Sunday, April 28, 2019

Message Of Love: Pretenders Singles 1979-2017



A nice little project I put together after getting a huge Pretenders discography. Even then, I had to search for a bunch of really difficult to find B-sides. This is the whole story and surprisingly listenable, it came out really nice - everything you'd expect with its share of rarities that it a wonderful way to explore Chrissy and the boys' music. All @ 320 and each single is tagged with its original cover. Please let me know if you find any errors or omissions.

1 Stop Your Sobbing [2-79] 2:39
2 The Wait (Single Version) [2-79] 3:10
3 Kid [7-79] 3:07
4 Tattooed Love Boys [7-79] 2:59
5 Brass In Pocket [11-79] 3:06
6 Swinging London [11-79] 1:55
7 Nervous But Shy [11-79] 1:45
8 Talk Of The Town (U.K. Single Version) [3-80] 3:15
9 Cuban Slide [3-80] 4:34
10 Space Invader (US B-Side Brass In Pocket) [2-80] 3:26
11 The Phone Call (US B-Side Stop Your Sobbing) [5-80] 2:29
12 Message Of Love [2-81] 3:31
13 Porcelain [2-81] 3:55
14 What You Gonna Do About It (Flexipop Flexi-Disc) [4-81] 2:46
15 Stop Your Sobbing (Demo) (Flexipop Flexi-Disc) [4-81] 2:23
16 Day After Day [9-81] 3:48
17 In The Sticks [9-81] 2:43
18 Louie Louie (US) [9-81] 3:29
19 I Go To Sleep [11-81] 2:57
20 The English Roses [11-81] 4:28
21 Waste Not Want Not {US B-Side) [12-81] 3:45
22 Back On The Chain Gang [9-82] 3:54
23 My City Was Gone (Single Edit) [9-82] 4:30
24 Middle Of The Road (US A-Side) [11-83] 4:15
25 2000 Miles [11-83] 3:41
26 Fast or Slow (The Law's the Law) (UK B-side) [11-83] 3:14
27 Watching The Clothes (UK B-Side) [2-84] 2:53
28 Show Me (US A-Side) [3-84] 4:12
29 Thin Line Between Love And Hate [5-84] 3:41
30 Time The Avenger (Live Version) [5-84] 4:29
31 Don't Get Me Wrong (Single Version) [8-86] 3:47
32 Dance! [8-86] 4:34
33 Hymn To Her [12-86] 4:39
34 Room Full Of Mirrors [12-86] 4:37
35 My Baby [3-87] 4:08
36 Tradition of Love (Remix) [3-87] 6:14
37 If There Was A Man [8-87] 2:54
38 Where Has Every Body Gone (12" Promo) [8-87] 3:38
39 Kid (Remix) [10-87] 3:11
40 Stop Your Sobbin' (Original Demo Version, 1978) [10-87] 2:21
41 Windows Of The World (4-8Cool 2:59
42 1969 (4-8Cool 2:53
43 Never Do That [5-90] 3:21
44 Not A Second Time [5-90] 2:11
45 Sense Of Purpose [10-90] 3:05
46 Spirit Of Life [10-90] 4:06
47 I'm Not In Love [1993] 3:51
48 I'll Stand By You [4-94] 4:02
49 Rebel Rock Me [4-94] 3:08
50 Bold As Love [4-94] 3:25
51 Night In My Veins [6-94] 3:18
52 Angel Of The Morning [6-94] 4:10
53 977 [10-94] 3:55
54 I'll Stand By You (Live) [10-94] 4:07
55 Kid '95 (Unplugged Live) [1995] 4:02
56 Isle Of View (Unplugged Live) [1995] 0:46
57 Creep (Unplugged Live) [1995] 4:03
58 Nails in the Road (Promo) [1996] 3:25
59 Goodbye (G.I. Jane Version) [1997] 4:35
60 Goin' Back (Promo) [1997] 4:05
61 Human (Tin Tin Out Mix) [1999] 3:57
62 The Homecoming (Street Version) [1999] 4:23
63 Human (Class Mix) [1999] 4:01
64 Popstar [1999] 3:35
65 Needle And The Damage Done [1999] 3:48
66 Samurai (Street Version) [1999] 5:47
67 Loving You Is All I Know ((Promo) [1999] 3:49
68 Complex Person (Radio Edit) [2003] 2:48
69 You Know Who Your Friends Are [2003] 3:31
70 Complicada (Complex Person - Spanish) [2003] 2:50
71 The Losing [2003] 4:51
72 Time (Junior's Radio Version) [2003] 3:31
73 Saving Grace [2003] 3:20
74 The Homecoming [2003] 4:23
75 Boots of Chinese Plastic [8-08] 2:31
76 Love's a Mystery [2008] 3:02
77 Break Up the Concrete [2008] 2:41
78 Holy Commotion (LP Version) [2016] 4:13
79 Alone (LP Version) [2016] 3:50
80 Let's Get Lost (Feat. Neil Tennant) [2017] 3:03

HERE


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you. Your work is excellent and much appreciated!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic compilation. Like the Smiths, or The Clash there really were no "B" sides, only additional songs. There was however a Holiday EP released in 2008 (on a scarce promo CD and as a digital ep of 4 Holiday songs (all recorded in 2008): 2000 Miles, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, and Blue Christmas.

Il Commendatore said...

Thanks! great work!
thanks for the efford!
Regards!

dugg said...

what a fine idea- it's a much longer list than i was expecting but all good. thank-you!
respect,
d

Anonymous said...

Of note, the last song, Let's Get Lost is the album version and does not Feature Neil Tennant as it does on the single version.

BlankFrank said...

Thanks Anon, for your eagle eyes and ears. Now Fixed!

dee_seejay said...

Much obliged to you, great work. One of my favourite Chrissie images is of her in London with Viv Albertine and others, pre-Slits, photographed at some squat or other, patiently teaching the girls some guitar chords. Chrissie was so integral to the whole London scene and the new dawn over the UK...and under-appreciated in her home country until she'd had success here first. Not the first US band to experience this. Certainly made for some incendiary shows on The Pretenders' 'glorious' homecoming tour mind you! Cheers anyway :D