Editing AC/DC (section)

===1974–1976: Bon Scott joins===
[[File:Bonscott.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Scott, aged about 33, is shown in right profile, he holds his microphone in his left hand, while his right hand, with tattoos visible, is clenched near his bare chest.|[[Bon Scott]] (''pictured in 1979'') joined as the lead singer in 1974.]]

In September 1974, [[Bon Scott]], a vocalist previously with [[the Valentines (rock band)|the Valentines]] (1966–1970) and [[Fraternity (band)|Fraternity]] (1971–1973),<ref name="McFarlane" /> joined AC/DC after his former bandmate [[Vince Lovegrove]] introduced him to George during their stopover in Adelaide in August.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /><ref name="Scott ADoB">{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=Geoff |year=2018 |title=Ronald Belford (Bon) Scott (1946–1980) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/scott-ronald-belford-bon-27533 |website=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323175150/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/scott-ronald-belford-bon-27533 |archive-date=23 March 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> Scott worked as a chauffeur for the group until an audition promoted him to lead singer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=19 February 2021 |title=Bon Scott Reveals How AC/DC Hired Him in Newly Uploaded 1976 Interview |url=https://loudwire.com/bon-scott-1976-interview-surfaces-2021/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221120217/https://loudwire.com/bon-scott-1976-interview-surfaces-2021/ |archive-date=21 February 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref> Like the Young brothers, Scott was born in Scotland, emigrated to Australia in his childhood and had a passion for blues music. Scott also had experience as a songwriter and drummer.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /> Their debut single's tracks were re-written and the vocals were re-recorded by Scott. With Scott's inclusion, "[their] working-class style, [[Boogie rock|boogie-rock]] sound and earthy humour fell into place", according to music journalist [[Ian McFarlane]].<ref name="McFarlane" /> Scott's first&nbsp;concert for AC/DC was on 5 October 1974 at the Masonic Hall in [[Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |last=DeRiso |first=Nick |date=5 October 2015 |orig-date=5 October 2014 |title=The Day AC/DC Played Their First Concert With Bon Scott |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/acdc-bon-scott-debut/ |website=[[Townsquare Media|Ultimate Classic Rock]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006012229/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/acdc-bon-scott-debut/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

AC/DC recorded their first&nbsp;studio album, ''[[High Voltage (1975 album)|High Voltage]]'', in November 1974 with Vanda & Young producing at [[Albert Studios]] in Sydney.<ref name="Kimball" /> Bailey and Clack were still in the band during its recording, but Clack played on only one&nbsp;track, and the rest were provided by session drummer [[Tony Currenti]]. George handled some bass parts and later redid others.<ref name="Kimball" /><ref name="Nimmervoll" /> Recording sessions took ten&nbsp;days and were based on instrumentals written by the Young brothers with lyrics added by Scott.{{sfn|Engleheart|Durieux|2006|pp=91–92}} They relocated to Melbourne that month.<ref name="Kimball" /> Both Bailey and Clack were fired in January 1975.<ref name="Kimball" /> [[Paul Matters]] took over bass duties briefly before being fired in turn and replaced temporarily by George or Malcolm for live duties.<ref name="McFarlane" /> Matters had disagreements with the Young brothers' decisions.<ref name="Paul Matters death" /> Meanwhile, on drums, Ron Carpenter and Russell Coleman had brief tenures before [[Phil Rudd]], from [[Buster Brown (Australian band)|Buster Brown]], joined in that month.<ref name="Kimball" /> Bass guitarist [[Mark Evans (musician)|Mark Evans]] was enlisted in March 1975, setting the line-up which lasted two&nbsp;years.<ref name="McFarlane" />

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The band were scheduled to play at the [[Sunbury Pop Festival#1975|1975 Sunbury Pop music festival]] in January; however, they went home without performing following a physical altercation with the management and crew of headlining act [[Deep Purple]].<ref name="Kimball" /> ''High Voltage'' was released exclusively in [[Australasia]] on 17 February 1975 via Albert Productions/[[EMI Music Australia]],<ref name="Holmgren" />{{sfn|Engleheart|Durieux|2006|p=107}} and reached the top&nbsp;20 in Australia.{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=11}} It provided a single, their cover version of [[Big Joe Williams]]' "[[Baby, Please Don't Go#AC/DC version|Baby, Please Don't Go]]".{{sfn|Walker|2006|p=142}}

McFarlane observed, "[their] initial achievement was to take the raw energy of Aussie pub rock, extend its basic guidelines, serve it up to a teenybop ''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' audience and still reap the benefits of the live circuit by packing out the pubs."<ref name="McFarlane" /> They released their second&nbsp;studio album ''[[T.N.T. (album)|T.N.T.]]'' (1975), in Australasia only,<ref name="McFarlane" /> its tracks were recorded with Evans and Rudd except for two tracks, which used Currenti and George. It peaked at number&nbsp;two in Australia and the top&nbsp;40 in New Zealand.{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=11}}<ref name="NZ Charts">{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=AC%2FDC |title=Discography AC/DC |first=Steffen |last=Hung |publisher=New Zealand Charts Portal (Hung Medien) |access-date=26 September 2023 }}</ref> Its second&nbsp;single, "[[It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)]]" (December 1975), had a well-known promotional video made for the [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC-TV]] pop music programme ''Countdown'',{{sfn|Wall|2012|p=160}} featuring the band miming the song on the back of a flatbed truck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bastow |first=Clem |date=25 March 2014 |title=Australian Anthems: AC/DC – 'It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/mar/25/australian-anthems-acdc-its-a-long-way-to-the-top-if-you-wanna-rocknroll |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325193600/https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/mar/25/australian-anthems-acdc-its-a-long-way-to-the-top-if-you-wanna-rocknroll |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> The single reached the top&nbsp;ten in Australia.{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=11}} The [[T.N.T. (song)|title track]] was issued as a single in March 1976 and includes the lyric "so lock up your daughter", which was modified into their first&nbsp;United Kingdom tour's name.<ref name="Fricke 2" />