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Celebrating 50 Years of Thin Lizzy's 'Jailbreak'

Craig celebrates one of the greatest albums of all time: Thin Lizzy's 'Jailbreak'... With Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham, artist Jim Fitzpatrick, and Irish band SPRINTS.

Craig marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the greatest albums of all time: Thin Lizzy's 'Jailbreak'. To mark the occasion, he chats to Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham about how the album was written and recorded, artist Jim Fitzpatrick talks about his relationship with Phil Lynott and how he created the artwork for the album, and Irish band SPRINTS discuss the lasting legacy of Thin Lizzy on Irish music.

Plus, we hear loads of tracks from the album and share your memories of the record, before putting on the Cloak of Irish Folk.

Want to get involved? Email craig@bbc.co.uk.

Produced by Audio Always in Salford for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Tue 17 Mar 202613:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Jungle

    Keep Moving

    • Loving In Stereo.
    • Caiola Records/AWAL.

  • Arlo Parks

    Get Go

    • Transgressive.

  • St. Vincent

    Digital Witness

    • St Vincent.
    • LomaVista/Caroline International.
    • 001.

  • Todd Terje

    Delorean Dynamite

    • It's Album Time.
    • Olsen Records.
    • 001.

  • Flying Lotus

    Never Catch Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    • You're Dead.
    • Warp.
    • 001.

  • 1-800 GIRLS

    eye contact (feat. Council)

    • Sony.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Jailbreak

    • Vertigo.

  • Bleachers

    you and forever

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Cowboy Song

    • Jailbreak.
    • EMI.
    • 8.

  • Mazzy Star

    Ride It On

    • SHE HANGS BRIGHTLY.
    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Los Bitchos

    Las Panteras (6 Music Session, 23 Sep 2022)

  • ESG

    The Beat

    • Come Away With ESG.
    • 99 Records.

  • Pulp

    Begging for Change

    • War Child Records.

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.

  • SPRINTS

    Trickle Down

  • Genesis Owusu

    STAMPEDE

    • OURNESS.

  • Gorillaz

    The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Black Thought, Jalen Ngonda, Dave Jolicoeur & Bobby Womack)

    • The Mountain.
    • Kong.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Emerald

    • Jailbreak.
    • EMI.
    • 9.

  • Lykke Li

    Lucky Again

    • Virgin.

  • Beastie Boys

    Girls

    • Licensed To Ill.
    • Def Jam Recordings.
    • 6.

  • Avalon Emerson

    Jupiter and Mars

    • Dead Oceans.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Fight Or Fall

    • Jailbreak.
    • EMI.
    • 7.

  • Sharon Shannon & Dessie O’Halloran

    Say You Love Me

    • The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005.
    • Compass Records.
    • 29.

  • The Saw Doctors

    N17

    • N17.
    • Shamtown Records.
    • 1.

  • Jeshi

    champagne (feat. Fredwave & Big Ever)

    • Select Discs.

  • Alabama Shakes

    Hang Loose

    • ROUGH TRADE RECORDS.

  • Foo Fighters

    Your Favorite Toy

    • RCA Records.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Running Back

    • Jailbreak.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Happy Mondays

    Step On

    • EMI.

  • Sorry

    Billy Elliot

    • Domino.

  • Shuggie Otis

    Strawberry Letter 23

    • LUAKA BOP.

  • Them

    It's All Over Now Baby Blue

    • Milan.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Mar 202613:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music