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3 Facts About the Recording of Damn the Torpedoes

  1. Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty co-produced the album. Iovine brought his engineering expertise from working with Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Nicks.

  2. The album was recorded at two Los Angeles studios. Sessions took place at Sound City and Cherokee Studios between late 1978 and early 1979.

  3. Sound City’s Neve console shaped the album’s drum sound. The studio’s legendary board gave the drums a punchy, live feel that became a hallmark of Petty’s early work.

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