Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Pack Up The Plantation - Live!

MCA Records    MCA2-8021  (1985)
Recording Date   8/6/1985

Rock/Pop
LP, 2   Discs, 16   Tracks, 78:02  Length
Record 1 37:15
01 So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star Roger McGuinn; Chris Hillman 03:30
02 Needles And Pins Sonny Bono; Jack Nitzsche 02:23
03 The Waiting Tom Petty 05:08
04 Breakdown Tom Petty 07:43
05 American Girl Tom Petty 03:50
06 It Ain't Nothin' To Me Tom Petty; Dave Stewart 06:05
07 Insider Tom Petty 05:16
08 Rockin' Around (With You) Tom Petty; Mike Campbell 03:20

Record 2

40:47
01 Refugee Tom Petty; Mike Campbell 05:22
02 I Need To Know Tom Petty 02:30
03 Southern Accents Tom Petty 05:20
04 Rebels Tom Petty 06:10
05 Don't Bring Me Down Carole King; Gerry Goffin 03:40
06 You Got Lucky Tom Petty 04:20
07 Shout O'Kelly Isley; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley 09:30
08 The Stories We Can Tell John Sebastian 03:55
Music Details
Product Details
Venue Wiltern Theatre
City, State/Country Los Angeles, CA
Packaging Gatefold
Live Yes
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Tom Petty
Guitar Mike Campbell
Keyboards Benmont Tench
Bass Howie Epstein
Drums Stan Lynch
Musician Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Producer Tom Petty
Engineer Don Smith
Personal Details
Index # 2454
Owner Dave
Tags Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
Considering that Southern Accents took so much time and money to complete, finally hitting the stores two and a half years after Long After Dark, it wasn't surprising that Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers decided to release a double live album, Pack Up the Plantation: Live!, a mere eight months after its release. After all, Southern Accents was criticized from many corners for being too slick, too much in Dave Stewart's corner instead of the Heartbreakers', so it made sense to quickly return the focus to the band, showcasing the group as the rockers they are. Pack Up the Plantation does do that, even if it isn't quite the barnburner it should have been. Part of the problem is that the song selection isn't quite as good as it could have been, relying heavily on Southern Accents material, including the weak "It Ain't Nothin' to Me." Then again, the weaker songs and dubious choices are outweighed by a strong performance and neat surprises like a tough "Insider" and covers of "So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star," "Needles and Pins," and "Don't Bring Me Down." That alone makes it worth investigating for dedicated fans, even if it doesn't quite deliver the knockout punch many listeners might have wanted. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)