ac/dc news - Electric Shock

Archives - June 2001

Brian rejoins Geordie for club tour in October - 6/28/01
Just reported in the Newcastle Chronicle, Brian Johnson and his old mates of Geordie have decided to undertake a small British tour of Pubs/clubs where the band originally started in the 70's. The band will rehearse in September and will tour in October.
The live band will consist of Geordie Mark III (Dave Robson on bass, Dek Rootham on guitar and Dave Whitaker on drums), which only recorded a single with Brian (Treat Her Like A Lady/Rockin With The Boys) and toured the clubs during 1977-1980 right before Brian joined AC/DC. Check the Chronicle article here.

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"Ride On" played in Paris tonight! - 6/22/01
Even luckier than the audience of Munich, Parisians just got treated tonight to "Ride On" as the ultimate encore after "For those about to rock," with the band all dressed up in blue French Football team T-Shirts!!!!!!!!! This has never been performed live by the band, and is actually happening as I am posting this...

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Bon Scott Book published in the US - 6/20/01
After being postponed many times, the US version of the book "Highway To Hell - The Life & Time of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott" is now out. First published in Australia in 1994 and quite difficult to find elsewhere, this biography of Bon's life, although very well researched, has been criticized by many since, including the band itself, which refused to be interviewed for the book. The US version is updated from the original, and the same rare photos are included.
Also available (although published sometime last year) is the guitar tablature songbook of "Stiff Upper Lip". Both books can be ordered thru Amazon.com at the links given on the left.

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Last night's Munich concert filmed - 6/16/01
Last night's concert in Munich was filmed for a future release on DVD, which should happen before the end of the year. This may have been the reason behind the surprise and certainly unexpected return of the band on stage after an 8 minute applause following the usual closing track "For Those About To Rock" for a rendition of "Shot Down In Flames".

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"BBC Sight & Sound" concert on TV in Switzerland - 6/07/01
On Saturday June 9th, Swiz TV Channel SF-DRS 2 will air the famous BBC "Sight & Sound" concert recorded at London's Golders Green Hipprodrome on October 27th 1977. The concert is 45 minutes long and has never been shown on TV since the original BBC broadcast. Get your VCR's ready!!!
By the way, if you can tape this drop me an email right away at webmaster@ac-dc.net
Details:
Saturday June 9th - 10:45pm - 11:00pm
On SF-DRS 2, Switzerland (Also available on EUTELSAT satellite)

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New Geordie CD Reissue with unreleased tracks - 6/06/01
All of Brian Johnson's former band Geordie's albums have been reissued on CD over the years and it seems labels are still cashing in with a Best Of every year or so, but the CD that just came out a couple of month a go is actually a cool release for a few reasons.
After Brian left Geordie the band carried on and released another Lp in 1978 called "No Good Woman," which contained 3 tracks sang with Brian on lead vocals, even though he'd left the band 4 years earlier. That album is extremely hard to find today (And it seems was only ever released in Sweden, France & Argentina) and had never been issued on CD.
A Geordie fan from Russia put together this reissue (and it IS a legal release) and added 2 completely unreleased Geordie tracks (sang by Brian), "Dollars-Deutchmarks," and "I Remember." The CD also contains an cool booklet with photos, lyrics & info. For all inquiries and orders email kos.mos@relcom.ru.

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Rock Hard AC/DC-Special issue in France - 6/05/01
The first issue of "Rock Hard Magazine" has just been published in France, and this is an AC/DC-special issue. The magazine is 68 pages thick & packed with AC/DC info. Included are interviews with Simon Wright, Mark Evans & Phil Rudd, some rarely-seen early shots from Dave Evans' photo-album which were first seen on this very website! Also included is a CD-ROM with photos & video sequences of the band in the studio in 1999, TV spots & other goodies.
All in French, it can mail ordered by inquiring at bighouse@club-internet.fr. A German version will follow, although it won't include the CD-ROM.

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