Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes

United Kingdom

• 2010-08-03(GB)
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  Documentary,

  Music
• ▪ 1h-38m

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Overview

The latest addition to Eagle's critically acclaimed and highly successful Classic Albums series is Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1979 breakthrough album Damn The Torpedoes . The band s third album defined their musical style and took them into the mainstream hitting No.2 on the US charts and spawning the top 10 single Don t Do Me Like That . The DVD features newly filmed contributions from the band members Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch along with co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus as they analyse the tracks from the original multi-track tapes and through new and archive performances. Damn The Torpedoes has stood the test of time as one of the great American rock albums of its era and is a worthy addition to the Classic Albums series.

• Matthew LongfellowDirector

  Nick De GrunwaldProducer

  Martin R. SmithProducer

  Terry ShandExecutive Producer

  Bous De JongExecutive Producer

  Geoff KempinExecutive Producer