Original Album Series

by Pretenders

Overview

When the Pretenders burst on the scene in 1979 with the singles "Kid," "Brass in Pocket," and "Stop Your Sobbing," they were a breath of fresh air, a band that combined the energy and attitude of punk with top-shelf songwriting courtesy of Chrissie Hynde, and an appreciation of the best of rock's past and present. The original lineup of the Pretenders cut two superb albums -- 1980's Pretenders and 1981's Pretenders II -- before the deaths of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon forced Hynde and drummer Martin Chambers to reinvent the group on their third album, 1984's excellent Learning to Crawl. Original Albums Series is a box set that features the Pretenders' first three albums in full, along with two other fine titles from their catalog, 1986's Get Close and 1994's Last of the Independents, providing a well-detailed picture of this group at their best and most influential. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2013
Label:	Rhino Flashback / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0825646846160
Rank:	31533

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Precious
2. The Phone Call
3. Up the Neck
4. Tattooed Love Boys
5. Space Invader
6. The Wait
7. Stop Your Sobbing
8. Kid
9. Private Life
10. Brass in Pocket
11. Lovers of Today
12. Mystery Achievement

Disc 2

13. The Adultress
14. Bad Boys Get Spanked
15. Message of Love
16. I Go to Sleep
17. Birds of Paradise
18. Talk of the Town
19. Pack It Up
20. Waste Not Want Not
21. Day After Day
22. Jealous Dogs
23. The English Roses
24. Louie Louie

Disc 3

25. Middle of the Road
26. Back on the Chain Gang
27. Time the Avenger
28. Watching the Clothes
29. Show Me
30. Thumbelina
31. My City Was Gone
32. Thin Line Between Love and Hate
33. I Hurt You
34. 2000 Miles

Disc 4

35. My Baby
36. When I Change My Life
37. Light of the Moon
38. Dance!
39. Tradition of Love
40. Don't Get Me Wrong
41. I Remember You
42. How Much Did You Get for Your Soul?
43. Chill Factor
44. Hymn to Her
45. Room Full of Mirrors

Disc 5

46. Hollywood Perfume
47. Night in My Veins
48. Money Talk
49. 977
50. Revolution
51. All My Dreams
52. I'll Stand by You
53. I'm a Mother
54. Tequila
55. Every Mother's Son
56. Rebel Rock Me
57. Love Colours
58. Forever Young

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pretenders   Primary Artist
Robbie McIntosh   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Henry Lowther   Trumpet
Andrew Bodnar   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Billy Bremner   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Chris Mercer   Sax (Tenor)
Chrissie Hynde   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Rhythm)
Chris Thomas   Keyboards,Keyboards
James Honeyman-Scott   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Pete Farndon   Bass,Vocals
Martin Chambers   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Paul Carrack   Piano,Vocals
Malcolm Foster   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Geoff Bryant   French Horn
Jim Wilson   Trumpet
Tony Butler   Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Bass)
Andrew Bodner   Vocals

Technical Credits

Tony Phillips   Mixing,Remix Engineer
Stephen Street   Engineer,Producer
Steve Lillywhite   Producer
Steve Nye   Recording
Steve Williams   Engineer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing,Producer,Remix Engineer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Billy Steinberg   Composer
Chrissie Hynde   Composer,Lyricist
Jackie Members   Composer
James Honeyman-Scott   Composer,Lyricist
Graham Gouldman   Composer
Eric Stewart   Composer
Wayne Raglind   Composer
Jon Walls   Assistant Engineer
Howard Gray   Engineer
Pete Farndon   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Poindexter   Composer
Jim Kerr   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer,Lyricist
Jimmy Iovine   Producer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Meg Keene   Composer
Mike Stavrou   Mixing
Pretenders   Composer
Tom Kelly   Composer
Steve Churchyard   Recording
Ian Stanley   Producer
Carlos Alomar   Composer
Nick Lowe   Producer
Bruce Lampcov   Engineer
Chris Thomas   Producer
Genevieve Gazon   Composer
James Hood   Composer
Jeremy Green   Assistant Engineer
Robert Poindexter   Composer
John Metcalfe   Arranger
Bill Price   Mixing,Recording