Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Matthew Longfellow2010-08-03
6.3
98 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Tom Petty | Self | Unowned |
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Mike Campbell | Self | Unowned |
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Benmont Tench | Self | Unowned |
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Ron Blair | Self | Unowned |
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Stan Lynch | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jimmy Iovine | Self | Unowned |
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Tony Dimitriades | Self | Unowned |
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Denny Cordell | Self | Unowned |
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Danny Bramson | Self | Unowned |
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Shelly Yakus | Self | Unowned |