TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS TO RELEASE TWO COMPANION VINYL BOX SETS FEATURING ENTIRE STUDIO ALBUM REPERTOIRE
BOX SETS COMMEMORATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MULTI-PLATINUM BAND’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
28 OCTOBER 2016 (Toronto, ON) — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will commemorate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album by releasing two companion vinyl box sets featuring their entire studio album repertoire via UMe and Reprise/Warner Bros. Records. Several of these albums have been out of print on vinyl for years and all albums have been remastered for this release except where noted. All LPs in each of the limited-edition box sets will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl with replica artwork. The Complete Studio Albums Volume 1 (1976-1991) features nine vinyl albums and will be released on December 9th. Pre-order at TomPetty.com. Volume 1 features: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers* You’re Gonna Get It!* Damn The Torpedoes* Hard Promises Long After Dark Southern Accents Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) Full Moon Fever Into The Great Wide Open *Remastered since 2010 The Complete Studio Albums Volume 2 (1994-2014) begins with Petty’s first release for Warner Bros Records, Wildflowers (featuring the Grammy-winning single “You Don’t Know How It Feels”), and includes his most recent album, 2014’s Hypnotic Eye, which entered the US Billboard and Canadian SoundScan album charts at No. 1. This box contains seven albums on twelve pieces of vinyl and will be released on November 25th. Pre-order at TomPetty.com. Volume 2 features: Wildflowers (2-LP) She's The One Echo (2-LP) The Last DJ (2-LP) Highway Companion (2-LP) Mojo (2-LP) (Original Master, 2010) Hypnotic Eye (Original Master, 2014) About Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Three-time Grammy Award-winner Tom Petty has charted albums in the Top 5 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in each of his five decades as a recording artist. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers most recent release, Hypnotic Eye, entered the chart at No. 1 in the USA and Canada. The band released their debut album in 1976 and have since sold over 80 million records. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success. Their concerts are celebrated by fans and critics alike and their music has influenced numerous young bands and writers around the world. Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday February 10th, 2017.