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 forming AC/DC.
Overview
Marcus Hook Roll Band featured George Young, Harry Vanda, Alex Young, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Freddie Smith, Ian Campbell, John Proud, and Howard Casey. The project released one record, Tales of Old Grand Daddy, which was issued only in Australia, although a variation would later be released in the U.S. on Capitol's "green label" budget series in the wake of Vanda and Young's Flash And The Pan album. They also released three singles, the first being "Natural Man"/"Boogalooing Is For Wooing", followed by "Louisiana Lady"/"Hoochie Coochie Har Kau ", and "Can't Stand the Heat"/"Moonshine Blues".Tales of Old Grand Daddy was re-released on 2 June 2014, on CD and vinyl.
Albums
Singles
All three singles were recorded in England and produced by Wally Allen, save for "Can't Stand The Heat" which was taken from the Australian album.| Title | Label |
| Natural Man*/ Boogalooing is for Wooing | Regal Zonophone |
| Louisiana Lady/ Hoochie Koochie Har Kau | Regal Zonophone |
| Can't Stand the Heat/ Moonshine Blues | EMI |
- "Natural Man" contains elements of the AC/DC songs "Soul Stripper" and "Live Wire". The track "Soul Stripper" was later released on High Voltage , and the track "Live Wire" was later released on T.N.T. and High Voltage respectively.
- "Quick Reaction" contains elements of the AC/DC song "T.N.T.", later released on T.N.T..