Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
2010•1h 38m•6.3•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Matthew Longfellow
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
Tom Petty
Self
Mike Campbell
Self
Benmont Tench
Self
Ron Blair
Self
Stan Lynch
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Iovine
Self
Tony Dimitriades
Self
Denny Cordell
Self
Danny Bramson
Self
Shelly Yakus
Self
Production
Company
BBC
Company
Eagle Vision
Producer
Nick De Grunwald
Producer
Martin R. Smith
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