Blondie were founded in New York in October 1974. The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-late 1970s.
Its first two albums contained strong elements of these genres, and although successful in the United Kingdom and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the United States, until the release of "Parallel Lines" in 1978.
"Parallel Lines" finally broke the band into the American market on the strength of the worldwide hit single "Heart Of Glass", a disco-infused track. It became the band's most successful album with pop rock songs, selling 20 million copies worldwide.
Three more albums were released:
Eat To The Beat (1979)
Autoamerican (1980)
The Hunter (1982).
Blondie broke up in November 1982.
Band members:
Debbie Harry – vocals
Chris Stein – guitar
Jimmy Destri – Farfisa organ, grand piano, RMI piano, Roland synthesizer
Gary Valentine – bass (1975–1977)
Frank Infante – guitar, bass, backing vocals (1977–1982)
Nigel Harrison – bass (1977–1982)
Clem Burke – drums.
"Blondie" is the debut album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1976 on Private Stock Records and reissued in 2001 on Chrysalis Records with five bonus tracks (12 to 16).
Tracklisting:
1. X Offender
2. Little Girl Lies
3. In The Flesh
4. Look Good In Blue
5. In The Sun
6. A Shark In Jets Clothing
7. Man Overboard
8. Rip Her To Shreds
9. Rifle Range
10. Kung Fu Girls
11. The Attack Of The Giant Ants
12. Out In The Streets
13. The Thin Line
14. Platinum Blonde
15. X Offender
16. In The Sun
VBR ~252K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Blondie's "Plastic Letters" is their second studio album, released in February 1978 on Chrysalis Records and reissued in 2001 on Chrysalis Records with four bonus tracks (14 to 17).
Tracklisting:
1. Fan Mail
2. Denis
3. Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)
4. Youth Nabbed As Sniper
5. Contact In Red Square
6. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
7. I'm On E
8. I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No
9. Love At The Pier
10. No Imagination
11. Kidnapper
12. Detroit 442
13. Cautious Lip
14. Once I Had A Love (aka The Disco Song)
15. Scenery
16. Poets Problem
17. Detroit 442
VBR ~249K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Parallel Lines" is Blondie's third studio album, released in September 1978 on Chrysalis Records and reissued in 2001 on Chrysalis Records with four bonus tracks (13 to 16).
Tracklisting:
1. Hanging On The Telephone
2. One Way Or Another
3. Picture This
4. Fade Away And Radiate
5. Pretty Baby
6. I Know But I Don't Know
7. 11:59
8. Will Anything Happen?
9. Sunday Girl
10. Heart Of Glass
11. I'm Gonna Love You Too
12. Just Go Away
13. Once I Had A Love (aka The Disco Song)
14. Bang A Gong (Get It On)
15. I Know But I Don't Know
16. Hanging On The Telephone
VBR ~276K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Blondie At The BBC" by Blondie is a live album, released in 2010 on Chrysalis Records.
The album was recorded for BBC Radio 1 In Concert at The Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, 31 december 1979.
Tracklisting:
1. Intro/Denis
2. The Hardest Part
3. Die Young, Stay Pretty
4. Accidents Never Happen
5. Victor
6. Living In The Real World
7. Seven Rooms Of Gloom
8. Eat To The Beat
9. X Offender
10. Dreaming
11. Slow Motion
12. Shayla
13. Union City Blue
14. Atomic/(Eat To The Beat)
15. Picture This
16. Pretty Baby
17. Heart Of Glass
18. Hanging On The Telephone
19. (Sunday Girl Bagpipes)
20. Sunday Girl
21. I Feel Good
22. One Way Or Another
VBR ~256K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
