'74 Jailbreak (Dlx) [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

AC/DC | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00009MGR5
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,276 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #60 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Hard Rock

Track Listings

1. Jailbreak

2. You Ain't Got a Hold on Me

3. Show Business

4. Soul Stripper

5. Baby Please Don't Go

Editorial Reviews

'74 Jailbreak (Deluxe Edition, Remastered) AC/DC Label: Sony Release Date: 7/1/2003 1 Jailbreak - 4:40 2 You Ain't Got a Hold on Me - 3:30 3 Show Business - 4:43 4 Soul Stripper - 6:23 5 Baby Please Don't Go - 4:50

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let me tell you a story, March 17, 2004

By 

Micheal Hunt (Hellbourne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: '74 Jailbreak (Dlx) (Audio CD)

In 1974 AC/DC released there first album, which was called "HighVoltage" (not to be confused with the world issue)
the tracks where

1. Baby Please Don't Go
2. Shes Got Balls
3. Little Lover
4. Stick Around
5. Soul Stripper
6. You Ain't Got A Hold On Me
7. Love Song
8. Show Business

AC/DC's second album was called TNT and when they went international, they released a new international album also named HIGHVOLTAGE which contained most of the songs off TNT except for "School Days" and "Rocker"

Then after the tragic death of Bon Scott the fans were still screaming for more Bon! Already DDDDC was released in Australia, but it was banned from US marketing because some idiot thought it was promoting the wrong thing... you know how they are... and so they took one track off DDDDC (Australia) called "Jailbreak" and then added most off what was still unreleased from the OZ HV album.... and that's where the downfall really comes from this re-issue

this re-issue should have contained the 2 other songs from the original
- Love Song
- Stick Around

Amongst many others still unreleased to this day!

My advice is to not get this album, and go for the Australian release of HighVoltage instead and The Australian Dirty Deeds albums!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Piece of the AC/DC Pie, August 2, 2004

By 

Graboidz (Westminster, Maryland) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: '74 Jailbreak (Dlx) (Audio CD)

If you are a fan of AC/DC then you simply have to own 'Jailbreak'. Sure it's short in length, but it is so full of good music that what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality. The song 'Jailbreak' is AC/DC at it's best with Bon Scott's unique and edgy vocals. Angus Young's guitar work is phenominal. 'You Aint' Got A Hold on Me' shows where the band is heading with a more melodic rhythm and catchy chorus, and 'Soul Stripper' shows where the band came from, with a really great blues vocal by Bon. Another highlight of 'Jailbreak' is the cover of Them/Van Morrison's tune 'Baby Please Don't Go'. The instantly recognizable guitar hook is great, and AC/DC takes this classic and makes it their own.
Sure it's a short album, but there is so much jammed in here that you can't pass it over. It may be a little expensive, but honestly I play 'Jailbreak' a lot more often than I play other CD's that I have paid as much if not more for, CD's that will be played once and shelved, so you tell me which one is the better value?

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL..... yeah, they're always screwing us, October 20, 2005

By 

wally gator "the only" (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: '74 Jailbreak (Dlx) (Audio CD)

AC/DC don't give a sh*t. The record company don't give a sh*t. Bottom line is you WILL eventually pay for this CD even though it only has five tracks and runs no longer than twenty three minutes. WHY? Cuz, it's a blistering five tracks.
The deal with this CD is complicated. Before HIGHWAY TO HELL was released in 1979 to much acclaim, most AC/DC albums were tracked differently in the U.S than the original Australian releases.
HIGH VOLTAGE (the first album) is actually closer to the bands Aussie second album (TNT). Several songs never made it over seas from the first four AC/DC albums. DIRTY DEEDS wasn't even released in the US until 1981 and was still missing certain tracks. One of them being JAILBREAK.
In 1984 the band decided that in honor of their 10th anniversary they would release a retrospective of "lost" material. Stuff that had previously only been available through imports or bootlegs. The collection is great, its just that they could have squeezed at least five or six more songs in. There is STILL a whole bunch of material that isn't available on anything in this country. NOT EVEN a box set.
So why didn't the boys in AC/DC do something about this? Because they don't care. Very simple. They aren't going to change anything, because I assume that involves paperwork and stuff. Anyway the songs ARE pisser, and should not be missed, but there are SO MANY other songs that tear it up, and I've only found due to the power of illegal downloading. I surely would have paid for them, had they been made available!
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR (not limited to): STICK AROUND; CARRY ME HOME; COLD HEARTED MAN; ROCK IN PEACE; SCHOOL DAYS; and LOVE SONG.