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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers performing “American Girl” on BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978. Stream the new HiRes/spatial mix of “American Girl,” created from the original multi-track tapes by long-time engineer Ryan Ulyate, at the link in bio.
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