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- This early UK pressing of the band’s debut LP boasts outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish
- Here are the full-bodied mids, punchy lows, and clear, open, extended highs that let this Pretenders Classic come to life, and beat the pants off the dubby domestic pressing, and anything else you care to put up against it
- One of engineer Bill Price’s better efforts behind the boards, and Chris Thomas’s production is State of the Art
- 5 stars: “Few rock & roll records rock as hard or with as much originality as the Pretenders’ eponymous debut album. A sleek, stylish fusion of Stonesy rock & roll, new wave pop, and pure punk aggression, Pretenders is teeming with sharp hooks and a viciously cool attitude.”
Forget the dubby domestic vinyl, these Brit pressings are the only way to go. (more…)