Extremely rare AC/DC memorabilia has gone on on display in Angus ahead of this weekend’s festival to celebrate the band’s legendary frontman.
The Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum’s annual free exhibition for Bonfest features items belonging to Neil McDonald, who has the biggest AC/DC collection in the UK.
Bon Scott 40 Years of High Voltage & TNT commemorates the fact that 40 years have passed since the release, in Australia, of the AC/DC albums High Voltage and TNT.
Neil told The Courier: “As well as the original Australian LPs and singles, there are also three original flyers from 1975 and 1976 for Dingwalls in London, where AC/DC played when they first came to the UK.
“They list the names of the various bands and the dates they appeared at the club at the time.
“Also, there is an extremely rare Atlantic Records promotional poster advertising the release of the UK LP High Voltage in 1976, which was a compilation of songs from their first two Australia-only-released albums, High Voltage and TNT, the year before.”
Bon Fest has been organised by local group DD8 Music every year since 2006 and pays homage to the former lead singer of the iconic rock band.
Bon Scott was born Ronald Belford Scott in Forfar in 1946 and lived in Kirriemuir until the age of six, when his family moved to Western Australia.
Neil added: “In another case we are displaying a mixture of AC/DC items spanning their long career, which include an official Australian gold record award for the album Flick Of The Switch that was presented to Malcom Young for sales of the album. Malcolm also signed the back of this award.
“Another item I have loaned for the first time is a promotional AC/DC swag bag, which was issued to radio stations and record executives to promote the single Money Talks in the USA.
“These are only some of the many items that visitors to the Gateway To The Glens will be able to view this year and I look forward to chatting to fans at the museum on Saturday.”
Neil will be in the museum on Saturday from 1 to 4pm to discuss his collection. The exhibition is free to view during the museum’s opening hours, 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday.