TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS - DAMN THE TORPEDOES: DELUXE EDITION (180G 2LP)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn The Torpedoes: Deluxe Edition on 180g 2LP from ORG

Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes at Bernie Grundman - Pressed on 180g 2LP Set at Pallas in Germany, One of World's Best Plants

Deluxe Edition Contains 9 Bonus Tracks - Liner Notes, Lyrics, Rare Photos Round Out Gorgeous Package

A monumental breakthrough, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Damn the Torpedoes stands as a towering accomplishment of album mastery, fine songwriting, incredibly tight performance, and clean, timeless production. Replete with hook-led singles, arena-rock choruses, Mike Campbell's biting guitar playing, and snarling attitude, with plenty of musical references to the Byrds and Rolling Stones peppering the originals, the 1979 record established the blueprint that the iconic band would follow for decades to come. 

And if instantly recognizable songs such as "Refugee," "Here Comes My Girl," "Even the Losers," and "Don't Do Me Like That" weren't already enough, Damn the Torpedoes has just been given a deserved upgrade, with this incredible-sounding, deluxe edition from ORG adding nine bonus tracks (seven previously unreleased) and phenomenal mastering from the original analog master tapes done by Bernie Grundman. It's also pressed at Pallas in Germany, arguably the best vinyl plant in the world. This is not to be missed. 

The highlights of the newly uncovered bonus material include two studio tracks, "Nowhere" and "Surrender," both written by Tom Petty and recorded and completed during the Damn The Torpedoes sessions. The never-before-heard "Nowhere" was thought to have been lost in 1979 when the tape boxes were being moved daily to avoid the possibility that court bailiffs would claim them as part of Petty's assets in the lawsuit at the time. Recording engineer Ryan Ulyate recently found the song while he was listening to tapes searching for alternate versions of songs to be included on the current release. "Surrender" was a mainstay of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' concerts for many years although this original studio version recorded for Damn The Torpedoes, which includes Stan Lynch on drums, never saw the light of day until now.

The second LP also boasts an original demo for the B-side "Casa Dega" and an alternate take of "Refugee" as well as a trio of live performances at London's Hammersmith Odeon (from March 6, 1980). The packaging is superb. Rock journalist/author David Fricke contributes liner notes while rare photos and lyrics to each track complete the experience. Sonically, no early-era Petty album has ever sounded better. Mastered for vinyl from the original analog master tapes at Bernie Grundman Studios and pressed by Pallas in Germany, Damn the Torpedoes rocks. 

"Most notably, Damn the Torpedoes reveals new dimensions on ORG’s vinyl set. Where the original LP sounds relatively flat and compressed, this pressing spreads the Heartbreakers out across your room, with every instrument having its own distinct space. Drums are fleshed out quite a bit more, with better textures and a large dose of decay absent on the original. The second you cue up “Refugee,” you’ll hear an extra bass grunt that gives the record a weightier presentation."
--Jeff Dorgay, TONE Audio, November 22, 2010

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes - Deluxe Edition:

LP One - Original Album
1. Refugee 
2. Here Comes My Girl
3. Even The Losers
4. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid)
5. Century City
6. Don't Do Me Like That
7. You Tell Me
8. What Are You Doin' In My Life?
9. Louisiana Rain
 
LP Two - Bonus Tracks
1. Nowhere*
2. Surrender*
3. Casa Dega/B-side
4. It's Rainin' Again/B-side
5. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid)/Live - Hammersmith Odeon 1980*
6. Don't Do Me Like That/Live - Hammersmith Odeon 1980*
7. Somethin' Else/Live - Hammersmith Odeon 1980*
8. Casa Dega/Demo*
9. Refugee/Alternate Take*
 
*Previously unreleased