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

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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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Matthew Longfellow

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Company:

BBC,

Eagle Vision

Cast:
Tom Petty

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Mike Campbell

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Benmont Tench

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Ron Blair

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Stan Lynch

Self (archive footage)

Crew:
Matthew Longfellow

Director

Nick De Grunwald

Producer

Martin R. Smith

Producer

Terry Shand

Executive Producer

Bous De Jong

Executive Producer