Description

Grey marbled vinyl

Wow what an album. This recording has been known to exist among collectors and have always been a hot topic and when its finally it out, it ofcourse creates a buzz of excitement among collectors. This is so far the earliest know recording of Ac/dc with newly appointed singer Bon Scott, who had recently just joined the band the previous September after the band ousted Dave Evans. The soundboard Radio broadcast recording features the band’s set as part of a multi act set at the Festival Hall in Melbourne, on the 31st of December 1974, in superb quality and certainly lives up to the hype. The recording also features Bob Bailey on bass guitar and drummer Peter Clack, both of whom also played on the bands first full length record, High Voltage. The recording is of excellent quality, clear, well balanced with a powerful sound, if anything the beginning has strong bass frequencies but it does eventually dissipate and does not interfere with ones listening experience and it deserves to be played loud. After the announcer introduces the band the largely sounding female audience chants We Want Malcolm…, given the guitarists current health and his retirement from music their chant becomes that much more poignant. Angus starts with the riff to Shes Got Balls, it is longer than usual and is heavy as hell. Bon slyric for Shes Got Balls, written about his then wife Irene, are extremely suggestive but the girls love it, especially the line about sitting on his face. Bon wishes the audience a Happy New Year and introduces Soul Stripper, his lyrics do lack a certain delivery that he would use for the version found on later record. Another highlight of this recording is an ultra rare live version of Show Business, Bon tells the audience to shake everything you got hangin. There is only one other live recording of this song, it appears on the official Family Jewels dvd and features Bon in a stripped hat and matching sport coat looking like a carnival barker. The song is musically like a tribute to Chuck Berry as it has his style written all over it and the band play a storming version of it, much better sound quality than the aforementioned version. Can I Sit Next To You Girl was the band’s first single they released with singer Dave Evans, while that version was more bubblegum, Bon would make the song his starting with his hilarious introduction about the songs spot in the music charts around Australia. The song has the old lead in and they band would slightly rework and make it much more straight forward, something that makes this version even more special. The musical highlight of the album is a blistering 11 minute version of Baby Please Don’t Go featuring the band in full on boogie mode. The rhythm section holds down the beat and Angus solos like a made man over it and is by far one of the best versions ever. Also features two bonus tracks

Track list:
1. Shes Got Balls
2. Soul Stripper
3. Show Business
4. Can I Sit Next To You Girl
5. Baby Please Dont Go
6. Show Business-live June 16, 1975
7. Baby Please Dont Go-April 1975