BLONDIE - The Essential CDiscography 1975-1982+

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Tag types: ID3V2 & ID3V1.
Source formats: CD/DVD (see below).
Number of tracks: 289.
Cover art: original albums, CD re-issues + main compilations.
Playlists: original albums, CD re-issues + main compilations.

NME biography:

"Blondie was formed in New York City in 1974 when Deborah Harry (b. 1 July 1945, Miami, Florida, USA; vocals), Chris Stein (b. 5 January 1950, Brooklyn, New York, USA; guitar), Fred Smith (bass) and Bill O'Connor (drums) abandoned the revivalist Stilettos for an independent musical direction. Briefly known as the Angel and the Snake, backing vocalists Julie and Jackie, then Tish and Snookie, augmented the new unit's early line-up, but progress was undermined by the departure of Smith for Television and the loss of O'Connor. Newcomers James Destri (b. 13 April 1954; keyboards), Gary Valentine (b. Gary Lachman; bass) and Clement Burke (b. 24 November 1955, New York, USA; drums) joined Harry and Stein in a reshaped unit that secured a recording contract through the aegis of producer Richard Gottehrer.

Originally released on the Private Stock label, Blondie was indebted to both contemporary punk and 60s girl groups, adeptly combining melody with purpose. Although not a runaway commercial success, the album did engender interest, particularly in the UK, where the band became highly popular. Internal disputes resulted in the departure of Valentine, but the arrival of Frank Infante (guitar) and Nigel Harrison (b. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England; bass) triggered the band's most consistent period. Having freed themselves from the restrictions of Private Stock and signed to Chrysalis Records, Plastic Letters contained two UK Top 10 hits in "Denis" and "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear", while Parallel Lines, produced by pop svengali Mike Chapman, included the UK chart-topping "Heart Of Glass" and "Sunday Girl" (both 1979; the former also reached US number 1). Although creatively uneven, Eat To The Beat confirmed Blondie's dalliance with disco following "Heart Of Glass" and the set spawned two highly successful UK singles in "Dreaming" and the chart-topping "Atomic". "Call Me", produced by Giorgio Moroder, was taken from the soundtrack of the movie American Gigolo and reached number 1 in both the UK and USA. Autoamerican provided two further USA chart-toppers in "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture", while the former song, originally recorded by reggae group the Paragons, reached the same position in Britain.

Despite this commercial ascendancy, Blondie was beset by internal difficulties, as the media increasingly focused on their photogenic lead singer. The distinction between the band's name and Harry's persona became increasingly blurred, although a sense of distance between the two was created with the release of her solo album, Koo Koo. The Hunter, a generally disappointing set that Harry completed under duress, became Blondie's final recording, their tenure ending when Stein's ill health brought an attendant tour to a premature end. The guitarist was suffering from the genetic disease pemphigus vulgaris and between 1983 and 1985, both he and Harry absented themselves from full-time performing. The latter then resumed her solo career, while former colleague Burke briefly joined the Eurythmics for their Revenge album, before teaming up with Harrison, Steve Jones (ex-Sex Pistols), Tony Fox Sales and Michael Des Barres in Chequered Past, who released an eponymous album in 1985.

During the 90s, Harry recorded and toured with the Jazz Passengers. In June 1997, Harry, Stein, Burke and Destri re-formed Blondie to record new material and tour. A high media profile helped push "Maria', a classic slice of late-70s power pop, to the top of the UK charts in February 1999. The attendant No Exit, although it was also a commercial success, was more disappointing. The follow-up, 2003"s The Curse Of Blondie, was a much better effort. The band was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2006."




TRACK LIST:

Studio albums:

Blondie (1976, digitally remastered 2001)
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01. X Offender
02. Little Girl Lies
03. In The Flesh
04. Look Good In Blue
05. In The Sun
06. A Shark In Jet's Clothing
07. Man Overboard
08. Rip Her To Shreds
09. Rifle Range
10. Kung Fu Girls
11. The Attack Of The Giant Ants
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12. Out In The Streets (1975 Demo, 1994 Mix), 13. Platinum Blonde (1975 Demo, 1994 Mix), 14. Puerto Rico (1975 Demo, 1994 Mix), 15. The Thin Line (1975 Demo, 1994 Mix), 16. Once I Had A Love (a.k.a. The Disco Song a.k.a. Heart Of Glass) (1975 Demo, 1994 Mix), 17. Out In The Streets (Original Instant Records Demo, 1975), 18. Platinum Blonde (Original Instant Records Demo, 1975),  19. The Thin Line (Original Instant Records Demo, 1975), 20. X Offender (Original Private Stock Single Version, 1976), 21. In The Sun (Original Private Stock Single Version, 1976), 22. Scenery ('Blondie' Sessions Outtake, 1976), 23. In The Flesh ('The Best Of Blondie' Special Mix, 1981).

Plastic Letters (1977, digitally remastered 2001)
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01. Fan Mail
02. Denis
03. Bermuda Triangle Blues
04. Youth Nabbed As Sniper
05. Contact In Red Square
06. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear
07. I'm On E
08. I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No
09. Love At The Pier
10. No Imagination
11. Kidnapper
12. Detroit 442
13. Cautious Lip
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14. Denis (Alternate Version), 15. Poets Problem (Single B-Side), 16. Detroit 442 (Live 1978), 17. Denis (Dancin' Danny D. Remix, 1988)

Parallel Lines (1978, digitally remastered 2001)
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01. Hanging On The Telephone
02. One Way Or Another
03. Picture This
04. Fade Away (And Radiate)
05. Pretty Baby
06. I Know But I Don't Know
07. 11:59
08. Will Anything Happen
09. Sunday Girl
10. Heart Of Glass
11. I'm Gonna Love You Too
12. Just Go Away
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13. Underground Girl (Outtake, The 'Parallel Lines' Sessions, 1978), 14. Once I Had A Love (1978 Demo), 15. Heart Of Glass (7" Mix, 1979), 16. Heart Of Glass (Censored 7" Mix, US 1979), 17. Heart Of Glass (12" Disco Mix, 1979), 18. Heart Of Glass (12" Instrumental, 1979), 19. Heart Of Glass ('The Best Of Blondie' Special Mix, 1981), 20. Sunday Girl (French Version, 1979), 21. Sunday Girl ('The Best Of Blondie' Special Mix, 1981), 22. Bang A Gong (Get It On) (Live 1978), 23. I Know But I Don't Know (1978), 24. Hanging On The Telephone (Live 1980), 25. Heart Of Glass (Shep Pettibone Remix, 1988), 26. Hanging On The Telephone (Nose Bleed Hangbag Mix, 1995), 27. One Way Or Another (Damien's Supermarket Mix, 1995), 28. Fade Away (And Radiate) (108 BPM Mix, 1995), 29. Sunday Girl (Hardly Handbag Mix), 30. Heart Of Glass (Diddy's Adorable Illusion Edit, 1995), 31. Heart Of Glass (Diddy's Adorable Illusion Mix, 1995), 32. Heart Of Glass (MK 12" Mix, 1995), 33. Heart Of Glass (Richie Jones Club Mix), 34. Heart Of Glass (Blondie Vs. Edison - Radio Edit, 2005), 35. Heart Of Glass (Blondie Vs. Edison - Electro Disco Mix Radio Edit, 2005), 36. Heart Of Glass (Blondie Vs. Edison - Vocal Mix, 2005), 37. Heart Of Glass (Blondie Vs. Edison - Electro Disco Mix, 2005), 38. Heart Of Glass (Blondie Vs. Edison - Quattro Remix, 2005), 39. Heart Of Glass (Blondie Vs. Edison - Dub Mix, 2005).

Eat To The Beat (1979, digitally remastered 2001)
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01. Dreaming
02. The Hardest Part
03. Union City Blue
04. Shayla
05. Eat To The Beat
06. Accidents Never Happen
07. Die Young Stay Pretty
08. Slow Motion
09. Atomic
10. Sound-A-Sleep
11. Victor
12. Living In The Real World
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13. Atomic (7" Mix, 1980), 14. Atomic (Full-Length Mix, 1980), 15. Atomic (New Disco Mix, 1995), 16. Slow Motion (Stripped Down Motown Mix, 1995), 17. Heroes (Live 1980), 18. I Feel Love (Live 1980), 19. Ring Of Fire (Live 1980), 20. Atomic (Diddy's Remix Edit, 1994), 21. Atomic (Diddy's 12" Mix, 1994), 22. Atomic (Diddy Pushes The Button Mix, 1994), 23. Atomic (Boom Mix, 1995), 24. Atomic (Armand's Atomizer Mix, 1995), 25. Atomic (Explosive Ecstacy Mix, 1995), 26. Atomic (Beautiful Drum & Bass Edit, 1995), 27. Atomic (Armand's Short Circuit Mix, 1995), 28. Dreaming (Utah Saints Mix, 1995), 29. Dreaming (Suburban Dream Mix, 1995), 30. Union City Blue (Diddy's Power And Passion Edit, 1995), 31. Union City Blue (Diddy's Power And Passion Mix, 1995), 32. Union City Blue (Vinny Vero's Turquoise Mix, 1995), 33. Union City Blue (Jammin' Hot's I Can't Believe It's Not Diddy Mix, 1995), 34. Union City Blue (Burger Queen Peroxide Power Mix, 1995), 35. Union City Blue (OPM Poppy Mix, 1995), 36. Atomic (Xenomania Mix, 1998) 37. Atomic (Tall Paul Remix, 1998), 38. Atomic (Dana Intellectual Mix, 1998).


V/A: Soundtrack - American Gigolo (1980, 1994 CD re-issue)
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01. Call Me (Vocals: Blondie, Album Version)
02. Love And Passion (Vocals: Cheryl Barnes)
03. Night Drive (Giorgio Moroder, Call Me Instrumental Version)
04. Hello Mr W.A.M. (Finale) (Giorgio Moroder, Instrumental)
05. The Apartment (Giorgio Moroder, Instrumental)
06. Palm Springs Drive (Giorgio Moroder, Call Me Instrumental Version)
07. Night Drive (Reprise) (Giorgio Moroder, Call Me Instrumental Version)
08. The Seduction (Love Theme) (Giorgio Moroder, Instrumental)
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09. Call Me (7" Mix), 10. Call Me (7" Instrumental), 11. Call Me (12" Mix), 12. Call Me (12" Instrumental), 13. Llamame (Call Me, Spanish Version, 12" Mix), 14. Llamame (7" Mix), 15. Call Me (Soundtrack Version), 16. Night Drive (Soundtrack Version), 17. The Apartment (Soundtrack Version), 18. Palm Springs Drive (Soundtrack Version), 19. Hello Mr. W.A.M. (Soundtrack Version), 20. Call Me (Ben Liebrand Remix, 1988), 21. Call Me (E-Smoove's Beat Vocal Mix, 1995), 22. Call Me (Debbie Does Dallas Mix, 1995).


Autoamerican (1980, digitally remastered 2001)
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01. Europa
02. Live It Up
03. Here's Looking At You
04. The Tide Is High
05. Angels On The Balcony
06. Go Through It
07. Do The Dark
08. Rapture
09. Faces
10. T-Birds
11. Walk Like Me
12. Follow Me
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13. The Tide Is High (7" Mix, 1980), 14. Suzy And Jeffrey (Single B-Side, 1980), 15. Rapture (US 12" Disco Version, 1980), 16. Rapture (Special Disco Mix, 1980), 17. Rapture (7" Mix, 1980), 18. Rapture ('The Best Of Blondie' Special Mix, 1981), 19. Live It Up (Special Disco Mix, 1980), 20. Walk Like Me (W. Fade-Out), 21. The Tide Is High (Coldcut Remix, 1988), 22. Rapture (Teddy Riley Remix, 1988), 23. Rapture (Teddy Riley Remix, Bonus Beats), 24. Rapture (K-Klassic Radio Mix, 1994), 25. Rapture (K-Klassic Mix, 1994), 26. Rapture (Guru's Fly Party Mix, 1995), 27. Rapture (Pharmacy Dub, 1995), 28. Rapture (Phactory Beats, 1995), 29. The Tide Is High (Sand Dollar Mix, 1995), 30. Blondie Vs The Doors - Rapture Riders (2005, Single Edit), 31. Blondie Vs. The Doors - Rapture Riders (Full Version)

Koo Koo (Debbie Harry 1981 solo album,  digitally remastered 1994)
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01. Jump Jump
02. The Jam Was Moving
03. Chrome
04. Surrender
05. Inner City Spillover
06. Backfired
07. Now I Know You Know
08. Under Arrest
09. Military Rap
10. Oasis
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11. Backfired (7" Mix), 12. Backfired (12" Mix), 13. The Jam Was Moving (12" Mix), 14. Backfired (Forest & Heller Remix, 1988), 15. The Jam Was Moving (Debbie Harry & Chris Stein Remix, 1988)
Produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers of Chic.

The Hunter (1982, digitally remastered 2001)
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01. Orchid Club
02. Island Of Lost Souls
03. Dragonfly
04. For Your Eyes Only
05. The Beast
06. War Child
07. Little Caesar
08. Danceway
09. (Can I) Find The Right Words (To Say)
10. English Boys
11. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
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12. Island Of Lost Souls (7" Mix), 13. War Child (12" Mix)




LIVE ALBUMS:

Live at The Old Wardorf, San Francisco, Sep. 21 1977 (Soundboard/CD Audio)
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01. X Offender
02. Youth Nabbed As Sniper
03. Fan Mail
04. Cautious Lip
05. I'm On E.
06. Detroit 442
07. I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No
08. Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)
09. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear
10. Contact In Red Square
11. A Shark In Jets Clothing
12. In The Sun
13. Heart Full Of Soul
14. Playing With Fire
15. Moonlight Drive

Blondie Is The Name Of A Band (Live at Musikladen, Germany 1978, CD Audio)
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01. In The Sun
02. X Offender
03. Picture This
04. I'm Gonna Love You Too
05. Will Anything Happen
06. I'm On E.
07. Denis
08. I Know But I Don't Know
09. Youth Nabbed As Sniper
10. Kung Fu Girls

Picture This Live a.k.a Live Philadelphia 1978 / Dallas 1980 (CD Audio) 
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01. Dreaming
02. In The Sun
03. Hanging On The Telephone
04. Look Good In Blue
05. Slow Motion
06. Sunday Girl
07. X Offender
08. Picture This
09. Denis
10. Fade Away (And Radiate)
11. A Shark In Jets Clothing / I Know But I Don't Know
12. One Way Or Another
13. Heart Of Glass
14. 11:59
15. Bang A Gong (Get It On) / Funtime

Live at the Apollo Theatre, Glasgow Dec. 31 1979 (DVD Audio)
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01. TV Intro
02. Dreaming
03. Slow Motion
04. Shayla
05. Union City Blue
06. Atomic
07. Eat To The Beat
08. Picture This
09. Pretty Baby
10. Heart Of Glass
11. Hanging On The Telephone
12. Sunday Girl (Fade-Out)
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13. Die Young Stay Pretty, 14. Seven Rooms Of Gloom, 15. Radio Intro - X Offender, 16. Sunday Girl (Full-Length Version)

Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, Jan. 12 1980 (CD Audio)
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01. Dreaming
02. Slow Motion
03. Shayla
04. Union City Blue
05. The Hardest Part
06. Atomic
07. Living In The Real World
08. Eat To The Beat - Denis
09. Picture This
10. Die Young Stay Pretty
11. Accidents Never Happen
12. Victor
13. Heart Of Glass
14. Eat To The Beat
15. Hanging On The Telephone
16. Louie Louie
17. I Feel Love
18. Heroes
19. I Feel Good
20. Sunday Girl
21. Pretty Baby
22. One Way Or Another

Live In Toronto 1982 a.k.a. The Farewell Concert (DVD Audio)
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01. Rapture
02. Island Of Lost Souls
03. Danceway
04. The Tide Is High
05. Heart Of Glass
06. Hanging On The Telephone
07. Dreaming
08. One Way Or Another
09. War Child
10. Start Me Up
11. Call Me
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12. Intro/Finale: Europa/Rapture

Playlists + cover art main compilations
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The Best Of Blondie (1981), Blonde And Beyond (1993), The Platinum Collection (1994), Beautiful - The Remix Album (1995), Grandes Exitos (1995), Grandes Exitos Y Remezclas (1995), Remixed Remade Remodeled - The Remix Album (1995), Denis (1996), The Essential Collection (1997), Atomic - The Very Best Of Blondie (1998), Picture This - The Essential Collection (1998), The Best Of Blondie (3 CD Set, 1998), The Best Of Blondie - Platinum Disc (1998), Atomix - The Very Best Of Blondie (1999), Call Me (1999), Ten Best Of Blondie (1999), The Essential Collection (1999), The Best Of Blondie (2001), X Offenders (2001), Greatest Hits (2002), The Best Of Blondie (2003), Popstars Of The 20th Century (2004), The Singles Box (15 CD Set, 2004), Greatest Hits - Sight And Sound (2005), Greatest Hits - Sound And Vision (2005), The Best Of Blondie (2005), The Ultra Selection (2005), Serie 10 (2006), The Blondie Collection (2006), Collector's Edition (3 CD Set, 2007), Platinum Blondie (2007), Blondie Collection (2008).