TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: The Best Of Everything (Geffen)

THE second compilation to emerge since Tom Petty’s death is an excellent companion piece to last year’s An American Treasure. That was a collection of rarities and live material. This, out as a double CD or four-LP vinyl set, homes in on the Florida frontman’s hits. Petty, who died in 2017, emerged alongside punk in 1977, but his music had more of an affinity with Sixties radio rock. American Girl and Free Fallin’ were simple songs, brilliantly played. Both feature here, as do the jazzy Breakdown and Stevie Nicks duet Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around. There’s also an unreleased version of the album’s title track that restores a long-forgotten verse. ★★★★✩ AT