SEALED Record Club Only 8-Track Tape by THE PRETENDERS BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG 2000 MILES TIME THE AVENGER Start Price USD 88.00 Current Price USD 88.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 End Time Thursday, January 01, 2009 Location Louisville, KY See more about 'SEALED Record Club Only 8-Track Tape by THE PRETENDERS' Description THE PRETENDERS LEARNING TO CRAWL on Eight Track Tape STILL SEALED! Chrissie Hynde took a long, hard road to rock & roll stardom, but when her band, the Pretenders, finally broke through in 1979, they wasted no time, growing from promising newcomers on the British music scene to major international stardom with a pair of smash albums to their credit in a mere three years. But the Pretenders' meteoric rise came to a crashing halt in 1982, when drug abuse claimed the life of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and forced Hynde and drummer Martin Chambers to dump bassist Pete Farndon, who would also succumb to an OD in April 1983. Hynde was forced by circumstance to reinvent the Pretenders for their third album, 1984's Learning to Crawl, but if the new edition of the group lacked some of the spark of the band that made the first two LPs, through sheer force of will Hynde created a masterpiece. While Hynde hardly held back in her emotionally potent songwriting in the Pretenders' early work, on Learning to Crawl there's a gravity to her lyrics that blended with her tough but wiry melodic sense and streetwise intelligence to create a set of truly remarkable tunes. "Back on the Chain Gang" is a touching tribute to her fallen comrades that still sounds bitterly rueful, "Middle of the Road" is a furious rocker that explores the emotional and physical toll of a musician's life, "Time the Avenger" is a taut, literate examination of a businessman's adulterous relationship, "My City Was Gone" deals with the economic and cultural decay of the Midwest in a manner both pithy and genuinely heartfelt, and "2000 Miles" is a Christmas number that demonstrates Hynde can be warm without getting sappy. As a guitarist, Robbie McIntosh brought a simpler and more elemental style to the Pretenders than Pete Farndon, but his tough, muscular leads fit these songs well, and bassist Malcolm Foster's solid punch fits Chambers' drumming perfectly. Three albums into her recording career, Chrissie Hynde found herself having to put the past to bed and carve out a new beginning for herself with Learning to Crawl, but she pulled it off with a striking mixture of courage, strength, and great rock & roll; with the exception of the instant-classic debut album, it's the Pretenders' finest work. NIB eight track tape - Enjoy this classic release in all its original analog glory! As it is unopened I can't guarantee how well or how long it'll work in your player, so it is sold as-is. For an additional fee of $2 per tape I can open sealed tapes, play-test them and replace foam pressure pads and foil splices (if needed). If you desire this service, please email me after the auction and before you pay so I can adjust your invoice accordingly. Shipping & Handling for this tape: US Bidders - FREE Canada & Mexico - $4 All others - $10 All merchandise sold as-is, no refunds. Seller is not responsible for loss of or damage to items in the mail. I gladly accept PayPal and US Postal Money Orders. I do NOT take personal checks. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction's end. I have hundreds of Buy-It-Now items in my eBay Store that won't show up in the regular search and auction listings - click the link below to view them all! Visit My eBay Store: EighTracKingDom Be sure to add me to your favorites list! On Dec-01-08 at 17:40:18 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!