The Tom Petty Estate has released Origins 1971-1978, a collection documenting the early years of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.

Available via UMe, the five-LP and four-CD box sets each include Blu-ray and DVD editions, offering a deep dive into the band’s musical beginnings and evolution during the 1970s. The collection is available to order here.

The centerpiece, No Sleep Til L.A., is a 12-track collection tracing Petty’s search for the right band, from his first studio session at Miami’s Criteria Studios in 1971 through formative recordings in Tulsa and his eventual breakthrough in Los Angeles. Seven tracks are previously unreleased, while five, including a newly mixed version of Mudcrutch’s 1975 debut single “Depot Street,” feature new high-resolution mixes.

The box set includes newly mixed and remastered 50th anniversary editions of the band’s first two albums, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976) and You’re Gonna Get It! (1978), with extended versions of eight tracks. Both albums were remixed from their original multitrack tapes by longtime producer and engineer Ryan Ulyate.

Other highlights include Live From the Record Plant 1977, a complete high-fidelity recording of the band’s performance for San Francisco radio station KSAN-FM, featuring guest musician Al Kooper, and The Cut Out Bin, a five-track collection of Petty’s recordings with session musicians, including “Save Me,” featuring Leon Russell.

Source: RTT Music News