TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – PACK UP THE PLANTATION LIVE! 2LP – Nr MINT UK 1985

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Pack Up The Plantation Live!
(MCA Records  1985  MCMD7001)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C1/D1 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are 1 or 2 light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Thomas Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury), and his early band Mudcrutch.

Petty has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music has been classified as rock and roll, heartland rock, and even stoner rock. His music has become popular among younger generations. In his career, Petty has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.^[2] In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Pack Up the Plantation: Live! is the first live album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in November 1985. It was primarily recorded at the Wiltern Theatre during their 1985 tour but also includes several tracks from previous tours. It was released as a double LP or single cassette and compact disc.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. In 1976, the band’s original lineup was Tom Petty as the lead singer and guitar player, Mike Campbell as the lead guitarist, Ron Blair on bass, Stan Lynch on drums, and Benmont Tench on keyboards. The band has largely maintained this lineup, with a few exceptions. In 1981, Blair, who was tired of the touring lifestyle, left the band. Blair’s replacement, Howie Epstein, stayed with the band for the next twenty years. Scott Thurston joined the band as a multi-instrumentalist, mostly rhythm guitar and second keyboards, in 1991. Blair returned to the Heartbreakers in 2002, the year before Epstein’s death. In 1994, Steve Ferrone replaced Lynch.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were on the forefront of the heartland rock movement, alongside artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger, which arose in the late 1970s and 1980s. The genre eschews the synthesizer-based music and fashion elements popularized in the 1980s, such as synthpop and New Romanticism in favor of a straightforward classic rock sound and lyrics based on relatable, blue collar issues. Petty and the Heartbreakers are known for hit singles such as “American Girl”, “Breakdown”, “The Waiting”, “Learning to Fly“, “Refugee” and “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”. While the heartland rock movement fizzled in the 1990s, the band remained active and popular. They still tour regularly and continue to record albums. Their most recent, Hypnotic Eye, was released on July 25, 2014.

Although most of their material is produced and performed under the name “The Heartbreakers”, Petty has released three solo albums, the most successful being 1989’s Full Moon Fever. In these releases, members of the band contributed as collaborators, producing and performing as studio musicians.

A concert film of the Wiltern Theatre performance, also titled Pack Up the Plantation: Live! was released on home video in 1986. It included songs that did not make the album, such as originals “Don’t Do Me Like That” and “Don’t Come Around Here No More”, as well as covers such as “Little Bit O’ Soul” and “Route 66”.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom Petty except as noted.

Recording information

All tracks recorded at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, August 7, 1985 except,

• “Don’t Bring Me Down” – Paradise Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, July 16, 1978
• “Stories We Could Tell” – Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, March 7, 1980, engineered by Charles Kaplan in the Mobile Manor Unit
• “Needles and Pins” & “Insider” – The Forum, Los Angeles, California, June 1981
• “Shout” – The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, March 19, 1983
• “Rockin’ Around (With You)” – Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, California, June 1983

Personnel

• Tom Petty – 6 & 12-string electric & acoustic guitars, lead vocals
• Mike Campbell – lead guitar, 12-string, lap steel & slide guitars
• Howie Epstein – bass, mandolin & harmony vocals
• Benmont Tench – keyboards & vocals
• Stan Lynch – drums & vocals

Soul Lips Horns: (on tracks recorded at the Wiltern Theater)

• Jimmy Zavala – saxes, harmonica
• Lee Thornburg – trumpets, flugel horn
• Nick Lane – trombones, euphonium

The Rebeletts: (on tracks recorded at the Wiltern Theater)

• Pat Peterson – backing vocals, percussion
• Caroll Sue Hill – backing vocals, percussion

Musicians:

• Ron Blair – bass on “Insider”, “Needles and Pins”, “Stories We Could Tell” & “Don’t Bring Me Down”
• Phil Jones – percussion on “Insider”, “Needles and Pins”, “Rockin’ Around (With You)” & “Shout”
• Bobby Valentino – violin on “Stories We Could Tell”
• Stevie Nicks – vocals on “Insider” & “Needles and Pins”