The original list of AC/DC Lineups compiled by myself was featured in Howard Johnson's book "Get your jumbo jet out off my airport" page 94. Subsequent investigation has discovered that was an additional lineup featuring Neil Smith and Noel Taylor. As a result of this new information gleamed from the Dave Evans interview pages 18 - 23 of Howard's book the new lineup of Young,Young,Evans,Smith and Taylor has been slotted into lineup 2 and the number of all subsequent lineups increased by 1.
Hence the lineup now marked as lineup 3 is the equivalent of lineup 2 in Howards book.
Compiled by Glenn Robertson 1995 (Revised 29th June 1999)


AC/DC LINEUPS

AC/DC - 1
Angus Young - guitar (from Tantrum) Malcolm Young - guitar (from Velvet underground Australian) Dave Evans - vocals Larry Van Kriedt - bass Colin Burgess - drums

AC/DC - 2
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Dave Evans - vocals Neil Smith - Bass Noel Taylor - drums

AC/DC - 3
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Dave Evans - vocals Rob Bailey - bass Ron Carpenter - drums

AC/DC - 4
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Dave Evans - vocals Rob Bailey - bass Russell Coleman - drums

AC/DC - 5
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Dave Evans - vocals Rob Bailey - bass Peter Clack - drums

AC/DC - 6
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Bon Scott - vocals drums (from Fraternity) Bruce Houwe - bass (from Fraternity)

AC/DC - 7
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Bon Scott - vocals drums George Young - bass (from Easybeats brother)

AC/DC - 8
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Bon Scott - vocals George Young - bass Tony Kerrante - drums (from the 69'ers)

AC/DC - 9
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar/bass Bon Scott - vocals Phil Hugh Rudd - drums (from Buster Brown)

AC/DC - 10
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Bon Scott - vocals Mark Whitmore Evans - bass Phil Hugh Rudd - drums

AC/DC - 11
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Bon Scott - vocals Cliff Williams - bass Phil Hugh Rudd - drums

AC/DC - 12
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Brian Johnson - vocals Cliff Williams - bass Phil Hugh Rudd - drums

AC/DC - 13
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Brian Johnson - vocals Cliff Williams - bass Simon Wright - drums

AC/DC - 14
Angus Young - guitar STEVIE YOUNG - guitar (for U.S.A tour 1988 to replace Malcolm) Brian Johnson - vocals Cliff Williams - bass Simon Wright - drums

AC/DC - 15
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Brian Johnson - vocals Cliff Williams - bass Simon Wright - drums

AC/DC - 16
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Brian Johnson - vocals Cliff Williams - bass (Paul Greg standin some shows U.S. leg 91 tour) Chris Slade - drums

AC/DC - 17
Angus Young - guitar Malcolm Young - guitar Brian Johnson - vocals Cliff Williams - bass Phil Hugh Rudd - drums

A band photograph from a 1975 photo sessions features an unknown bass player. This photograph is shown on page 30 of Howard Johnson's book "Get your Jumbo Jet out of my airport". As no details are known of the mysterious bass player regarding his involvement however brief then no entry is made for him in the list of AC/DC lineups.

Dennis Laughan - The original lead singer in the band Sherbet , he was AC/DC's first short lived manager. It is reported that occasionally while the band became disenchanted by the performance of lead singer Dave Evans that Dennis would step into the vocalist duties. Laughlin was last reported to be the owner of a Hi-Fi shop in Geelong Australia.

A party for AC/DC at the Cremonte Strata Inn in Sydney Feb 5 1979 saw AC/DC perform a jam session with the lineup of Ray Arnott Drums , Angus & Mal guitars , George Young Bass and Bon on vocals.

Paul Matters (bass)
An Australian resource web site lists Paul Matters as having played Bass guitar with AC/DC. Little other information to confirm or deny this fact are known. Any addiotional information would be helpful.

Picture of Paul Matters from the Armageddon era courtesy of John Chisholm

Barrie James Wilson (Drums)
Former Procul Harum drummer Barrie James Wilson was rumoured to have done some session work with AC/DC during the recording of the Flick of the Switch album. By all accounts none of the work he did with AC/DC ever made it to any recorded output.
For more details relating to Barrie James Wilson visit Procul Harum
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