High Voltage 1975 '74 Jailbreak 1984 Bon Scott – lead vocals Angus Young – lead guitar Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar George Young – production, bass guitar, rhythm guitar,backing vocals Rob Bailey – bass guitar Tony Currenti – drums Harry Vanda – production, backing vocals "Soul Stripper" Well, i met her in the garden Underneath that old apple tree Sitting with a handful of flowers She was looking as cool as can be We talked away a couple of hours Then she laid her hand on my lap Oh, i thought i got to be dreaming But I didn't know i fell in her trap Then she made me say things i didn't want to say She made me play games i didn't want to play She was a soul stripper, Oh yea, tried to break my heart Soul stripper, Then She tore me apart She started moving nice and easy Slowly getting into my spine Killing off these nice little feelings Everyone she could find And when she had me hollow and naked That's when she put me down Pulled out a knife and flashed it before me Stuck it in turned it around Then she made me say things i didn't want to say She made me play games i didn't want to play Soul stripper, she broke my heart yea Soul stripper, tore me apart... In November 1973, guitarists Malcolm Young and Angus Young formed AC/DC and recruited bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess, ex-Masters Apprentices drummer. Soon the Young brothers decided that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group; they felt he was more of a glam rocker like Gary Glitter. The band had recorded only one single with Evans, "Can I Sit Next To You, Girl", with "Rockin' in the Parlour" as the B-side. In September 1974, Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott, an experienced vocalist and friend of producer George Young, replaced Dave Evans after friend Vince Lovegrove recommended him. The addition of Scott redefined the band; like the Young brothers, Scott had been born in Scotland before emigrating to Australia in his childhood, and loved rock and roll, especially Little Richard. Scott had played in the Valentines, the Spektors and Fraternity. In a 2010 interview with Mojo's Sylvie Simmons, Angus Young recalled that Scott "moulded the character of AC/DC...Everything became more down to earth and straight ahead. That's when we became a band."Malcolm and Angus traded-off lead guitar parts on "Soul Stripper"Six of its eight songs were written by the Young brothers and Scott, with "Soul Stripper" being credited to the Young brothers alone. "Soul Stripper" evolved from an older song called "Sunset Strip", written by Malcolm and the band's original singer Dave Evans, revamped for the album with new lyrics by Scott, and is similar in theme and structure to "Squealer," a song that would be included on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in 1976.

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