BLONDIE – EAT TO THE BEAT LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1979 PUNK DEBBIE HARRY NEW WAVE

Blondie – Eat To The Beat
(Chrysalis Records  1979  CDL1225)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
UK Press Vinyl – Portugal Sleeve and Inner Sleeve

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. At their height the members were Debbie Harry (vocals), Chris Stein (guitar), Clem Burke (drums), Jimmy Destri (keyboards), Frank Infante (guitar) and Nigel Harrison (bass).

Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie.

Track listing

Side A

1. “Dreaming” (Debbie Harry, Chris Stein) – 3:08
2. “The Hardest Part” (Harry, Stein) – 3:42
3. “Union City Blue” (Nigel Harrison, Harry) – 3:21
4. “Shayla” (Stein) – 3:57
5. “Eat to the Beat” (Harrison, Harry) – 2:40
6. “Accidents Never Happen” (Jimmy Destri) – 4:15

Side B

1. “Die Young, Stay Pretty” (Harry, Stein) – 3:34
2. “Slow Motion” (Laura Davis, Destri) – 3:28
3. “Atomic” (Destri, Harry) – 4:40
4. “Sound-A-Sleep” (Harry, Stein) – 4:18
5. “Victor” (Harry, Frank Infante) – 3:19
6. “Living in the Real World” (Destri) – 2:53

Personnel

• Deborah Harry – vocals
• Chris Stein – guitar
• Clem Burke – drums
• Jimmy Destri – keyboards; background vocals on “Die Young, Stay Pretty” and “Victor”
• Nigel Harrison – bass guitar
• Frank Infante – guitar; background vocals on “Die Young, Stay Pretty” and “Victor”

Additional personnel

• Mike Chapman – background vocals on “Die Young, Stay Pretty” and “Victor”
• Donna Destri – background vocals on “Living in the Real World”
• Ellie Greenwich – background vocals on “Dreaming” and “Atomic”
• Lorna Luft – background vocals on “Accidents Never Happen” and “Slow Motion”
• Randy Singer (Hennes) – harmonica on “Eat to the Beat”

Production

• Mike Chapman – record producer
• Recorded at the Power Station, Electric Lady Studios and Media Sound, New York in 1979. Originally released on Chrysalis Records (1225)
• Norman Seeff – cover photography and art direction