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ISSUE NO. ONE DEC. 1977 BOX 7141, CARMEL, CALIF.

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Hearts are breaking across the nation -- "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" are on tour on the East Coast and sometimes somewhat inland, like Boston and Chicago, knocking them out everywhere they go. "Breakdown," their hot new released single is out and, of course, the favored "American Girl" (raised on promises), promises success, so long as there are American girls. Tom and the Heartbreakers return to L.A. for recording sessions soon, and you don't have long to wait for their exciting new album.

Everyone digs rockin' around with Tom and the Heartbreakers. Their tour to Germany and England claimed a lot of new fans. While they were rockin' round the world, "Happy Birthday Tom Petty" was celebrated in Santa Cruz, Ca. on his birthday, October 20. Insomuch as he was in Germany, the party sans guest-of-honor, offered recordings of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and various New Wave rock sounds, coordinated with an exclusive slide showing of photos of Tom and other New Wave rockers live-in-concert; twenty different groups were represented. This unique audio-visual experience was enjoyed by one hundred friends of Tom Petty, who found another avenue exists, in this year of the "live performance."

ROCK ON, TOM!

 


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TOM PETTY NO 1.
Music critics picked "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" as the number one "critics band" of 1977. Petty was singled out for all votes, while last year the honor went divided to three different groups.

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PETTY ROCKS N.Y. CITY
November 19th and 20th New Yorkers had a special treat, as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers appeared at The Bottom Line, down town on 4th Ave. in the Big Apple. The Bottom Line, with it's minimal decor, remains the night-spot to find musicians breaking into the recording big-time.

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Check it out -- the most desirable VALENTINE to go round and round next year...Buy one for yourself and give one to everyone you love. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are laying down tracks for their new album, Terminal Romance, on Shelter Records. As available in record stores around the world.

STAY TUNED for the next exciting episode of Tom Petty and Heartbreakers NEWSLETTER. STAY HIGH... Get your stamped envelope off too! "Tom Petty Fan Club", P.O. Box 7141, Carmel,C. 93921

 


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SHELTER RECORDING STUDIO IN L.A. IS BURNING MIDNIGHT OIL (WOULD YOU BELIEVE ANY OTHER KIND?), AS TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS RACE TO MEET A VALENTINE"S DAY RELEASE DATE SCHEDULE FOR THE NEW LP. THE GOAL WAS DEALT A SERIOUS BLOW WHEN BASSIST RON BLAIR WAS HOSPITALIZED MOMENTARILY. TOM PETTY FANS, IT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT IT'S WELL WORTH WAITING FOR ... TOO BAD TURNTABLES DON'T PLAY HEART-SHAPED RECORDS!...

"QUOTABLE QUOTES"
FROM TOM PETTY INTERVIEW, THOM GARDNER, BACK DOOR MAN, NOV/DEC '77............................................
"ON TOP OF THE NEW WAVE ACCEPTANCE LIST IS TOM PETTY ... HE GETS MORE FM RADIO AIRPLAY THAN ANY OTHER NEW WAVE BAND ... HELL, MORE THAN ALL THE OTHERS COMBINED. HE HAS ALSO TOURED WITH A FEW MAJOR BANDS AND DONE SOME LIVE RADIO BROADCASTS. WITH PLAYLISTS AS TIGHT AND CONCERT PROMOTERS OPENINGS AS FEW AS THEY ARE, THIS IS A FEAT THAT DESERVES A HAND.
TOM PETTY AND HIS HEARTBREAKERS, FOR THESE REASONS, WILL BE AROUND WITH A VERY FEW OTHER HANDS WHEN THIS WHOLE SCENE CAPSIZES. THEY PLAY ROCK & ROLL THE WAY IT'S MEANT TO BE PLAYED ... FREE OF PRETENTIONS, SET CONCEPTS, AND RULES OF THUMB ... JUST LIKE THE STONES DID, OR THE BYRDS, ZOMBIES, KINKS, YARDBIRDS, AND EARLIER, BUDDY HOLLY, EDDIE COCHERAN, AND ELVIS PRESLEY.

ANOTHER X-SIGHTING SENARIO UNFOLDS IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF TOM PETTY AND HEARTBREAKERS "NEWSLETTER" ... SEND YOUR STAMPED ENVELOPES ....... WHISK AWAY WITH ME TO FOREIGN LANDS AND READ WHAT THEY WRITE ABOUT TOM, MIKE, RON, STAN & BENMONT. MEANWHILE I'LL TAKE A COURSE IN INSTANT-GERMAN, SO I CAN TRANSLATE IT! KEEP HIGH... KEEP REQUESTING AND KEEP TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS ON THE RISE.......................................... THANX, MARGO T., "TOM PETTY FANS", P.O. BOX 7141, CARMEL, CA., 93921.