A Long-Awaited Reunion: Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers' & 'All The Rest' Arrive Together In October

It's big news that a long-anticipated release from the late great Tom Petty is finally going to reach fans in October, and in two different editions to choose from. Both Wildflowers and All The Rest are being packaged together for the first time, presenting Petty's full solo album as it was originally meant to appear when recorded in 1994, as a double album.

Firstly, the 3 LP 140g edition contains the original 1994 Wildflowers album (remastered) with 15 tracks on two LPs. LP 3 contains All The Rest, the 10 songs from the Wildflowers sessions that were left off the album, 5 of which are previously unreleased.

Secondly, the 4 CD deluxe edition of Wildflowers contains 54 tracks, 8 unreleased songs, and 24 unreleased alternate versions. In addition to the 15 track original album (remastered), the deluxe edition contains the album All The Rest (10 songs from the original Wildflowers sessions), a full CD of 15 solo demos recorded by Petty at his home studio, and a disc of 14 live versions of Wildflowers songs recorded from 1995 – 2017.

Lastly, there's the 7 LP 140 gram deluxe edition of Wildflowers that contains 54 tracks, 8 unreleased songs, and 24 unreleased alternate versions. In addition to the 15 track original album (remastered on two LPs), the deluxe edition contains the album All The Rest (10 songs from the original Wildflowers sessions), a double LP of 15 solo demos recorded by Petty at his home studio, and an additional double LP of 14 live versions of Wildflowers songs recorded from 1995 - 2017. The deluxe packaging includes a 60-page book, an introduction by Rick Rubin (the original producer), an essay by David Fricke, a complete track-by-track, and rare photos and specially commissioned illustrations.

For a major discussion of the history of these recordings and the legal setbacks that delayed the project's release following Petty's death, check out an extensive interview-based profile of this release on Rolling Stone this week.