TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – LEARNING TO FLY 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1991 ROCK

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Learning To Fly
(MCA Records  1991  MCS1555)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle at the very start)

Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– some slight wear to edges

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch. He was also a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.

Petty recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist. In his career, he sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty died on October 2, 2017, one week after the completion of the Heartbreakers’ 40th anniversary tour, and eighteen days before his 67th birthday.

“Learning to Fly” is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was written in 1991 by Tom Petty and his writing partner Jeff Lynne for the album Into the Great Wide Open. The entire song is based on only four simple chords, (F, C, A minor, and G). It became a top hit for Petty and the Heartbreakers. It is unrelated to the Pink Floyd song of the same name that came out 4 years earlier.

Track listing

7″ vinyl

• Side A: “Learning to Fly”
• Side B: “Too Good To Be True”

Musicians

• Tom Petty: lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Mike Campbell: double neck electric guitar and backing vocals
• Benmont Tench: synthesizer
• Howie Epstein: bass and backing vocals
• Stan Lynch: drums