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Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's hit factory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's hit factory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Tait
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
Category/GenreBands, groups and musicians
ISBN/Barcode 9781742232171
ClassificationsDewey:781.00 781.660994
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher NewSouth Publishing
Imprint NewSouth Publishing
Publication Date 1 August 2010
Publication Country Australia

Description

Harry Vanda and George Young put Friday on our minds, triggered Easyfever with the Easybeats, and harnessed the raw energy and power of Aussie pub rock to make superstars of AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and the Angels. The day Vanda and Young met at Sydney's Villawood Migrant Hostel has been called the most significant moment in Australian music history. What followed, as members of the Easybeats, producers and mentors for George's brothers' band AC/DC, and songwriters of a diverse range of hits from 'Friday on My Mind', 'She's So Fine', 'Yesterday's Hero' and 'Love is in the Air' to 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again', has provided the soundtrack to the last 50 years. Featuring revelatory interviews with Vanda and Young and members AC/DC and the other chart-topping acts they worked with, this is the inspirational story of Australia's top songwriters, producers and starmakers.

Author Biography

John Tait is a writer and the owner of Essendon 2nd Hand, a secondhand record and book shop in Melbourne, Australia.