Pack Up the Plantation: Live!
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| Live album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| Released | November 26, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | July 16, 1978 – August 7, 1985 |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 71:12 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tom Petty, Mike Campbell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The Essential Rock Discography | 4/10 |
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| Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Sounds | |
Pack Up the Plantation: Live! is the first official live album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in November 1985. It was primarily recorded at the Wiltern Theatre during their 1985 tour but also includes several tracks from previous tours. It was released as a double LP or single cassette and compact disc.
A concert film of the Wiltern Theatre performance, also titled Pack Up the Plantation: Live! was released on home video in 1986. It included songs that did not make the album, such as originals "Don't Do Me Like That" and "Don't Come Around Here No More", as well as covers such as "Little Bit O' Soul" and "Route 66".
Stevie Nicks, who has collaborated with Petty and has appeared with him on tour frequently, sings with Petty on two songs on the record. First is a cover of the Searchers' 1964 hit "Needles and Pins," that was released as a single and climbed into the Billboard top 40. Nicks' second track is "Insider," one of two cuts from Petty's 1981 LP, Hard Promises, that feature her.
No other singles were released from the album in the US, although a cover of the Byrds' 1967 hit "So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star," was released in Europe. "Refugee," one of the Heartbreakers' biggest hits, was also released in Europe on a 4-track EP. Another fan favorite, "Breakdown," from the Heartbreakers' 1976 debut, appears at the end of side one. It is notable because the audience takes over from Petty at the start, singing the first two verses and the chorus loud enough to be picked up by the mics. He quipped, "You're gonna put me out of a job," to huge applause and then launched back into a reprise of the second verse.
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