Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers/WI, USA 1983

After the breakthrough of “DAMN THE TORPEDOES”, Tom Petty was riding the wave with three consecutive albums in the top 10 in the US with “LONG AFTER DARK”. The new excavation live album is now available. What is recorded in this work is “March 14, 1983 Milwaukee performance”. This is the best audience recording. Speaking of Tom in 1983, he not only did his main job but also participated in Stevie Nicks’ “THE WILD HEART” and was very active as a hit maker. First of all, let’s look back at the schedule at that time and check the show’s position. 1982, June 6: PEACE SUNDAY COMMITTEE BENEFIT appearance ・September 1-19: North America #1 (4 performances) ・November 1: Paris performance [“LONG AFTER DARK” released on November 2]・November 30th – December 21st: Europe (14 performances) 1983, January 17th – April 25th: North America #2 (57 performances) ←★Coco★ June 1st – 11th: North America # 3 (6 performances) [“THE WILD HEART” released on June 10th] This is Tom Petty in 1982/1983. The Milwaukee performance of this work was the 34th concert of “North America #2”, which is the main part of “LONG AFTER DARK TOUR”. This work recorded at such a show is the first appearance master that was discovered only recently, but this is the best audience recording with “super”. Currently, the world is in the midst of a storm of restrictions on going out due to the new coronavirus pandemic, and collectors and recording artists are releasing hidden treasures one after another in an effort to ease the suffering even a little. This work is also a masterpiece that appeared from among them. And the sound of this work fulfills that role perfectly. The most wonderful thing is the strong and straight core. Although you can tell that it is an audience recording because you can feel the slight ringing of the hall in the echoing vocals, the on-tone feel and fine details far exceed the common sense of a guest record. The snare, which tends to give off an audience-like feel, has a lot of density, so the bass resonates heavily, and the piano touch is also super detailed. The guitar is more than that. The bass vibe is so detailed that you can see the waveform, and the slight chord cutting makes you feel the number of strings being played. Furthermore, even the audience noise is beautiful. If you listen closely with headphones, you can hear a little applause, but there is almost no close-up sound. The loud applause that erupts between songs is far more distant than the solid performance sound, and the swell of yellow voices creates a huge spectacle, creating a wonderful contrast with the performance sound. It is a superb recording that does not require any “for the 1980s” lyrics. What is depicted with such sound is a treasure trove of masterpieces that are exciting today. Speaking of Tom in the 80s, the traditional official edition “PACK UP THE PLANTATION: LIVE!” also comes to mind, but it is a completely different set. Let’s compare and organize them here.・American Girl: Breakdown/American Girl ・Your Gonna Get It!: Listen To Her Heart (★)/I Need to Know ・Destruction: Don’t Do Me Like That (★)/Here Comes My Girl (★ ) / Refugee ・Hard Promise: A Thing About You (★) / The Waiting / A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (★) / Kings Road (★) ・Long After Dark: A One Story Town (★) /You Got Lucky/Change of Heart (★)/Deliver Me (★)/Straight Into Darkness (★) ・Cover: Hang On Sloopy (THE VIBRATIONS) (★) / Shout (THE ISLEY BROTHERS) *Note: “★” The marked songs are songs that cannot be heard on the official version of “PACK UP THE PLANTATION: LIVE!”. …and it looks like this. There are a lot of “★” marks, but that’s to be expected. Of the 18 songs performed in this work, only 7 songs overlap with “PACK UP THE PLANTATION: LIVE!”. Moreover, the contents are rich in variety. Classics like “Listen To Her Heart” are delicious, but there are songs that are unique to the 80s such as “A Thing About You” and “Kings Road,” and songs exclusive to this tour such as “A One Story Town” and THE VIBRATIONS cover “Hang On Sloopy.” ” and many other valuable repertoires. The highlight is probably the new song “Deliver Me”. After all, this show is the only record of it being performed live. You can truly enjoy the ultimate super rare song with the best sound. After that, Tom Petty & THE HEARTBREAKERS continued to make steady progress until the early 90’s. This is a superb debut live album that allows you to experience such a glorious golden age on the spot. “COSTA MESA 1990 MIKE MILLARD ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES” released at the same time is also superb, but this work is also a shocking new discovery that can only be enjoyed in 2020. Live at Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA 14th March 1983 ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1(42:51) 1. Intro 2. A One Story Town 3. Listen to Her Heart 4. A Thing About You 5. MC 6. You Got Lucky 7. I Need to Know 8. Don’t Do Me Like That 9. Here Comes My Girl 10. Change of Heart 11. MC 12. The Waiting Disc 2(62:29) 1. Hang On Sloopy 2. Deliver Me 3. MC 4. Straight Into Darkness 5. A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) 6. Kings Road 7. Breakdown 8. Refugee 9. Shout 10. MC 11. American Girl Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars Mike Campbell – guitars Howie Epstein – bass, backing vocals Benmont Tench – keyboards, backing vocals Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals