Pretenders | Pretenders (40th Annioversary | 3CD

The Pretenders are an English and American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978, emerging from the British post punk movement. The band evolved into a mainly four piece outfit and has had numerous personnel changes. The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a performer.

This three disc set, titled Pretenders, was released by Real Records on 5 November 2021. Disc one contains the original album and singles, disc two contains studio demos and BBC studio recordings, and disc three contains live material from London's Paris Theatre in 1979 and Boston's Paradise Theatre in 1980.

Track List

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
13. Cuban Slide
14. Porcelain
15. The Wait (Nick Lowe Version)
16. Nervous But Shy
17. Swinging London

Disc 2

1. The Phone Call
2. Suicide
3. Brass in Pocket
4. Precious
5. The Wait
6. I Can't Control Myself
7. Stop Your Sobbing
8. Tequila
9. Kid
10. I Go to Sleep
11. Do I Love You
12. The Wait (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)
13. Up the Neck (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)
14. Stop Your Sobbing (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)
15. Private Life (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)
16. Cuban Slide (The Kid Jensen Show, February 5th, 1979)
17. Mystery Achievement (The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979)
18. I Need Somebody (The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979)
19. Tattooed Love Boys (The Kid Jensen Show, July 2nd, 1979)

Disc 3

1. The Wait (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
2. Stop Your Sobbing (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
3. Kid (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
4. Cuban Slide (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
5. Brass in Pocket (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
6. Tattooed Love Boys (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
7. Mystery Achievement (Live at Paris Theatre, London, January 2nd, 1979)
8. Space Invader (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
9. The Wait (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
10. Precious (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
11. Kid (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
12. Private Life (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
13. Cuban Slide (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
14. The Phone Call (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
15. Talk of the Town (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
16. Tattooed Love Boys (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
17. Up the Neck (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
18. Mystery Achievement (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)
19. Stop Your Sobbing (Live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, March 23rd 1980)