From Petty's website:
The tracks, which were previously released on the limited-edition Super Deluxe 9-LP and 5 CD formats of 2020’s Wildflowers & All The Rest, will now be available on limited edition gold vinyl (exclusive for TomPetty.com and indie retail) for the first time.
Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) features 16 studio recordings of alternate takes, long cuts and jam versions of Wildflowers songs as Tom, band members and co-producer Rick Rubin worked to finalize the album in 1994. The release offers fans further deep access into the writing and recording of Wildflowers, as well as realizing the full vision of the project as Tom had always intended.
The collection was produced by Tom’s longtime engineer and co-producer Ryan Ulyate who listened to 245 reels of 24-track tape, revealing Tom and his collaborators’ evolutionary process and finding the group willing to do whatever it took to discover the essence and magic in the material.
Notes from Discogs and hype sticker:
Limited edition gold vinyl initially released as an exclusive to indie retail and artist web store.
Limited edition gold vinyl initially released as an exclusive to indie retail and artist web store.
Issued in non-gatefold jacket with four-page folded insert with artwork, notes and credits.
Wildflowers Alternate Versions 16 Songs on 2 LPs
Studio Outtakes from the Original Recording Sessions (1992-1994)
Recording details from insert:
A1, B2: Previously unreleased recording - December 3, 1992
A2: Previously unreleased recording - January 25, 1993
A3: Previously unreleased recording - July 27, 1993
A4, C2: Previously unreleased recording - July 28, 1993
B1: Released as the B-side on "A Higher Place" and Wildflowers EPK
B3, B4: Previously unreleased recording - July 14, 1994
C1: Previously unreleased recording - August 11, 1992
C3: Released as the B-side on "You Don't Know How It Feels"
C4: Released as the B-side on "It's Good To Be King"
D1: Previously unreleased recording - June 3, 1993
D2: Released on An American Treasure (2018) - Different version from Wildflowers original release
D3: Released on An American Treasure (2018) - Different version from Wildflowers original release
D4: Previously unreleased song and recording - August 12, 1992
Studio Outtakes from the Original Recording Sessions (1992-1994)
Recording details from insert:
A1, B2: Previously unreleased recording - December 3, 1992
A2: Previously unreleased recording - January 25, 1993
A3: Previously unreleased recording - July 27, 1993
A4, C2: Previously unreleased recording - July 28, 1993
B1: Released as the B-side on "A Higher Place" and Wildflowers EPK
B3, B4: Previously unreleased recording - July 14, 1994
C1: Previously unreleased recording - August 11, 1992
C3: Released as the B-side on "You Don't Know How It Feels"
C4: Released as the B-side on "It's Good To Be King"
D1: Previously unreleased recording - June 3, 1993
D2: Released on An American Treasure (2018) - Different version from Wildflowers original release
D3: Released on An American Treasure (2018) - Different version from Wildflowers original release
D4: Previously unreleased song and recording - August 12, 1992
If you like Wildflowers, this will be interesting collection to hear to have in your collection.
