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Blondie was the most commercially successful band to emerge from the much-vaunted punk/new wave movement of the late '70s. The group was formed in New York City in August 1974 by singer Deborah Harry (b. July 1, 1945, Miami), formerly of Wind in the Willows, and guitarist Chris Stein (b. January 5, 1950, Brooklyn) out of the remnants of Harry's previous group, the Stilettos. The lineup fluctuated over the next year. Drummer Clement Burke (b. November 24, 1955, New York) joined in May 1975. Bassist Gary Valentine joined in August. In October, keyboard player James Destri (b. April 13, 1954) joined, to complete the initial permanent lineup. They released their first album, Blondie, on Private Stock Records in December 1976. In July 1977, Valentine was replaced by Frank Infante. In August, Chrysalis Records bought their contract from Private Stock and in October reissued Blondie and released the second album, Plastic Letters. Blondie expanded to a sextet in November with the addition of bassist Nigel Harrison (born in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England), as Infante switched to guitar. Blondie broke commercially in the U.K. in March 1978, when their cover of Randy and the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise," renamed "Denis," became a Top Ten hit, as did Plastic Letters, followed by a second U.K. Top Ten, "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear."
Blondie Discography
Album
2004 The Curse of Blondie
2004 Maximum Blondie: The Unauthorised Biography Of Blondie
2004 Live
2004 The Curse of Blondie [DualDisc]
2004 Live by Request [Bonus Tracks]
2003 The Curse of Blondie [Bonus Track]
2003 The Curse of Blondie [Australia]
2003 The Curse of Blondie [Japan Bonus Tracks]
2001 Blondie [Bonus Tracks]
2001 The Hunter [Bonus Tracks]
2001 Plastic Letters [Bonus Tracks]
2001 Autoamerican [Bonus Tracks]
2001 Eat to the Beat [Bonus Tracks]
2001 Parallel Lines [Bonus Tracks]
1999 Live in New York
1999 No Exit [Germany Bonus CD]
1999 No Exit
1982 The Hunter
1981 At Home with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein
1980 Autoamerican
1979 Eat to the Beat
1978 Parallel Lines
1977 Plastic Letters
1976 Blondie
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