 1973
Stevie Wright 1974 (Guest on album)
Ray Arnott 1979 (Guest on album)

BON SCOTT:

(Fraternity & Valentines are addressed at length in the "Bon Scott -
Pre AC/DC" section of the FAQ).

The Spektors 1965 - 1966
Valentines 1967 - 1970
Fraternity 1970 - 1973
Blackfeather 1971 (Guest on album)
Vince Lovegrove 1972 (Guest on single)
Mount Lofty Rangers 1974

MARK EVANS:

Finch 1977 - 1978
Contraband 1978 - 1979
The Beast 1982
Heaven 1983 - 1984
Headhunters 1988
Bob Armstrong 1990 (Guest on album)
Chris Turner 1990 (Guest on album)

PHIL RUDD (PHIL RUDZEVECUIS):

Buster Brown 1974

CLIFF WILLIAMS:

Home 1970 - 1974
Al Stewart 1974 (Touring Band)
Bandit 1975 - 1977
Alexi Korner 1977 (Touring Band)
Adam Bomb 1986 (Guest on album)

BRIAN JOHNSON:

Geordie 1972 - 1980
Jackyl 1997 (Guest on album)
Neurotica 1998 (Producer and guest on album)

STEVIE YOUNG:

Starfighters 1980 - 1984
Little Big Horn 1989

SIMON WRIGHT:

Tora Tora 1980 - 1981
AIIZ 1981 - 1982
Tytan 1982 - 1983
Dio 1989 - 1991
Rhino Bucket 1993 - 1995
UFO 1995, 1997 - Current

CHRIS SLADE:

[Info taken from 'Shock To The System' by Mark Putterford]

Tom Jones 1963 - 1969 (touring band)
Session Drummer 1969 - 1971
Manfred Mann's Earth Band 1972 - 1979
Session Drummer 1979 (Frankie Miller & Kai Olsson)
Uriah Heep 1980 (Conquest album)
Session Drummer 1980 - 1983 (Gary Numan, Mick Ralphs Band)
David Gilmour 1984 (touring band)
The Firm 1984 - ?
Gary Moore 1989 (touring band)


BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO...

1. US LP Discography

Here's a listing of AC/DC's US lp's with track listings, and release dates
where available:

HIGH VOLTAGE Atco 36-142 Released 10.1976

It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
Rock 'N' Roll Singer
The Jack
Live Wire
T.N.T.
Can I Sit Next To You Girl
Little Lover
She's Got Balls
High Voltage

LET THERE BE ROCK Atco 36-151 Released 6.23.1977

Go Down
Dog Eat Dog
Let There Be Rock
Bad Boy Boogie
Problem Child
Overdose
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Whole Lotta Rosie

POWERAGE Atlantic 19180 Released 5.25.1978

Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
Down Payment Blues
Gimme A Bullet
Riff Raff
Sin City
What's Next To The Moon
Gone Shootin'
Up To My Neck In You
Kicked In The Teeth

IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT Atlantic 19212 Released 11.21.1978

Riff Raff
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Bad Boy Boogie
The Jack
Problem Child
Whole Lotta Rosie
Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
High Voltage
Let There Be Rock
Rocker

HIGHWAY TO HELL Atlantic 19244 Released 7.30.1979

Highway To Hell
Girls Got Rhythm
Walk All Over You
Touch Too Much
Beating Around The Bush
Shot Down In Flames
Get It Hot
If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
Love Hungry Man
Night Prowler

BACK IN BLACK Atlantic 16018 Released 7.21.1980

Hells Bells
Shoot To Thrill
What Do You Do For Money Honey
Given The Dog A Bone
Let Me Put My Love Into You
Back In Black
You Shook Me All Night Long
Have A Drink On Me
Shake A Leg
Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP Atlantic 16033 Released 3.23.1981

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Love At First Feel
Big Balls
Rocker
Problem Child
There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'
Ain't No Fun (Waitin' Round To Be A Millionaire)
Ride On
Squealer

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU Atlantic 11111 Released 11.1981

For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Put The Finger On You
Let's Get It Up
Inject The Venom
Snowballed
Evil Walks
C.O.D.
Breaking The Rules
Night Of The Long Knives
Spellbound

FLICK OF THE SWITCH Atlantic 80100 Released 8.15.1983

Rising Power
This House Is On Fire
Flick Of The Switch
Nervous Shakedown
Landslide
Guns For Hire
Deep In The Hole
Bedlam In Belgium
Badlands
Brain Shake

JAILBREAK '74 Atlantic 80178 Released 10.15.1984

Jailbreak
You Ain't Got A Hold On Me
Show Business
Soul Stripper
Baby Please Don't Go


FLY ON THE WALL Atlantic 81263 Released 6.1985

Fly On The Wall
Shake Your Foundations
First Blood
Danger
Sink The Pink
Playing With Girls
Stand Up
Hell Or High Water
Back In Business
Send For The Man

WHO MADE WHO Atlantic 81650 Released 5.1986

Who Made Who
You Shook Me All Night Long
D.T.
Sink The Pink
Ride On
Hells Bells
Shake Your Foundations
Chase The Ace
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO Atlantic 81828 Released 1.1988

Heatseeker
That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll
Meanstreak
Go Zone
Kissin' Dynamite
Nick Of Time
Some Sin For Nuthin'
Ruff Stuff
Two's Up
This Means War

THE RAZORS EDGE Atco 91413-2 Released 9.1990

Thunderstruck
Fire Your Guns
Moneytalks
The Razors Edge
Mistress For Christmas
Rock Your Heart Out
Are You Ready
Got You By The Balls
Shot Of Love
Lets Make It
Goodbye & Good Riddance To Bad Luck
If You Dare

LIVE Atco 92215 Released 10.27.1992

[Thanks to Linus Hägerbrand for the track list]

Thunderstruck
Shoot To Thrill
Back In Black
Who Made Who
Heatseeker
The Jack
Moneytalks
Hells Bells
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Whole Lotta Rosie
You Shook Me All Night Long
Highway To Hell
T.N.T
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

LIVE (2 cd set) Atco 92212 Released 10.27.1992

Disc 1 Disc 2
Thunderstruck Hells Bells
Shoot To Thrill Are You Ready
Back In Black Thats The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll
Sin City High Voltage
Who Made Who You Shook Me All Night Long
Heatseeker Whole Lotta Rosie
Fire Your Guns Let There Be Rock
Jailbreak Bonny
The Jack Highway To Hell
The Razors Edge T.N.T.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
MoneyTalks


BALLBREAKER EastWest 61780 Released 9.26.1995

Hard As A Rock
Cover You In Oil
The Furor
Boogie Man
The Honey Roll
Burnin' Alive
Hail Caesar
Love Bomb
Caught With Your Pants Down
Whiskey On The Rocks
Ballbreaker

BONFIRE (5 cd box set) EastWest 62119-2 Released 11.18.1997

Disc 1: Live from the Atlantic Studios

Live Wire (5:43)
Problem Child (4:24)
High Voltage (5:40)
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be (3:57)
Dog Eat Dog (4:13)
The Jack (8:02)
Whole Lotta Rosie (5:08)
Rocker (5:57)


Disc 2: Let There Be Rock, The Movie - Live in Paris (2 cd)

Part One

Live Wire (5:56)
Shot Down In Flames (3:16)
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be (4:02)
Sin City (5:01)
Walk All Over You (4:36)
Bad Boy Boogie (12:57)

Part Two

The Jack (5:25)
Highway To Hell (3:12)
Girls Got Rhythm (3:10)
High Voltage (6:17)
Whole Lotta Rosie (4:39)
Rocker (9:10)
T.N.T. (4:11)
Let There Be Rock (7:10)


Disc 3: Volts

Dirty Eyes (3:20)
first title and lyrics to the riffs of Rosie
Touch Too Much (6:35)
is the same title on "Highway To Hell" with other lyrics and music
If You Want Blood You Got It (4:24)
this version is the first recording of the track
Back Seat Confidential (5:21)
Bon's first title and lyrics to the riffs that ended up as "Beatin'
Around The Bush"
Get It Hot (4:11)
same title as the track on "Highway To Hell" with other lyrics and music
Sin City (4:51)
live from "Midnight Special"
She's Got Balls (7:58)
from "Bondi Lifesaver"
School Days (5:05)
from "T.N.T." (Australian Release)
It's A Long Way to The Top If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll (5:10)
from "High Voltage"
Ride On (5:47)
from "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
(Unlisted interview segments with Bon follow this track)

Disc 4: Back In Black

Hells Bells (5:09)
Shoot to Thrill (5:14)
What Do You Do For Money Honey (3:33)
Given The Dog A Bone (3:30)
Let Me Put My Love Into You (4:12)
Back In Black (4:13)
You Shook Me All Night Long (3:28)
Have A Drink On Me (3:57)
Shake A Leg (4:03)
Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (4:12)

STIFF UPPER LIP EastWest 62494-2 Released 2.29.2000

Stiff Upper Lip
Meltdown
House Of Jazz
Hold Me Back
Safe In New York City
Can't Stand Still
Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Satellite Blues
Damned
Come And Get It
All Screwed Up
Give It Up

2. Remastered US CD releases - 1994

NOTE: The remastered versions of AC/DC releases are now available in
Australia. These remasters go one better than the US versions in that
they ALL contain lyrics. (The only US cd's with lyric sheets are
'74JB, DDDDC, FOTW and Ballbreaker).

In 1994, WEA released remastered versions of most of the US AC/DC releases
on the Atco label. The sound on all of them is superior to the original cd
versions which were released on Atlantic. The packaging, for the most part,
is superior as well. Here is a list with comments, when necessary, regarding
musical & packaging differences in the remasters.


FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK 92412-2 Released July 1994
The photo from the lp gatefold sleeve is now included.
HIGH VOLTAGE 92413-2 Released July 1994
DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 92414-2 Released August 1994
This release of DDDDC now contains the longer version of the
title track, with the extra chorus verses at the end.
BACK IN BLACK 92418-2 Released August 1994
HIGHWAY TO HELL 92419-2 Released 9.6.1994
LET THERE BE ROCK 92445-2 Released 9.20.1994
This release of Let There Be Rock contains the version of Go Down
that ends cold (with a cool Angus riff), rather than a fade out.
POWERAGE 92446-2 Released 9.20.1994
The photo from the lp back cover is now included.
FLICK OF THE SWITCH 92448-2 Released 9.20.1994
IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT 92447-2 Released 10.18.1994
'74 JAILBREAK 92449-2 Released 10.18.1994
Unfortunately, Atco didn't include the cool picture of Bon & Angus
which was on the inner sleeve of the vinyl version. Shame on them...


3. Australian LP's with different tracks than US

[Thanks to Felix Buebl]

HIGH VOLTAGE ['74]
Baby Please Don't Go
She's Got Balls
Little Lover
Stick Around
Soul Stripper
You Ain't Got A Hold On Me
Love Song
Show Business

T.N.T. ['75]
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll)
Rock'n'Roll Singer
The Jack
Live Wire
T.N.T.
Rocker
Can I Sit Next To You Girl
High Voltage
School Days (Chuck Berry)

DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP ['76]
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Aint' No Fun
There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'
Problem Child
Squealer
Big Balls
R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)
Ride On
Jailbreak

LET THERE BE ROCK ['77]
Go Down
Dog Eat Dog
Let There Be Rock
Bad Boy Boogie
Overdose
Crabsody In Blue
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Whole Lotta Rosie

POWERAGE ['78]

[Thanks to Dave Rector <[email protected]>]

The US and Australian versions of Powerage are identical,
while the UK and European versions have different mixes.

HIGHWAY TO HELL ['79]
The cover of the Australian H2H is different than the US version (flames
and a guitar neck superimposed over the US cover picture), but the song
selection is the same.


4. German LP's with different tracks than US

[Thanks to Felix Buebl]

POWERAGE ['78]
Rock'n'Roll Damnation
Gimme A Bullet
Down Payment Blues
Gone Shootin'
Riff Raff
Sin City
Up To My Neck Into You
What's Next To The Moon
Cold Hearted Man
Kicked In The Teeth


5. Rare AC/DC songs

There are several flip sides of AC/DC singles that are now no longer
available. There are both studio, and live cuts.

STUDIO:

Can I Sit Next To You Girl/Rockin' In The Parlour - These were the A
and B sides of the lone single released with Dave Evans as singer.
Rockin' In The Parlour is available on the 'Albert Archives' Compilation
which was released in Australia. CD: 465395, LP: APLP 037

Fling Thing - This was released as the b side to the Jailbreak single
off DDDDC in Australia. It is an instrumental arrangement of a Scottish
Highland Fling.

Carry Me Home - A song from the DDDDC sessions, which was released on
the flip side of the Australian 'Dog Eat Dog' single.

Cold Hearted Man - A song from the Powerage sessions, that found its way
onto the LP in Europe only. It was also released as a limited edition 12"
bonus single to the LP version of an Australian box set that contained the
first 6 AC/DC studio albums (T.N.T., High Voltage, DDDDC, Let There Be Rock,
Powerage, Highway To Hell). Note: The box set also contained an iron on patch
of the AC/DC logo in flames, the same design that was on the box set cover.

Snake Eye - A song from the Blow Up Your Video sessions. Released on the
UK 'Heatseeker' cd single (A9136 CD).

Borrowed Time - Another BUYV outtake. Available as the flip side on various
versions of the 'Moneytalks' single (US cassingle, German cd single).

Down On The Borderline - Yet another BUYV product. Available on the
Australian 'Moneytalks' cd single (Albert 656500 2).

Alright Tonight - This is another tune from the BUYV sessions. It was
released in 1996 on a 7" vinyl single in Europe. This is NOT an official
AC/DC release.

Let It Loose - Another BUYV era song. Released on various colored vinyl
(purple, green marble) singles as "Let It Lose" with Heatseeker on the
A side. Sound quality on this song is mediocre, lotsa reverb on BJ's voice.
This is NOT an official AC/DC release.


LIVE:
(This is actually a single discography, with live b-sides and alternate
versions noted):

[Thanks to Esko Heimonen <[email protected]>]

1978, 7": Rock 'N' Roll Damnation / Sin City

1978, 7": Whole Lotta Rosie (live) / Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be (live)
(from IYWB)

1979, 7": Girls Got Rhythm - If You Want Blood / Hell Ain't A Bad
Place To Be (live) - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation (live)
(live songs from IYWB)

1979, 7": Highway To Hell / If You Want Blood

1980, 7": Touch Too Much / Live Wire (live) - Shot Down In Flames (live)
(live songs recorded on European tour '79)

1980, 7": High Voltage / Live Wire
(according to the cover, HV is a live version, but it's from the '76
album; what is this single, anyway...)

1980, 7"/12": Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution / Hells Bells

1980, 7": Hells Bells / What Do You Do For Money Honey
(French release)

1980, 7": You Shook Me All Night Long / Have A Drink On Me

1981, 7": Let's Get It Up / Back In Black (live Dec. '81)
(according to a discography: 12" also has T.N.T. (live))

1982, 7": For Those About To Rock / Let There Be Rock (live Dec. '81)
(12" has full length version of the same live track)

1983, 7": Guns For Hire / Landslide

1984, 12": Nervous Shakedown / Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (live) /
Sin City (live) / This House Is On Fire (live)
(all live songs recorded Nov. '83)

1985, 7": Shake Your Foundations / Stand Up
12": Shake Your Foundations - Stand Up / Jailbreak (live in Dallas)
(Slightly different SHYF, same as the one on WMW)

1985, 7"/12": Danger / Back In Business
(Slightly different Danger)

1986, 7": Who Made Who / Guns For Hire (live)
(12" has the special collectors mix of WMW)

1986, 7": You Shook Me All Night Long / She's Got Balls (live '77)
(12" has full length version of She's Got Balls plus an additional
live version of YSMANL on the b-side, recorded '83)

1988, 7": Heatseeker / Go Zone
(12" also has Snake Eye on the b-side)

1988, 7": That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll / Kissin' Dynamite
(12" also has Borrowed Time on the b-side)

1990, 7": Thunderstruck / Fire Your Guns
12": Thunderstruck - Fire Your Guns / D.T. - Chase The Ace

1990, 7": Are You Ready / Got You By The Balls
(12" also has The Razor's Edge on the b-side)

1990, 7": Moneytalks / Mistress For Christmas
(12" also has Borrowed Time on the b-side)

1992, CD: Highway To Hell / Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be /
The Jack / High Voltage
(Hell Ain't... is not on LIVE, The Jack & High Voltage are
different live versions than on LIVE)

1993, CD: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap / Shoot To Thrill /
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
(The first DDDC is from LIVE, Shoot... & DDDC #2 are from
Donington 91. This is a UK cd single.)

1993, 7": Big Gun / Back In Black (live in Moscow)
12": Big Gun / For Those About To Rock (live in Moscow)
/ Shoot To Thrill (live at Donington)

1995, CD: Hard As A Rock / Caught With Your Pants Down

1996, CD: Hail Caesar / Whiskey On The Rocks / Whole Lotta Rosie (live)

1996, CD: Cover You In Oil / Love Bomb / Ballbreaker


Also, there is a bootleg single Problem Child (live) / Live Wire (live)
(Nijmegen '78).


Here's a discography of Australian singles from the Bon Scott years,
complete with Albert productions catalog numbers. This was lifted
without permission from Clinton Walker's excellent Bon Scott biography.

(All songs Young/Young/Scott, except where indicated)

Baby Please Don't Go (Williams)/Love Song
(AP-10700, March, 1975)

High Voltage/Soul Stripper
(AP-10829, June, 1975)

Long Way To The Top/Can I Sit Next To You, Girl?
(AP-10990, December, 1975)

TNT/Rocker
(AP-11070, March, 1976)

Jailbreak/Fling Thing
(AP-11135, June, 1976)

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap/Rock In Peace
(AP-11265, October, 1976)

Love At First Feel/Problem Child
(AP-11340, January, 1977)

Dog Eat Dog/Carry Me Home
(AP-11403, March, 1977)

Let There Be Rock, Part 1/Part 2
(AP-11548, October, 1977)

Rock'N'Roll Damnation/Cold Hearted Man
(AP-11754, June, 1978)

Whole Lotta Rosie/Dog Eat Dog
(AP-11832, November, 1978)

Highway To Hell/If You Want Blood
(AP-104, August, 1979)


6. AC/DC Videos

Regarding videos: There are different standards for video playback in
different parts of the world. The US standard is NTSC, the European
and Australian standard is PAL. Videos made in one standard will
not playback on a different standard VCR.


The following is a listing of all the known AC/DC promotional videos.
Some of these are available on compilations listed later in this section.
(Note-this listing excludes TV appearance clips and such. ie.:Top of the
Pops, etc.)

[Thanks to Miclantecutli <[email protected]>]

Can I Sit Next To You Girl (1974, w/ Dave Evans vocals)
High Voltage (1975)
It's a Long Way To The Top (1975) (version 1-studio)
Dirty Deeds Done Cheap (1976)
Jailbreak (1976) (version 1-studio)
Jailbreak (1976) (version 2-outdoors)
Jailbreak (1976) (version 2-edit)
Jailbreak (1977) (version 3-studio/stage)
It's a Long Way To The Top (1977) (parade float)
Let There Be Rock (1977) (both edit and unedited versions)
Dog Eat Dog (1977)
Rock'n'Roll Damnation (1978)
Riff Raff (live, 1978)
Bad Boy Boogie (Live, 1978)
Highway To Hell (1979)
Walk All Over You (1979)
Touch Too Much (1979)
Shot Down In Flames (1979)
If You Want Blood (1979)
Walk All Over You (live, 1979-LTBR movie)
Hells Bells (1980)
Back in Black (1980)
What Do You Do For Money Honey (1980)
You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)
Rock'n'Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (1980)
Let Me Put My Love Into You (1980)
Back In Black (live-1981) (B&W and Color)
For Those About To Rock (live-1981)
Put The Finger On You (live-1981)
Let's Get It Up (live-1981)
Guns For Hire (1983)
Flick Of The Switch (1983)
Nervous Shakedown (1983) (version 1)
Nervous Shakedown (1983) (version 2)
Fly On The Wall (1985)
Danger (1985)
Sink The Pink (1985)
Stand Up (1985)
Shake Your Foundations (1985)
Who Made Who (1986)
You Shook Me All Night Long (1986)
Heatseeker (1988)
That's The Way I Wanna Rock'n'Roll (1988)
Thunderstruck (1990)
Money Talks (1990)
Are You Ready (1990)
Highway To Hell (live, 1992)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (live, 1992)
Back in Black (live, Moscow, 1992)
Big Gun (1993)
Hard As A Rock (1995)
Hail Caesar (1995) (96?)
Cover You In Oil (1995) (96?)

Here are the compilations:

AC/DC - A compilation of Bon Scott era videos. This collection is
officially available in Europe and Australia (Albert 49817-2) only.
The tracks are:

[Thanks to Ronald Hartwig <[email protected]>]

High Voltage * Performance video
Jailbreak * The Jail version
Let There Be Rock * Very funny church version
Riff Raff * Live from the Apollo
Dog Eat Dog * Live from the Apollo
Highway To Hell * Performance
Shot Down In Flames * Performance
Touch Too Much * Performance
If You Want Blood * Performance (Angus gets stubbed
like on the cover of IYWBYGI

(Note: I <[email protected]> have also seen a video for 'Walk All Over You'
from the same session as the other 4 H2H tunes. Apparently it didn't make
it onto this collection.)


Let There Be Rock - Released as a movie in 1980/81. It contains footage
from an early 1980 Paris concert. There is also some band interviews
mixed in between songs.


Fly On The Wall - 1985. Collection of videos from the Fly On The Wall
album. Too many extras and not enough AC/DC...

Fly On The Wall
Danger
Sink The Pink
Stand Up
Shake Your Foundations


Who Made Who - 1986. Collection of videos from throughout the Brian Johnson
era.

Who Made Who * Concept video
You Shook Me All Night Long * Simon Wright on drums
Shake Your Foundations * Same as on Fly On The Wall
Hells Bells * 1980 BIB promo clip
For Those About To Rock... * Live


Clipped - 1990. More Brian Johnson videos, from Blow Up Your Video and
The Razors Edge.

Thunderstruck
Moneytalks
Are You Ready
Heatseeker
Thats The Way I Wanna Rock 'N' Roll


Live At Donington - 1992. Filmed 8.17.1991 at the Monsters of Rock festival,
Castle Donington, England. Done in 35mm film.


AC/DC Uncut - 1996. This was recorded in studio for the cable channel
VH1-UK during the UK stretch of the Ballbreaker tour. AC/DC perform a
mix of Bon-era and BJ-era tunes. It was broadcast on VH1-UK but as of
early 97 had not been broadcast in the US. Also, an official video is NOT
commercially available.


NO BULL Live - Plaza De Toros, Madrid - 1996. Filmed during the
Ballbreaker tour in Spain. Done in 16mm film. US version includes a free
poster which has the video box cover on one side, and a collage of live
pictures on the other.


7. AC/DC Books

AC/DC by Malcolm Dome Proteus Books 1982

A history of the band up to the release of For Those About To Rock.
The cover picture is the same as the poster that was in the French LP
box set. UK discography in the back of the book.


AC/DC-Hell Ain't No Bad Place To Be by Richard Bunton Omnibus Press 1982

Again, this is a history of the band through FTATR. There are some cool
old pictures, including some with original singer Dave Evans. There are
also some errors in picture captions, and for some reason the author
decided to include some pictures of people only peripherally associated
with the band (backup bands, a writer.) UK discography in the back of the
book, including bootlegs.


AC/DC (Monsters of Metal) by Tim Holmes Ballantine Books 1986
ISBN: 0345332393

No info on this one.


The AC/DC Story - Paul Ezra

No info on this one.


AC/DC Heavy Metal Photo Book Omnibus Press

Lots of incredible photos in BW and color. This is a must have for any
fan of the band.


AC/DC Shock To The System by Mark Putterford Omnibus Press 1991

A history of the band through The Razors Edge. Lots of info about the
early days in Australia. Many cool pictures, this is the best of the
AC/DC biographies.


Highway to Hell The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott
by Clinton Walker

[Thanks to Brendan Ring <[email protected]>]

First published in 1994 by Sun by Pan Macmillan Publishers a
division of Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited, 63-71 Balfour
Street, Chippendale, Sydney, Australia

ISBN: 0 7251 0742 1

324 pages, including discography of Bon's recordings, and a short
biography of each of the major characters in the book.

This book covers Bon's entire life, including early childhood
(with many photos) through to his death (he had japanese fish
cakes for breakfast the day he died!).

Walker was not assisted by Albert Productions and hence many of
those currently working with Alberts refused to have anything to
do with it (including Angus and Malcolm). However, in many
respects this has been an advantage as the author has instead
been assisted by people who have no vested interest in following
"the official line". Consequently, many AC/DC myths are shot
down. The people he interviews include Bon's parents, his major
girl friends, members of the Valentines, Fraternity, former AC/DC
bassists Rob Bailey and Mark Evans, early AC/DC band managers etc. These
interviews appear through out the text as transcripts so what you
read is exactly what they said. This gives a great deal of
credibility to the book. The author also includes many letters
that Bon wrote to friends throughout his career (One from 1975
ends with "PS: If you can still manage the other $50 I'd love ya
f'rever. It's no fun waiting around to be a millionaire.").

A criticism of this book is that the author really has it in for
Angus and Malcolm, presenting them as ogres with very little
supporting evidence. He also over-analysis Bon's life,
analysising everything as if it plays a part in his eventual
demise.

The book presents a complex picture of Bon. It shows him to be
wild and reckless (nearly dying 3 times during the 70's), but
very polite, likable, though basically alone in the world. At
the time of his death Bon apparently had ambitions to settle down
in California, and even to do a solo album. The following 2
quotes really sum up the book:

Mark Evans (former AC/DC bassist)

"They (implying Angus and Malcolm) would dispute this, but I
think they viewed Bon to be ultimately disposable. In hindsight,
it seems preposterous, but at the time, he was always in the
firing line. And there was a lot of pressure, mainly from George
(Young), and record companies. I think within that camp, there's
been a certain rewriting of history, about how they felt about
the guy - no that's wrong, how they felt about the guy
professionally. Because there was no way you could spend more
than 30 seconds in a room with Bon and not be completely and
utterly charmed."

In 1978 Vince Lovegrove, Bon's friend and former member of the
Valentines, interviewed Bon for RAM magazine. He wrote:

"(Bon said) Vinnie. I really am getting tired. I love it, you
know that. It's only rock'n'roll and I like it. But I want to
have a base. It's just the constant pressure of touring that's
fucking it. I've been on the road for thirteen years. Planes,
hotels, groupies, booze, people, towns. They all scrape
something from you. We're doin'it and we'll get there, but I
wish we didn't have these crushing day after day grinds to keep
up with ...... Rock'n'roll, you know that's all there is,' he
said. 'But I can't hack the rest of the shit that goes with it."

On the whole this book is well worth getting - it provides
infintely more insight into Bon and AC/DC than any of the other
books I have read about the band.

There are also many interesting comments about AC/DC in general:

Dennis Laughlin (early manager)

"The biggest problem I had with AC/DC in those early days, being
a touring unit, and not having much money, was keeping everything
together, keeping everyone happy. There's a few dope smokers
in the band, right? Instead of giving everyone fifty bucks a
week, it's like, alright, whatever you need, we'll get it.
Thirty bucks a week plus a bag of dope, a bottle of Scotch.
Well, Angus was a pain in the arse, because he says, Fuck ya, I
don't drink booze, or fuckin' take drugs. I'd give him a bag of
fish'n'chips, a Kit Kat, a packet of Benson and Hedges and a
bottle of Coke."

Richard Griffiths (AC/DC's first booking agent in England, now
Epic Records CEO).

"It was clear to me it was Malcolm's band. Bon was a great guy.
But even then, I sensed, off Micheal (Micheal Browning, their
manager), that he wasn't sure that Bon was the singer to take the
band all the way....... He (Bon) was sort of seperate from the
rest. Phil, he was off on his own, he was actually pretty
obnoxious,. Angus and Malcolm were thick, obviously. And then
Mark, you knew Mark wasn't going to last, he was just too much
of a nice guy....."

Some other interesting points:

- So who has heard of a rare album from early 1973 called
"Tales of Old Granddaddy" by the Marcus Hook Roll Band
(Angus, Malcolm, and George Young, and Harry Vanda).
This has actually been re-released by Sony Australia this year -
it's not easy to get a copy though.

- Bon's girl friend at the time of his death claims that the
title of "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" was a line
Bon used in an argument with his landlord during the time
he was preparing the lyrics for the album to follow Highway
to Hell!

- In the epilogue the author claims that AC/DC recently
considered sacking Brian Johnson, though they thought
better of it (though he presented no evidence)!


And in 1978 a compilation album called "12 of the Best" was to be
released. Its release was cancelled in favour of If You Want Blood.
The book shows the album cover and lists the tracks as:

Long way to the top
High Voltage
Problem Child
TNT
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Jailbreak
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Jack
Dog Eat Dog
She's Got Balls
Bab