On October 22, 2017, George Redburn Young died aged 70. He was musician (guitar, bass, piano, drums), songwriter and music producer, member of the Australian band the Easybeats. With his bandmate Harry Vanda he wrote the hits “Friday on My Mind” and “Love Is in the Air”. In 1973, with Harry Vanda and Ted Albert, he formed “Albert Productions” in Sydney. George Young and Harry Vanda were also producers for AC/DC, (formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young). In 1988, George Young and Harry Vanda were inducted into the “ARIA Hall of Fame”.
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AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
On September 20, 1976, “Albert” label released “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”, the third AC/DC album. It was recorded December 1975–March 1976, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. The album was certified 6 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and 6 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Bon Scott– lead vocals
- Angus Young– lead guitar
- Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Evans– bass guitar
- George Young–bass guitar
- Phil Rudd– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Ain’t No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)
- There’s Gonna Be Some Rockin’
- Problem Child
- Squealer
- Big Balls
- I.P. (Rock in Peace)
- Jailbreak
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
On March 21, 1977, “Albert” label released “Let There Be Rock”, the third internationally released AC/DC studio album and the fourth to be released in Australia. The album was recorded January–February 1977, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda, and George Young.
Personnel:
- Bon Scott– lead vocals
- Angus Young– lead guitar
- Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Evans– bass guitar
- Phil Rudd– drums, percussion
- Mark Opitz – engineer:
- Michael Fraser, Al Quaglieri – mastering supervisor:
- George Marino – mastering
- Eugene Nastasi – digital assembly
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Murray Engleheart – liner notes
All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.
- 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
AC/DC: High Voltage
On February 17, 1975, “Albert Productions” released (only in Australia) “High Voltage”, the debut AC/DC album. It was recorded in November 1974, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young.
Personnel:
- Bon Scott– lead vocals
- Angus Young– lead guitar
- Malcolm Young– lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- George Young– bass guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Rob Bailey– bass guitar
- Peter Clack– drums
- Tony Currenti– drums
- Harry Vanda– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, except where noted.
- Baby, Please Don’t Go – Big Joe Williams
- She’s Got Balls
- Little Lover
- Stick Around
- Soul Stripper – Angus Young, Malcolm Young
- You Ain’t Got a Hold on Me
- Love Song
- Show Business
AC / DC: Blow Up Your Video
On January 18, 1988, “Albert” label released “Blow up Your Video”, the tenth AC/DC eleventh album released in Australia, and the tenth released internationally. It was recorded in August – September 1987, at the “Miraval Studio” in Le Val, France, and was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young.
Personnel:
- Brian Johnson– lead vocals
- Angus Young– lead guitar
- Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Simon Wright– drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Malcolm Young, Angus Young and Brian Johnson.
- 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
David Bowie: Pin Ups
On October 19, 1973, “RCA” label released “Pin Ups”, the seventh David Bowie album. It was recorded July1973, at the “Château d’Hérouville”, in Hérouville, France, and was produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie. “Pin Ups” featured cover versions of songs from other authors. The cover art showed super model Twiggy.
Personnel:
- David Bowie- lead and backing vocals, guitar, tenor and alto saxophone, harmonica, arrangements, Moog synthesizer
- Mick Ronson – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
- Ron Wood– guitar
- Mike Garson- piano, organ, harpsichord, electric piano
- Trevor Bolder- bass guitar
- Aynsley Dunbar- drums
- Ken Fordham – baritone saxophone
- A. MacCormack- backing vocals
Track listing:
- Rosalyn – Jimmy Duncan, Bill Farley
- Here Comes the Night – Bert Berns
- I Wish You Would – Billy Boy Arnold
- See Emily Play – Syd Barrett
- Everything’s Alright – Nicky Crouch, John Konrad, Simon Stavely, Stuart James, Keith Karlson
- I Can’t Explain – Pete Townshend
- Friday on My Mind – George Young, Harry Vanda
- Sorrow – Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
- Don’t Bring Me Down – Johnnie Dee
- Shapes of Things – Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf
- Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend
- Where Have All the Good Times Gone – Ray Davies
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