Thin Lizzy 1976 5CD & 1Blu-Ray & LTD. Edition LP Sets.

THIN LIZZY - 1976

5-CD & 1 BLU-RAY SET & LIMITED EDITION 1-LP SETS 

CHRONICLING A PHENOMENAL YEAR IN THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME 

FEATURING BRAND NEW STEREO & ATMOS REMIXES OF THE CLASSIC ‘JAILBREAK’ & ‘JOHNNY THE FOX’ ALBUMS, DEMOS, RADIO SESSIONS, OUTTAKES, REMASTERED ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF THE ALBUMS AND A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LIVE SHOW 

2024 REMIXES OF ‘JAILBREAK’ & ‘JOHNNY THE FOX’ 

ALSO AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION COLOURED VINYL

RELEASED SEPTEMBER 27th BY UMR

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW 

https://thinlizzy.lnk.to/1976PR 

LISTEN TO ‘JAILBREAK (DEMO)’, ‘ROCKY’ (ALTERNATIVE VERSION 2) & 

‘THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN’ (LIVE IN CLEVELAND) https://thinlizzy.lnk.to/1976-LSTNPR

Universal Music Recordings announce a new box set celebrating a phenomenal year in the life of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

The 5CD/1Blu-Ray set contains the new stereo mixes and the original versions of the studio albums that the band released in 1976; ‘Jailbreak’ featuring the classic title track and the career- defining tune ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ and ‘Johnny The Fox’, featuring hit ‘Don’t Believe A Word’. The other discs contain unreleased versions from the band’s vault, radio sessions, demos and an unreleased Cleveland, Ohio show recorded May 11th 1976. The Blu-Ray contains an Atmos mix of both albums as well as the new stereo mixes and remastered versions of the original albums. The new mixes have been undertaken by Richard Whittaker, overseen by legendary Lizzy Guitarist Scott Gorham and mastered by Andy Pearce. 

THIN LIZZY 1976 is housed in a 10 x 10 box with a 40-page hard-backed book with sleeve notes by renowned music writer Mark Blake and packed with rare photos.

The tale of how Thin Lizzy came to produce two classic albums and tours that would result in the greatest live album of all time ‘Live And Dangerous’ starts with a life-threatening crisis for Thin Lizzy’s leader, singer, songwriter and bass player, Philip Lynott. 

The 'Jailbreak' album was released in March 1976 and solidified the twin guitar sound of Californian Scott Gorham and Glaswegian Brian Robertson. It was seen as the band's breakthrough album in America, reaching number 18 on the Billboard charts and the top ten record in the UK. While on tour in the US, disaster struck with Philip contracting hepatitis. The band were quarantined, and the rest of the tour was cancelled. Determined to keep the band's momentum going, Lynott started writing songs in his hospital bed, which led to a month in The Who's Ramport Studios. These sessions produced 'Johnny The Fox', a perfect companion piece to 'Jailbreak' but with a more funk rock feel than its predecessor. 

October 76 saw 'Johnny The Fox' released to critical acclaim, and thanks to the hit 'Don't Believe A Word', it reached #11 in the UK album charts. A month after its release, Thin Lizzy played three sold-out nights at the Hammersmith Odeon. The shows were recorded and marked the first step towards Thin Lizzy's ground-breaking Live And Dangerous album. The rest is history.

'Jailbreak' and 'Johnny the Fox' are seen as the definitive Thin Lizzy studio albums, featuring hits and live favourites such as 'The Boys Are Back In Town', which now has over half a billion streams, 'Jailbreak', 'Warriors', 'Emerald', 'Don't Believe A Word', 'Massacre', and 'Cowboy Song'.

The last word goes to Scott Gorham, “The great thing was the writing, it was killer. I still don’t know if it was just something that happened naturally or because the pressure was on. But there are songs on these records we still play now. Songs that will always be in the Thin Lizzy set.”



THIN LIZZY 1976 TRACKLISTING

CD1

Jailbreak - Original Mix 

Jailbreak

Angel From the Coast

Running Back

Romeo And the Lonely Girl

Warriors

The Boys Are Back in Town

Fight Or Fall

Cowboy Song

Emerald 

Jailbreak - New Stereo Mix

Jailbreak

Angel From the Coast

Running Back

Romeo And the Lonely Girl

Warriors

The Boys Are Back in Town

Fight Or Fall

Cowboy Song

Emerald 


CD2

Johnny The Fox-Original Mix 

Johnny

Rocky

Borderline

Don't Believe a Word

Fool's Gold

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed

Old Flame

Massacre

Sweet Marie

Boogie Woogie Dance


Johnny The Fox- New Stereo Mix

Johnny

Rocky

Borderline

Don't Believe a Word

Fool's Gold

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed

Old Flame

Massacre

Sweet Marie

Boogie Woogie Dance


CD3

Jailbreak Outtakes 

Jailbreak TK5 - Demo

Angel From the Coast - Alt Version

Running Back - Demo

Romeo And the Lonely Girl - Acoustic

Warriors - Instrumental

The Kid Is Back - TK1

Fight Or Fall - Acoustic

Cowboy Song - TK2 - Instrumental Demo

Emerald - Alt Version

Brian's Number - TK3 - Outtake

Funky Job - Outtake

Emerald – John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976

Warriors - John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976

Cowboy Song - John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976

Jailbreak - John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976


CD4

Johnny The Fox Outtakes

Johnny - Instrumental T2

Rocky - Alt Version 2

Borderline - 4 Track Demo

Don't Believe a Word - Alt Version 2

Fool’s Gold - Demo

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed -12-inch Mix

Old Flame - Alt Version 2

Little Big Horn

Sweet Marie - Demo

Boogie Woogie Dance - Instrumental Outtake

Biriani Tango - Instrumental Outtake

Son Of Warrior - Instrumental Outtake

Jam aka Give It Up

Jam - Improvised vocal off mic

Don't Believe a Word - John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976

Johnny - John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976

Fool's Gold - John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed - John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976


CD5 

Live In Cleveland 11/05/1976 WMMS Radio Broadcast

Jailbreak

The Boys Are Back in Town

For Those Who Love to Live

Wild One

Emerald

It’s Only Money

Romeo And the Lonely Girl

Blues Boy

Warrior

Rosalie + Cowgirl Song

Suicide

Angel From the Coast

Sha La La

Me And the Boys

The Rocker 

Blu-Ray 

Jailbreak - ATMOS Mix 

Jailbreak

Angel From the Coast

Running Back

Romeo And the Lonely Girl

Warriors

The Boys Are Back in Town

Fight Or Fall

Cowboy Song

Emerald


Jailbreak - New Stereo Mix

Jailbreak

Angel From the Coast

Running Back

Romeo And the Lonely Girl

Warriors

The Boys Are Back in Town

Fight Or Fall

Cowboy Song

Emerald 

Johnny The Fox- ATMOS Mix 

Johnny

Rocky

Borderline

Don't Believe a Word

Fool's Gold

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed

Old Flame

Massacre

Sweet Marie

Boogie Woogie Dance 

Johnny The Fox- New Stereo Mix 

Johnny

Rocky

Borderline

Don't Believe a Word

Fool's Gold

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed

Old Flame

Massacre

Sweet Marie

Boogie Woogie Dance 


Jailbreak 1LP Silver Vinyl

Jailbreak-2024 Remix

Side A

Jailbreak

Angel From the Coast

Running Back

Romeo And the Lonely Girl

Warriors 


Side B

The Boys Are Back in Town

Fight Or Fall

Cowboy Song

Emerald

Johnny The Fox 1LP Brick Red Vinyl

Johnny The Fox-2024 Remix


Side A 

Johnny

Rocky

Borderline

Don't Believe a Word

Fool's Gold

Side B

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed

Old Flame

Massacre

Sweet Marie

Boogie Woogie Dance

THIN LIZZY - 1976

RELEASED SEPTEMBER 27th BY UMR

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW 

https://thinlizzy.lnk.to/1976PR 

LISTEN TO ‘JAILBREAK (DEMO)’, ‘ROCKY’ (ALTERNATIVE VERSION 2) & 

‘THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN’ (LIVE IN CLEVELAND)

https://thinlizzy.lnk.to/1976-LSTNPR

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