Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench hope the reunited Mudcrutch will be a full time band, to be a real band. Not a one off reunion tour type of thing. In the 70’s Tom Petty’s previous band, Mudcrutch was shortlived but they are back possibly full time. Mudcrutch will play a bunch of California dates, but hopefully do way more after the Heartbreakers tour.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003788232

Why bring Mudcrutch back after all these years even the band never made an album? Well, I’m sure Petty’s original vision with Mudcrutch was to be a succesful touring band to make an album all the time. But since the band broke up, that’s what made the Heartbreakers.

I’m willing to bet that Tom Petty’s dream was to make Mudcrutch big and huge, not the Heartbreakers. Petty’s been wanting to make Mudcrutch big ever since but never had the opportunity until now.

Kev

Tom Petty just announced the official reunion of his former shortlived band before the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch with it’s original members. The Mudcrutch lineup includes Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Tom Leadon, and Randall Marsh.

In 1974 Mudcrutch left their hometown of Gainesville, Florida to California in search of a record deal because of Tom Petty’s dream of being signed to a major label. The band had difficulty finding a label that would accept their music and later a label named “Shelter Records” signed the band. They released a single titled “Depot Street” backed with “Wild Eyes” but it didn’t chart. While the band was trying to record their first album back in those days, it didn’t go well and the band disbanded. So their first album never got made.

After all these years, Mudcrutch has finally got the opportunity to get together to make an album (with old and new material) and tour to follow it. The debut Mudcrutch album will hit stores April 29th.

The band Mudcrutch will not do a world tour, they will only play a bunch of dates in California.

From Tom Petty’s official website:

http://site.tompetty.com/lastdj_newsdetail-beta.php?section=announcements&id=9183

Pretty sweet news! I’ll definitely get the Mudcrutch album! Looking forward to hearing it!

Kev