Thin Lizzy / 1976 : Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox reissue with SDE-exclusive blu-ray
#27 in the SDE Surround Series

5CD+blu-ray box set • Coloured vinyl LPs • SDE blu-ray which features BOTH albums in Atmos, 5.1, stereo and more – Quick Pre-order
Next month UMR will release a Thin Lizzy box set called 1976 which celebrates the band’s two studio albums of that year: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox. There will also be vinyl editions and a standalone SDE-exclusive blu-ray edition.
Jailbreak, released in March 1976, features the classic title track and the career-defining ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ while Johnny The Fox, issued just six months later in October, includes the improbably funky ‘Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed’ and the hit single ‘Don’t Believe A Word’.
Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham has the following to say about these records: “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.”
The 5CD+blu-ray box set includes remastered original stereo and new stereo mixes of both albums, plus two discs of outtakes. The fifth CD features a WMMS radio broadcast of Thin Lizzy Live In Cleveland from May ’76. The box set also includes a blu-ray with Atmos, 5.1, new stereo and original stereo mixes of both albums.
The box is a 10″ x 10″ presentation and comes with a 40-page hardcover book with sleeve notes by Mark Blake. There will also be two coloured vinyl editions of both albums which feature the new stereo mixes.

However, there is also an SDE-exclusive standalone version of the blu-ray which includes everything on the blu-ray in the box set but adds exclusive instrumental versions. So both albums, with no less than 10 audio streams, as follows:
Jailbreak
- Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
- 5.1 Mix (48/24)
- 2024 Stereo Mix (48/24)
- Instrumental Mix (48/24)
- Remastered Original Stereo Mix (96/24)
Johnny The Fox
- Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
- 5.1 Mix (48/24)
- 2024 Stereo Mix (48/24)
- Instrumental Mix (48/24)
- Remastered Original Stereo Mix (96/24)
The new mixes have been undertaken by Richard Whittaker, overseen by legendary Lizzy Guitarist Scott Gorham and mastered by Andy Pearce.
The SDE-exclusive blu-ray is #27 in the SDE Surround Series 1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point 2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange 3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven 4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours 5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore 6. Orbital / Optical Delusion 6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George 7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time 8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix) 9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting 10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells 11 Suede 12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love 13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre 14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern 15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos 17 Paul Young / No Parlez 18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River 19 Wham! / Fantastic 20 Wham! / Make It Big 21 Keane / Hopes and Fears 22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much 23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs 24 Ultravox / Lament 25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines 26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent
The SDE blu-ray is a limited edition; the pre-order window will be open for 10 days, closing on Sunday 18 August. You can pre-order only via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.
All formats of 1976 and the two vinyl albums are released on 27 September 2024, via UMR (The only format we’re not stocking on the SDE shop is the box set).
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Thin Lizzy
1976 - 5CD+blu-ray box set
Tracklisting

1976: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox Thin Lizzy / SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio
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Blu-ray
Jailbreak: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo, Instrumental and Original Stereo mixes
- 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: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo, Instrumental and Original Stereo mixes
- 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
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Blu-ray
Tracklisting

1976: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox Thin Lizzy / 5CD+blu-ray box set
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CD 1
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
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CD 2: Johnny The Fox
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
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CD 3: 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
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CD 4: 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
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CD 5: 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
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Blu-ray
Jailbreak: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo and Original Stereo mixes
- 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: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo and Original Stereo mixes
- 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
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CD 1
Tracklisting

Jailbreak Thin Lizzy / Silver/Grey vinyl LP
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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
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Tracklisting

Johnny The Fox Thin Lizzy / Red vinyl LP
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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
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By Paul Sinclair
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