<description>&lt;p&gt;Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Tom Petty came up in the swamps of Florida playing tiny clubs and sock hops before heading to LA and making his fortune. The boys talk about perfect background vocals, questionable key choices, and the scrappy rock band era of a generational artist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and access 45+ bonus shows!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join our Mailing List here:&lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at &lt;a href="mailto:1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rgtSiOUkPuMwK6UDK0Keb?si=453a2862e46a4a4e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rgtSiOUkPuMwK6UDK0Keb?si=453a2862e46a4a4e&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to &lt;em&gt;Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers&lt;/em&gt; here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0JBy4lxBlQIxMZ8qPMIJER?si=O6CHcKguTdC_1WhThhbhew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/album/0JBy4lxBlQIxMZ8qPMIJER?si=O6CHcKguTdC_1WhThhbhew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro music: When the Walls Fell by&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6iUot3X4FwzuZVHMQ4xh4P?si=TOpyXme9QU-Hf71jjj7_DQ&amp;amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; The Beverly Crushers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outro music: After the Afterlife by&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ehOaXsBSc6eMO2fnveJU2?si=UrpyPkbrQh2AB9wQBLVbOg&amp;amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; MEGA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow our&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0M8Zb9Njt4NlJlOHjoYqFw?si=16266c89968b4b05" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Spotify Playlist&lt;/a&gt; of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on instagram&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thechopunlimited/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; @thechopunlimited&lt;/a&gt; AND&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/1001albumcomplaints/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; @1001AlbumComplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AThe+Chop+Unlimited&amp;amp;ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;US Merch Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLB99Y6L?customId=B075382VY7&amp;amp;customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1#B075382VY7&amp;amp;th=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;UK Merch Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next week's album: &lt;em&gt;Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

1001 Album Complaints

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The Story Behind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ep. 237

DEC 1, 2025116 MIN
1001 Album Complaints

The Story Behind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ep. 237

DEC 1, 2025116 MIN

Description

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Tom Petty came up in the swamps of Florida playing tiny clubs and sock hops before heading to LA and making his fortune. The boys talk about perfect background vocals, questionable key choices, and the scrappy rock band era of a generational artist.

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Listen to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0JBy4lxBlQIxMZ8qPMIJER?si=O6CHcKguTdC_1WhThhbhew

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Next week's album: Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell