These punitive approaches far exceed what is necessary to maintain public safety and primarily target low-income people and people of color. Sadly, Honeyman-Scott and Farndon died of drug-related causes in June 1982 and April 1983, respectively. The culture of mass criminalization is one in which aggressive policing and incarceration are our default tools for dealing with a wide array of social problems that can and should be solved by other means. The albums were the only two full-length records by the band to feature the original lineup of Hynde, drummer Martin Chambers, guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon.
Pretenders II, which arrived in August of '81, reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and included the popular tunes "Talk of the Town" and "Message of Love." It featured the band's first stateside hit, "Brass in Pocket," as well as several other enduring songs, including "Precious," "Kid" and "Mystery Achievement" and the group's memorable cover of The Kinks' "Stop Your Sobbing." The Pretenders' self-titled debut, which was released in December 1979, reached #9 on the Billboard 200. Limited-edition colored vinyl LPs of Pretenders and Pretenders II, pressed on red and white vinyl, respectively, also will be released. The Pretenders II deluxe reissue will feature demos, single edits, alternate versions and outtakes, and live tunes recorded at shows in New York's Central Park in August 1980 and in Santa Monica, California, in September 1981.īoth deluxe reissues will come packaged with a high-quality book featuring new liner notes and a variety of rare and unseen photos.
The deluxe edition of the Pretenders reissue features B-sides, demos, two BBC sessions from 1979, and songs recorded at concerts in London in January 1979 and Boston in March 1980. The Pretenders' classic 1979 self-titled debut album and its 1981 follow-up, Pretenders II, will both be reissued on November 5 as deluxe three-CD sets.įrontwoman Chrissie Hynde curated both releases, which will feature remastered versions of the original albums by producer Chris Thomas, demos, rarities, live performances and more.
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