I haven't listened to any of my Pretenders albums in a while, but I recall that they sounded pretty good. These were original vinyl issues, however, and I can't comment on CD issues since I don't have any.
If they haven't issued remasterd versions of their early albums on CD, then I would suspect they will sound bad. (Early 80's digital is about as bad as digital gets).
I haven't heard the new "Best of", so I can't comment. Sorry to not be of much help. The main point of my post was that their albums were generally well-recorded, so a good version can be had, either by getting the vinyl or finding/waiting for remastered CD versions.
Cheers.
If they haven't issued remasterd versions of their early albums on CD, then I would suspect they will sound bad. (Early 80's digital is about as bad as digital gets).
I haven't heard the new "Best of", so I can't comment. Sorry to not be of much help. The main point of my post was that their albums were generally well-recorded, so a good version can be had, either by getting the vinyl or finding/waiting for remastered CD versions.
Cheers.