| The Live Anthology | |
| Type: | Live |
| Artist: | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| Cover: | TomPettyLiveAnthology.jpg |
| Recorded: | December 31, 1978 – November 15, 2007 |
| Venue: | Various |
| Genre: |
|
| Length: | (standard) (deluxe) |
| Label: | Reprise |
| Producer: |
|
| Prev Title: | The Last DJ |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Mojo |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
The Live Anthology is a live box set by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The box set was released by Reprise Records on November 23, 2009, in a number of formats, with the standard CD and download formats, composed of 48 tracks (on 4 discs).[1] [2]
The album's cover artwork and packaging was designed by Shepard Fairey.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Petty stated he compiled live material with Mike Campbell and Ryan Ulyate from three decades of live concerts.
In 2008, Ulyate began going through Petty's live archive and created an iTunes library of 170 concerts with a total of 3,509 performances of 400 unique songs. "I made sure Tom and Mike heard every song they ever did", Ulyate said, "And I ranked the concerts with a star system."
Throughout his career, Petty extensively documented his concerts, beginning in the late seventies. "I'm glad we did it. I think this is one of the great live rock & roll bands. And you really understand us once you've heard this set. It was a lot of fun to put together"
Several other songs were mixed, but did not make it to the album. "Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)", "Don't Do Me Like That" and Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else" performed at the Hammersmith Odeon, March 6, 1980, were released on the deluxe edition of Damn the Torpedoes.
All tracks written by Tom Petty, except where noted.
On November 22, 2009, prior to the release of the standard and digital formats, Best Buy stores offered an 'exclusive' "Deluxe Edition" of the box set. (Although labelled 'exclusive' to Best Buy, this set was on general release in Europe.) The deluxe edition contains the four discs in the standard edition, and includes a fifth disc of live material, two previously unreleased DVDs, a vinyl remastering of the 1977 promotional EP Official Live 'Leg (recorded December 12, 1976), and a Blu-ray Disc featuring all 62 songs from the five CD's in the box set in 5.1 multi-channel 96K 24-bit audio. The packaging for this edition also includes a concert poster, backstage pass reproductions, a deluxe booklet, a lithograph and more bonus materials.DVD: 400 Days, a documentary shot during the recording and tour for the album Wildflowers.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Additional musicians
Production