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Both the Pretenders first two albums Pretenders (1980) and Pretenders ll (1981) are to be reissued as newly remastered 3 CD versions, curated by Chrissie Hynde. Out on Rhino Nov. 5th.

Pretenders (1980)

Disc 1: Original album (Chris Thomas remaster) and singles

Precious
The Phone Call
Up the Neck
Tattooed Love Boys
Space Invader
The Wait
Stop Your Sobbing
Kid
Private Life
Brass in Pocket
Lovers of Today
Mystery Achievement
Cuban Slide
Porcelain
The Wait (Nick Lowe Version)
Nervous But Shy
Swinging London

Disc 2: Studio Demos and BBC Studio Recordings (* previously unreleased)

The Phone Call
Suicide *
Brass in Pocket
Precious *
The Wait
I Can’t Control Myself
Stop Your Sobbing
Tequila
Kid
I Go to Sleep *
Do I Love You *
The Kid Jensen Show – 2/5/197
The Wait *
Up the Neck *
Stop Your Sobbing *
Private Life *
The Kid Jensen Show – 7/17/1979
Cuban Slide *
Mystery Achievement
I Need Somebody
Tattooed Love Boys *

Disc 3: Live material (* previously unreleased)

BBC in Concert: Paris Theatre, London – 1/2/1979

The Wait
Stop Your Sobbing
Kid
Cuban Slide
Brass in Pocket
Tattooed Love Boys
Mystery Achievement
Live at the Paradise Theatre, Boston, MA – 3/23/1980
Space Invader
The Wait
Precious
Kid
Private Life
Cuban Slide
The Phone Call *
Talk of the Town
Tattooed Love Boys
Up the Neck
Mystery Achievement
Stop Your Sobbing



Pretenders II: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition


Disc 1: Original album (Chris Thomas remaster)

The Adultress
Bad Boys Get Spanked
Message of Love
I Go to Sleep
Birds pf Paradise
Talk of the Town
Pack It Up
Waste Not Want Not
Day After Day
Jealous Dogs
The English Roses
Louie Louie


Disc 2: Bonus tracks

Talk of the Town (Demo)
What You Gonna Do About It
I Go to Sleep (Guitar Version)
Pack It Up (Radio Mix)
Day After Day (Single Mix)
In the Sticks
Louie Louie (Monitor Mix) *
Central Park, New York City – 8/30/1980
Precious
Space Invaders
Cuban Slide
Porcelain
Tattooed Love Boys


Disc 3: Live At The Santa Monica Civic Center – 9/4/1981

The Wait
The Adultress
Message of Love
Louie Louie
Talk of the Town
Birds of Paradise
The English Roses
Up the Neck
Bad Boys Get Spanked
Stop Your Sobbing
Private Life
Kid
Day After Day
Brass in Pocket *
Higher and Higher
Tattooed Love Boys
Mystery Achievement *
Precious

The first album was it for me. I lost interest after that. I would not mind getting my favorite Pretenders song, "Cuban Slide" on CD, but I don't think I'll be tempted to upgrade for $50, but it beats $80. I'd consider it at $25. At least there's CDs! And without mandatory LPs! So mostly, yay. It seemed at the time like The Pretenders were going to be a major band for me, like Psychedelic Furs, but it quickly didn't work out that way. Drugs took their toll. The 2nd album was not engaging to me and then they lost half the band and the balance was lost. A few good singles here and there, but even when I got the "Singles" CD I was amazed at how weak it was. I had expected more.