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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco

Joel Selvin, MOJO, March 1997

AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF THE IMMENSE SUCCESS THAT followed the popular breakthrough of Full Moon Fever, Tom Petty wondered what to do. His band spent virtually the entire last year inactive, the members pursuing a variety of solo projects, getting together long enough to help Johnny Cash make his latest record, and dash off the inconsistent film soundtrack She’s The One.

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