40th Anniversary 3CD Edition in LP-sized packaging.

Pretenders: Deluxe Edition features Chris Thomas’ album remaster and five B-sides on CD 1; eleven studio demos and eight BBC performances on CD 2; and live tracks from London’s Paris Theatre (1979) and Boston’s Paradise Theatre (1980) on CD 3.

Accompanied by a book featuring liner notes by Will Hodgkinson and many rare and previously unpublished photos.

Disc 1: Original album (Chris Thomas remaster) and singles
Tracks 1-12 released as Real Records RAL 3 (U.K.) / Sire SRK 6083 (U.S.), 1980
Tracks 13 released on “Talk of the Town” U.K. single – Real ARE 12, 1980
Track 14 released on “Message of Love” U.K. single – Real ARE 15, 1981
Track 15 released on “Stop Your Sobbing” U.K. single – Real ARE 6, 1979
Tracks 16-17 released on “Brass in Pocket” U.K. single – Real ARE 11, 1979

Disc 2: Studio Demos and BBC Studio Recordings
Tracks 2, 4, 10, 11 previously unreleased
Tracks 12-15 (The Kid Jensen Show – 2/5/1979) *all previously unreleased
Tracks 16-19 (The Kid Jensen Show – 7/17/1979) *tracks 16, 19 previously unreleased
All previously released tracks on Disc 2 released on Sire/Real/Rhino 8122-74178-2(U.K.)/R2 74178 (U.S.), 2006

Disc 3: Live material
Tracks 1-7 released as BBC Transcription Services disc CN 3504/S, 1980
Tracks 8-13 and 15-19 released as Live – Warner Bros. promo LP WBMS 114, 1980 and Live! At The Paradise Theater, Boston 1980 – Sire/Real RCV1 114, 2020 (track 14 previously unreleased)

Original LP remastered by Tim Young, overseen by Chris Thomas at Metropolis, London
Additional remastering by Dave Schultz & Dan Hersch at d2 Mastering

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Pretenders (LP, Album, Los Angeles Pressing)	Sire	SRK 6083	US	1980
	Pretenders (LP, Album, Stereo)	Real Records (2), Real Records (2)	2C 070 63609, 2C 070-63.609	France	1980
	Pretenders (LP, Album)	Real Records (2)	WBN 56.774	Netherlands	1980
	Pretenders (LP, Album)	Sire	QSR 6083	Canada	1980
	Pretenders (Cassette, Album)	Sire	M5K 3	Australia	1980

notes

40th Anniversary 3CD Edition in LP-sized packaging.

Pretenders: Deluxe Edition features Chris Thomas’ album remaster and five B-sides on CD 1; eleven studio demos and eight BBC performances on CD 2; and live tracks from London’s Paris Theatre (1979) and Boston’s Paradise Theatre (1980) on CD 3.

Accompanied by a book featuring liner notes by Will Hodgkinson and many rare and previously unpublished photos.

Disc 1: Original album (Chris Thomas remaster) and singles
Tracks 1-12 released as Real Records RAL 3 (U.K.) / Sire SRK 6083 (U.S.), 1980
Tracks 13 released on “Talk of the Town” U.K. single – Real ARE 12, 1980
Track 14 released on “Message of Love” U.K. single – Real ARE 15, 1981
Track 15 released on “Stop Your Sobbing” U.K. single – Real ARE 6, 1979
Tracks 16-17 released on “Brass in Pocket” U.K. single – Real ARE 11, 1979

Disc 2: Studio Demos and BBC Studio Recordings
Tracks 2, 4, 10, 11 previously unreleased
Tracks 12-15 (The Kid Jensen Show – 2/5/1979) *all previously unreleased
Tracks 16-19 (The Kid Jensen Show – 7/17/1979) *tracks 16, 19 previously unreleased
All previously released tracks on Disc 2 released on Sire/Real/Rhino 8122-74178-2(U.K.)/R2 74178 (U.S.), 2006

Disc 3: Live material
Tracks 1-7 released as BBC Transcription Services disc CN 3504/S, 1980
Tracks 8-13 and 15-19 released as Live – Warner Bros. promo LP WBMS 114, 1980 and Live! At The Paradise Theater, Boston 1980 – Sire/Real RCV1 114, 2020 (track 14 previously unreleased)

Original LP remastered by Tim Young, overseen by Chris Thomas at Metropolis, London
Additional remastering by Dave Schultz & Dan Hersch at d2 Mastering

credits

Bass, Vocals – - Pete Farndon
Drums, Vocals – - Martin Chambers
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – - James Honeyman Scott *
Guitar, Vocals – - Chrissie Hynde
Keyboards [Additional], Effects [Manual] – - Chris Thomas
Liner Notes – - Will Hodgkinson
Reissue Producer – - Bill Inglot , - Didz Hammond , - Jason Day , - Olivia Thomas
Remastered By – - Chris Thomas , - Dan Hersch , - Dave Schultz , - Tim Young

companies

Phonographic Copyright Warner Music UK Ltd
Copyright Warner Music UK Ltd
Remastered At Metropolis Mastering
Remastered At D2 Mastering