The Benefits Of Hynde Sight
Chris Salewicz, NME, 18 October 1980
Perched on the edge of a bleak Bronte-like heath overlooking Bradford is the hotel in which The Pretenders are staying. In the forecourt, next to the band's touring coach, a vulgarly stripped white Porsche squats by the main entrance as though it's having a crap, a testament to Northern flash kitsch.
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