The Live Anthology

The Live Anthology
Live album by
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ReleasedNovember 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
RecordedDecember 31, 1978 –
November 15, 2007
VenueVarious
Genre
Length3:47:21 (standard)
4:47:40 (deluxe)
LabelReprise
Producer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
The Last DJ
(2002) 		The Live Anthology
(2009) 		Mojo
(2010)
Tom Petty chronology
Mudcrutch
(2008) 		The Live Anthology
(2009) 		Mojo
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic90/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Independent[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Mojo[1]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[1][9]

The Live Anthology is a live box set by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The box set was released by Reprise Records on November 23, 2009, in a number of formats, with the standard CD and download formats, composed of 48 tracks (on 4 discs).[10][11]

The album's cover artwork and packaging was designed by Shepard Fairey.[10]

  1. ^ a b c "The Live Anthology by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers".
  4. ^ "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Live Anthology". The A.V. Club. 8 December 2009.
  5. ^ "The Live Anthology". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ "Album: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Live Anthology (Universal)". Independent.co.uk. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
  7. ^ "Review: 'The Live Anthology' by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers". 26 November 2009 – via LA Times.
  8. ^ "The Live Anthology". Rolling Stone.
  9. ^ "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – The Live Anthology – Uncut".
  10. ^ a b "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers". Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  11. ^ Kreps, Daniel (September 25, 2009). "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Ready Massive "Live Anthology"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 31, 2009.