Blondie announce box set of their first six albums, ‘Against The Odds 1974-1982’

Blondie have announced a box set containing their first six albums. Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 drops Aug. 26 via Universal Music Enterprises and The Numero Group.

The box set features 124 tracks from the New York punk legends. 36 are previously unheard cuts.

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Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 includes two volumes of liner notes, track-by-track commentary, an illustrated discography and several unreleased photos of the band. Additionally, there are also a number of Super Deluxe Collectors’ Editions that offer fans a choice between red, white and black vinyl.

Lead singer Debbie Harry reflected on the band’s career in a press release.

“It really is a treat to see how far we have come when I listen to these early attempts to capture our ideas on relatively primitive equipment,” Harry says. “Fortunately, the essence of being in a band in the early ’70s held some of the anti-social, counterculture energies of the groups that were the influencers of the ’60s. I am excited about this special collection. When I listen to these old tracks, it puts me there like I am a time-traveler. As bad as it was sometimes, it was also equally as good. No regrets. More music.”

Preorder Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 here and check below for the tracklist.

Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 tracklisting

Blondie

Side A

01. “X Offender”
02. “Little Girl Lies”
03. “In The Flesh”
04. “Look Good In Blue”
05. “In The Sun”
06. “A Shark In Jets Clothing”

Side B

01. “Man Overboard”
02. “Rip Her To Shreds”
03. “Rifle Range”
04. “Kung Fu Girl”
05. “The Attack Of The Giant Ants”

Plastic Letters

Side A

01. “Fan Mail”
02. “Denis”
03. “Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)”
04. “Youth Nabbed As Sniper”
05. “Contact In Red Square”
06. “(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear”
07. “I’m On E”

Side B

01. “I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No”
02. “Love At The Pier”
03. “No Imagination”
04. “Kidnapper”
05. “Detroit 442”
06. “Cautious Lip”

Parallel Lines

Side A

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”

Side B

01. “11:59”
02. “Will Anything Happen”
03. “Sunday Girl”
04. “Heart Of Glass”
05. “I’m Gonna Love You Too”
06. “Just Go Away”

Eat To The Beat

Side A

01. “Dreaming”
02. “The Hardest Part”
03. “Union City Blue”
04. “Shayla”
05. “Eat To The Beat”
06. “Accidents Never Happen”

Side B

01. “Die Young Stay Pretty”
02. “Slow Motion”
03. “Atomic”
04. “Sound-A-Sleep”
05. “Victor”
06. “Living In The Real World”

Autoamerican

Side A

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”

Side B

01. “Do The Dark”
02. “Rapture”
03. “Faces”
04. “T-Birds”
05. “Walk Like Me”
06. “Follow Me”

The Hunter 

Side A

01. “Orchid Club”
02. “Island Of Lost Souls”
03. “Dragonfly”
04. “For Your Eyes Only”
05. “The Beast”

Side B

01. “War Child”
02. “Little Caesar”
03. “Danceway”
04. “(Can I) Find The Right Words (To Say)”
05. “English Boys”
06. “The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game”

BONUS TRACKS

Seven-inch 45 rpm

01. “Moonlight Drive”
02. “Mr. Sightseer”

10-innch LP Outtakes and rarities (‘Out In The Streets’)

Side A (1974 Session)

01. “Out In The Streets (1974)”
02. “The Disco Song”
03. “Sexy Ida”

Side B (Betrock Demo)

01. “Platinum Blonde”
02. “The Thin Line”
03. “Puerto Rico”
04. “Once I Had A Love (1975)”
05. “Out In The Streets (1975)”

LP 1 outtakes and rarities (‘Plaza Sound’)

Side A

01. “X Offender (Intro)”
02. “X Offender (Private Stock Single)”
03. “In The Sun (Private Stock Single)”
04. “Little Girl Lies (Private Stock Mix)”
05. “In The Flesh (Extended Intro)”
06. “A Shark In Jets Clothing (Take 2)”
07. “Kung Fu Girls (Take 8)”
08. “Scenery”

Side B

01. “Denis (Terry Ellis Mix)”
02. “Bermuda Triangle Blues – Flight 45 (Take 1)”
03. “I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No (Take 1)”
04. “I’m On E (Take 2)”
05. “Kidnapper (Take 2)”
06. “Detroit 442 (Take 2)”
07. “Poets Problem”

LP 2 outtakes and rarities (‘Parallel Beats’)

Side A

01. “Once I Had A Love (Mike Chapman Demo)”
02. “Sunday Girl (French Version)”
03. “I’ll Never Break Away From This Heart Of Mine (Pretty Baby)”
04. “Hanging On The Telephone (Mike Chapman Demo)”
05. “Will Anything Happen (Instrumental)”
06. “Underground Girl”

Side B

01. “Call Me”
02. “Spaghetti Song (Atomic Part 2)”
03. “Die Young Stay Pretty (Take 1)”
04. “Union City Blue (Instrumental)”
05. “Llámame”

LP 3 outtakes and rarities (‘Coca Cola’)

Side A

01. “I Love You Honey, Give Me A Beer (Go Through It)”
02. “Live It Up (Giorgio Moroder Demo)”
03. “Angels on the Balcony (Giorgio Moroder Demo)”
04. “Tide Is High (Demo)”
05. “Susie & Jeffrey”

Side B

01. “Rapture (Disco Version)”
02. “Autoamerican Ad”
03. “Yuletide Throwdown”

LP 4 outtakes and rarities (‘Home Tapes’)”

Side A

01. “Nameless (Home Tape)”
02. “Sunday Girl (Home Tape)”
03. “Theme From Topkapi (Home Tape)”
04. “The Hardest Part (Home Tape)”
05. “Ring of Fire (Home Tape)”

Side B

01. “War Child (Chris Stein Mix)”
02. “Call Me (Chris Stein Mix)”
03. “Heart of Glass (Chris Stein Mix)”

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