Jailbreak (VMP Essentials)

~ Release by Thin Lizzy (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Annotation

VMP Essentials
- Record of the Month for August 2022
- Thin Lizzy's Breakout 1976 Tour de Force, Featuring "The Boys are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak"
- Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray, Cohearant Audio
- Pressed on Exclusive 180g "Overmaster Orange" Vinyl
- Listening notes by Steven Hyden
- Art print by Jim Fitzpatrick

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-28 22:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Jailbreak
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1976) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 73)
recording of:
Jailbreak
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
4.4?:??
A2Angel From the Coast
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
recording of:
Angel From the Coast
writer:
Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
2.5?:??
A3Running Back
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
recording of:
Running Back
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
2.5?:??
A4Romeo and the Lonely Girl
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
recording of:
Romeo and the Lonely Girl
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
3.15?:??
A5Warriors
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
recording of:
Warriors
writer:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Phil Lynott
3?:??
B1The Boys Are Back in Town
assistant recording engineer:
Neil Hornby
engineer:
Will Reid-Dick
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
4.1?:??
B2Fight or Fall
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
recording of:
Fight or Fall
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
2.65?:??
B3Cowboy Song
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Cowboy Song
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Derby Blues
4.35?:??
B4Emerald
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Emerald
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist), Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd (UK)
4.15?:??