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Title: The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Alternative, New Wave, Hereford, England 6/26
Matrix #: 9 23980-1
Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks good, some light marks (CC) | Members: Chrissie H (51' - Alive), Martin C (51' - Alive), Robbie M (57' - Alive), Malcolm F (56' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Chrissie Hynde made this after James Honeyman-Scott died in 1982 and Pete Farndon died in 1983, both drug-related losses that gutted the original band.
2. Band Drama: Farndon had been fired days before Honeyman-Scott’s death, so the album was not just a comeback, it was a rebuild from grief, guilt, and broken trust.
3. Studio Lore: The title came from Hynde’s baby daughter learning to crawl, placing new motherhood directly beside a band trying to stand back up.

11.3.23 KG ( sold 2/26/24 whatnot) 6/27/2026 CC