There were no bonus tracks included.Ī shortened version of "Tequila" would be performed nearly 15 years later on the Last of the Independents. The song "The Phone Call" is missing some of the telephone effects on this release because the effects were "flown in" after the master was completed for the song and, as a result, were not on the original master tape. However, this remaster suffered from unauthorized, heavy limiting supposedly applied after engineer Steve Hoffman's digital master was created and approved for CD manufacturing. Pretenders was also reissued in 2009 by Audio Fidelity as a limited-edition audiophile gold CD, using the original master tapes. The tracks "Message of Love", "Talk of the Town", "Porcelain" and "Cuban Slide" alongside a live version of the album's opening track, "Precious", were released on a follow-up EP entitled Extended Play soon after. The Regents Park demo of "Stop Your Sobbing" was included initially as a flexi-single in the May 1981 edition of Flexipop magazine. "Cuban Slide" and "Porcelain" originally appeared as B-sides to "Talk of the Town" and "Message of Love", while "Swinging London" and "Nervous But Shy" both appeared on the flip side of "Brass in Pocket". Pretenders was remastered and re-released in 2006 and included a bonus disc of demos, B-sides and live cuts, many previously unreleased. It also made the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum during 1982 by the RIAA. Few Albums, Let Alone Debuts, Are Ever This Astonishingly Addictive.” Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG.Pretenders debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in the week of its release and stayed there for four consecutive weeks.
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Pretenders Moves Faster And Harder Than Most Rock Records, Delivering An Endless Series Of Melodies, Hooks, And Infectious Rhythms In Its 12 Songs. It's A Deep, Rewarding Record, Whose Primary Virtue Is Its Sheer Energy.
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Hynde Doesn't Fit Into Any Conventional Female Rock Stereotype, And Neither Do Her Songs, Alternately Displaying A Steely Exterior Or A Disarming Emotional Vulnerability.
Guitarist James Honeyman-Scott Never Plays Conventional Riffs Or Leads, And His Phased, Treated Guitar Gives New Dimension To The Pounding Rhythms Of "Precious," "Tattooed Love Boys," "Up The Neck," And "The Wait," As Well As The More Measured Pop Of "Kid," "Brass In Pocket," And "Mystery Achievement." He Provides The Perfect Backing For Hynde And Her Tough, Sexy Swagger.
Although Chrissie Hynde Establishes Herself As A Forceful And Distinctively Feminine Songwriter, The Record Isn't A Singer/Songwriter's Tour De Force - It's A Rock & Roll Album, Powered By A Unique And Aggressive Band. A Sleek, Stylish Fusion Of Stonesy Rock & Roll, New Wave Pop, And Pure Punk Aggression, Pretenders Is Teeming With Sharp Hooks And A Viciously Cool Attitude. “Few Rock & Roll Records Rock As Hard Or With As Much Originality As The Pretenders' Eponymous Debut Album.
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