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Description
The Pretenders: James Honeyman Scott (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar); Pete Farndon (vocals, bass); Martin Chambers (vocals, drums).
<p>Additional personnel: Chris Thomas (keyboards, sound effects); Gerry Mackleduff (drums).
<p>Recorded at Wessex Studios, London, England.
<p>The Pretenders: James Honeyman Scott (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar); Pete Farndon (vocals, bass guitar); Martin Chambers (vocals, drums).
<p>Recording information: 1979.
<p>Former rock critic Chrissie Hynde launched the Pretenders with an engaging, yet passive, version of the Kinks' "Stop Your Sobbing." She unveiled her own persona fully on The Pretenders, which contains a series of excellent compositions marked by her sensual vocals and brilliant sense of dynamics. An understanding of pop's structures allowed Hynde to exploit them to her own ends while sympathetic support, particularly that of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, used the excitement of rock without reference to its cliches. Tough and opinionated, Chrissie Hynde's first declaration of independence established the formula she proceeded to follow.
Track Listing :
| 1 |
Precious |
| 2 |
Phone Call, The |
| 3 |
Up the Neck |
| 4 |
Tattooed Love Boys |
| 5 |
Space Invader |
| 6 |
Wait, The |
| 7 |
Stop Your Sobbing |
| 8 |
Kid |
| 9 |
Private Life |
| 10 |
Brass in Pocket |
| 11 |
Lovers of Today |
| 12 |
Mystery Achievement |
| 2-1 |
Cuban Slide |
| 2-2 |
Porcelain |
| 2-3 |
Phone Call, The - (previously unreleased, Demo) |
| 2-4 |
Wait, The - (Demo) |
| 2-5 |
I Can't Control Myself - (previously unreleased, Demo) |
| 2-6 |
Swinging London |
| 2-7 |
Brass in Pocket - (previously unreleased, Demo) |
| 2-8 |
Kid - (previously unreleased, Demo) |
| 2-9 |
Stop Your Sobbing - (Demo) |
| 2-10 |
Tequila - (previously unreleased, Demo) |
| 2-11 |
Nervous But Shy - (live) |
| 2-12 |
I Need Somebody - (previously unreleased, live) |
| 2-13 |
Mystery Achievement - (previously unreleased, live) |
| 2-14 |
Precious - (previously unreleased, live) |
| 2-15 |
Tattooed Love Boys - (previously unreleased, live) |
| 2-16 |
Sabre Dance - (previously unreleased, live) |
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Album Information :
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UPC:081227417826
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:Rock & Pop - Hard Rock
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Artist:The Pretenders
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Producer:Chris Thomas
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Label:Rhino Records (USA)
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Distributed:WEA (distr)
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Release Date:2006/10/03
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Original Release Year:1980
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Discs:2
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Recording:Analog
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Mixing:Analog
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Mastering:Digital
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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