'74 Jailbreak

'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

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

AC/DC

Session members

Charts

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

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  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.
  • Lyrics on AC/DC's official website