The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl - 180g 33RPM - LP

The Pretenders' Learning to Crawl Is the Sound of a Band Overcoming Tragedies with Gutsy Performances: Includes "Back on the Chain Gang" and "2000 Miles" 

Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition 180g 33RPM LP Plays with Punchy, Immediate Sonics
1/2" / 30 IPS analog master direct to lathe 

What is the sound of a fledgling band dealing with multiple tragedies, coming to terms with drastic changes, digging deep into its consciousness, finding resolution in hurt, and overcoming staggering odds to record a bonafide masterwork? It's the sound of every note that graces the Pretenders' Learning to Crawl. Still recognized as one of the most emotionally gripping and musically gutsy performances ever made, the smash 1984 album hasn't aged a day. And now, it sounds better than could ever be imagined.

Sourced from the original master tapes for this reissue, Learning to Crawl finally possesses the combination of whisper-in-your-ear intimacy and nerve-checking toughness that it's always demanded on Mobile Fidelity's super-quiet LP. Leader Chrissie Hynde's voice is made viscerally apparent, wavering between vigorous determination and solemn reflection, while drummer Martin Chamber's punchy backbeats register with requisite punch. To say nothing of how fresh the effort's hit singles ("Middle of the Road," "Back on the Chain Gang") and incredible deep cuts sound 

Middle of the Road
Back on the Chain Gang
Time the Avenger
Watching the Clothes
Show Me
Thumbelina
My City Was Gone
Thin Line Between Love and Hate
I Hurt You
2000 Miles