Description 800x600 AC/DC High Voltage LP 1975 Australian Alberts Original Australian pressing on black & yellow Alberts label 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 the Young brothers and "Baby, Please Don't Go" is a cover version of a Big Joe Williams song. The album was produced by Vanda & Young at Albert Studios in Sydney, Australia. George Young is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm, who also played bass guitar on a number of the album's songs, and played bass guitar at some of AC/DC's live shows. Harry Vanda was a bandmate of George's in The Easybeats. George and Harry were the main songwriters of The Easybeats' later hits, including their international hit "Friday on My Mind". High Voltage was originally released on Albert Productions only in Australia, and has never been reissued by another label in this format. The international version of High Voltage has a different track listing and cover art. It was issued on Atlantic Records in 1976. AC/DC was still developing its sound when High Voltage was recorded in November 1974, and Bon Scott and the Young brothers (Angus and Malcolm) were backed by a different rhythm section than the Mark Evans/Phil Rudd combination featured on their next three full-length studio recordings. Rob Bailey and Peter Clack were the band's bassist and drummer, respectively, 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. Clack and John Proud played on one track each. Malcolm and Angus traded-off lead guitar parts on "Soul Stripper" and "Show Business", and Malcolm played the solo on "Little Lover". George Young and Harry Vanda produced the album, which was recorded in 10 days in between gigs at Albert Studios in Sydney. The title and artwork were the suggestion of Chris Gilbey of Albert Productions. 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." A1 Baby Please Don't Go A2 She's Got Balls A3 Little Lover A4 Stick Around B1 Soul Stripper B2 You Ain't Got A Hold On Me B3 Love Song B4 Show Business CONDITION: SLEEVE: VG++, not much wear at all RECORD: VG— Scuffs, minor scratches and marks, plays well with some occasional surface noise. Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE