'74 Jailbreak
'74 Jailbreak is an EP by Australian rock band AC/DC, released in 1984. It is composed of five tracks that had previously been released only in Australia. Despite the EP's title, the song "Jailbreak" was actually recorded in 1976 and was originally released that year on the Australian version of the Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album. The EP's four other tracks were originally released on the Australian version of the band's debut album, High Voltage, recorded in 1974 and released early the following year.
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| Released | 19 October 1984[1] | |||
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| Length | 24:12 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
The song "Jailbreak" was released as a single with accompanying music video at the same time as the EP. '74 Jailbreak was re-released worldwide in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bon Scott, Malcolm Young and Angus Young, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jailbreak" | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me" | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Show Business" | 4:46 | |
| 4. | "Soul Stripper" | M. Young, A. Young | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Baby, Please Don't Go" | Big Joe Williams | 4:50 |
Personnel
- Bon Scott – lead vocals
- Angus Young – lead guitar (tracks 1 and 5), rhythm guitar
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, lead guitar (tracks 2, 3 and 4),[4] backing vocals
- George Young – production, backing vocals, drums[5] – bass guitar on all but Jailbreak
- Mark Evans – bass guitar on "Jailbreak"[6]
- Phil Rudd – drums & percussion on "Jailbreak"
- Tony Currenti – drums & percussion on tracks 2-4[7]
- Harry Vanda – production
Certification
| Country | Sales | Certification |
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| United States | 1,000,000 | Platinum |
References
- "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
- Prato, Greg. "AC/DC- '74 Jailbreak". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- Ariza, Sergio. "Back In Black". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- Engleheart, Murray & Arnaud Durieux (2006). AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-7322-8383-3.
- Saulnier, Jason (30 September 2011). "Mark Evans Interview". Music Legends. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- Fink, Jesse (1 November 2013). The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC. Ebury Australia. ISBN 9781742759791.
External links
- Lyrics on AC/DC's official website
