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

The 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

T Tom PettySelf M Mike CampbellSelf B Benmont TenchSelf R Ron BlairSelf S Stan LynchSelf (archive footage) J Jimmy IovineSelf T Tony DimitriadesSelf D Denny CordellSelf D Danny BramsonSelf S Shelly YakusSelf