tracks

Talk Of The Town
Kid
Back On The Chain Gang
Brass In Pocket
Message Of Love
Night In My Veins
Don't Get Me Wrong
Middle Of The Road
I'll Stand By You
Stop Your Sobbing
Hymn To Her
Precious
Thumbelina
Cuban Slide
My City Was Gone
Day After Day
I Go To Sleep
Thin Line Between Love And Hate
Fools Must Die
Up The Neck
2000 Miles
Tattooed Love Boys
Boots Of Chinese Plastic
The Nothing Maker
Don't Lose Faith In Me
Don't Cut Your Hair
Love A Mystery
The Last Ride
Almost Perfect
You Didn't Have To
Rosalee
Break Up The Concrete
One Thing Never Changed

notes

CD1 "The Best Of"

Tracks 12, 20, 22, 10, 2 and 4 from The Pretenders, 1980
track 14 from Cuban Slide, 1980
tracks 5, 17, 1 and 16 from Pretenders II, 1981
tracks 8, 3, 13, 15, 18 and 21 from Learning To Crawl, 1983
tracks 7 and 11 from Get Close, 1986
tracks 6 and 9 from Last Of The Independents, 1994
track 19 from Loose Screw, 2002
Remastering at DigiPrep.

CD2 "Break The Concrete"

Recorded and Mixed for Moondog Productions.
Recorded and Mixed at Sage and Sound Studios, Hollywood, California, April 13-25, 2008.
Mastered at Marcussen Mastering In Los Angeles, California.
European Mastering at Metropolis Mastering.

This compilation (P) & (C) 2009 Warner Music Ltd.
Made in the EU.

Some copies may carry a sticker (Double CD / Brand New Studio Album / 'Break Up The Concrete' / Plus: 30th Annivesary Hits CD).

Comes in standard thin double jewel case with 24-page booklet.

credits

Bass, Backing Vocals – Nick Wilkinson
Drums, Backing Vocals – Jim Keltner
Engineer [Assistant Mixing Engineer] – Alex Pavides,
Executive Producer – Steve Bing
Guitar [Lead Guitar], Backing Vocals – James Walbourne
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Producer – The Pretenders
Recorded By, Mixed By – Don Smith
Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel Guitar], Backing Vocals – Eric Heywood
Vocals, Guitar [Rhythm Guitar] – Chrissie Hynde
Written-By – Chrissie Hynde (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11)
Accordion – James Walbourne (tracks: 2-8)
Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
Art Direction, Design, Graphics – Lawrence Azerrad
Backing Vocals, Pedal Steel Guitar – Eric Heywood (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Bass, Backing Vocals – Nick Wilkinson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Compiled By – Bill Inglot (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22), The Pretenders (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22)
Cover [Cover And Back Cover Image] – Getty Images
Design, Art Direction – Rachel Gutek
Drums, Backing Vocals – Jim Keltner (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Engineer – Jamie Johnson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Executive Producer – Steve Bing (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Guitar [Lead Guitar], Backing Vocals – James Walbourne (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Mastered By [European Mastering] – Giovanni Scatola (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Mixed By – Don Smith (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Mixed By [Assistant Mixing Engineer] – Alex Pavides, (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Other [Thanx For His Intro] – Phil Manzanera (tracks: 2-1)
Photography By – Adrianne Callaway, Richard Young (9)
Piano – James Walbourne (tracks: 2-6)
Producer – The Pretenders (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Recorded By – Don Smith (tracks: 2-2 to 2-10), Martin Pradler (tracks: 2-1, 2-11)
Remastered By – Bill Inglot (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22), Dan Hersch (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22)
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Chrissie Hynde (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
Written-By – Seymour, (tracks: 1-19), Hynde, (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-12 to 1-16, 1-19 to 1-22), Chrissie Hynde (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8, 2-10, 2-11), Members, (tracks: 1-18), Scott, (tracks: 1-4, 1-16), Keene, (tracks: 1-11), Davies, (tracks: 1-10), Poindexter, (tracks: 1-18), Robert Kidney (tracks: 2-9), Poindexter, (tracks: 1-18), Steinberg / Kelly, (tracks: 1-6, 1-9)

companies

Published By – Warner Music Argentina
Distributed By – Warner Music Argentina
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Produced For – Moondog Productions
Remastered At – DigiPrep
Recorded At – Sage & Sound
Mixed At – Sage & Sound
Mastered At – Marcussen Mastering
Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
Published By – Hynde House Of Hits
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Jerk Awake
Published By – Tom Kelly Songs
Published By – Kassner Music
Published By – Win Or Lose Music
Published By – Cotillion Music
Published By – Warner/Chappell North America
Published By – Bug Music

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