Petty, Tom and the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark

180-gram vinyl

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are releasing stand-alone 180-gram vinyl reissues, all but one included as part of The Complete Studio Albums Volume 1 (1976-1991) released last year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the band”s self-titled debut album.

Includes Damn the Torpedoes, Hard Promises, Long After Dark, Pack Up The Plantation-Live (2LP), Southern Accents, Let Me Up (I”ve Had Enough), Full Moon Fever and Into the Great Wide Open. Pack Up The Plantation-Live was not included in the Volume 1 (1976-91) box set.

Each LP includes full replica artwork.

“”By the time of this 1982 album, Tom Petty was a bona fide American rock star, if not exactly a pop icon. Perhaps bowing to that status, Petty essentially commercialized a sound that had heretofore worn its Dylan/Byrds influences proudly on its sleeve. Perhaps he and the Heartbreakers had become status conscious — or mistakenly took their oft-misapplied new wave label too close to heart. Or, more likely, Petty”s muse was simply strained to the limit after four exceptionally strong albums in a row and the interminable touring that went with them.

“””Change of Heart” recalls earlier peaks while ”You Got Lucky” remains a classic, but there”s a sense the album”s larger production (including synths and a thicker overall sound) was filling something of a void in Petty”s songwriting.”” —

1. A One Story Town
2. You Got Lucky
3. Deliver Me
4. Change Of Heart
5. Finding Out
6. We Stand A Chance
7. Straight Into Darkness
8. The Same Old You
9. Between Two Worlds
10. A Wasted Life