Happy 50th Anniversary to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Debut Album

Happy 50th Anniversary to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers debut album. 

A few of his biggest hits showed up on the groups first album. 

What is really surprising when revisiting the record is how short the songs are. TP&TH were tossing it back to 50's rock in their own way, I mean opener "Rockin' Around (With You)" is only 2:30 and has a 30 second intro; this stuff is right out of Buddy Holly's playbook.  

The two tracks that everyone knows from this record are smoky organ driven "Breakdown" and the classic album closer "American Girl". There is a simple reason for that as they are the best tracks here, but the whole album is a quick jaunt that is fun and retro in breezy ways. 

So on it's 50th anniversary play it loud, here are a few tunes to get you started.