''Pirate Radio'' is a career-spanning

box set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands ...

compilation album by

The Pretenders Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Fa ...

. Released on 14 March 2006, it contains songs from 1979 to 2005, from hit singles, popular album tracks, non-album recordings, soundtrack contributions, live tracks, as well as previously unreleased material. The box set comes in four CDs along with a DVD of selected live performances from 1979 to 1995. A 60-page booklet and a poster is also included.

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Chrissie Hynde Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician. She is a founding member and the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band the Pretenders, and one of the band's two remaining original members alon ...

, except where noted. Note *Despite the box set stating the video of "Room Full of Mirrors" is from the band's live performance at the 2003

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, it is actually the music video for the song. Meaning that the live performances on the DVD go up to 1995, not 2003, as stated on the box set.

References

{{The Pretenders The Pretenders compilation albums 2006 compilation albums Rhino Records compilation albums Sire Records compilation albums Warner Records compilation albums