Sire, Real Records, Rhino Records, Warner Strategic Marketing
art direction, design [reissue] Rachel Gutek bass, vocals Pete Farndon design [original album design] Kevin Hughes drums, vocals Martin Chambers guitar, keyboards, vocals James Honeyman-Scott guitar, vocals Chrissie Hynde keyboards [additional], effects [manual] Chris Thomas liner notes [july 2006] James McNair management [reissue product manager] Kenny Nemes tracks 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11, 1-12 mixed by Bill Price photography by [cover] Chalkie Davies photography by [other] Des Letts photography by [other] Pauline Worrall photography by [other] Tom Sheehan tracks 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8 to 2-2, 2-6, 2-11 producer [original album] Chris Thomas recorded by [additional at air studios] Steve Hye recorded by [wessex studios] Bill Price reissue producer, supervised by [reissue supervision] Bill Inglot remastered by Bill Inglot remastered by Dan Hersch supervised by [editorial] Vanessa Atkins tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 1-8, 1-9, 1-11, 1-12, 2-2, 2-3, 2-8, 2-10, 2-13 to 2-15 written-by Chrissie Hynde Record Company Warner Music Group Phonographic Copyright (p) Real Records (2) Phonographic Copyright (p) BBC Licensed From BBC Music Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company Manufactured By Rhino Entertainment Company Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company Recorded At Wessex Sound Studios Recorded At Air Studios Mixed At Wessex Sound Studios Mixed At Air Studios Recorded At Regents Park Studios Recorded At Olympic Studios Recorded At The Paradise, Boston Recorded At Marquee Club Remastered At DigiPrep Glass Mastered At Cinram GmbH Pressed By Cinram GmbH Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Published By EMI April Music Inc. Published By Jay Boy Music Corp. Published By Sony / ATV Music Publishing Three panel gatefold cardboard sleeve.
Album recorded at Wessex Studios, additional recording at Air Studios. Mixed at Wessex except Brass In Pocket mixed at Air.
Pretenders was originally issued as Sire #6083 (12/27/79)
Bonus disc 2 : Track 1: B-side of Talk Of The Town [UK] Real/WEA single #ARE-12 (4/80) from Extended Play (1981). Track 2: B-side of Message Of Love [UK] Real/WEA single #ARE-15 (2/81) from Extended Play (1981). Track 3: Recorded in London - Late 1977 (previously unissued). Track 4, 5, 10: Recorded at Regents Park - August 12, 1978 (previously unissued). Track 6 & 11: B-side of Brass In Pocket [UK] Real/WEA maxi-single #ARE-11 (11/79). Track 7: Recorded at Air Studios - Februari 6, 1978 (previously unissued) Track 8: Recorded at Olympic Studios - December 7, 1978 (previously unissued). Track 9: Recorded at Regents Park - August 12, 1978 - Flexi-single included with May 1981 issue of Flexipop magazine. Track 12 & 13: Recorded for BBC Radio 1's Kid Jensen Show, First transmission date: July 17, 1979 (previously unissued). Track 14 & 15: Recorded at the Paradise Theatre, Boston, MA - March 23, 1980 (previously unissued). Track 16: Recorded at the Marquee Club, London - April 2, 1979 (previously unissued).