Extended Play (Pretenders EP)

Extended Play
EP by Pretenders
Released	March 30, 1981
Recorded	1980–81
Genre	Rock
Length	17:45
Label	Sire
Producer	Chris Thomas
Pretenders chronology
Pretenders (1980) Extended Play (1981) Pretenders II (1981)

Extended Play is a 1981 EP released by new wave band Pretenders. "Message of Love" and "Talk of the Town" were included on their second album released later in the year. "Porcelain" and "Cuban Slide", outtakes from the first album, were included on the 2006 remastered edition of Pretenders, as well as the Pirate Radio boxed set. The live version of "Precious" from Central Park has not been reissued as of 2007.

This EP was released mainly in the US, not in the UK. In the UK the tracks were released as the singles "Message of Love" b/w "Porcelain" and "Talk of the Town" b/w "Cuban Slide". "Precious" is unique to this release though.

"Message of Love" contains the Oscar Wilde line "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" from the play Lady Windermere's Fan.

Track listing

All songs written by Chrissie Hynde unless otherwise indicated.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+ [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Side one

1. "Message of Love" – 3:24
2. "Talk of the Town" – 2:42 (edit of the 3:13 single)
3. "Porcelain" 3:53

Side two

1. "Cuban Slide" (Hynde, Honeyman-Scott) – 4:29
2. "Precious" – 3:17 (Live in Central Park, August 30, 1980)

Personnel

• Chrissie Hynde – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Pete Farndon – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Martin Chambers – drums, backing vocals
• James Honeyman-Scott – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard Pop Albums	27

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 653. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.