THE PRETENDERS - UK Singles 1979-1981 (R.S.D. 2019 Release) - 7" - Limited Boxset
Label: Rhino
SKU: 629 7" Shelf
Barcode: 603497850136
Catalogue ID: S 599978
Format:
LABEL: Rhino
CAT NO: S 599978
BARCODE: 603497850136
Tracklisting:
Single #1:
A. Stop Your Sobbing
B. The Wait (Original Version)
Single #2:
A. Kid
B. Tattooed Love Boys
Single #3:
A. Brass In Pocket
B1. Swinging London
B2. Nervous But Shy
Single #4:
A. Talk Of The Town (Single Version)
B. Cuban Slide
Single #5:
A. Message Of Love
B. Porcelain
Single #6:
A. What You Gonna Do About It
B. Stop Your Sobbin’ (Demo)
Single #7:
A. Day After Day (Single Version)
B. In The Sticks (Single Only)
Single #8:
A. I Go To Sleep
B1. The English Roses (Live)
B2. Louie Louie (Live)
THE PRETENDERS – UK Singles 1979-1981 (R.S.D. Release)
7″ – Limited Boxset
2019 marked the 40th Anniversary since the Pretenders debut single was released and to celebrate they released the band’s first eight 7” singles from their first two albums: “Pretenders” and “Pretenders II” for Black Friday. Featuring the band’s first ever single, and cover of the Kinks classic – “Stop Your Sobbing”, through to their eighth single another Kinks cover – “I Go To Sleep”. Also includes “Brass In Pocket,” “Kid,” “Message Of Love” & “Talk Of The Town”.
Over the years, the Pretenders became a vehicle for guitarist/vocalist Chrissie Hynde’s songwriting, yet it was a full-fledged band when it was formed in the late ’70s. With their initial records, the group crossed the bridge between punk/new wave and Top 40 pop more than any other band, recording a series of hard, spiky singles that were also melodic and immediately accessible.
