Pretenders “Extended Play” released 40 years ago today, March 30th, 1981. The US-only EP came out between the Pretenders’ first and second albums (Pretenders, 1980 and Pretenders II, 1981) and includes singles released in both  the UK and the US: “Message of Love” (#11 UK, #5 US Mainstream Rock chart) and “Talk of the Town” (#8 UK); both songs also appeared on Pretenders II. The EP has the B-sides to both of those singles – “Porcelain” and the Bo Diddley-esque “Cuban Slide” as well as a live version of “Precious” that they recorded at Central Park on August 30th, 1980. “Precious” originally appeared on Pretenders and was a single in some European countries.