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Pirate Radio (box set)

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Pirate Radio
Box set by
Released14 March 2006[1]
Recorded1979–2005
GenreRock, punk rock, new wave, alternative rock
Length312:17
LabelWarner Bros., Rhino, Sire
The Pretenders chronology
Loose Screw
(2002)
Pirate Radio
(2006)
Break Up the Concrete
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Pirate Radio is a career-spanning box set compilation album by The Pretenders.[3] Released on 14 March 2006, it contains songs from 1979 to 2005, from hit singles, popular album tracks, non-album recordings, soundtrack contributions, live tracks, as well as previously unreleased material. The box set comes in four CDs along with a DVD of selected live performances from 1979 to 1995. A 60-page booklet and a poster is also included.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Precious" (Regent Park Demo) (previously unreleased) re-recorded for Pretenders (1979)3:42
2."Stop Your Sobbing"Ray DaviesPretenders2:34
3."The Wait" (Single Version)Hynde, Pete Farndonre-recorded for Pretenders3:08
4."Kid" Pretenders3:07
5."Tattooed Love Boys" Pretenders2:59
6."Mystery Achievement" Pretenders5:23
7."Brass in Pocket"Hynde, James Honeyman-ScottPretenders3:03
8."Porcelain" Extended Play (1981)3:52
9."Talk of the Town" Extended Play & Pretenders II (1981)3:15
10."Message of Love" Extended Play & Pretenders II3:26
11."Cuban Slide"Hynde, Honeyman-ScottExtended Play4:32
12."What You Gonna Do About It"Brian Potter, Ian SamwellNon-album single (1981)2:42
13."The Adultress" Pretenders II3:58
14."Bad Boys Get Spanked" Pretenders II4:09
15."I Go to Sleep"DaviesPretenders II2:56
16."Day After Day"Hynde, Honeyman-ScottPretenders II3:46
17."Birds of Paradise" Pretenders II4:15
18."The English Roses" Pretenders II4:29
19."Time the Avenger" Learning to Crawl (1984)4:55
20."Watching the Clothes" (Denmark Street Demo) (previously unreleased) re-recorded for Learning to Crawl2:50
21."Show Me" Learning to Crawl4:14
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Back on the Chain Gang" Learning to Crawl3:53
2."Thumbelina" Learning to Crawl3:19
3."Thin Line Between Love and Hate"Jackie Members, Richard Poindexter, Robert PoindexterLearning to Crawl3:42
4."My City Was Gone" Learning to Crawl5:26
5."Middle of the Road" Learning to Crawl4:14
6."Tequila" Previously unreleased full version; re-recorded shortened version first released on Last of the Independents (1994)3:33
7."2000 Miles" Learning to Crawl3:40
8."When I Change My Life" (Alternate Version) (previously unreleased) re-recorded for Get Close (1986)3:58
9."My Baby" Get Close4:07
10."Worlds Within Worlds" Previously unreleased3:49
11."Don't Get Me Wrong" Get Close3:49
12."Hymn to Her"Meg KeeneGet Close4:57
13."Tradition of Love" Get Close5:25
14."Room Full of Mirrors"Jimi HendrixGet Close4:36
15."Reconsider Me" (Monitor Mix)Warren ZevonPreviously unreleased3:18
16."Hold a Candle to This" (Alternate Version) (previously unreleased) re-recorded for Packed! (1990)3:48
17."Windows of the World"Burt Bacharach, Hal David1969 soundtrack (1988)2:59
18."Never Do That" Packed!3:19
19."No Guarantee" Packed!3:46
20."Not a Second Time"Lennon–McCartneyB-side of "Never Do That" single (1990)2:13
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Sense of Purpose" Packed!3:03
2."Downtown (Akron)" Packed!2:43
3."How Do I Miss You" Packed!4:22
4."Bold as Love"HendrixStone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1993)3:25
5."When Will I See You"Hynde, Johnny MarrPacked!4:53
6."Hollywood Perfume"Hynde, Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergLast of the Independents3:55
7."Night in My Veins"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLast of the Independents3:15
8."977"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLast of the Independents3:54
9."All My Dreams" Last of the Independents3:12
10."Angel of the Morning" (Original Version) (previously unreleased)Chip Taylorre-recorded for Friends (Music from the TV Series) (1995)3:30
11."Money Talk" Last of the Independents3:39
12."Rebel Rock Me" Last of the Independents3:10
13."I'll Stand by You"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLast of the Independents4:00
14."Every Mother's Son" (Demo) re-recorded for Last of the Independents3:45
15."Love Colours"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLast of the Independents4:32
16."Private Life" (Live) The Isle of View (1995)4:55
17."Lovers of Today" (Live) The Isle of View5:25
18."Creep" (Live)Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond, Mike HazlewoodB-side of "Kid '95" single; also included in The Isle of View (DVD/VHS version)4:02
19."Criminal" (Live) The Isle of View4:18
20."Revolution" (Live) The Isle of View5:32
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Everyday Is Like Sunday"Morrissey, Stephen StreetBoys on the Side soundtrack (1995)3:40
2."Human" (Class Mix)Mark McEntee, Shelly Peikenoriginal mix on ¡Viva El Amor! (1999)4:01
3."Popstar"Hynde, Adam Seymour¡Viva El Amor!3:33
4."Back Down"Hynde, Bernard ButlerPreviously unreleased4:16
5."California"Hynde, SeymourPreviously unreleased4:32
6."The Needle and the Damage Done"Neil YoungB-side of "Popstar" single (1999)3:45
7."From the Heart Down" (Alternate Version) (previously unreleased)Hynde, Kelly, Steinbergre-recorded for ¡Viva El Amor!3:41
8."Who's Who" ¡Viva El Amor!4:14
9."Biker" ¡Viva El Amor!4:40
10."Nails in the Road"Hynde, Kelly, Steinberg¡Viva El Amor!3:24
11."Legalize Me" ¡Viva El Amor!3:56
12."The Homecoming" (Live in San Diego, 24 February 2003) Previously unreleased4:19
13."Up the Neck" (Live in San Diego, 24 February 2003) (previously unreleased) original studio version from Pretenders4:35
14."Fools Must Die" (Live in San Diego, 24 February 2003) (previously unreleased)Hynde, Seymouroriginal studio version from Loose Screw (2002)3:03
15."Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLoose Screw3:28
16."Lie to Me"Hynde, SeymourLoose Screw2:21
17."Complex Person"Hynde, SeymourLoose Screw2:48
18."You Know Who Your Friends Are"Hynde, SeymourLoose Screw3:30
19."I Should Of"Hynde, SeymourLoose Screw4:02
20."The Losing"Hynde, SeymourLoose Screw4:50
Disc five (DVD): Live performances from 1979–1995
No.TitleWriter(s)Performance program/location and dateLength
1."Talk of the Town" Top of the Pops, 17 May 1980 
2."The Adultress" Fridays, 18 September 1981 
3."The Wait" Alright Now, 7 December 1980 
4."Hollywood Perfume"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLater... with Jools Holland, 21 May 1994 
5."Brass in Pocket"Hynde, Honeyman-ScottTop of the Pops, 22 November 1979 
6."977"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergLater... with Jools Holland, 21 May 1994 
7."Never Do That" Wogan, 8 June 1990 
8."Thumbelina" The New Show, 27 January 1984 
9."2000 Miles" Pebble Mill at One, 28 November 1995 
10."Night in My Veins"Hynde, Kelly, SteinbergTop of the Pops, 7 July 1994 
11."My City Was Gone" Live in Phoenix, Arizona, 15 June 1994 
12."Tattooed Love Boys" Alright Now, 7 December 1980 
13."Middle of the Road" Live in Detroit, Michigan, 7 April 1984 
14."Don't Get Me Wrong" Top of the Pops, 23 October 1986 
15."Criminal" Pebble Mill at One, 28 November 1995 
16."Room Full of Mirrors"HendrixMusic video directed by Derek Burbidge, 1986 
17."Louie Louie" Fridays, 18 September 1981 
18."Stop Your Sobbing"DaviesTop of the Pops, 15 February 1979 
19."Tattooed Love Boys/Up the Neck" Live in London, England, 4 March 1980 
iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Swinging London"Hynde, Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon, Martin ChambersB-side of "Brass in Pocket" single (1979)1:52
2."Money" (Live)Janie Bradford, Berry GordyPreviously unreleased4:35
3."Louie Louie" (Live) (previously unreleased) original studio version from Pretenders II3:41

Note

  • Despite the box set stating the video of "Room Full of Mirrors" is from the band's live performance at the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival,[4] it is actually the music video for the song. Meaning that the live performances on the DVD go up to 1995, not 2003, as stated on the box set.

References

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  1. ^ "Pretenders - Pirate Radio (2006) [Boxed set]". Herb Music.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pretenders - Pirate Radio review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  3. ^ "The Pretenders – Pirate Radio Box Set". PopMatters. 14 December 2006.
  4. ^ "Pretenders Setlist at Montreux Jazz Festival 2003". setlist.fm.