Product Overview
Pretenders – Original Album Series / Rhino Records 5x Audio CD 2009
UPC 0825646846160
Product Details:
Tracklist:
| Pretenders | ||
| 1-1 | Precious | 3:38 |
| 1-2 | The Phone Call | 2:30 |
| 1-3 | Up The Neck | 4:28 |
| 1-4 | Tattooed Love Boys | 3:00 |
| 1-5 | Space Invader | 3:27 |
| 1-6 | The Wait | 3:37 |
| 1-7 | Stop Your Sobbing | 2:39 |
| 1-8 | Kid | 3:07 |
| 1-9 | Private Life | 6:27 |
| 1-10 | Brass In Pocket | 3:05 |
| 1-11 | Lovers Of Today | 5:51 |
| 1-12 | Mystery Achievement | 5:24 |
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Pretenders II |
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| 2-1 | The Adultress | 3:59 |
| 2-2 | Bad Boys Get Spanked | 4:08 |
| 2-3 | Message Of Love | 3:29 |
| 2-4 | I Go To Sleep | 2:57 |
| 2-5 | Birds Of Paradise | 4:17 |
| 2-6 | Talk Of The Town | 2:46 |
| 2-7 | Pack It Up | 3:52 |
| 2-8 | Waste Not Want Not | 3:46 |
| 2-9 | Day After Day | 3:48 |
| 2-10 | Jealous Dogs | 5:39 |
| 2-11 | The English Roses | 4:31 |
| 2-12 | Louie Louie | 3:29 |
|
Learning To Crawl |
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| 3-1 | Middle Of The Road | 4:15 |
| 3-2 | Back On The Chain Gang | 3:51 |
| 3-3 | Time The Avenger | 4:56 |
| 3-4 | Watching The Clothes | 2:53 |
| 3-5 | Show Me | 4:09 |
| 3-6 | Thumbelina | 3:18 |
| 3-7 | My City Was Gone | 5:25 |
| 3-8 | Thin Line Between Love And Hate | 3:44 |
| 3-9 | I Hurt You | 4:40 |
| 3-10 |
2000 Miles | 3:39 |
|
Get Close |
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| 4-1 | My Baby | 4:08 |
| 4-2 | When I Change My Life | 3:37 |
| 4-3 | Light Of The Moon | 3:57 |
| 4-4 | Dance! | 6:42 |
| 4-5 | Tradition Of Love | 5:20 |
| 4-6 | Don't Get Me Wrong | 3:47 |
| 4-7 | I Remember You | 2:37 |
| 4-8 | How Much Did You Get For Your Soul? |
3:48 |
| 4-9 | Chill Factor | 3:27 |
| 4-10 | Hymn To Her | 4:55 |
| 4-11 | Room Full Of Mirrors | 4:36 |
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Last Of The Independents |
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| 5-1 | Hollywood Perfume | 3:56 |
| 5-2 | Night In My Veins | 3:16 |
| 5-3 | Money Talk | 3:40 |
| 5-4 | 977 | 3:54 |
| 5-5 | Revolution | 4:33 |
| 5-6 | All My Dreams | 3:14 |
| 5-7 | I'll Stand By You | 3:59 |
| 5-8 | I'm A Mother | 5:18 |
| 5-9 | Tequila | 1:04 |
| 5-10 | Every Mother's Son | 3:37 |
| 5-11 | Rebel Rock Me | 3:08 |
| 5-12 | Love Colours | 4:33 |
| 5-13 | Forever Young | 5:04 |
Review:
This is a boxset of The Pretenders first five albums. Rather than type up a review of the music of all five albums, which no one is going to read I will write a review of the product overall. First of all their early stuff is fantastic, you can't really go wrong. So many of their absolute mandatory classics are contained with in. I think it was a very fair price as well for five albums. Also James Honeyman Scott was a fabulous guitar player, he added some very quirky but cool musical ideas. The Pretenders during their halcyon years, if you've not heard any of it you're missing out.
More Details:
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – London Features International
- Producer – Bob Clearmountain (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Chris Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8 to 3-10), Ian Stanley (tracks: 5-1 to 5-13), Jimmy Iovine (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Nick Lowe (tracks: 1-7)
Song-list:
Disc 1 (Pretenders):
1. Precious
2. The Phone Call
3. Up The Neck
4. Tattooed Love Boys
5. Spaced Invaders
6. The Wait
7. Stop Your Sobbing
8. Kid
9. Private Life
10. Brass In Pocket
11. Lovers Of Today
12. Mystery Achievment
Disc 2 (Pretenders II):
1. The Adultress
2. Bad Boys Get Spanked
3. Message Of Love
4. I Go To Sleep
5. Birds Of Paradise
6. talk Of The Town
7. Pack It Up
8. Waste Not Want Not
9. Day After Day
10. Jealous Dogs
11. The English Roses
12. Louie Louie
Disc 3 (Learning To Crawl):
1. Middle Of The Road
2. Back On The Chain Gang
3. Time To Avenger
4. Watching The Clothes
5. Show Me
6. Thumbelina
7. My City Was Gone
8. Thin Line Between Love And Hate
9. I Hurt You
10. 2000 Miles
Disc 4 (Get Close):
1. My Baby
2. When I Change My Life
3. Light Of The Moon
4. Dance!
5. Tradition Of Love
6. Don't Get Me Wrong
7. I Remember You
8. How Much Did You Get For Your Soul?
9. Chill Factor
10. Hymn To Her
11. Room Full Of Mirrors
Disc 5 (Last Of The Independents):
1. Hollywood Perfume
2. Night In My Veins
3. Money Talk
4. 977
5. Revolution
6. All My Dreams
7. I'll Stand By You
8. I'm A Mother
9. Tequila
10. Every Mother's Son
11. Rebel Rock Me
12. Love Colours
13. Forever Young
About the Band:
The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon in 1982–83, the band experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes. Hynde has been the band's only consistent member.
The Pretenders' hit songs include "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town" (1980), "Message of Love" (1981), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Middle of the Road" (1983), "2000 Miles" (1983), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), "My Baby" (1986), and "I'll Stand by You" (1994). The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
