These new collections were produced by produced by Ryan Ulyate, Petty’s longtime co-producer and engineer and, since the singer’s death, the principal keeper of the archives. At points prior to its release in 1994, Petty was toying with plans to make it a double-album, although he was convinced to narrow it down to a single disc that included the hits “You Don’t Know How It Feels” and “It’s Good to Be King.’

It was officially a solo album, although it featured contributions from the Heartbreakers, including Mike Campbell, who co-produced with Rick Rubin and Petty. A new video for the “Wildflowers” demo featuring unseen footage of Tom at home was concurrently released, co-directed by Alan Bibby and Jonny Kofoed from material shot by Martyn Atkins during the making of “Wildflowers.”Īlthough it was not one of his most blockbuster albums, “Wildflowers” was considered one of Petty’s most personally revealing albums and is oft-cited by fans as a favorite, as it was for the musician himself, who had frequently discussed plans to revisit material in the vaults for an expanded version prior to his death in October 2017. In heralding the news Thursday morning, Warner and the Petty estate released a recording unheard until now, “Wildflowers (Home Recording).” It’s the third preview track for the collection, following two other similar home demos of the songs “You Don’t Know How It Feels” and “There Goes Angela (Dream Away)” that came out this summer as Adria Petty, the musician’s daughter, indicated the once-stalled project was now on the fast track for 2020. 16, raging in size from a basic version with 25 tracks on two CDs or three LPs to the most deluxe packages with 70 numbers on five CDs or nine LPs. A project that has long been teased before and since Tom Petty’s death, “Wildflowers & All the Rest,” has finally found its place on the release schedule, with multiple configurations pulling together the rocker’s original 1994 album with a multitude of unreleased songs, alternate versions, live tracks and home demos.įour different editions of the long-awaited set will be released on Warner Records Oct.

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