Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Talk of the Town: Beginnings 6
5. 2 Up the Neck: Pretenders 34
6. 3 Birds of Paradise: Extended Play and Pretenders II 54
7. 4 Time the Avenger: Learning to Crawl 72
8. 5 Don’t Get Me Wrong: Get Close and Packed! 89
9. 6 Legalise Me: Last of the Independents and ¡Viva El Amor! 115
10. 7 Complex Person: Loose Screw and Break Up the Concrete 134
11. 8 You or No One: Fidelity!, Stockholm, and Reckless 153
12. Acknowledgments 167
13. Sources and Notes 169
14. Selected Discography 181
15. Index 185