BLONDIE – HEART OF GLASS 12″ – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1979 ORIG PUNK DISCO

Blondie – Heart Of Glass
(Chrysalis Records  1979  CHS12-2275)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners

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

Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s. Their first two albums contained strong elements of these genres, and although successful in the United Kingdom and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the United States until the release of Parallel Lines in 1978. Over the next three years, the band achieved several hit singles including “Call Me”, “Atomic” and “Heart of Glass” and became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles incorporating elements of disco, pop, rap, and reggae, while retaining a basic style as a New Wave band.

Blondie broke up after the release of their sixth studio album The Hunter in 1982. Deborah Harry continued to pursue a solo career with varied results after taking a few years off to care for partner Chris Stein, who was diagnosed with pemphigus, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin.

The band reformed in 1997, achieving renewed success and a number one single in the United Kingdom with “Maria” in 1999. The group toured and performed throughout the world during the following years, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Blondie has sold 40 million records worldwide and is still active today. Their ninth studio album, Panic of Girls, was released in 2011. The band’s tenth studio album Ghosts of Download, was released in 2014 and their eleventh studio album Pollinator was released on May 5, 2017.

“Heart of Glass” is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band’s third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries including the United States.

Rolling Stone ranked the song number 255 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

In the UK it was voted number 19 on The Nation’s Favourite No 1 Single.

UK 12″ (CHS 12 2275)

1. “Heart of Glass” (Disco Version) (Harry, Stein) – 5:50
2. “Heart of Glass” (Instrumental) (Harry, Stein) – 5:17
3. “Rifle Range” (Stein, Toast) – 3:37

Personnel

• Deborah Harry – vocals
• Clem Burke – drums
• Jimmy Destri – electronic keyboards
• Nigel Harrison – bass guitar
• Frank Infante – guitar
• Chris Stein – 12-string guitar and E-bow