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#Date #Version #Comments
09.01.03 2.49 New carer of the FAQ - Phil Rose
03.01.03 2.48 2003 Remasters added.
09.01.02 2.47 Original US CD Remaster reviews added.
05.31.02 2.46 Malcolm guitar info updated.
03.31.02 2.45 Song acronyms added.
01.31.02 2.44 DVD info added.
11.01.01 2.43 Hometown tribute added.
08.01.01 2.42 Updated Riff Raffs #11, #13.
07.08.01 2.41 New Riff Raff re: Bon BIB.
04.01.01 2.40 Marcus Hook liner notes added.
01.31.01 2.39 Support acts updated.
10.31.00 2.38 Singles and tribute added.
09.01.00 2.37 Video info, Lurex Socks, BOD.
04.30.00 2.36 Single & video info, Simon update,
etc.
02.29.00 2.35 Stiff Upper Lip, Riff Raff added.
02.01.00 2.34 Thunderbolt Japan track info added.
10.31.99 2.33 Solo info, Riff Raff.
09.01.99 2.32 Added info on new book.
12.31.98 2.31 Changes to "Problem Children" #6, #9.
11.20.98 2.30 Malcolm guitar info updated.
10.02.98 2.29 Stamp info added.
09.04.98 2.28 Tribute info added.
06.01.98 2.27 Support act info added.
04.20.98 2.26 Solo info added for Brian, Cliff,
Simon.
01.05.98 2.25 Riff Raff added.
01.04.98 2.24 Book info, corrections.
12.02.97 2.23 Bonfire Info, some corrections.
10.01.97 2.22 Jackyl info, misc. corrections.
07.01.97 2.21 Fraternity CD, nephews, Tatts,
corrections.
05.29.97 2.20 Disclaimer update, fanzine info.
04.08.97 2.19 Brian/Jackyl review, Angels links.
03.30.97 2.18 Lots of stuff added and updated.
02.06.97 2.17 Video info added.
06.19.96 2.16 Multimedia section, book info added.
02.28.96 2.15 Header change, book info added.
01.31.96 2.14 2 new Riff Raffs, corrected typos.
11.29.95 2.13 Live track list, Bon cd w/the
Spektors.
10.01.95 2.12 Ballbreaker added, video list, Bon
singles.
09.05.95 2.11 Bon book review, 2 new Riff Raffs.
08.08.95 2.10 New entries in all 3 sections, new
header.
07.27.95 2.00 Complete re-formatting.
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
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
12. AC/DC DVDs
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?
34. What is BOD?
35. Does Bon Scott sing a version of "Back In Black"?
36. Is there a reference list of acronyms for AC/DC songs?
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
Kriedt, 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 Kriedt 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 ]
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
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 ]
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 ]
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
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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
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