Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
2010 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Matthew Longfellow |
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| The latest addition to Eagle's critically acclaimed and highly successful Classic Albums series is Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1979 breakthrough album Damn The Torpedoes . The band s third album defined their musical style and took them into the mainstream hitting No.2 on the US charts and spawning the top 10 single Don t Do Me Like That . The DVD features newly filmed contributions from the band members Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch along with co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus as they analyse the tracks from the original multi-track tapes and through new and archive performances. Damn The Torpedoes has stood the test of time as one of the great American rock albums of its era and is a worthy addition to the Classic Albums series. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 03, 2010 |
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| Director: | Matthew Longfellow |
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| Genres: | Documentary, Music |
| Keywords | rock band, southern rock, heartland rock, ''damn the torpedoes'' |
| Production Companies | Eagle Vision, BBC |
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Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Tom Petty | Self |
| Mike Campbell | Self |
| Benmont Tench | Self |
| Ron Blair | Self |
| Stan Lynch | Self (archive footage) |
| Jimmy Iovine | Self |
| Tony Dimitriades | Self |
| Denny Cordell | Self |
| Danny Bramson | Self |
| Shelly Yakus | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Matthew Longfellow | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Nick De Grunwald | Producer |
| Martin R. Smith | Producer |
| Terry Shand | Executive Producer |
| Bous De Jong | Executive Producer |
| Geoff Kempin | Executive Producer |
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