List of rare AC/DC songs

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The Australian hard rock band AC/DC released their first six albums in two different versions; Australian-only releases and international releases. Some songs on the Australian versions of the albums were not released on international albums and other songs were released only on singles.

This list includes songs from the Dave Evans, Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras.

Contents

[edit] Dave Evans era

[edit] Studio tracks

The songs in this category were recorded for release as the first album but were shelved when Dave Evans was sacked and replaced by Bon Scott, with the obvious exception of the "Can I Sit Next To You Girl/ Rockin' In The Parlour" single.

"Can I Sit Next to You Girl"
Released on the Can I Sit Next to You / Rockin' in the Parlour single in 1974.
This song was first recorded with Dave Evans and re-recorded with Bon Scott for the album T.N.T..
Although the song was published on an international album, the version sung by Dave Evans was released only in Australia.
Written by Malcolm Young, but credited to Malcolm Young / Angus Young.

"Rockin' in the Parlour"
Released as the b-side of Can I Sit Next to You Girl.
Written by Malcolm Young / Angus Young

"The Old Bay Road"
Written by Malcolm Young

"Midnight Rocking"
Written by Dave Evans / Malcolm Young. This song was meant to be recorded, but after Dave Evans split with the band, it went into the unrecorded files.[citation needed]

"Sunset Strip"
Written by Dave Evans / Malcolm Young

"Fell In Love"
Written by Dave Evans / Malcolm Young

"Rock 'n' Roll Singer"
Written by Malcolm Young / Angus Young

"Baby Please Don't Go"
Written by Big Joe Williams

"Soul Stripper"
Written by Malcolm Young / Angus Young

[edit] Bon Scott era

See also: Bon Scott Rarities

[edit] Studio tracks, market specific album releases

"Stick Around"
Released on the Australian version of High Voltage in February 1975.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott

"Love Song"
Released on the Australian version of High Voltage in February 1975.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott

"R.I.P. (Rock in Peace)"
Released on the Australian version of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in September 1976.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott

"Crabsody In Blue"
Released on Let There Be Rock in March 1977, in all territories except the United States and Japan.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott

"Cold Hearted Man"
Released on the European vinyl edition of Powerage in May 1978.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott

[edit] Single B-sides

"Carry Me Home"
Released as the b-side of the Dog Eat Dog single in Australia, in March 1977.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Bon Scott

"Fling Thing"
Instrumental; released on the Jailbreak / Fling Thing single in June 1976.
Written by Malcolm Young / Angus Young
Released again, in a different version, on the live album Live as Bonny in 1992.

[edit] Unreleased

"I'm a Rebel"
Unreleased. Recorded during a single session in Hamburg, Germany in 1976.
Written by Alex Young

"Been Up in the Hills Too Long"
Bon Scott wrote the song in 1974 when he was with the band Fraternity and was most likely just a test song when Bon Scott first joined the band.[citation needed] A cover version of this song was made by a Country band called The Stetsons.

[edit] Brian Johnson era

[edit] Studio tracks. Limited release

"Big Gun"
Song from the soundtrack of the movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Last Action Hero, released on the Big Gun / Back in Black single in July 1993.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Cyberspace"
Released on the Australian tour edition of Stiff Upper Lip in February 2000.
Re-released as the b-side of the Safe in New York City single in July 2000.
Written by Malcolm Young / Angus Young

[edit] Single B-sides

"Snake Eye"
Released on the Heatseeker single in January 1988.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"Borrowed Time"
Released on the That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll single in March 1988.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"Down on the Borderline"
Released on the Moneytalks single in some territories in November 1990.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

[edit] Movie Soundtrack

"Scared"
Instrumental recorded during the Who Made Who sessions in 1986 for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Death City"
Instrumental recorded during the Who Made Who sessions in 1986 for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Humans Here"
Instrumental recorded during the Who Made Who sessions in 1986 for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Bad Boy"
Instrumental recorded during the Who Made Who sessions in 1986 for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Contre Attack"
Instrumental recorded during the Who Made Who sessions in 1986 for the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

[edit] Unreleased

"Out Of Bounds"
Recorded during the Flick of the Switch sessions in 1983.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"Tightrope"
Recorded during Flick Of The Switch sessions in 1983.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"Hard On"
Unconfirmed. Supposedly recorded during the Blow Up Your Video sessions in 1988.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"She's My Babe"
Recorded during Ballbreaker sessions in 1995. Written by Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson

"Rave On"
Recorded during the Stiff Upper Lip sessions in 2000.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Whistle Blower"
Recorded during the Stiff Upper Lip sessions in 2000.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"The Cock Crows"
Recorded during the Stiff Upper Lip sessions in 2001.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

"Let It Go"
Recorded during the Stiff Upper Lip sessions in 2001.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young

[edit] Rehearsal Tapes

"Messin' With The Kid"
Recorded through the soundboard during the Flick Of The Switch tour rehearsals in Los Angeles on October 5th 1983. The recording was released on a bonus CD with the bootleg Aftershocks. Written by Mel London.

"Hellbilly Ditty"
A 30 sec., originally nameless, jam most likely recorded during the Fly on the Wall tour rehearsals in September 1985.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"Alright Tonight"
Recorded during the Blow Up Your Video pre-production rehearsals in 1987 and never released officially. Released on a bootleg single. The audio quality of this recording is poor
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

"Let It Loose"
Recorded during the Blow Up Your Video pre-production rehearsals in 1987 and never released officially. Released on a bootleg single. The audio quality of this recording is poor.
Written by Angus Young / Malcolm Young / Brian Johnson

[edit] References