| Tales of Old Grand-Daddy | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 1974 |
| Recorded | July – August 1973 |
| Studio | EMI (Sydney) |
| Length | 37:24 |
| Label | |
| Producer | Wally Waller |
Tales of Old Grand-Daddy is the only studio album by Australian rock band Marcus Hook Roll Band, released in Australia in March 1974. The album is noted for being the recording debut of future AC/DC founders Angus Young and Malcolm Young. [1]
The group released Tales of Old Grand-Daddy in March 1974, which was originally issued only in Australia on Albert Productions/EMI. [2] [3] [4] Many of the details surrounding Tales of Old Grand-Daddy remain forgotten due to excessive alcohol consumption during the recording sessions. According to George Young, "We all got rotten (drunk) – except Angus, who was too young – and we spent a month in the studio boozing it up every night." [1] [5] The album features rhythm and lead guitar from both Malcolm and Angus Young, although whose parts are whose is a detail forgotten. [1] Tales of Old Grand-Daddy was released in 1979 as Marcus Hook Roll Band with an extra track and new cover art in the United States on Capitol's "green label" budget series (#SN-11991); [4] in the wake of Vanda & Young's Flash and the Pan album. They also released the lead single "Can't Stand the Heat" / "Moonshine Blues" in 1974. [3] Tales of Old Grand-Daddy was re-issued in 1981, titled Full File, with two non-album singles added. [3] [4] A CD version of the album was also re-issued in 1994 through Albert Productions/Sony Music, [4] and again on 2 June 2014, with two unreleased songs added. [1] [6]
All tracks are written by Harry Vanda and George Young, except where noted. [6]
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Stand the Heat" | Vanda | 3:10 [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2. | "Goodbye Jane" | Vanda | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Quick Reaction" | Vanda | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Silver Shoes and Strawberry Wine" | Vanda | 5:48 |
| 5. | "Watch Her Do It Now" | Young | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "The People and the Power" | Young | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Red Revolution" | Vanda | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Shot in the Head" | Young | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Ape Man" | Young | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Cry For Me" | Vanda | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 37:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Natural Man" | Young | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Louisiana Lady" | Vanda | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Shot in the Head" | Young | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Can't Stand the Heat" | Vanda | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Goodbye Jane" | Vanda | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Quick Reaction" | Vanda | 3:02 |
| 7. | "The People and the Power" | Young | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Red Revolution" | Vanda | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Cry For Me" | Vanda | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Silver Shoes and Strawberry Wine" | Vanda | 5:48 |
| 11. | "Watch Her Do It Now" | Young | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Ape Man" | Young | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 44:14 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "One of These Days" | Vanda | 4:37 | |
| 12. | "Natural Man" | Young | 3:47 | |
| 13. | "Moonshine Blues" | Wally Waller | Vanda | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Louisiana Lady" | Vanda | 3:03 | |
| 15. | "Ride Baby Ride" | Young | 3:07 | |
| Total length: | 55:12 | |||
Credits adapted from the liner notes. [6]
Locations
Marcus Hook Roll Band
Production
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [8] | 89 |
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