{"product_id":"pretenders-ii","title":"Pretenders II","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1981, Pretenders followed up their massive eponymous debut album with \u003ci\u003ePretenders II\u003c\/i\u003e. The last album with Pretenders’ original line-up, the band continued the tremendous form of their debut album. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing their debut album, \u003ci\u003ePretenders\u003c\/i\u003e released two singles in the UK, Talk Of The Town and Message Of Love before \u003ci\u003ePretenders II\u003c\/i\u003e arrived, with the former reaching #8 and the latter #11 in the UK singles charts. The appetite in the US maintained too, wwith Pretenders releasing an EP in the interim named “Extended Play”, containing five tracks that would later be on the \u003ci\u003ePretenders II\u003c\/i\u003e album. With a clamouring for more Pretenders material, \u003ci\u003ePretenders II \u003c\/i\u003ewas released on 15th August 1981 to great fanfare. The album would end up peaking #7 in the UK, and #10 in the US, being certified Silver and Gold respectively in the process. Further highlights of the album include another cover of The Kinks, in the form of I Go To Sleep. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhino","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50466127413579,"sku":"1148140","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4293d326-01db-43f6-b4fa-276398cc70ef_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727305743","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/pretenders-ii","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}