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Fact #70906

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Short story:

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers release their eponymous debut album on Shelter Records in the USA.

Full article:

Tom Petty : It's raw, it's definitely raw. We didn't want to over-produce it. We didn't really know a lot about production. For one thing, there was a sort of bloated corporate rock at the time and people were putting out six-or seven-minute songs that just went on and on and I wanted to keep the songs nice short and concise, so you'll notice the songs aren't very long and that worked. We just wanted to get the best out of each song. But you never really know what you're doing on your first album, you know. I don't think anyway. But when we got something we were proud of, we stuck with it.
(Source : Billboard magazine feature, March 20, 2006)

Dwight Twilley (Shelter Records artist) : I have a fondness for some of his early songs that he made popular when were both were just starting out; songs like American Girl and Breakdown. I also appreciate still that he sang on my hit song Girls in 1984.
(Source : Billboard magazine feature, March 20, 2006)