BLONDIE "PLASTIC LETTERS" 1977 CHRYSALIS EX/NM PROMO STAMPED POWER POP/NEW WAVE

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THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

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ARTISTS: BLONDIE

TITLE: “PLASTIC LETTERS”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Fan Mail

2:35

A2

Denis

2:15

A3

Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)

2:45

A4

Youth Nabbed As Sniper

2:56

A5

Contact In Red Square

1:56

A6

(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear

2:40

A7

I'm On E

2:12

B1

I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No

2:50

B2

Love At The Pier

2:24

B3

No Imagination

2:54

B4

Kidnapper

2:34

B5

Detroit 442

2:24

B6

Cautious Lip

4:21

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios

• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Dale Powers (tracks: B4)

• Bass, Rhythm Guitar – Frank "The Freak" Infante*

• Drums [Premier Drums], Backing Vocals – Clement Burke*

• E-Bow [Guitar] – Chris Stein (tracks: A4)

• Engineer – Rob Freeman

• Grand Piano, Organ [Farfisa organ], Synthesizer [Polymoog], Strings, Synthesizer [Roland], Backing Vocals – James Destri*

• Lead Guitar, Bass, Vibraphone – Chris Stein

• Mastered By – Greg Calbi

• Producer – Richard Gottehrer

• Vocals – Deborah Harry

Notes

White and Blue labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side A / etched [variant 1]): CHR-1166-A 1A

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side B / etched [variant 1]): CHR-1166-B 1A

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side A / etched [variant 2]): CHR-1166-A•1A SX 2 S

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side B / etched [variant 2]): CHR-1166-A•1A 1S

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side A / etched [variant 3]): CHR-1166-A-1A

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side B / etched [variant 3]): CHR-1166-B-1B

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side A / etched [variant 4]): CHR-1166-B-1C 1S

• Matrix / Runout (Run out, side B / etched [variant 4]): CHR-1166-B-1C A2 1S

• Matrix / Runout (stamped on both sides [variants 1 to 4]): STERLING
  

LABEL: CHRYSALIS RECORDS

CAT. #: CHR 1166

YEAR: 1977

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EX/NM-CONDITION.NO VISIBLE WEAR, SCRATCHES, LINES ETC. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. LOOKS VERY CLEAN ALL IN ALL THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN. ALMOST TOTALLY DEAD AIR BETWEEN THE TRACKS. ONE OR TWO VERY TINY CLICKS/POPS LEAD IN GROOVE SIDE A

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN NM/NM- CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. HAS A GOLD INK EMBOSSED PROMO STAMP (SEE PHOTO).

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band were pioneers in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-late 1970s. Its 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 "Heart of Glass", "Call Me", "Rapture" and "The Tide Is High" and became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles incorporating elements of disco, pop, reggae, and early rap music.

Blondie disbanded after the release of its sixth studio album, The Hunter, in 1982. Debbie 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 re-formed in 1997, achieving renewed success and a number one single in the United Kingdom with "Maria" in 1999, exactly 20 years after their first UK No.1 single ("Heart of Glass").

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 around 40 million records worldwide and is still active. 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. 

Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1977 on Chrysalis Records.

Overview

It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer. "Denis", a cover of Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise", was a hit all over Europe, reaching #2 in March 1978 in the United Kingdom and a hit in Australia, reaching #19. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" was the second single from the album, reaching #10 in the UK in May 1978. The song was written by the band's second bassist, Gary Valentine, shortly before he left for a solo career before the album being recorded (which necessitated Chris Stein playing bass as well as guitar). In fact, during recording, Blondie were still at their old label, Private Stock Records. The album peaked at #10 in the UK and has been certified Platinum by the BPI. The pink dress Debbie Harry wears in the cover art was designed by Anya Phillips.

Plastic Letters has been remastered digitally and re-issued twice. The first time was by Chrysalis Records in 1994 with two bonus tracks, and the second in 2001 by EMI-Capitol with four bonus tracks, featuring the earliest demo of the band's future hit "Heart of Glass", then known as "The Disco Song". 

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