Tom Petty - Finding Wildflowers

140-gram gatefold double LP

Alternate versions of songs from Wildflowers

Studio outtakes from the original recording sessions (1992-1994)

Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) — the latest offering of Tom Petty music, curated with help from his loving family, bandmates and collaborators — will be released on standard black vinyl 2LP on May 7. The tracks were previously released on the limited-edition Super Deluxe 9-LP version of 2020's Wildflowers & All The Rest.

Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) features 16 studio recordings of alternate takes, long cuts and jam versions of Wildflowers songs as Tom, band members and co-producer Rick Rubin worked to finalize the album in 1994. The release offers fans further deep access into the writing and recording of Wildflowers, as well as realizing the full vision of the project as Tom had always intended.

The collection was produced by Tom's longtime engineer and co-producer Ryan Ulyate who listened to 245 reels of 24-track tape, revealing Tom and his collaborators' evolutionary process, and finding the group willing to do whatever it took to discover the essence and magic in the material.

 

 

Side A

1. A Higher Place

2. Hard on Me

3. Cabin Down Below

4. Crawling Back To You

Side B

1. Only a Broken Heart

2. Drivin’ Down To Georgia

3. You Wreck Me

4. It’s Good to Be King

Side C

1. House in The Woods

2. Honey Bee

3. Girl On LSD

4. Cabin Down Below (Acoustic Version)

Side D

1. Wildflowers

2. Don’t Fade on Me

3. Wake Up Time

4. You Saw Me Comin’

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

These Recordings Highlight the Petty Genius posted on 01/18/2025 5 Stars Reviewer: KrKing Even this small sampling of OutTakes from the Wildflowers project highlights the dedication and effort that Petty extended to all of his (and The HeartBreakers) song writing and recordings Rarely a one-take effort to anything they produced in studio or on the stage. Each song is a reflection of Petty's life. As one who was "late to the game" as a Petty fan, It's my opinion that the deep/deepest tracks which tell the best stories. I have the entire Petty collection, and when I am trying to depressurize from the day, this release is often my "Go To" solution to putting life back in perspective !

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