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Wednesday 11 September 2013

MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND


Marcus Hook Roll Band were an Australian rock group formed by Harry Vanda and George Young. The group is noted for featuring Malcolm Young and Angus Young prior to them forming AC/DC. Marcus Hook Roll Band featured George Young on vocals, guitar, piano and bass (ex-Easybeats), Harry Vanda on lead guitar and vocals (ex-Easybeats), Alex Young on saxophone (ex-Grapefruit), Angus Young on guitar, Malcolm Young on guitar (ex-Velvet Underground), Freddie Smith (bass), Ian Campbell (drums), John Proud (drums), and Howard Casey (saxophone).

 The project released one record, 'Tales of Old Grand Daddy' (1973), which was issued only in Australia (EMI), although a variation would later be released in the U.S. on Capitol's "green label" budget series (#SN-11991) in the wake of Vanda and Young's Flash And The Pan album. They also released one singles in Australia "Natural Man / Boogalooing Is For Wooing". "Louisiana Lady / Hoochie Coochie Har Kau (Lee Ho's Blues)", and "Can't Stand the Heat / Moonshine Blues" were released overseas. 'Tales of Old Grand Daddy' was re-released on June 2, 2014, on CD and vinyl. In 2017 George Young died at the age of 70. Malcolm Young died in 2017.




SINGLES 
''Natural Man / Boogalooing Is For Wooing'' 1972 Regal Zonophone 

ALBUMS 
'Tales Of Old Grand-Daddy' 1973 EMI




References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Hook_Roll_Band


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