Tom Petty Fans Invited To Contribute To ‘An American Treasure’ Box

Tom Petty fans are invited to contribute images or footage to create the official video for one of the songs from the upcoming ‘An American Treasure’ box set.

‘An American Treasure’ will be released on Reprise Records on September 28.

Fans who have photos of Tom live in concert or some personal footage from one of his shows can contribute to the upcoming video. “Tom often said, “Without you, there would be no us” and this video is a way to honor his incredibly loving, supportive and enduring fans,” his label announced in a statement.

Contribute footage at:

http://www.tompetty.com/FanVideo

‘An American Treasure’ was commissioned by Tom’s daughter Adria and his wife Dana. They serve as Executive Producers of the project. Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and studio collaborator Ryan Ulyate curated and produced the box.

An American Treasure will be released in multiple formats:

An American Treasure: Deluxe Edition—A 4-CD set that features all 60 tracks, plus a 52-page booklet with rare and previously unseen photographs of Tom, his bandmates, family and friends. The booklet also features detailed track-by-track liner notes by noted journalist and Tom Petty aficionado Bud Scoppa, who drew upon his previous interviews with Tom and new conversations with Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Ryan Ulyate, as well as Adria and Dana Petty.

An American Treasure: Super Deluxe Limited Edition—A 4-CD set that features all 60 tracks and an 84-page hardbound book expanded from the Deluxe Edition to include many additional photographs and an essay by renowned author Nicholas Dawidoff – written especially for An American Treasure – that speaks to Tom Petty’s presence in our lives and influence on our culture for more than 40 years. This special package also includes a newly-created lithograph of Shepard Fairey’s cover artwork, as well as custom reproductions of Tom Petty’s handwritten lyrics to four songs featured in this collection and a numbered certificate of authenticity.

An American Treasure: Vinyl Edition—A 6-LP set that features all 60 tracks and a 48-page booklet containing all of the photographic and editorial elements found in the CD Deluxe Edition. This set also includes the Nicholas Dawidoff essay. This special Vinyl Edition will be released on Friday, November 23, but is available for pre-order now.

An American Treasure: Standard Edition—A 2-CD set that features 26 career spanning tracks chosen from the Deluxe editions, as well as Bud Scoppa’s detailed track-by-track.