'74 Jailbreak

Occupation

• Song: Bon Scott
• Lead Guitar: Angus Young
• Rhythm Guitar: Malcolm Young
• Bass: George Young, except on Jailbreak: Mark Evans
• Drums: Peter Clack, Tony Currenti - except on Jailbreak: Phil Rudd

'74 Jailbreak (English for " Prison Break '74 ") is a 1984 released EP of the Australian hard rock band AC / DC. It contains no new songs, but previously released only in Australia songs with the former lead singer Bon Scott, who died in the spring of 1980.

Background

The EP was released on October 18, 1984 in the U.S., Canada and Japan for the first time. Producers were Harry Vanda and George Young, who had already produced the first albums by AC / DC. The recordings on this album are from the years 1974 until 1976.

So the first title jailbreak comes from the Australian release of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976 ) and the remaining four songs from the Australian release of High Voltage (1975).

The song Jailbreak was released as a single and produced a video. 2003, as part of the AC / DC remasters series, '74 Jailbreak has been re-released.

Title list

Reception

'74 Jailbreak reached number 76 in the U.S. and received a platinum award. In France, the EP placed at number 24

Götz Kühnemund wrote in the magazine Rock Hard that only the title song an " indispensable classic" was on this mini album. Yet he forgave good 8 out of 10.