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{{short description|British rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
| Name = Geordie
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
| Origin = {{flagicon|England}} [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[England]]
{{Infobox musical artist
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]<br />[[heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br />[[Blues-rock]]<br />[[Folk rock]]
| Background = group_or_band
| name = Geordie
| Genre = [[Glam rock]] and others
| image = Geordie EMI.jpg
| Years_active = 1972-1980
| landscape = yes
| caption = Geordie in 1973. L–R: Brian Gibson, Tom Hill, Brian Johnson, and Vic Malcolm.
| Label = [[Regal Zonophone]]
| alias = Powerhouse, USA
| Current_members = Vic Malcolm <br />Tom Hill <br />Brian Gibson <br />[[Brian Johnson]]
| origin = [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], England

| genre = {{Flatlist|
* [[Glam rock]]
* [[hard rock]]}}
| background = group_or_band
| years_active = 1972–80, 1982–85, 2001, 2018–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Regal Zonophone Records|Regal Zonophone]]|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|[[Bellaphon Records|Bellaphon]]|[[MGM Records|MGM]] (US)|[[Neat Records|Neat]]}}
| associated_acts = [[AC/DC]]
| current_members = [[Terry Slesser]]<br/>Steve Dawson<br/>Tom Hill<br/>Brian Gibson
| past_members = [[Brian Johnson]]<br/>Vic Malcolm<br/>Rob Turnbull<br/>David Stephenson<br/>Micky Bennison
}}
}}


'''Geordie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɔr|d|i}} {{respell|JOR|dee}}) are a British [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] initially active in the 1970s<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-656-1|page=144}}</ref> with notable songs such as "Don't Do That", "All Because of You", "Can You Do It", "Electric Lady" and "Goodbye Love".
'''Geordie''' were a [[glam rock]] [[band (music)|band]] from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], active in the [[1970s in music|1970s]].


==History==
== History ==
Their first line-up included; Vic Malcolm (born Albert Victor Malcolm, [[3 December]] [[1946]], in Newcastle upon Tyne) ([[lead guitar]]), Tom Hill ([[bass guitar]]), Brian Gibson ([[drum kit|drums]]) and [[Brian Johnson]] ([[lead vocals]]), who later went on to join the [[Australian]] [[hard rock]] band, [[AC/DC]].


===Formation (1971–1980)===
Geordie released their [[debut album]], ''Hope You Like It'', in [[1973 in music|1973]] on [[EMI]]'s [[Regal Zonophone]] [[record label]] and Red Bus Records. Other [[album]]s they released included; ''Don't Be Fooled by the Name'', ''Band from Geordieland'', ''Save the World'', and ''No Good Woman''.
The original Geordie line-up (from February 1972) included: Vic Malcolm (lead guitar), Tom Hill (bass guitar), Brian Gibson (drums) and [[Brian Johnson]] (lead vocals).<ref name="LarkinHM"/> Their first single, "Don't Do That" broke into the Top 40 of the [[UK Singles Chart]] in December 1972.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 225}}</ref> In March 1973, Geordie released their debut album, ''Hope You Like It'' on [[EMI]] label.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> Trying to compete with such British [[glam rock]] outfits as [[Slade]] and [[The Sweet|Sweet]] (Geordie supported the former on a UK tour, as well as the latter at a concert at the Rainbow Club, London in March 1973), they achieved UK Top 10 status with "All Because of You" (April 1973) and had a UK Top 20 hit with "Can You Do It" (July 1973).<ref name="LarkinHM"/> They also had several appearances on [[BBC Television]] including 15 appearances on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', one of which was in November 1972.


In the early 1970s, Geordie toured Australia regularly and gained a solid following in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], due to the "Newcastle" connection and the song "Geordie's Lost his Liggie" gained popularity and airplay in Newcastle. They were one of the regular touring bands to play at the "art deco" Savoy Theatre in [[Lambton, New South Wales|Lambton]]. Their second album, ''Don't Be Fooled by the Name'' (1974),<ref name="LarkinHM"/> including a [[cover version|cover]] of the traditional "[[House of the Rising Sun]]", failed to yield a hit.
Geordie split up in 1979.


After their 1976 album ''Save the World'', frontman Johnson left for a solo project.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> The band's album, ''No Good Woman'', in 1978 consisted of three unreleased tracks with Johnson and new material recorded by Malcolm with future [[Dire Straits]] keyboardist [[Alan Clark (keyboardist)|Alan Clark]], vocalist Dave Ditchburn, bassist Frank Gibbon, and drummer George Defty. Johnson had meanwhile begun to perform as Geordie in a new line-up, sometimes also called ''Geordie II'', in which he was the only original member. The band signed a [[recording contract]] in 1980, but finally folded that spring when Johnson replaced [[Bon Scott]] in [[AC/DC]].<ref name="LarkinHM"/>
==Post break-up==
After AC/DC's lead singer, [[Bon Scott]], died in [[1980 in music|1980]], AC/DC chose Brian Johnson (whose vocal talent had previously been praised by Scott) to take over lead vocal duties. Johnson first appeared with AC/DC on their hugely successful album, ''[[Back In Black]]''.


===Post break-up and reunion tour of Geordie II (1980–2018)===
Geordie regrouped without Johnson and went on to record an album named, ''No Sweat'', in 1983, which did not achieve much success. They later changed their name to 'Powerhouse' and released an eponymous album in 1986 before disbanding indefinitely.
After AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott died in February 1980, AC/DC chose Brian Johnson (whose vocal talent had previously been praised by Scott) to take over lead vocal duties.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> Johnson traveled with the band and producer [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] to [[Compass Point Studios]] in The Bahamas to write and record the follow-up to their 1979 album ''Highway To Hell''. This would lead to the release of AC/DC's ''[[Back in Black]]'' in May 1980. ''Back in Black'' would eventually go on to become the second-best selling album of all time.


In 1982, the original members, minus Johnson, re-grouped as a quintet with new singer Rob Turnbull and additional guitarist David Stephenson. They went on to record an album titled ''No Sweat'' in 1983. The album was released on [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[independent record label]], [[Neat Records]]. It was critically acclaimed but had no major success. In 1985/6, Malcolm, Gibson and Stephenson left, and a new line up subsequently changed their name to Powerhouse, to release an eponymous album in 1986, before calling it a day yet again.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p17831|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Richie Unterberger |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 January 2009}}</ref>
They reunited with Johnson for a comeback gig in the 1990s during an AC/DC [[hiatus]].


At the end of 2001, during an AC/DC hiatus, Johnson had a one-off reunion, for a short UK tour, with Geordie's 1977–80 line-up, performing largely hard rock [[cover versions]]. They were known as Geordie II.
==External link==

*{{amg | id = 11:8au67uy0h0jg | label = Geordie }}
Rob Turnbull (Dr. Rob) is a member of the band Gadji as of 2013. In 2014, Vic Malcolm formed a new band, Dynamite, with Rick Mort and recorded an album, ''Rock 'Til You Drop'', in 2014 on indie label Tabitha Records.

===Revival (2018–present)===
Two of the original founder members, bassist Tom Hill, and drummer Brian Gibson relaunched Geordie with a new line-up that included Mark Wright on vocals and Steve Dawson of [[The Animals|Animals II]] on guitar. January 2022 saw Terry Slesser of [[Paul Kossoff|Paul Kossoff's]] post [[Free (band)|Free]] band, [[Back Street Crawler (band)|Back Street Crawler]] take over vocal duties. Original guitarist Vic Malcolm is still involved with the band in a songwriting capacity only. The group launched a YouTube channel with an announcement of the band reformation. New material has subsequently been released featuring Terry and is available on most streaming platforms. An official band website saw the light of day early 2023.

==Discography==
===Studio albums (as Geordie)===
*''[[Hope You Like It]]'' (1973) (Red Bus)
*''[[Don't Be Fooled by the Name]]'' (1974) (Red Bus)
*''[[Save the World (Geordie album)|Save the World]]'' (1976) (Red Bus)
*''[[No Good Woman]]'' (1978) (Red Bus – Landmark)
*''[[No Sweat (Geordie album)|No Sweat]]'' (1983) (Neat Records)

===Studio album (as Powerhouse)===
*''Powerhouse'' (1986) (Ambush/EMI)

===Compilation albums===
*''[[Geordie – Masters of Rock]]'' (1974) (EMI)
*''Geordie featuring Brian Johnson'' (1980) (Red Bus)
*''Strange Man'' (1982) (compilation) (Red Bus)
*''Keep on Rocking'' (1989) (digitally remixed & remastered) (Anchor/DCC)
*''Rocking with the Boys'' (1992) (Australian compilation) (Raven)
*''A Band from Geordieland'' (1996) (compilation – 24 tracks) (Repertoire)
*''The Very Best of Geordie'' (1997) (compilation) (CMC/Play records)
*''The Best of Geordie'' (1998) (compilation) (Platinum)
*''Can You Do It?'' (1999) (compilation) (Delta)
*''The Singles Collection'' (2001) (compilation) (7T's records)
*''No Sweat'' (2002) (re-release compiled with 4 live sessions recorded at the BBC) (Castle Records)
*''Can You Do It'' (2003) (compilation) (Pickwick – Holland)
*''Unreleased Tapes'' (2005) (12 rare tracks) (OVC Media – Russia) **Not Geordie (Tom Hill, July 2023)**
*''The Very Best of Geordie – The original versions'' (2009) (compilation) (Spectre/Universal records)
*''Keep on Rockin' – The Very Best Of'' (2009) (compilation) (Spectre/Universal records)
*''Greatest Hits'' (2012) (compilation) (Zebra Studio records)
*''The Albums'' (2016) 5 CD 66 track set of all five albums recorded by Geordie.

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Single
! colspan="7" |Peak chart positions
|-
!<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=GEORDIE {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14754/geordie/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=officialcharts.com}}</ref>
!<small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br/><ref name="aus">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|edition=illustrated|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|page=123|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref>
!<small>[[Ultratop|BE (FLA)]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=geordie|access-date=2021-06-28|website=ultratop.be}}</ref>
!<small>[[IFPI Danmark|DEN]]</small>
!<small>[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche|access-date=2021-06-28|website=offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
!<small>[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Irish Charts – All there is to know|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement|access-date=2021-06-28|website=irishcharts.ie}}</ref>
!<small>[[Dutch Single Top 100|NL]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=geordie&cat=s|access-date=2021-06-28|website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
|-
|1972
| align="left" |"Don't Do That"
| 32 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="4" |1973
| align="left" |"All Because of You"
| 6 || — || 18 | 6 || 30 || 11 || 19
|-
| align="left" |"Can You Do It"
| 13 || 69 || 30 || 14 || 22 || — || 25
|-
| align="left" |"Electric Lady"
| 32 || — || — || — || 32 || — || —
|-
| align="left" |"Black Cat Woman"
| — || — || — || — || 36 || — || —
|-
| rowspan="5" |1974
| align="left" |"Got to Know" <small>(Australia-only release)</small>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" |"[[The House of the Rising Sun|House of the Rising Sun]]" <small>(Japan-only release)</small>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" |"Goin' Down" <small>(France-only release)</small>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" |"She's a Teaser"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" |"Ride on Baby"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
|1975
| align="left" |"Goodbye Love"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
|1980
| align="left" |"Treat Her Like a Lady"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
| align="left" |"Don't Do That"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| align="left" |"Rockin' with the Boys" <small>(Canada-only release)</small>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1982
| align="left" |"[[Nutbush City Limits]]"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2022
| align="left" |"Red, White and Blue"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2023
| align="left" |"She's My Sugar"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2023
| align="left" |"See You Now"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:8pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

== Band members ==
'''1972–1977:'''
* [[Brian Johnson]] (vocals)
* Vic Malcolm (guitar, vocals) (1972-1975, 1976–1977)
* Tom Hill (bass)
* Brian Gibson (drums)
* Micky Bennison (guitar) (1975-1976)

'''1978:'''
* Dave Ditchburn (vocals)
* Vic Malcolm (guitar)
* [[Alan Clark (keyboardist)|Alan Clark]] (keyboards)
* Frank Gibbon (bass)
* George Defty (drums)

'''Geordie II – 1977–1980, 2001:'''
* Brian Johnson (vocals)
* Derek Rootham (guitar)
* Dave Robson (bass)
* Davy Whittaker (drums)
* [[Terry Slesser]] (vocals; replaced Johnson in 1980)

'''1982–1985:'''
* Rob Turnbull (vocals)
* Vic Malcolm (guitar)
* David Stephenson (guitar)
* Tom Hill (bass)
* Brian Gibson (drums)

'''1986:'''
* Rob Turnbull (vocals)
* Martin Metcalf (guitar)
* Tom Hill (bass)
* Brian Gibson (drums)

'''2018–2022:'''
* Mark Wright (vocals)
* Steve Dawson (guitar)
* Tom Hill (bass)
* Brian Gibson (drums)

'''2022–present:'''
* Terry Slesser (vocals)
* Steve Dawson (guitar)
* Tom Hill (bass)
* Brian Gibson (drums)

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== See also ==
*[[List of glam rock artists]]
*[[List of bands from Newcastle, United Kingdom]]
*[[List of performers on Top of the Pops]]


== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
*[https://www.geordie.band Geordie.Band] Official
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p17831|label=Geordie}}
*[http://www.angel.dk/acdc/Pages/GEORDIEoversigt.html Angel.dk]


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Latest revision as of 11:46, 13 October 2024

Geordie
Geordie in 1973. L–R: Brian Gibson, Tom Hill, Brian Johnson, and Vic Malcolm.
Geordie in 1973. L–R: Brian Gibson, Tom Hill, Brian Johnson, and Vic Malcolm.
Background information
Also known asPowerhouse, USA
OriginNewcastle, England
Genres
Years active1972–80, 1982–85, 2001, 2018–present
Labels
MembersTerry Slesser
Steve Dawson
Tom Hill
Brian Gibson
Past membersBrian Johnson
Vic Malcolm
Rob Turnbull
David Stephenson
Micky Bennison

Geordie (/ˈdʒɔːrdi/ JOR-dee) are a British rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne initially active in the 1970s[1] with notable songs such as "Don't Do That", "All Because of You", "Can You Do It", "Electric Lady" and "Goodbye Love".

History

[edit]

Formation (1971–1980)

[edit]

The original Geordie line-up (from February 1972) included: Vic Malcolm (lead guitar), Tom Hill (bass guitar), Brian Gibson (drums) and Brian Johnson (lead vocals).[1] Their first single, "Don't Do That" broke into the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart in December 1972.[2] In March 1973, Geordie released their debut album, Hope You Like It on EMI label.[1] Trying to compete with such British glam rock outfits as Slade and Sweet (Geordie supported the former on a UK tour, as well as the latter at a concert at the Rainbow Club, London in March 1973), they achieved UK Top 10 status with "All Because of You" (April 1973) and had a UK Top 20 hit with "Can You Do It" (July 1973).[1] They also had several appearances on BBC Television including 15 appearances on Top of the Pops, one of which was in November 1972.

In the early 1970s, Geordie toured Australia regularly and gained a solid following in Newcastle, New South Wales, due to the "Newcastle" connection and the song "Geordie's Lost his Liggie" gained popularity and airplay in Newcastle. They were one of the regular touring bands to play at the "art deco" Savoy Theatre in Lambton. Their second album, Don't Be Fooled by the Name (1974),[1] including a cover of the traditional "House of the Rising Sun", failed to yield a hit.

After their 1976 album Save the World, frontman Johnson left for a solo project.[1] The band's album, No Good Woman, in 1978 consisted of three unreleased tracks with Johnson and new material recorded by Malcolm with future Dire Straits keyboardist Alan Clark, vocalist Dave Ditchburn, bassist Frank Gibbon, and drummer George Defty. Johnson had meanwhile begun to perform as Geordie in a new line-up, sometimes also called Geordie II, in which he was the only original member. The band signed a recording contract in 1980, but finally folded that spring when Johnson replaced Bon Scott in AC/DC.[1]

Post break-up and reunion tour of Geordie II (1980–2018)

[edit]

After AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott died in February 1980, AC/DC chose Brian Johnson (whose vocal talent had previously been praised by Scott) to take over lead vocal duties.[1] Johnson traveled with the band and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange to Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas to write and record the follow-up to their 1979 album Highway To Hell. This would lead to the release of AC/DC's Back in Black in May 1980. Back in Black would eventually go on to become the second-best selling album of all time.

In 1982, the original members, minus Johnson, re-grouped as a quintet with new singer Rob Turnbull and additional guitarist David Stephenson. They went on to record an album titled No Sweat in 1983. The album was released on heavy metal independent record label, Neat Records. It was critically acclaimed but had no major success. In 1985/6, Malcolm, Gibson and Stephenson left, and a new line up subsequently changed their name to Powerhouse, to release an eponymous album in 1986, before calling it a day yet again.[3]

At the end of 2001, during an AC/DC hiatus, Johnson had a one-off reunion, for a short UK tour, with Geordie's 1977–80 line-up, performing largely hard rock cover versions. They were known as Geordie II.

Rob Turnbull (Dr. Rob) is a member of the band Gadji as of 2013. In 2014, Vic Malcolm formed a new band, Dynamite, with Rick Mort and recorded an album, Rock 'Til You Drop, in 2014 on indie label Tabitha Records.

Revival (2018–present)

[edit]

Two of the original founder members, bassist Tom Hill, and drummer Brian Gibson relaunched Geordie with a new line-up that included Mark Wright on vocals and Steve Dawson of Animals II on guitar. January 2022 saw Terry Slesser of Paul Kossoff's post Free band, Back Street Crawler take over vocal duties. Original guitarist Vic Malcolm is still involved with the band in a songwriting capacity only. The group launched a YouTube channel with an announcement of the band reformation. New material has subsequently been released featuring Terry and is available on most streaming platforms. An official band website saw the light of day early 2023.

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums (as Geordie)

[edit]

Studio album (as Powerhouse)

[edit]
  • Powerhouse (1986) (Ambush/EMI)

Compilation albums

[edit]
  • Geordie – Masters of Rock (1974) (EMI)
  • Geordie featuring Brian Johnson (1980) (Red Bus)
  • Strange Man (1982) (compilation) (Red Bus)
  • Keep on Rocking (1989) (digitally remixed & remastered) (Anchor/DCC)
  • Rocking with the Boys (1992) (Australian compilation) (Raven)
  • A Band from Geordieland (1996) (compilation – 24 tracks) (Repertoire)
  • The Very Best of Geordie (1997) (compilation) (CMC/Play records)
  • The Best of Geordie (1998) (compilation) (Platinum)
  • Can You Do It? (1999) (compilation) (Delta)
  • The Singles Collection (2001) (compilation) (7T's records)
  • No Sweat (2002) (re-release compiled with 4 live sessions recorded at the BBC) (Castle Records)
  • Can You Do It (2003) (compilation) (Pickwick – Holland)
  • Unreleased Tapes (2005) (12 rare tracks) (OVC Media – Russia) **Not Geordie (Tom Hill, July 2023)**
  • The Very Best of Geordie – The original versions (2009) (compilation) (Spectre/Universal records)
  • Keep on Rockin' – The Very Best Of (2009) (compilation) (Spectre/Universal records)
  • Greatest Hits (2012) (compilation) (Zebra Studio records)
  • The Albums (2016) 5 CD 66 track set of all five albums recorded by Geordie.

Singles

[edit]
Year Single Peak chart positions
UK
[4] 		AUS
[5] 		BE (FLA)
[6] 		DEN GER
[7] 		IRE
[8] 		NL
[9]
1972 "Don't Do That" 32 — — — — — —
1973 "All Because of You" 6 — 6 30 11 19
"Can You Do It" 13 69 30 14 22 — 25
"Electric Lady" 32 — — — 32 — —
"Black Cat Woman" — — — — 36 — —
1974 "Got to Know" (Australia-only release) — — — — — — —
"House of the Rising Sun" (Japan-only release) — — — — — — —
"Goin' Down" (France-only release) — — — — — — —
"She's a Teaser" — — — — — — —
"Ride on Baby" — — — — — — —
1975 "Goodbye Love" — — — — — — —
1980 "Treat Her Like a Lady" — — — — — — —
1981 "Don't Do That" — — — — — — —
"Rockin' with the Boys" (Canada-only release) — — — — — — —
1982 "Nutbush City Limits" — — — — — — —
2022 "Red, White and Blue" — — — — — — —
2023 "She's My Sugar" — — — — — — —
2023 "See You Now" — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Band members

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1972–1977:

  • Brian Johnson (vocals)
  • Vic Malcolm (guitar, vocals) (1972-1975, 1976–1977)
  • Tom Hill (bass)
  • Brian Gibson (drums)
  • Micky Bennison (guitar) (1975-1976)

1978:

  • Dave Ditchburn (vocals)
  • Vic Malcolm (guitar)
  • Alan Clark (keyboards)
  • Frank Gibbon (bass)
  • George Defty (drums)

Geordie II – 1977–1980, 2001:

  • Brian Johnson (vocals)
  • Derek Rootham (guitar)
  • Dave Robson (bass)
  • Davy Whittaker (drums)
  • Terry Slesser (vocals; replaced Johnson in 1980)

1982–1985:

  • Rob Turnbull (vocals)
  • Vic Malcolm (guitar)
  • David Stephenson (guitar)
  • Tom Hill (bass)
  • Brian Gibson (drums)

1986:

  • Rob Turnbull (vocals)
  • Martin Metcalf (guitar)
  • Tom Hill (bass)
  • Brian Gibson (drums)

2018–2022:

  • Mark Wright (vocals)
  • Steve Dawson (guitar)
  • Tom Hill (bass)
  • Brian Gibson (drums)

2022–present:

  • Terry Slesser (vocals)
  • Steve Dawson (guitar)
  • Tom Hill (bass)
  • Brian Gibson (drums)

Timeline

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 225. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  4. ^ "GEORDIE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 123. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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