Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

[3manstack]

Can anyone recommend a few Tom Petty albums to properly "start me off". I own the greatest hits and mojo and after watching the Runnin Down A Dream Doc on TV the other night I'm ridiculously curious and eager to dip my toe a little further into his music

I'm positive I'm going to buy Full Moon Fever coz that seems to have a few I already love but any other suggestions are very welcome, Looking to get about 3 or 4 to begin with

Thanks in advance of any replies.

[MysteryTrain]

Definitely get Full Moon Fever. Also Damn The Torpedoes (1979) and Wildflowers (1994) are essential. And then Into The Great Wide Open (1991) which is just as good as Full Moon Fever. Some of the their more underrated but very good albums are Hard Promises, Long After Dark and Southern Accents.

[mfc2006]

Wildflowers.

[Shawshank]

Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers and Echo are my favorites.

[Bronx Bombers]

The Live Anthology

[Cob]

I've been listening to the first album A LOT lately and man that one is good, I like Hard Promises and Damn the Torpedoes a lot also, I REALLY like Louisiana Rain and Shadow of a Doubt (Complex Kid) from Damn the Torpedoes. And as Bronx Bombers mentioned, the Live Anthology is GREAT!

[thefixer9]

First get Full Moon Fever

Then Wildflowers

Hard Promises

Damn the Torpedoes

and then really anything after that!

[JOEJOEJOE]

Damn theTorpedos

[marcos]

Damn theTorpedos

This one is must, wish I had this on vinyl. As a few other of Tom's but very unaffordable for some reason at this time. Full Moon Fever brings back so many memories for me from that time period. I use to listen to this one over and over with a first love that eventually went on to break my heart.

[PNuttyJam]

Echo
She's The One

You can't go wrong. Buy them all.

[Better Dan]

Wildflowers is a great start.

[jjflash]

Wildflowers is a great start.

Also, check out She's the One soundtrack. Those are my two favorite studio efforts. Greatest Hits compilation is a good place to get your toes wet. And the semi-recently released Live Anthology is a good career-spanner too.

[mfc2006]

Wildflowers is a great start.

Also, check out She's the One soundtrack. Those are my two favorite studio efforts. Greatest Hits compilation is a good place to get your toes wet. And the semi-recently released Live Anthology is a good career-spanner too.

yup. the She's The One soundtrack is flat-out awesome.

[pjfan021]

Wildflowers, last Dj, live anthology, full moon fever, damn the torpedoes

[perfectlefts14]

Check out the B-Side: Girl On LSD. It was originally suppose to be on Wildflowers, but Warner Bros said no, it's a great song.