Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes

Damn The Torpedoes is the third studio album by American rock band Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, originally released in October 1979 via Backstreet Records and MCA Records.

The album was co-produced by Tom Petty and Jimmy Iovine and was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys and Cherokee Studios in Hollywood. The title of the album is a reference to a famous quote by Admiral David Farragut: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!".

The album was a breakthrough for Tom Petty and his band, reaching #2 on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart, and only kept from the top spot by Pink Floyd’s The Wall album. The album yielded two Top 20 singles “Don't Do Me Like That" and "Refugee".

The album received critical acclaim upon release with Rolling Stone magazine raving in its original review, that it was the "album we've all been waiting for – that is, if we were all Tom Petty fans, which we would be if there were any justice in the world." Subsequent reviews have continued this trend calling it "one of the great records of the album rock era" and culminating in its placement in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album reached #57 on the UK, #15 on the Australian and #1 on the New Zealand Albums charts.

Check out the tracks:  “Don't Do Me Like That"; "Refugee"; “Here Comes My Girl”; “You Tell Me” and “Album Featurette”.

This LP record is a “Back to Black” 2017 reissue on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl with digital download code, pressed in Europe via Geffen Records.