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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
[[Category:AC/DC albums|Seventy-Four Jailbreak]]
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[[Category:1984 albums|Seventy-Four Jailbreak]]
{{Infobox album
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums|Seventy-Four Jailbreak]]
| name = '74 Jailbreak
{{Album infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = '74 Jailbreak
| type = ep
| Type = [[Extended play|EP]]
| artist = [[AC/DC]]
| cover = Ac-dc-74-jailbreak-cover.jpg
| Artist = [[AC/DC]]
| alt = A distorted photo of Angus Young playing, him appearing five times on the cover. On the top of the cover there is a banner with the AC/DC logo and the all caps title "'74 Jailbreak".
| Cover = Acdc-74jailbreak.jpg
| released = {{Start date|1984|10|18|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1984/FMQB-Album-1984-10-12.pdf|title=FMQB|page=30}}</ref>
| Background = Orange
| recorded = {{Hlist|November 1974|January 1976}}
| Released = [[October 15]], [[1984]]
| studio = [[Albert Studios|Albert]] (Sydney)
| Recorded = [[1974]] - [[1976]]
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[blues rock]]}}
| length = 24:12
| Length = 24 [[minute|min]] 06 [[second|s]]
| Label = [[Atco Records]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Producer = [[Harry Vanda]], [[George Young]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Harry Vanda]]|[[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]]}}
| prev_title = [[Flick of the Switch]]
| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
| prev_year = 1983
<ul><li>''[[All Music Guide|AMG]]'' [[Image:3 out of 5.png]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:emf6zfohehak~T1 link]</li></ul>
| next_title = [[Fly on the Wall (AC/DC album)|Fly on the Wall]]
|
| Last album =
| next_year = 1985
}}
| This album = '''74 Jailbreak''<br />([[1984]])
{{Music ratings
| Next album =
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/74-jailbreak-mw0000193569 |title=AC/DC- '74 Jailbreak |last=Prato |first=Greg |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=2020-10-24 }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
| rev2Score = 7/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page=11}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
}}
''''''74 Jailbreak''''' is a [[hard rock]] [[Extended play|EP]] by [[Australia]]n band [[AC/DC]], composed of earlier unreleased tracks. It was released in [[1984]] in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Japan]] (see [[1984 in music]]). The song ''Jailbreak'' was also released as a [[single (music)|single]].


''''' '74 Jailbreak''''' is the only [[extended play|EP]] by Australian [[Rock music|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 (AC/DC 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)|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 (1975 album)|High Voltage]]'', recorded in 1974 and released early the following year.
The first track is from the Australian version of ''Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'', while the rest of the tracks are from the Australian version of ''High Voltage''.

"Jailbreak" was released as a single with accompanying [[music video]] at the same time as the EP. ''<nowiki/>'74 Jailbreak'' was later re-released worldwide in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Angus Young]], [[Malcolm Young]] and [[Bon Scott]], except where noted
| headline = Side one
| title1 = [[Jailbreak (AC/DC song)|Jailbreak]]
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = You Ain't Got a Hold on Me
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = Show Business
| length3 = 4:46
| total_length = 12:57
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title4 = Soul Stripper
| writer4 = A. Young, M. Young
| length4 = 6:25
| title5 = [[Baby, Please Don't Go#AC/DC version|Baby, Please Don't Go]]
| writer5 = [[Big Joe Williams]]
| length5 = 4:50
| total_length = 11:15 24:12
}}


== Personnel ==
In addition to these songs, five other tracks from Australian albums have not seen official U.S. release. They are: "Love Song" (from ''High Voltage''), "RIP (Rock In Peace)" (from ''Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap''), "Stick Around" (from ''High Voltage''), "School Days" (from ''TNT''), and "Crapsody In Blue" (from ''Let There Be Rock'')
'''AC/DC'''
* [[Bon Scott]]&nbsp;– lead vocals
* [[Angus Young]]&nbsp;– lead guitar (tracks 1 & 5), rhythm guitar
* [[Malcolm Young]]&nbsp;– rhythm guitar, lead guitar (tracks 2–4),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guitarsexchange.com/en/unplugged/354/malcolm-young/ |title=Back in Black |access-date=16 January 2020 |last=Ariza |first=Sergio}}</ref> backing vocals
* [[Mark Evans (musician)|Mark Evans]]&nbsp;– bass guitar on "Jailbreak"<ref name="Music Legends">{{cite web|publisher=Music Legends|url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/mark-evans-acdc-interview/|title=Mark Evans Interview|access-date=6 May 2013|date=30 September 2011|last=Saulnier|first=Jason|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107134707/http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/mark-evans-acdc-interview/|archive-date=7 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Rob Bailey (musician)|Rob Bailey]]&nbsp;– bass guitar on all but "Jailbreak"<ref name="Dicecco">{{cite web |last1=Dicecco |first1=Andrew |url=https://vwmusicrocks.com/an-interview-with-tony-currenti-peter-clack-of-ac%CF%9Fdc/ |title=An Interview with Tony Currenti & Peter Clack of ACϟDC |date=16 December 2021 |work=VWMusic |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>
* [[Phil Rudd]]&nbsp;– drums on "Jailbreak"
* [[Peter Clack]]&nbsp;– drums on "Baby, Please Don't Go"<ref name="book" />
'''Session members'''
* [[Tony Currenti]]&nbsp;– drums on tracks 2–4<ref name="Dicecco" /><ref name="book">{{cite book |last=Fink |first=Jesse |date=1 November 2013 |title=The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC |publisher=Ebury Australia |isbn=9781742759791 }}</ref>
* [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]]&nbsp;– [[record producer|production]], backing vocals<ref>{{cite book | title=AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll| year=2006 | isbn=0-7322-8383-3 | author=Engleheart, Murray & Arnaud Durieux | pages=92–93| publisher=HarperCollins Publishers }}</ref>
* [[Harry Vanda]]&nbsp;– production


==Track listing==
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
#"Jailbreak" - 4:40
|+ 2024 chart performance for '''74 Jailbreak''
#"You Ain't Got a Hold on Me" - 3:30
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
#"Show Business" - 4:43
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
#"Soul Stripper" - 6:23
|-
#"Baby, Please Don't Go - 4:50
{{album chart|Switzerland|58|artist=AC/DC|album='74 Jailbreak|rowheader=true|access-date=30 June 2024}}
|}


== Certifications ==
All songs composed by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young.
{{certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=AC/DC|title=74 Jail Break|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==Personnel==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Bon Scott]] - lead vocals
*[[Angus Young]] - lead guitar
*[[Malcolm Young]] - rhythm guitar
*[[Cliff Williams]] - bass guitar
*[[Phil Rudd]] - drums


== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061020042211/http://www.acdcrocks.com/74jailbreak.html Lyrics] on AC/DC's official website


{{AC/DC}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:74 Jailbreak}}
==External links==
[[Category:1984 EPs]]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bonscott/ AC/DC fan forum]
[[Category:Atlantic Records EPs]]
[[Category:1984 compilation albums]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records compilation albums]]
[[Category:AC/DC EPs]]
[[Category:AC/DC compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by George Young (rock musician)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Harry Vanda]]

Latest revision as of 19:18, 22 October 2024

'74 Jailbreak
A distorted photo of Angus Young playing, him appearing five times on the cover. On the top of the cover there is a banner with the AC/DC logo and the all caps title "'74 Jailbreak".
EP by
AC/DC
Released18 October 1984 (1984-10-18)[1]
Recorded
  • November 1974
  • January 1976
StudioAlbert (Sydney)
Genre
Length24:12
LabelAtlantic
Producer
AC/DC chronology
Flick of the Switch
(1983) 		'74 Jailbreak
(1984) 		Fly on the Wall
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

'74 Jailbreak is the only 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.

"Jailbreak" was released as a single with accompanying music video at the same time as the EP. '74 Jailbreak was later re-released worldwide in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Jailbreak"4:40
2."You Ain't Got a Hold on Me"3:31
3."Show Business"4:46
Total length:12:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Soul Stripper"A. Young, M. Young6:25
5."Baby, Please Don't Go"Big Joe Williams4:50
Total length:11:15 24:12

Personnel

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AC/DC

Session members

Charts

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2024 chart performance for '74 Jailbreak
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 58

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 30.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "AC/DC- '74 Jailbreak". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ariza, Sergio. "Back in Black". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ Saulnier, Jason (30 September 2011). "Mark Evans Interview". Music Legends. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b Dicecco, Andrew (16 December 2021). "An Interview with Tony Currenti & Peter Clack of ACϟDC". VWMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b Fink, Jesse (1 November 2013). The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC. Ebury Australia. ISBN 9781742759791.
  8. ^ Engleheart, Murray & Arnaud Durieux (2006). AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-7322-8383-3.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – AC/DC – '74 Jailbreak". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – AC/DC – 74 Jail Break". Recording Industry Association of America.
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  • Lyrics on AC/DC's official website
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