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Pretend

PRETEND

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Members
Mike Russell (5)
Luke Palascak
Timothy Ramirez
Joel Morgan (3)

Releases

Albums
Pretenders (Deluxe Edition)

Pretenders (Deluxe Edition)

11th January 1980

Kid

Kid

Hate for Sale

Hate for Sale

Get Close

Get Close

Original Album Series

Original Album Series

Let's Get Lost (feat. Neil Tennant)

Let's Get Lost (feat. Neil Tennant)

Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio

Learning to Crawl (US Release)

Learning to Crawl (US Release)

Singles
No artwork

Circular Ræsoning

2017

Bones in the Soil, Rust in the Oil

Bones in the Soil, Rust in the Oil

20th July 2009

Tapestry'd Life

Tapestry'd Life

The Singles

The Singles

Other Editions
Pretenders II (Expanded & Remastered)

Pretenders II (Expanded & Remastered)

The Best Of / Break Up The Concrete

The Best Of / Break Up The Concrete

The Pretenders Greatest Hits

The Pretenders Greatest Hits

Live In New York

Live In New York

The Best of the Pretenders

The Best of the Pretenders

Precious (Live in Santa Monica, Sept. 1981)

Precious (Live in Santa Monica, Sept. 1981)

Le Coeur des hommes 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Le Coeur des hommes 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Tracks by Pretend

20+ tracks in our catalogue

  1. 2000 Miles - 2007 RemasterLearning to Crawl
    3:40
  2. 2000 Miles - 2009 RemasterThe Best of the Pretenders
    3:40
  3. Alive in the ToneBones in the Soil, Rust in the Oil
    5:01
  4. Angel of the Morning - 2006 RemasterPirate Radio
    3:30
  5. Angel of the Morning - with DialogueFriends Soundtrack
    5:16
  6. Back on the Chain GangLearning to Crawl (US Release)
    3:51
  7. Back on the Chain GangThe Pretenders Greatest Hits
    3:53
  8. Back on the Chain GangNOW Yearbook 1982
    3:51
  9. Back On The Chain GangLive In New York
    4:03
  10. Back on the Chain Gang - 2007 RemasterLearning to Crawl
    3:51

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Brass in Pocket - 2006 Remaster

Brass in Pocket - 2006 Remaster

Lyrics

Back on the Chain Gang - 2007 Remaster

Back on the Chain Gang - 2007 Remaster

Lyrics

Don't Get Me Wrong - 2007 Remaster

Don't Get Me Wrong - 2007 Remaster

Lyrics

Those Luminous Noises Are God

Those Luminous Noises Are God

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Pretend — Through The Snow
7:12

 

Through The Snow

Pretend — Pretend ~ Patternless Tide
9:40

 

Pretend ~ Patternless Tide

Pretend — Pretend ~ Circular Ræsoning (2017) [full album, FLAC]
36:28

 

Pretend ~ Circular Ræsoning (2017) [full album, FLAC]

Pretend — pretend - bones in the soil, rust in the oil
13:06

 

pretend - bones in the soil, rust in the oil

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