TOM PETTY and the Heartbreakers MCA Coral 37143 (1982 reissue) VG+

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TOM PETTY and the Heartbreakers (self-titled) MCA Coral 37143 (1982 reissue) 

Tracklist

A1 Rockin' Around (With You) 2:26 A2 Breakdown 2:42 A3 Hometown Blues 2:14 A4 The Wild One, Forever 3:01 A5 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll 2:23

B1 Strangered In The Night 3:32 B2 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) 3:54 B3 Mystery Man 3:04 B4 Luna 3:59 B5 American Girl 3:33

*(all photos are of the actual item)

• Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
• Recorded At – The Shelter Studio
• Mixed At – The Shelter Studio
• Mastered At – Capitol Studios
• Copyright (c) – Shelter Recording Company Inc.
• Composed By – Mike Campbell (tracks: A1), Tom Petty

• Lacquer Cut By – LB*
• Mastered By – Ken Perry
• Performer – Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell, Ron Blair, Stan Lynch, T.P.*
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Max*, Noah Shark

Notes

Recorded and Mixed at The Shelter Studio, Hollywood, Calif.
Mastered at Capitol Studios

? © 1976 Shelter Recording Co. Inc. 

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side 1): SRL 52006-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side 2): SRL 52006-B

"Head of one of America's finest rock & roll bands, who handled hard rock and melodic pop equally well, featuring epic tales of losers and dreamers."

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• AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

     At the time Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' debut was released in 1976, they were fresh enough to almost be considered punk. They weren't as reckless or visionary as the Ramones, but they shared a similar love for pure '60s rock and, for the Heartbreakers, that meant embracing the Byrds as much as the Stones. And that's pretty much what this album is -- tuneful jangle balanced by a tough garage swagger. At times, the attitude and the sound override the songwriting, but that's alright, since the slight songs ("Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll," to pick a random example) are still infused with spirit and an appealing surface. Petty & the Heartbreakers feel underground on this album, at least to the extent that power pop was underground in 1976; with Dwight Twilley providing backing vocals for "Strangered in the Night," the similarities between the two bands (adherence to pop hooks and melodies, love of guitars) become apparent. Petty wound up eclipsing Twilley because he rocked harder, something that's evident throughout this record. Take the closer "American Girl" -- it's a Byrds song by any other name, but he pushed the Heartbreakers to treat it as a rock & roll song, not as something delicate. There are times where the album starts to drift, especially on the second side, but the highlights -- "Rockin' Around (With You)," "Hometown Blues," "The Wild One, Forever," the AOR staples "Breakdown" and "American Girl" -- still illustrate how refreshing Petty & the Heartbreakers sounded in 1976.