AC/DC High Voltage New Zealand 2nd Pressing Vinyl Rip Flac With Bonus
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High Voltage
Studio album by AC/DC
Released 17 February 1975 (Australia only)
Recorded November 1974 at Albert Studios, Sydney
Genre Hard rock, blues-rock, rock and roll
Length 39:51
Label Albert
Producer Harry Vanda, George Young
Professional reviews
* Allmusic 4.5/5 stars link
Singles from High Voltage
1. "Baby, Please Don't Go"
Released: 1975
High Voltage is the debut studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 17 February 1975. Six of the album's eight songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. "Soul Stripper" was written by Young & Young, and "Baby, Please Don't Go" is a cover version of a Big Joe Williams song.
It was originally released on Albert Productions in Australia, and has never been reissued by another label in this format. An international version of High Voltage, with a different tracklisting and cover art, was released on Atlantic Records in 1976.
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Overview
AC/DC was still developing its sound when High Voltage was recorded in November 1974, and Scott and the Young brothers were backed by a different rhythm section than the Mark Evans/Phil Rudd combination featured on their next three full-length studio recordings. In Clinton Walker's biography of Scott, Rob Bailey claims he and Peter Clack played on the album[1], but it doesn't make it clear if they played on it all, or on certain tracks. Clack and Bailey were live members of AC/DC at the time. According to Murray Engleheart's book AC/DC: Maximum Rock N Roll, bass duties were shared by Malcolm and older brother George, who also played live with the band infrequently, as well as Bailey. George may have also played some drums, along with Tony Currenti. Peter Clack and John Proud played on one track each. Malcolm and Angus trade-off lead guitar parts on "Soul Stripper" and "Show Business" and Malcolm plays the solo on "Little Lover".[2] George Young and Harry Vanda produced. The title and artwork were the suggestion of Chris Gilbey of Alberts.[2]
High Voltage led to the first of many AC/DC appearances on Australia's Countdown music program. The band's earliest appearances included a now-legendary live performance of "Baby, Please Don't Go" (featuring Scott dressed as a blonde schoolgirl) and a filmed performance of "Show Business."[3]
Track listing
All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott, except where noted.
1. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams) – 4:50
2. "She's Got Balls" – 4:51
3. "Little Lover" – 5:39
4. "Stick Around" – 4:44
5. "Soul Stripper" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young) – 6:25
6. "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me" – 3:31
7. "Love Song" – 5:14
8. "Show Business" – 4:46
Songs
Most of the songs on this version of High Voltage were not released outside Australia until 1984, when "Baby, Please Don't Go", "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me", "Soul Stripper", and "Show Business" were included on the '74 Jailbreak EP, released in the United States, Canada, and Japan in October 1984. "Stick Around" and "Love Song" were later released on the compilation Backtracks on November 10, 2009. "Show Business" also appeared as the B-side on the American promo-only "Jailbreak" single. It has evolved from an older song called "Sunset Strip", written by Malcolm Young and the band's original singer Dave Evans, revamped for the album with new lyrics by Bon Scott.
"Love Song" evolved from an unrecorded song called "Fell In Love", also written by Malcolm Young and Evans. This earlier version of the song had different lyrics, and the finished lyrics as heard on the album were added by Scott. "Love Song" was released as the album's first single (under the title "Love Song (O Jene)") and was backed with "Baby Please Don't Go", but radio preferred the flip. "Stick Around" was about Scott's inability to hold onto a lover for more than one night.
"She's Got Balls" was written about Scott's ex-wife Irene. It was the first AC/DC song for which he wrote lyrics, originally ad-libbed during his first live performance with them. "Little Lover" came from an older song that Malcolm Young had first composed when he was 14. Scott's lyrics are ambiguous, but he later claimed they were about Angus.[2]
Sales Chart Performance
Album
Chart (1975) Peak Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart
14
Personnel
* Angus Young – lead guitar
* Bon Scott – lead vocals
* Malcolm Young – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
* George Young - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, drums, backing vocals, production
* Rob Bailey - bass guitar
* Tony Currenti - drums
* Peter Clack - drums
* John Proud - drums
* Harry Vanda – production
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"Can I Sit Next to You Girl" / "Rockin' in the Parlour" (Vinyl Bootled Sourced)
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"Can I Sit Next to You, Girl"
Single by AC/DC
B-side "Rockin' in the Parlour"
Released July 22nd 1974
Format 7 inch
Recorded 1974
Genre Blues-rock
Length 3:19
Label Albert Productions
Producer Harry Vanda, George Young
"Can I Sit Next to You Girl" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh track of their Australian album T.N.T., released in December 1975 (see 1975 in music), and is also the sixth track on the international version of High Voltage, released in May 1976. Written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young, it was AC/DC's first original song, having been recorded with original lead singer Dave Evans just before Bon Scott replaced him. A video on YouTube shows the band with Evans playing the song on the show "Countdown". A higher quality version of the video was uploaded on August 15, 2010.
An earlier version, "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" was recorded by AC/DC with original lead singer Dave Evans, and was released as a single the same year. [1] Also Evans' version's musical arrangement is different than T.N.T.'s rerecording, and has never been officially released overseas.
There is a music video of this song that features Dave Evans on vocals.
This song was often covered at live shows by controversial Australian sleaze rock band Candy Harlots and appeared on their 1992 single "Sister's Crazy".
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Personnel
"Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" (1974)
* Dave Evans – lead vocals
* Angus Young – lead guitar
* Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar
* Rob Bailey – bass
* Peter Clack – drums
"Round and Round And ROund" (Early Bon Scott Track also vinyl bootleg sourced)
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