PRESALE - Tom Petty - Greatest Hits Live 1977 - 1993 - 12" Vinyl Picture Disc

“American Girl” arrives from his early years, carried on the bright, relentless jangle that became Petty’s signature. The song feels both restless and resolute, a reminder of just how hungry and eager Petty was as he first stepped into the national spotlight.

“Don’t Come Around Here No More,” his palette has expanded. The performance stretches into darker colours—a hypnotic, swirling tension beneath Petty’s steady vocal. Onstage, the song takes on a cinematic quality. but something stranger, more atmospheric, yet unmistakably his own.

“Free Fallin’,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” and “Into the Great Wide Open”— captures Petty in full stride as the ’80s gave way to a new decade.  

“Into the Great Wide Open”—captures Petty in full stride , these songs, already modern classics, grow larger under the concert lights. “Free Fallin’” finds its quiet ache magnified by the crowd’s voice; whilst “Runnin’ Down a Dream” becomes a fast-rolling engine, pushed forward by the band’s precision and fire; and “Into the Great Wide Open” unfolds like a widescreen tale.

No Tom Petty collection would be complete without the anthemic “I Won’t Back Down’… Petty once again gives his all in this heart felt performance. 

This superb collection does more than revisit familiar songs—they stitch Petty’s work into the larger patchwork of American lore. You can hear the dust, the striving, the luck, the heartbreak, the quiet triumphs. You can hear the echoes of the road that made him.

1. American Girl * 3.53

2. Refugee ** 4.04

3. Don’t Come Around Here No More *** 6.51

4. Free Fallin’ **** 4.55

5. Listen To Her Heart * 2.58

6. Runnin’ Down A Dream ***** 4.45

 

1. The Waiting *** 6.14

2. Breakdown ** 6.48

3. I Won’t Back Down **** 3.03

4. I Need To Know * 2.22

5. Into The Great Wide Open ***** 4.11

6. Don’t Do Me Like That ** 2.46