Learning to Crawl wurde 1984 veröffentlicht und ist das dritte Album der Pretenders. Es enthält Schlüsseltitel wie "Back on the Chain Gang", "Middle of the Road" und "2000 Miles". 40 Jahre später wurde das Album von Chris Thomas neu gemastert und ist nun zum ersten Mal auf Vinyl erhältlich.

Pretenders ‘Learning To Crawl’ is to be reissued on crystal clear vinyl on 7th June 2024. Celebrating the album's 40th anniversary, this reissue is true to the original 1984 release with the artwork and tracklisting remaining the same. This pressing of ‘Learning To Crawl’ features 2018 remastered audio by the album’s original producer, Chris Thomas, on vinyl for the first time.

‘Learning To Crawl’ is Pretenders’ third album, released after a band hiatus which saw in this time the sad passing of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon before recording started. It sees an assortment of guitar and bass players on the record before Robbie McIntosh and Malcolm Foster joined Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers making the band a four piece.

The 1984 album is certified Gold and Platinum in the UK and US respectively and reached #11 on the UK albums chart and #5 in Billboard 200, featuring some of their most loved songs including ‘2000 Miles’, 'Back on the Chain Gang' both singles securing spots in the UK top 20 singles chart