Tom Petty nearly went broke making this album—and you'll see why it was worth every damn penny.
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.
Direction
Longfellow lets the tape reels do the talking—no fluff, just process.
Sound
Hearing 'Refugee' deconstructed will ruin other rock mixes for you.
Director
Matthew Longfellow
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The album title came from a Civil War naval battle cry—Petty was literally declaring war on his record label's bankruptcy threats while recording.
Shelly Yakus reveals they mixed 'Refugee' for days chasing a sound that now seems inevitable; this doc exposes how much 'effortless' rock actually bleeds sweat.
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