Watch Tom Petty's 'Depot Street' Video
(UMe) The Tom Petty Estate unveils Origins 1971-1978, a quintessential collection of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' earliest days, marking the band's 50th anniversary, out now via UMe-order here.
Digging into the vaults, this collection traces the sonic formation of the band in the white-hot '70s era and features collaborations with legendary artists Al Kooper, Leon Russell, Jim Gordon, Emory Gordy and more, across country, folk, punk, reggae, rock and soul originals.
To mark the release, a music video for a new mix of "Depot Street," originally released as Mudcrutch's debut single in 1975, is out now. Co-directed by actors and longtime Tom Petty fans Luke Wilson and Tim Baltz, the video weaves archival footage of Petty and his Mudcrutch bandmates, including Tom Leadon, Randall Marsh and Mike Campbell, into a modern-day story starring recent Emmy winner Stephen Root (Widow's Bay), plus appearances from Wilson and Baltz.
"Depot Street" appears on the collection's centerpiece, No Sleep Til L.A., a curated 12-track document of Tom Petty becoming Tom Petty. The album traces his search for the right band from his first-ever studio session at Miami's Criteria Studios in 1971, through formative sessions in Tulsa, to Los Angeles, where it all clicked. Seven tracks are previously unreleased, and five, including "Depot Street," appear in new hi-res mixes. No Sleep Til L.A. is also available on its own on CD and LP, including a limited-edition "Galaxy" color variant, with a limited-edition Zoetrope edition following on November 20.
The release is the latest in the Estate's 50th anniversary celebrations. Last month, the Estate opened the Tom Petty Collection at Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York and Los Angeles, with receptions that brought together longtime friends and fans to unveil rare photos and ephemera from the band's earliest days. In September, Petty and the Heartbreakers received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Awards, where Heartbreakers Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Stan Lynch, Ron Blair, Steve Ferrone and Scott Thurston opened the show with a special reunion performance alongside Grammy-winning superstar Chris Stapleton.
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