Fast-forward to 2016. Tom Petty had been nominated for 18 Grammy awards, scoring three wins (per Grammy.com). He had a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He had also played at the Super Bowl, went solo for a bit, joined up with other famous musicians to form the Traveling Wilburys, and resurrected Mudcrutch. Early on, Petty had also gained the musical nation's respect when, according to Newsweek, he had the guts to take on record labels who habitually put their musicians into debt. He even formed his own radio channel, Tom Petty Radio, and wrote Runnin' Down a Dream, a retrospective look at his own personal recollections.

By now, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had been around an amazing four decades, a claim few other American bands could make. As he continued touring with Mudcrutch, Petty furthered his plans for the Heartbreakers, and himself. In October, American Songwriter announced a mega-40th-anniversary, remastered vinyl box set that would include all 16 albums by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as well as Petty's three solo albums (Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers, and Highway Companion). "Many of these albums have been out of print on vinyl for years," explained Tom Petty's website. The set came in two volumes, each featuring seven albums on a dozen vinyl records, and was released between November and December.

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