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Tom Petty: Solo Essentials

There's really one obvious place to start, and it's not really a "solo" album so much as the unofficial third Wilburys record. Full story on his member page.

Tom Petty Vinyl

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Full Moon Fever (LP)

1989, produced by Jeff Lynne with Harrison and Orbison both appearing, 180-gram vinyl

"Free Fallin'," "I Won't Back Down," and "Runnin' Down a Dream" all in one place, made during the same stretch as the Wilburys sessions with the same producer and two of the same bandmates. If you like Vol. 1, you'll like this immediately.

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits (2LP)

1993 compilation, the best-selling title in the band's catalog at over 12 million copies

Nineteen tracks spanning both the Heartbreakers catalog and Petty's Wilburys-adjacent solo work, including the three Full Moon Fever singles. The single broadest entry point into Petty's whole career, not just one album.

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Tom Petty CDs

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Full Moon Fever (CD)

Standard CD edition with 12-page lyric booklet

The CD edition, if vinyl isn't your format. Comes with a 12-page booklet including full lyrics.

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits (CD)

Same 1993 compilation, standard CD edition

The CD edition of the career-spanning hits collection, for listeners who'd rather skip vinyl.

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See the rest of the family: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne.