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Tom Petty peaked early. In 1974, Petty's northern Florida bar band, Mudcrutch, moved to L.A., signed a deal with Shelter Records, and transformed itself into Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. By 1976, they had released their self-titled debut album, a seemingly impossible blend of the Byrds' jangly harmonies and Southern-California idealism with the Rolling Stones' bluesy punchiness and working-class grittiness. The rhythm section rocked; Mike Campbell was an effortlessly elegant guitarist, and Petty himself was a passionate singer. By the third album, 1979's Damn the Torpedoes, the band was creating such timeless rock & roll singles as "Refugee" and "Even the Losers." By 1980 their best music was behind them. The rhythms slackened; the melodies no longer grabbed; the performances lacked the same urgency. They played with admirable craft and sold millions of records, but they never again made music as powerful as their first three albums. This creates a serious imbalance in this box set, "Playback" (MCA), which fits 21 songs from the first four albums onto one overwhelming CD and then fills up another five CDs with 71 more tracks, which suffer by comparison. For the hardcore Petty fan, though, Playback is a treasure trove of obscurities. While most box sets adopt an 80/20 split between greatest hits and rarities, "Playback" is closer to 50/50, and includes B-sides never released in album form, rare Mudcrutch cuts, shelved studio tracks, and cover versions of songs by Jimmy Reed, Conway Twitty, and Elvis Presley.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Breakdown (2:42)
2 American Girl (3:33)
3 Hometown Blues (2:12)
4 Anything That's Rock & Roll (2:24)
5 I Need to Know (2:24)
6 Listen to Her Heart (3:03)
7 When the Time Comes (2:45)
8 Too Much Ain't Enough (2:57)
9 No Second Thoughts (2:39)
10 Baby's a Rock & Roller (2:52)
11 Refugee (3:22)
12 Here Comes My Girl (4:25)
13 Even the Losers (3:59)
14 Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) (4:25)
15 Don't Do Me Like That (2:42)
16 The Waiting (3:59)
17 A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) (4:24)
18 Something Big (4:44)
19 A Thing About You (3:32)
20 Insider (4:23)
21 You Can Still Change Your Mind (4:16)
Disc 2
1 You Got Lucky (3:36)
2 Change of Heart (3:19)
3 Straight Into Darkness (3:47)
4 The Same Old You (3:30)
5 Rebels (5:19)
6 Don't Come Around Here No More (5:05)
7 Southern Accents (4:44)
8 Make It Better (Forget About Me) (4:23)
9 The Best of Everything (4:03)
10 So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star (3:30)
11 Don't Bring Me Down (3:52)
12 Jammin' Me (4:08)
13 It'll All Work Out (3:11)
14 Mike's Life/Mike's World (0:40)
15 Think About Me (3:45)
16 A Self-Made Man (3:00)
Disc 3
1 Free Fallin' (4:16)
2 I Won't Back Down (2:57)
3 Love Is a Long Road (4:08)
4 Runnin' Down a Dream (4:23)
5 Yer So Bad (3:06)
6 Alright for Now (2:02)
7 Learning to Fly (4:03)
8 Into the Great Wide Open (3:43)
9 All Or Nothin' (4:07)
10 Out in the Cold (3:41)
11 Built to Last (3:58)
12 Mary Jane's Last Dance (4:33)
13 Christmas All over Again (4:15)
Disc 4
1 Casa Dega (3:37)
2 Heartbreakers Beach Party (1:57)
3 Trailer (3:15)
4 Cracking Up (3:34)
5 Psychotic Reaction (4:49)
6 I'm Tired Joey Boy (3:42)
7 Lonely Weekends (2:47)
8 Gator On The Lawn (1:35)
9 Make That Connection (5:04)
10 Down the Line (2:53)
11 Peace in L.A. (4:43)
12 It's Rainin' Again (1:32)
13 Somethin' Else (2:05)
14 I Don't Know What To Say To You (2:28)
15 King's Highway (3:30)
Disc 5
1 On the Street (2:10)
2 Depot Street (3:26)
3 Cry to Me (3:06)
4 Don't Do Me Like That (2:47)
5 I Can't Fight It (3:00)
6 Since You Said You Loved Me (4:40)
7 Louisiana Rain (4:22)
8 Keeping Me Alive (2:59)
9 Turning Point (2:52)
10 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (4:11)
11 The Apartment Song (2:37)
12 Big Boss Man (2:41)
13 The Image of Me (2:33)
14 Moon Pie (1:05)
15 The Damage You've Done (3:16)
Disc 6
1 Got My Mind Made Up (2:51)
2 Ways to Be Wicked (3:27)
3 Can't Get Her Out (3:11)
4 Waiting for Tonight (3:30)
5 Travelin' (3:15)
6 Baby Let's Play House (2:33)
7 Wooden Heart (2:09)
8 God's Gift To Man (4:18)
9 You Get Me High (2:48)
10 Come On Down To My House (3:05)
11 You Come Through (5:15)
12 Up In MIssissippi Tonight (3:28)
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