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

08/03/2010

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1hr 38min

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Documentary

,Music

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tom Petty
  • Mike Campbell
  • Benmont Tench
  • Ron Blair
  • Stan Lynch

    Director

  • Matthew Longfellow

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC
  • Eagle Vision

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English