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Tom Petty Fans Gets A Long After Dark Delux Edition Treatment

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Tom Petty at Pine Knob on 6-21-1985 (photo courtesy of Ken Settle)

Tom Petty Fans prepare for the ‘Long After Dark’ Deluxe Edition, out October 18 on Geffen. This will also include seven extra lost songs from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers that didn’t make the album.

Tom Petty Fans, the long wait is over for some of these songs to be officially released.

Long After Dark

Coming off a musical high on the back-to-back Top Five, platinum hits Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises, Tom Petty returned to the studio to record the Heartbreakers’ fifth album, Long After Dark.

A reissue of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1982 album, Long After Dark, is set for release on October 18. The remastered LP has 12 bonus tracks, including seven not yet released. Also, a pleasant surprise from the Petty Legacy archives will share a series of unearthed songs and videos from 1982-83 in the coming weeks. Below, check out the first, a 1982 version of “Straight Into Darkness,”

Check out the first, a 1982 version of “Straight Into Darkness,”

Was There A Lot Of Material Left Over From The Recording Sessions?

The bonus tracks that Petty wanted on the original album were press release notes. “There was some music recorded for Long After Dark that didn’t get on the record, that I thought would’ve made it a better album,” Petty is quoted saying. “I left off… four things that I liked quite a bit. And probably a few more written that never even got in the door.” Check out the tracklist below.

The new deluxe edition addresses that and features the songs lost in the debate over the album’s original direction. Highlights include Petty’s version of ‘Never Be You’ (a country hit for Rosanne Cash), ‘Don’t Make Me Walk the Line’ and an up-tempo version of ‘Ways To Be Wicked’ (previously covered by Lone Justice), recorded at Applewood Studios in Denver, Colorado. Some additional tracks are taken from French TV sessions, including ‘Turning Point’ and the Everly Brothers influenced ‘Keeping Me Alive’.

  • CD 1 /LP 1
    1. A One Story Town
    2. You Got Lucky
    3. Deliver Me
    4. Change Of Heart
    5. Finding Out
    6. We Stand A Chance
    7. Straight Into Darkness
    8. The Same Old You
    9. Between Two Worlds
    10. A Wasted Life
  • CD 2 / LP 2
    1. Stories We Could Tell (French TV)
    2. Never Be You*
    3. Turning Point (Original Drums Version)
    4. Don’t Make Me Walk The Line*
    5. I’m Finding Out (French TV)*
    6. Heartbreakers Beach Party (Extended Version)
    7. Keeping Me Alive (French TV)
    8. Straight Into Darkness (French TV)
    9. To Be Wicked (Denver Sessions)*
    10. Between Two Worlds (French TV)*
    11. One On One*
    12. Wild Thing*

Is There Still Time To Pre-Order?

Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)’ – Out October 18 Pre-order/pre-save the newly remastered Deluxe Edition of ‘Long After Dark,’ featuring 12 rediscovered tracks, 7 of which are previously unreleased.

8 Classic Videos From Tom Petty’s Career

Tom Petty will forever be lauded for his stellar catalog, but he might also be one of the most underrated video artists of all time.

Whether it was a performance video or a clip that followed a specific narrative, Petty was able to make visual magic the same way he could in the recording studio. As we honor the anniversary of his passing, here are eight iconic videos from Petty’s career.

  • 'Stop Dragging My Heart Around'

    Few duets were quite as cool as this one.

  • 'Don’t Come Around Here No More'

    Lewis Carroll would surely approve of this strange video.

  • 'Handle With Care'

    Here’s hoping Petty, Harrison and Orbison are jamming right now.

  • 'Free Fallin’'

    A perfect time capsule of 1989.

  • 'You Don’t Know How It Feels'

    Some could argue that this is Petty’s best video, especially considering it’s just one continuous shot. And we can’t necessarily say they’re wrong.

  • 'I Won’t Back Down'

    This may technically be a solo Petty track, but that’s one hell of a backing band he has.

  • 'Mary Jane’s Last Dance'

    As far as “video babes” go, Kim Basinger was one of the hottest that was also in one of the creepiest videos ever.

  • 'I Forgive It All'

    From Mudcrutch’s second and final album, this beautifully shot video stars the legendary Anthony Hopkins and was directed by Sean Penn and Samuel Bayer.

Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, "Chit!." Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.

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