Blondie announces its first box set, “Against the Odds”

Blondie will finally release its first box set. Blondie: Against All Odds 1974-1982 should arrive on August 26.
The new collection spans the first eight years of Blondie’s storied career and will include new editions of the band’s first six albums, remastered from the original analogue tapes and cut to vinyl at Abbey Road Studios. The set will also include demos, alternate versions, studio outtakes, never-before-seen photos, two volumes of liner notes, track-by-track commentary from band members and more. Of the 124 titles in the box set, 36 have never been released before.
A full list of tracks can be seen below.
Several formats of the version are currently available for Pre-orderincluding a Super Deluxe Collectors’ Edition, four- and eight-LP deluxe sets, and a three-CD release.
“It’s truly a treat to see how far we’ve come when I listen to these early attempts to capture our ideas on relatively primitive equipment,” Blondie singer Debbie Harry said in a press release. “Fortunately, the essence of being in a band in the early 70s contained some of the anti-social and counter-cultural energies of the bands that were the influencers of the 60s. I’m excited about this special collection. When I listen to these old songs, it puts me there like I’m a time traveler. As bad as it was sometimes, it was also just as good. No regrets. No more music.
You can watch an unboxing video of the Super Deluxe Collectors Edition below.
“It’s amazing that after all this time, and against all odds, our Blondie archival box set is finally out,” added drummer Clem Burke. results.”
Ahead of the full set release, an unreleased recording of Blondie’s “Moonlight Drive” is available today. You can hear it below.
“I hope this project will provide some insight into the ‘process’ and journey songs take from idea to final form,” said guitarist Chris Stein. the machines are like primitive notebooks. The trickiest thing for me was always getting the melodies out of my head into reality and the changes that were happening along the way.
“From the moment I walked into Chris Stein’s barn and saw a wall of tape, I knew we were on the verge of something amazing,” producer Ken Shipley said. “Versus the chances is a treasure chest disguised as a box.
Blondie ‘Against The Odds 1974-1982’ Super Deluxe Collectors Edition Track Listing
Studio albums:
blonde
In front of
1. “Offender X”
2. “The little girl lies”
3. “In the Flesh”
4. “Look good in blue”
5. “In the Sun”
6. “A shark dressed in jets”
B-side
1. “Man Overboard”
2. “Tear her to shreds”
3. “Rifle Scope”
4. “Kung Fu Girl”
5. “Attack of the Giant Ants”
plastic letters
In front of
1. “Fan Mail”
2. “Dennis”
3. “Bermuda Triangle Blues (vol 45)”
4. “Young people caught as snipers”
5. “Contact in Red Square”
6. “(I’m always touched by your) presence, dear”
7. “I’m on E”
B-side
1. “I didn’t have the courage to say no”
2. “Love at the Pier”
3. “No imagination”
4. “Kidnapper”
5. “Detroit 442”
6. “Cautious Lip”
parallel lines
In front of
1. “Hooked on the phone”
2. “Somehow”
3. “Imagine This”
4. “Disappear and shine”
5. “Pretty baby”
6. “I know but I don’t know”
B-side
1. “11:59”
2. “Is Anything Gonna Happen”
3. “Sunday Girl”
4. “Heart of Glass”
5. “I will love you too”
6. “Go Away”
Eat to the rhythm
In front of
1. “Dreaming”
2. “The hardest part”
3. “Union City Blue”
4. “Shaila”
5. “Eat to the rhythm”
6. “Accidents never happen”
B-side
1. “Die young, stay pretty”
2. “Slow motion”
3. “Atomic”
4. “Sound-A-Sleep”
5. “Victor”
6. “Living in the Real World”
Autoamerican
In front of
1. “Europe”
2. “Live it”
3. “Here’s Who’s Watching You”
4. “The tide is high”
5. “Angels on the balcony”
6. “Go ahead”
B-side
1. “Go Dark”
2. “Abduction”
3. “Faces”
4. “T-Birds”
5. “Walk Like Me”
6. “Follow Me”
The hunter
In front of
1. “Orchid Club”
2. “The Island of Lost Souls”
3. “Dragonfly”
4. “For Your Eyes Only”
5. “The Beast”
B-side
1. “Child of War”
2. “Little Caesar”
3. “Danceway”
4. “(Can I) find the right words (to say)”
5. “English Boys”
6. “The hunter is captured by the game”
Bonus tracks
7″ 45 rpm
1. “Driving in the Moonlight”
2. “Mr. Tourist”
10″ LP Outtakes & Rarities (“Out in the Streets”)
Side A (1974 Session)
1. “Out in the Streets” (1974)
2. “The Disco Song”
3. “Sexy Ida”
B-side (Betrock demo)
1. “Platinum Blonde”
2. “The thin line”
3. “Puerto Rico”
4. “Once I Had a Love” (1975)
5. “Out in the Streets” (1975)
LP 1 Outtakes & Rarities (‘Plaza Sound’)
In front of
1. “Offender X” (introduction)
2. “X Offender” (Private Stock Single)
3. “In the Sun” (private single)
4. “Little Girl Lies” (Private Action Mix)
5. “Into the Flesh” (extended intro)
6. “A shark in Jets clothes” (Take 2)
7. “Kung Fu Girls” (take 8)
8. “Landscape”
B-side
1. “Denis” (Terry Ellis Mix)
2. “Bermuda Triangle Blues – Vol 45” (Take 1)
3. “I didn’t have the courage to say no” (take 1)
4. “I’m on E” (Take 2)
5. “Kidnapper” (Take 2)
6. “Detroit 442” (take 2)
7. “Poets’ Problem”
LP 2 Outtakes & Rarities (‘Parallel Beats’)
In front of
1. “Once I Had a Love” (Mike Chapman demo)
2. “Sunday Girl” (French version)
3. “I will never break with my heart (pretty baby)”
4. “Hooked on the Phone” (Mike Chapman Demo)
5. “Will Anything Happen” (Instrumental)
6. “Underground Girl”
B-side
1. “Call Me”
2. “Spaghetti Song (Atomic Part 2)”
3. “Die Young Stay Pretty” (take 1)
4. “Union City Blue” (Instrumental)
5. “Llamame”
LP 3 Outtakes & Rarities (‘Coca Cola’)
In front of
1. “I love you honey, give me a beer (pass it)”
2. “Live It Up” (demo by Giorgio Moroder)
3. “Angels on the balcony” (demo by Giorgio Moroder)
4. “The Tide Is High” (demo)
5. “Susie & Jeffrey”
B-side
1. “Rapture” (disco version)
2. “Auto-American Advertising”
3. “Yuletide Launch”
LP 4 Outtakes & Rarities (‘Home Tapes’)
In front of
1. “Nameless” (home band)
2. “Sunday Girl” (home band)
3. “Theme from Topkapi” (home band)
4. “The Hardest Part” (Home Tape)
5. “Ring of Fire” (house tape)
B-side
1. “Child of War” (Chris Stein Mix)
2. “Call Me” (Chris Stein Mix)
3. “Heart of Glass” (Chris Stein Mix)
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