{"product_id":"blondie-against-the-odds-1974-1982-4lp-deluxe-edition","title":"Blondie: Against The Odds 1974 - 1982 4LP Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s a certain un-assuming barn just outside Woodstock, New York. It’s easy to picture; the deep mythology of pop music history assures that much. For nearly two decades, the bulk of Blondie’s audio and visual archive sat inside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne hundred reel-to-reel tapes, half a dozen cassettes, a few storage tubs crammed with records, bits of promotional flotsam, flyers, a stray Warhol print, and mirrored dressing room signage from four sold-out January 1980 nights at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. All of it lay silent through twenty humid summers, twenty frigid winters, and 20,000 rodents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere were knives collected in Asia and sex worker advertisements pilfered from the UK’s red telephone boxes of the late 1970s. In a corner, a dust-caked RIAA-certified gold record for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEat To The Beat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e reclined against a wall, its protective glass scarred by a bullet hole.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Iggy and I were shooting guns at a wall in my basement one night,”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e guitarist Chris Stein told us. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This was a casualty.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom this chaotic hoard of ephemera, this long-gestating project was born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years, Blondie’s many partner record companies have done an exemplary job archiving the band’s recorded legacy, given the miles it’s logged and the oceans it’s had to cross. From Larry Uttal’s Private Stock Records to Terry Ellis and Chris Wright’s Chrysalis, which was absorbed by Capitol and then Universal, the band’s reels have been moved, transferred, baked, re-boxed, remixed, and barcoded more than a few times. We pored over every foot of magnetic tape and, thanks to our brand new 24-bit, 192KHz transfers, have expanded the dynamic range of Blondie’s six LPs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ve scoured the earth for era-appropriate photos, pic sleeves, lyrics sheets, fan club newsletters, postcards, jukebox strips, and even eight-track tapes. There will always be more to find. Whether it’s a mislabeled cassette tape squirrelled away in a New Jersey garage, a previously unknown Thai 45 variant, or a roll of film excavated at the Long Beach flea market, slivers of Blondie will continue to poke into our collective unconscious until there ceases to be any consciousness to poke.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat the seven members of Blondie set to tape over those first eight years remains among the most timeless music of its era, or any era. This is not hyperbole. Walk into a grocery store and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRapture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e fills the air. Spend an hour with any classic rock, ’80s throwback, LITE FM easy listening, or rockin’ oldies station and you will rediscover \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatch any given documentary on the birth of punk or hip hop, read any \u003ci\u003e“Best Albums of All Time”\u003c\/i\u003e list, and the stark three-color imagery of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e will undoubtedly flash by. Visit any sports arena in the world and count the moments before you hear \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlondie has transcended the realms of mere bands, evolving out of pop and punk to become a vital strand of American music’s core DNA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet this box set serve as a map of the genome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"_8k16_w\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 26th August 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Official Blondie box set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered at Abbey Road Studios from original analogue tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This is New, Un-played Album however the shrink wrap is missing and has a slight water mark on the front cover of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut In The Streets (Out-takes \u0026amp; Rarities)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide A:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"_8k16_w\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut In The Streets (1974 Session)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Disco Song (1974 Session)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexy Ida (1974 Session)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatinum Blonde (Betrock Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Thin Line (Betrock Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuerto Rico (Betrock Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut In The Streets (Betrock Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide B:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"_8k16_w\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNameless (Home Tape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. Sightseer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday Girl (Home Tape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme From Topkapi (Home Tape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hardest Part (Home Tape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRing Of Fire (Home Tape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaza Sound (Out-takes \u0026amp; Rarities)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide C:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"_8k16_w\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eX Offender (Intro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eX Offender (Private Stock Single Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Sun (Private Stock Single Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Girl Lies (Private Stock Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Flesh (Extended Intro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Shark In Jets Clothing (Take 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKung Fu Girls (Take 8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenery (Plaza Sound Outtake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide D:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"_8k16_w\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenis (Terry Ellis Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight Drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBermuda Triangle Blues - Flight 45 (Take 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No (Take 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm On E (Take 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit 442 (Take 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoet's Problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aWBg0w aZskFA u16U_g mKhvSg\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eParallel Beats (Out-takes \u0026amp; 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