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Brian, Vic, Tom And Brian are Geordie
Geordie are:
Brian Gibson - drums
Tom Hill - bass
Brian Johnson - vocals
Vic Malcolm – guitar song writer
Geordie lineup from 1975
Albums:
Hope You Like It (EMI EMC 3001) 1973
Reissued on CD (Repertoire REP 4033-WZ, 1991)
Don't Be Fooled By The Name (EMI EMA 764) 1974
Reissued on CD (Repertoire 4124-WZ, 1991)
Save The World (EMI EMC 3134) 1976
Reissued on CD as part of "A Band From Geordieland" (Repertoire REP4515-WY, 1996)
No Good Woman 1978
No Sweat 1983
Can you do it 2003 on CD (pickwick751082)
Side 1: Side 2:
1. Goin' Down * 1. Ten Feet Tall
(Malcolm–Johnson) (Malcolm)
2. House of the Rising Sun 2. Got to Know *
(Trad. Arr. Geordie) (Malcolm–Johnson)
3. So What 3. Little Boy
(Malcolm) (Malcolm)
4. Mercenary Man 4. Look at Me
(Malcolm) (Malcolm)
Produced by: Ellis Elias and Roberto Danova except * which were produced by Ellis Elias
Engineered by: John Mackswith, Ashley Howe and Terry Enneritt
A Red Bus Records Production
All songs published by: Red Bus Music [International] Limited
Recorded at Lansdowne and Pye Studios
All songs written by Vic Malcolm
except for "GOIN' DOWN" and "GOT TO KNOW" which were written by Vic Malcolm and Brian Johnson and "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN" which is traditional, arranged by GEORDIE
Front cover concept and photography, Mick Rock
Design and inside photography, Art Direction
Styling and make-up by Sheila Rock
Many thanks to Haim Romano for his guitar licks on "GOT TO KNOW"
(P) 1974 Red Bus Records (Int) Ltd
Also available on cassette and cartridge
EMI Records Ltd.
Hayes
Middlesex
England
Made and printed in Great Britain
7403 Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd EMA 764
Can you do it - greatest Geordie 2003
1. Can You Do It
2. Natural Born Loser
3. All Because Of You
4. Strange man
5. Electric Lady
6. Geordie Stomp
7. House of the rising sun
8. Black Cat Woman
9. Rockin`with the boys tonight
10. Were alright now
11. Rock´n´roll fever
12. I cried today
13. You do this to me
14. So what
15. Ten feet tall
16. Little boy
Produced by Eliot Cohen
45s:
Don't Do That/Keep On Rockin' (Regal Zonophone RZ 3067) 1972
All Because Of You/Ain't It Just Like A Woman (EMI EMI 2008) 1973
Can You Do It/Red Eyed Lady (EMI EMI 2031) 1973
Electric Lady/Geordie Stomp (EMI EMI 2048) 1973
Rock'n'Roller/Geordie's Lost His Liggy (EMI EMI 2100) 1973
Black Cat Woman / - 1974
She's A Teaser/We're All Right Now (EMI EMI 2197) 1974
Ride On Baby/Got To Know (EMI EMI 2226) 1974
Vocals
BRIAN JOHNSON
Born October 5th, 1947
Newcastle Upon Tyne (England)
As a kid Brian performed Gang Shows with the Scouts, appeared in a TV play and even joined the local church choir. But he was quickly bitten by the rock'n'roll demon.
In February 1972 he joined the Newcastle band USA, also featuring
guitarist Vic Malcolm, bassist Tom Hill and drummer Brian Gibson.
They changed their name to the far more appropriate Geordie a few months later.
The band's first single, 'Don't Do That', was issued towards the end of the year through EMI, peaking at No. 32 in the British charts.
This was rapidly followed a few months later by their biggest hit in the form of 'All Because Of You', which reached No. 6 in the charts, and another Top 20 hit with 'Can You Do It'. As the glam era thrived so did Geordie, although after 'Electric Lady' slid out of the charts, only reaching No. 32 in August 1973, the band began to go out of fashion. Geordie continued to play the club circuit and released three albums during the Seventies as well as one compilation album, 'Master Of Rock' in 1974.
Sadly, none of their albums managed to persuade anyone to take the band seriously in the long-term. Shortly after the release of 'Save The World' in 1976, Geordie called it quits. Brian actually gave up all hopes of making it in the music business at this point. But by the beginning of 1980, he started to think about having another crack at the entertainment world. He persuaded his former colleagues to reform Geordie. When AC/DC approached Brian, Geordie had just signed a deal with Red Bus Records in London, initially for a single.
Geordie elected to carry on when Brian left, recruiting one Terry Schlesser as his replacement.
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