Tom Petty

Yvonne · 30 Jan 2005

"Free Fallin'," "I Won't Back Down," and "Running Down a Dream" were originally on Tom's solo "Full Moon Fever" CD. The article doesn't mention any increase of sales for that CD, but those songs are also on the Greatest Hits CD.

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Yvonne wrote:

"Free Fallin'," "I Won't Back Down," and "Running Down a Dream" were originally on Tom's solo "Full Moon Fever" CD. The article doesn't mention any increase of sales for that CD, but those songs are also on the Greatest Hits CD.

I suspect all but the most casual TP fans already own Full Moon Fever. I also suspect it was casual fans who were responsible for the sales jump.

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets · 17 Jul 2007

from the "Tom Petty Odds & Ends/Non-Album Tracks List" thread, last updated November 2007

FIRST PASS:

Jay wrote:

...unfiltered attempt at a list (which currently does include material from the box set):

1. On The Street (contract demo) – Mudcrutch

2. Up In Mississippi (non-album single A-side) – Mudcrutch [__/73]
3. *Cause Is Understood (single B-side) – Mudcrutch

4. Depot Street (non-album single A-side) – Mudcrutch [__/74]

5. Cry To Me (Mudcrutch album outtake) – Mudcrutch
6. Don’t Do Me Like That (Mudcrutch album outtake) – Mudcrutch
7. I Can’t Fight It (Mudcrutch album outtake) – Mudcrutch

8. Since You Said You Loved Me (Shelter Records solo album outtake) – Tom Petty [__/74]
9. Louisiana Rain (Shelter Records solo album outtake) – Tom Petty [__/75]

10. I Don’t Know What To Say To You (single B-side to “Listen To Your Heart”)

11. Casa Dega (single B-side to “Don’t Do Me Like That”)
12. It’s Rainin’ Again (single B-side to “Refugee)
13. Somethin’ Else (live) (single B-side to “ Even The Losers”)

14. Cry To Me (live) (No Nukes – V.A.) [5/80]

15. Gator On The Lawn (single B-side to “A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me)”)
16. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (outtake from Hard Promises/Heartbreakers version)

17. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around [w/Stevie Nicks] (Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks) [7/27/81]

18. Heartbreaker’s Beach Party (single B-side to “Change Of Heart”)
19. Keeping Me Alive (outtake from Long After Dark)
20. Turning Point (outtake from Long After Dark)

21. I Will Run To You [w/Stevie Nicks] (The Wild Heart – Stevie Nicks) [6/10/83]
22. Trailer (single B-side to “Don’t Come Around Here No More”)
23. Cracking Up (single B-side to “Make It Better (Forget About Me)”)
24. Big Boss Man (outtake from Southern Accents)
25. The Image Of Me (outtake from Southern Accents)
26. The Apartment Song (demo/outtake from Southern Accents) [w/Stevie Nicks]

27. *Spike (live) (single B-side to “Needles And Pins”)

28. Mind Your Own Business – Hank Williams Jr., Tom Petty, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson & Reverend Ike (Montana Café – Hank Williams Jr.) [2/86]

29. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) (live) – Tom Petty (Bridge School Concerts Vol. One – V.A.) [rec. 10/13/86, rel. 11/18/97]

30. Make That Connection (single B-side to “Jammin’ Me”)
31. Got My Mind Made Up (outtake from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough))
32. Ways To Be Wicked (outtake from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough))
33. Can’t Get Her Out (outtake from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough))
34. Moon Pie (outtake from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough))
35. The Damage You’ve Done (outtake from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)/alternate “country” version)

36. Down The Line (single B-side to “Free Fallin’”) – Tom Petty
37. Waiting For Tonight [w/the Bangles] (outtake from Full Moon Fever) – Tom Petty
38. Travelin’ [w/the Heartbreakers] (outtake from Full Moon Fever-era Heartbreaker sessions)

39. Nobody’s Child – Traveling Wilburys (Nobody’s Child: Romanian Angel Appeal – V.A.) [7/24/90]

40. Runaway (single B-side to “She’s My Baby”) – Traveling Wilburys
41. Maxine (outtake from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3) – Traveling Wilburys
42. Like A Ship (outtake from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3) – Traveling Wilburys

43. King Of The Hill – Roger McGuinn & Tom Petty (Back From Rio – Roger McGuinn) [1/8/91]

44. Psychotic Reaction (live) (single B-side to “Too Good To Be True”)
45. I’m Tired Joey Boy (live) (single B-side to “Too Good To Be True”)
46. Lonely Weekends (live) (single B-side to “Too Good To Be True”)

47. Peace In L.A. (non-album single A-side) [5/92]
48. Peace In L.A. (Peace Mix) (single B-side to “Peace In L.A.”)

49. Christmas All Over Again (A Very Special Christmas 2 – V.A.) [10/20/92]

50. God’s Gift To Man (pre-Wildflowers outtake) [rec. 1992]
51. You Get Me High (pre-Wildflowers outtake) [rec. 1992]

52. License To Kill (live) (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.) [8/24/93]
53. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (live) (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.)
54. My Back Pages (live) – Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.)

55. Mary Jane’s Last Dance (Greatest Hits) [11/16/93]
56. Something In The Air (Greatest Hits)

57. Come On Down To My House (outtake from Greatest Hits)
58. Baby, Let’s Play House (outtake from Greatest Hits)
59. Wooden Heart (outtake from Greatest Hits)
60. Kings Highway (live) (single B-side to “Something In The Air”)

61. Girl On LSD (outtake/single B-side to “You Don’t Know How It Feels”) – Tom Petty

62. Honey Bee (live) – Tom Petty (Saturday Night Live: 25 Years, Vol. 1 – V.A.) [rec. 11/19/94, rel. 9/21/99]

63. You Come Through [w/Lenny Kravitz] (outtake from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)) w/1995 overdubs by Lenny Kravitz) (Playback) [11/20/95]

64. One More Shot [w/Carl Perkins] ()Go Cat Go!) – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]
65. Give Me Back My Job – Carl Perkins, Bono, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Tom Petty ({i]Go Cat, Go![/i] – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]

66. Drift Away – Ringo Starr, Tom Petty & Alanis Morisette (Vertical Man) – Ringo Starr [6/16/98]

67. Sweet William (single B-side to “Room At The Top”)

68. Surrender (Anthology: Through The Years) [10/31/00]

69. You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute – V.A.) [9/25/01]

70. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records[i/] – V.A.) [10/16/01]

71. Little Red Rooster ([i]A Very Special Christmas 5 – V.A.) [10/30/01]

72. I Won’t Back Down (live) (America: A Tribute To Heroes – V.A.) [12/4/01]

73. Goodnight Irene –Tom Petty, Willie Nelson & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) [10/1/02]

74. I’m Crying (outtake from The Last DJ/later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
75. Done Somebody Wrong (outtake from The Last DJ/later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD)
76. I Got A Woman (outtake from The Last DJ/later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD)
77. Oh Carol (outtake from The Last DJ/later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD)

78. Taxman (live) (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]
79. I Need You (live) (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]
80. Handle With Care (live) [w/Jeff Lynne & Dhani Harrison] (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]

81. Square One – Tom Petty (Elizabethtown – O.S.T.) [9/13/05] {IS THIS THE SAME AS THE VERSION THAT LATER APPEARED ON HIGHWAY COMPANION?}

82. Home (outtake/later released on Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty
83. Around The Roses (outtake/later released on Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty

84. I’m Walkin’ (Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino – V.A.) [9/25/07]

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets · 17 Jul 2007

FINAL LIST, excluding tracks from the "Playback" boxset

Jay wrote:

TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS
Odds & Ends

1. *†Cause Is Understood (single B-side) – Mudcrutch [__/73]

2. Cry To Me (live) (No Nukes – V.A.) [5/80]

3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around [w/Stevie Nicks] (Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks) [7/27/81]

4. Stories We Could Tell (Long After Dark outtake/later released on bonus CD included with Runnin’ Down A Dream DVD set)

5. I Will Run To You [w/Stevie Nicks] (The Wild Heart – Stevie Nicks) [6/10/83]

6. †Spike (live) (single B-side to “Needles And Pins”)

7. Mind Your Own Business – Hank Williams Jr., Tom Petty, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson & Reverend Ike (Montana Café – Hank Williams Jr.) [2/86]

8. Don’t Treat Me Like A Stranger (outtake/single B-side to “I Won’t Back Down”) – Tom Petty

9. Nobody’s Child – Traveling Wilburys (Nobody’s Child: Romanian Angel Appeal – V.A.) [7/24/90]

10. Runaway (single B-side to “She’s My Baby”) – Traveling Wilburys
11. Maxine (Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 outtake) – Traveling Wilburys
12. Like A Ship (Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 outtake) – Traveling Wilburys

13. King Of The Hill – Roger McGuinn & Tom Petty (Back From Rio – Roger McGuinn) [1/8/91]

14. Peace In L.A. (non-album single A-side) [5/92]

15. Christmas All Over Again (A Very Special Christmas 2 – V.A.) [10/20/92]

16. License To Kill (live) (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.) [8/24/93]
17. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (live) (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.)
18. My Back Pages (live) – Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.)

19. Mary Jane’s Last Dance (Greatest Hits) [11/16/93]
20. Something In The Air (Greatest Hits)

21. Take Out Some Insurance (live) (single B-side to “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”)

22. Girl On LSD (outtake/single B-side to “You Don’t Know How It Feels”) – Tom Petty
23. I Just Want To Make Love To You (live) (single B-side to “It’s Good To Be King”) – Tom Petty

24. One More Shot [w/Carl Perkins] (Go Cat Go! – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]
25. Give Me Back My Job – Carl Perkins, Bono, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Tom Petty (Go Cat, Go! – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]

26. Drift Away – Ringo Starr, Tom Petty & Alanis Morisette (Vertical Man – Ringo Starr) [6/16/98]

27. Sweet William (single B-side to “Room At The Top”)

28. Surrender (Anthology: Through The Years) [10/31/00]

29. You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute – V.A.) [9/25/01]

30. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records – V.A.) [10/16/01]

31. Little Red Rooster (A Very Special Christmas 5 – V.A.) [10/30/01]

32. Goodnight Irene –Tom Petty, Willie Nelson & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) [10/1/02]

33. I’m Crying (outtake/later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
34. Done Somebody Wrong (outtake/ later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
35. I Got A Woman (outtake/ later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
36. Oh Carol (outtake/ later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])

37. Taxman (live) (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]
38. I Need You (live) (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]
39. Handle With Care (live) [w/Jeff Lynne & Dhani Harrison] (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]

40. (??)Square One – Tom Petty (Elizabethtown – O.S.T.) [9/13/05]

41. Home (Highway Companion outtake/later released on Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty
42. Around The Roses (Highway Companion outtake/later released on Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty

43. I’m Walkin’ (Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino – V.A.) [9/25/07]

ASSORTED LIVE TRACKS:

44. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) (live) – Tom Petty (Bridge School Concerts Vol. One – V.A.) [rec. 10/13/86, rel. 11/18/97]

45. I Won’t Back Down (live) (America: A Tribute To Heroes – V.A.) [12/4/01]

46. Honey Bee (live) – Tom Petty (Saturday Night Live: 25 Years, Vol. 1 – V.A.) [rec. 11/19/94, rel. 9/21/99]

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets · 17 Jul 2007

Final FINAL list, Updated September 2009

Jay wrote:

Updated version of the list:

1. Cause Is Understood (single B-side to “Up In Mississippi”) – Mudcrutch

2. Wild Eyes (single B-side to “Depot Street”) – Mudcrutch

3. Cry To Me (live) (No Nukes – V.A.) [5/80]

4. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around [w/Stevie Nicks] (Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks) [7/27/81]

5. Stories We Could Tell (Long After Dark outtake)

6. Keeping Me Alive (Long After Dark outtake) [from Deluxe version of Runnin' Down a Dream DVD set]

7. I Will Run To You [w/Stevie Nicks] (The Wild Heart – Stevie Nicks) [6/10/83]

8. Spike (live) (single B-side to “Needles And Pins”)

9. Mind Your Own Business – Hank Williams Jr., Tom Petty, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson & Reverend Ike (Montana Café – Hank Williams Jr.) [2/86]

10. Don’t Treat Me Like A Stranger (outtake/single B-side to “I Won’t Back Down”) – Tom Petty

11. Nobody’s Child – Traveling Wilburys (Nobody’s Child: Romanian Angel Appeal – V.A.) [7/24/90]

12. Runaway (single B-side to “She’s My Baby”) – Traveling Wilburys
13. Maxine (Volume 3 outtake) – Traveling Wilburys
14. Like A Ship (Volume 3 outtake) – Traveling Wilburys

15. King Of The Hill – Roger McGuinn & Tom Petty (Back From Rio – Roger McGuinn) [1/8/91]

16. Peace In L.A. (non-album single A-side) [5/92]

17. Christmas All Over Again (A Very Special Christmas 2 – V.A.) [10/20/92]

18. License To Kill (live) (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.) [8/24/93]
19. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (live) (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.)
20. My Back Pages (live) – Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration – V.A.)

21. Mary Jane’s Last Dance (Greatest Hits) [11/16/93]
22. Something In The Air (Greatest Hits) [11/16/93]

23. Take Out Some Insurance (live) (single B-side to “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”)

24. Girl On LSD (outtake/single B-side to “You Don’t Know How It Feels”) – Tom Petty
25. I Just Want To Make Love To You (live) (single B-side to “It’s Good To Be King”) – Tom Petty

26. One More Shot [w/Carl Perkins] (Go Cat Go! – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]
27. Give Me Back My Job – Carl Perkins, Bono, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Tom Petty (Go Cat, Go! – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]
28. Restless [w/Carl Perkins] (Go Cat Go! – Carl Perkins) [10/15/96]

29. Drift Away – Ringo Starr, Tom Petty & Alanis Morisette (Vertical Man – Ringo Starr) [6/16/98]

30. Sweet William (single B-side to “Room At The Top”)

31. Surrender (Anthology: Through The Years) [10/31/00]

32. You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute – V.A.) [9/25/01]

33. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records – V.A.) [10/16/01]

34. Little Red Rooster (A Very Special Christmas 5 – V.A.) [10/30/01]

35. Goodnight Irene –Tom Petty, Willie Nelson & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3 – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) [10/1/02]

36. I’m Crying (outtake/later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
37. Done Somebody Wrong (outtake/ later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
38. I Got A Woman (outtake/ later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])
39. Carol (outtake/ later released on Bad Girl Boogie bonus EP included w/Live At The Olympic DVD [9/16/03])

40. Taxman (live) (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]
41. I Need You (live) (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]
42. Handle With Care (live) [w/Jeff Lynne & Dhani Harrison] (Concert For George – V.A.) [11/18/03]

43. Square One – Tom Petty (Elizabethtown – O.S.T.) [9/13/05]

44. Home (outtake/later released on Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty
45. Around The Roses (outtake/later released on Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty
46. Lost Highway (outtake/later released on Runnin’ Down A Dream bonus CD) – Tom Petty

47. I’m Walkin’ (Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino – V.A.) [9/25/07]

48. Special Place (iTunes bonus track) – Mudcrutch

POSSIBLE BONUS TRACKS

49. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) (live) – Tom Petty (Bridge School Concerts Vol. One – V.A.) [rec. 10/13/86, rel. 11/18/97]

50. Honey Bee (live) – Tom Petty (Saturday Night Live: 25 Years, Vol. 1 – V.A.) [rec. 11/19/94, rel. 9/21/99]

51. I Won’t Back Down (live) (America: A Tribute To Heroes – V.A.) [12/4/01]

52. Peace In L.A. (Peace Mix) (single B-side to “Peace In L.A.”)

53. Big Weekend (demo from Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty
54. This Old Town (demo from Deluxe Edition of Highway Companion) – Tom Petty

RoyalScam · 04 Oct 2006

Christmas All Over Again is on the Playback box too.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

RoyalScam wrote:

Christmas All Over Again is on the Playback box too.

Totally missed that fact!

Update:

Little Girl Blues (download-only bonus track from Mojo) [6/5/10]

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets · 17 Jul 2007

Jay wrote:

RoyalScam wrote:

Christmas All Over Again is on the Playback box too.

Totally missed that fact!

I reckon it's included on the list, for the same reason that "Mary Jane’s Last Dance" (which also appears on the Playback box) was included on the list:

In the old Grey Area thread, Jay wrote:

I treated it differently because it's not part of the dedicated odds & ends discs included in the box.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets wrote:

Jay wrote:

RoyalScam wrote:

Christmas All Over Again is on the Playback box too.

Totally missed that fact!

I reckon it's included on the list, for the same reason that "Mary Jane’s Last Dance" (which also appears on the Playback box) was included on the list:

In the old Grey Area thread, Jay wrote:

I treated it differently because it's not part of the dedicated odds & ends discs included in the box.

You're right -- I had forgotten my own rationale!

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

Quote:

A heartbreaker: Tom Petty guitars stolen in California

Published April 15, 2012
Associated Press

CULVER CITY, Calif. – Five guitars belonging to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been stolen from a Southern California soundstage where the band has been rehearsing for an upcoming tour.

Culver City Police Sgt. Dan Sukal says the theft at The Culver Studios was reported Thursday.

On its website, the band offered a "no questions asked" $7,500 reward for information leading to the return of the instruments.

The stolen guitars include Petty's blond 1967 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SGTVJunior, Mike Campbell's blue Dusenberg, Ron Blair's Fender Broadcaster and Scott Thurston's 1967 Epiphone Sheridan.

The band is known for a string of hit singles such as "American Girl", "Don't Do Me Like That," and "Breakdown." Their tour kicks off on April 18 in Broomfield, Colo.

The Culver Studios is a sprawling complex of 16 soundstages west of downtown Los Angeles.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Hopefully they will be returned as no pawn shop would touch them.

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

A guitarists guitar is like family, I had my 1967 Gibson SG stolen 20 years ago and I was devastated for years. It was never found. I can fully understand how they feel.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:55 am

Quote:

Tom Petty: 40th Anniversary Tour Might Be 'Last Big One'

In late November, just weeks after the 40th anniversary of their debut record landing on record store shelves, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got together at their rehearsal space in L.A's San Fernando Valley to jam, taking the first step toward their just-announced 2017 tour. "We mainly did cover songs," says Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench. "When we get together we tend to do a lot of Chicago-style blues songs, but Tom was also making up songs on the spot. We were shaking off the rust."

The rust had built up after a three-year hiatus from touring (their longest break in 25 years), but the band will make up for lost time on April 20th when they kick off their 40th anniversary tour at Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Center, staying on the road steadily through late August playing a mixture of arenas, festivals and the occasional stadium. "I'm thinking it may be the last trip around the country," says Petty. "It's very likely we'll keep playing, but will we take on 50 shows in one tour? I don't think so. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one. We're all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid, that's a lot of time."

As recently as June, Petty was planning to release a deluxe version of his 1994 solo LP Wildflowers next year, containing an entire bonus disc of unreleased material, and playing it all on a special tour. "The 40th anniversary kind of got in the way of that," he says. "I looked at the tour they booked and it was all big places. The Wildflowers tour will have to be in smaller places because it's just a lot of quiet and a lot of it is acoustic. It would be wrong to focus on one album for that tour."

Without a new LP to promote, the band plans to dig deep into their archives next year, hitting each of their 13 albums and Petty's three solo discs. From the late Nineties through the early 2010s the group leaned heavily on their many hits when they toured, along with a smattering of tunes from whatever their latest album was at the moment, but in 2013 they did a run of special theater shows at the Beacon in New York and the Fonda in Los Angeles that dramatically broadened the scope of their repertoire. "If I was a fan and they didn't play 'American Girl' or 'Free Fallin'' I'd be disappointed," says Petty. "But I want to continue with the vibe we had at the theater shows where we represented plenty of popular songs, but also give the longtime fans some really deep stuff, and we can change the show as much as we want from night to night."

While nothing is definite at the moment, Petty is into the idea of playing the title track to 1978's You're Gonna Get It (unplayed since New Year's Eve 1978) and the mournful "Room at the Top" from 1999's Echo, while Tench wants to play the title track to Echo, the Damn the Torpedoes classic "Louisiana Rain" and "Stories We Could Tell," an Everly Brothers song they released on their 1985 live album Pack Up the Plantation. Guitarist Mike Campbell, meanwhile, hopes to convince the group to break out break out "Fooled Again," "Luna" and "Hurt," all of which come from their first two albums.

Excluding drummer Stan Lynch, who left the Heartbreakers in 1994 after years of tension with Petty, everyone on those early records remains in the band. "We grew up together and we love playing together more than than playing with anybody else," says Campbell. "We've been through so much together. I don't want to name names, but a lot of bands go out together and they just don't like each other. They're making a lot of money and just clocking in. We've never been like that, and we have a chemistry and a telepathy between us that is really rare."

Many of the deep cuts they hope to revive on the 40th anniversary tour are in regular rotation on Tom Petty Radio, a SiriusXM channel that has occupied much of Petty's time since the end of the last Heartbreakers tour in 2014. Unlike Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett and Garth Brooks, all of whom have their own channels on the satellite radio service, Petty personally oversees the station, recording song intros at his own studio and even hosting the interview show Tom Talks to Cool People where he's interviewed everyone from Micky Dolenz of the Monkees to Doors drummer John Densmore. "I'm in hog heaven with the radio thing," Petty says. "I want to have the best rock & roll station in the world."

Before rehearsals begin for the tour in March Petty plans on producing an album for original Byrds bassist Chris Hillman, but once that wraps all of his attention will turn to the live show, which will feature opening act Joe Walsh at many of the U.S. dates. His proclamation that this may be the last major tour is likely to generate a lot of attention among fans and the press, but even his own bandmates are dubious of the claim. "I've been hearing him say that of the past 10 years," says Campbell. "It would be a shame to stop playing while we're at the peak of our abilities." Tench feels the same way. "I don't know what's on Tom's mind," he says, "because he certainly hasn't said that to me."

West Coast dates have yet to be announced, and as of now the only European date is a single show at London's Hyde Park. "It's just a matter of blocking out the time to go all the way over there and getting enough money to make it worthwhile with all our expenses," says Campbell. "But I love going to Europe. I think we'll probably go there again before we hang it up." There's also the matter of recording another studio album. "We'll get around to that when we can," says Petty. "But I'm in no hurry to do that now. I do have a contract where I owe my label a record every couple of years, but I always go over that and they always indulge me. I bring them over and show them what I'm working on so they know I'm not just doing nothing. They're understanding."

At the very least, Petty is already thinking about bringing Wildflowers on the road after the 40th anniversary tour winds down. "I started talking about that the other day and got a loud, 'Shut up!'" he says. "Every time I bring it up it hits a wall somewhere. But we're done in August. After that, it's not out of the question I'd get the box set together and take it on the road to theaters before the end of the year." The Heartbreakers are excited about the prospect. "I'd be more interested in an Echo tour than a Wildflowers one," Tench says with a laugh. "But I love the idea of a Wildflowers tour. I think it's brilliant. There's just something about that record. Rick [Rubin]'s influence made it so spare and every little lick meant something. It was a very special record."

In the meantime, they simply need to simply get though the 40th anniversary tour. "We're very aware that time is finite," says Petty. "At the end of the year we'll say, 'What do you feel like doing?' Then we'll figure out where to go next."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/featu ... ne-w454754

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:16 pm

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Tom Petty's Last Tour Sold 637,671 Tickets Across 44 Shows, Earned $61 Million

The late rock legend Tom Petty wrapped his 40th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers at the Hollywood Bowl in late September, just days before his untimely death on Oct. 2. His final stand of three concerts at the Los Angeles amphitheater — recently reported to Billboard Boxscore — capped a five-month trek through 36 North American cities that grossed more than $61 million during its run.

The tour commemorating the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member’s four-decade career drew a total of 637,671 fans to 44 headlining performances at arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums in the U.S. and Canada. It debuted on April 20 with a crowd of 12,893 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

The Hollywood Bowl stint was ultimately the highest-grossing date on the jaunt, with a $5.3 million take from 49,217 sold seats on Sept. 21, 22 and 25. The only other three-show run was in Berkeley, California, in late August at the Hearst Greek Theatre.

The 40th anniversary tour also included three stadium shows including a sold out June 29 concert at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. With more than 40,000 tickets sold at the venue, sales surpassed $4.1 million. Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center logged the highest gross among the arenas on the trek. The tour played the venue on July 1 and again on July 29, earning $2.7 million from 25,189 sold seats.

Petty also made a handful of festival appearances during the summer, among them a headlining slot on the final night of British Summer Time, a six-night festival at London’s Hyde Park. It was his only European event this year, and marked only his second performance in the U.K. in two decades.

The band is on track to potentially rank among the year’s top 25 tours for the first time since 2010 when it ended the year at No. 14 based on $45 million in sales from that year’s summertime trek through North American markets. Petty also landed on the top 25 tours list three other times in the past two decades: 1999, 2005 and 2008.

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Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

His family will be well taken care of.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3863

This sounds like a real mess.

Tom Petty’s Widow and Daughters Locked in Bitter Battle Over His Music
Tom Petty‘s widow is saying she cannot properly manage his estate because she believes the late rocker’s daughters are teaming up to push her out of managing his estate.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Dana Petty is asking the court to execute an operating agreement that would appoint a manager with day-to-day authority with herself and Tom’s daughters, Adria and Annakim, have equal authority and participation.

Dana is requesting that all “significant decisions” require consensus between the three because majority voting would allow for the two daughters to exert their will over her.

In her petition, Dana claims “she has gone above and beyond to seek to work cooperatively with Tom’s daughters” but they have made that difficult.

“Although Petitioner did everything in her power to treat Adria and Annakim as family,” she writes, “sadly, they, and in particular Adria, have repeatedly demonstrated their resentment over their father’s love of Petitioner and her role in his life.”

Dana claims that Adria has been abusive towards her, Tom’s personal and business managers, his attorney, and even Tom’s legendary band, The Heartbreakers.

She says that Adria’s “erratic behavior has made it exceedingly—and increasingly—difficult to carry on business and has threatened the Trust’s business dealings and important relationships with the Heartbreakers, Tom’s record labels (which are critical to the ongoing success of the franchise), and Tom’s longstanding management team.”

Dana points to the hiring of a man named Larry Jenkins, a manager she claims Adria brought in without permission. She claims that Jenkins has actually been great (she wants him appointed manager under the new operating agreement) but claims Adria “became disappointed as she learned that Mr. Jenkins was not going to allow Adria to run roughshod over him or Petitioner, that Mr. Jenkins intended to include all voices in the process and to make recommendations he believed were in the best interest of Tom’s legacy.”

Tom Petty’s widow points to two instances where she feels Adria’s behavior harmed the estate professionally.

She claims when a “Greatest Hits” album was in the works, “Adria and Annakim vetoed and overrode virtually every decision Petitioner, Mr. Jenkins, and the record company had already made, at great financial cost.”

In another instance, Dana claims she was working with Warner Bros. to release a 25th-anniversary version of “Wildflowers” which included unreleased music.

But Dana claims Adria intervened and rejected “an enormously important and lucrative offer” of over $1 million (before costs) without consulting Dana.

Dana claims she “cannot relent any longer” and wants the court to approve the operating agreement she has proposed.

Adria filed documents of her own, claiming her father’s will called for Tom’s daughters and widow to “participate equally in the management of the Artistic Property Entity.”

She claims her and her sister’s “efforts to participate in the management of the Artistic Property Entity have been resisted by the Trustee, who has claimed to be the sole authority over the management of the Artistic Property assets.”

Additionally, Adria claims that her father’s will called for his music to be transferred to a separate trust, something she claims Dana has yet to do.

Adria is asking the court to order the transfer of the assets so that she, her sister and Dana Petty can “participate equally in the management” of Tom Petty’s musical legacy.

A judge has yet to rule.

Petty passed away on October 2, 2017 after he was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest.

He was 66 years old.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Delightful.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Marvelous

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5116

Cha-ching! It so often ruins and destroys families. It's very sad.

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

As Cindy Lauper once said "Money Changes Everything"

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

ranasakawa wrote:

As Cindy Lauper once said "Money Changes Everything"

When my grandfather died in 2004, it was discovered that his will sent everything to an auction. Basically, he was saying to his kids (and my mom) that if you want it, buy it at the auction.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Mark MN wrote:

ranasakawa wrote:

As Cindy Lauper once said "Money Changes Everything"

When my grandfather died in 2004, it was discovered that his will sent everything to an auction. Basically, he was saying to his kids (and my mom) that if you want it, buy it at the auction.

Tom Petty

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