Why Tom Petty ‘Origins 1971-1978’ Isn’t Your Normal Box Set: ‘The Important Thing Was Making a Good Album’
- Adria Petty says the anniversary was a chance to honour the Heartbreakers.
- The set follows the band’s early musical development.
- More than 100 tapes were catalogued for the project.
Adria Petty says the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ debut was worth marking because it offered a chance to recognise the surviving band members and tell the story of how the group developed. The new archival collection, *Origins 1971-78*, traces the musicians’ early experiments and…