Tom Petty Estate Shares ‘Fooled Again’ Video
The video reworks the band’s 1978 BBC performance, while a new box set arrives November 6.
The Tom Petty Estate has released a video for the extended, newly mixed version of “Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It).” Directed by Alan Bibby, who also helmed the “Wildflowers” video, it draws on the band’s 1978 performance on the BBC’s The Old Grey Whistle Test. The video premiered on what would have been Petty’s 76th birthday.
The performance marked the band’s international breakthrough. Bob Harris, the BBC host who contributed an essay to the box set’s Blu-ray booklet, recalled it as “one of the greatest performances we had ever seen by a band at the top of their game.” The full 41-minute set will be included in Origins 1971-1978, presented in HD for the first time with restored audio.
“Fooled Again” first appeared on the band’s 1976 debut, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Ryan Ulyate, the band’s longtime producer and engineer, has remixed and remastered that album for its 50th anniversary. The collection also includes new mixes of every track on the band’s 1978 follow-up, You’re Gonna Get It! “American Girl” and “Breakdown” are among the other extended tracks across the two albums.
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Due November 6, Origins 1971-1978 will be released as a 5LP box set, a 4CD box set and an uber deluxe edition. Each configuration includes a Blu-ray and a DVD. The collection traces the band’s early years and features collaborations with Al Kooper, Leon Russell, Jim Gordon and Emory Gordy. Its vinyl editions include an 88-page fanzine with liner notes by David Fricke and Bud Scoppa, track-by-track annotations from the original band, archival photos and memorabilia.
Shop Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ Origins 1971-1978 here.
