<P> In November 1973, Malcolm and Angus Young formed AC / DC and recruited bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess, ex-Masters Apprentices drummer . Pushing hard for the band's success were Australia's legendary roadie Ray Arnold and his partner Alan Kissack . Gene Pierson booked the band to play at Chequers nightclub on New Year's Eve, 1973 . </P> <P> By this time, Angus Young had adopted his characteristic school - uniform stage outfit . The idea was his sister Margaret's . Angus had tried other costumes: Spider - Man, Zorro, a gorilla, and a parody of Superman, named Super-Ang . In its early days, most members of the band dressed in some form of glam or satin outfit . </P> <P> On stage, Evans was occasionally replaced by the band's first manager, Dennis Laughlin, who was the original lead singer with Sherbet prior to Daryl Braithwaite . In Paul Stenning's book, AC / DC: Two Sides To Every Glory, it is stated that Evans did not get along with Laughlin, which also contributed to the band's ill feeling toward Evans . By the middle of 1974, the band had built up a strong live reputation which led to a support slot for the visiting Lou Reed . </P> <P> Some time in 1974, on the recommendation of Michael Chugg, veteran Melbourne promoter Michael Browning booked the band to play at his club, the Hard Rock . Browning had previously managed Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, unsuccessfully trying to break them into the UK market . He did not like their glam rock image and felt that Evans was the wrong singer for the band, but was impressed by the Young brothers' guitar playing . Shortly afterwards, he received a call from the band; Laughlin had quit as manager, and they were stuck in Adelaide with no money . Browning agreed to bail them out and booked them for another gig at the Hard Rock . Following the gig, they agreed to take him on as their new manager, with the co-operation of their older brother George and Harry Vanda . </P>

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