DEBBIE HARRY AUTOGRAPHED IN 1999 "BLONDIE" ALBUM OBTAIN

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I WAS THE MUSIC AND PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR FOR THE WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORKS SATELLITE FORMAT DIVISION HERE IN L.A. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND PART OF MY JOB WAS SETTING UP INTERVIEWS AND ALSO HELPING SOME OF MY JOCKS WHEN WE DID THEM IN REMOTE LOCATIONS, WE HAD AN 80'S SHOW AND I HAD SET UP AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBBIE HARRY AT A SMALL "BOUTIQUE" HOTEL JUST OFF THE SUNSET STRIP SO MY D.J. AND I WENT OVER THERE, WE DID A NICE 30 MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH HER FOR OUR 80's SHOW, AND AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW TOOK PICTURS WITH HER, AND SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SIGN A COUPLE OF ALBUMS FOR ME INCLUDING THIS THE DEBUT ALBUM BY BLONDIE. THE JACKET HAS A CUT OUT IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER AND SHOWS A LITTLE WEAR ALONG THE EDGE IN THE UPPER RICHT WHERE THE OPENING IS.BUT ALL IN ALL THE JACKET IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION, THE RECORD ITSELF IS NM, NEVER PLAYED AND COMES IN THE ORGINAL MYLAR CHRYSALIS SLEEVE. DEBBIE SIGNED WITH A BLACK SHARPIE AND INCLUDED THE YEAR ..'99... TO THE RIGHT OF HER SIGNATURE. I WILL VERY HAPPILY INCLUDE A LETTER STATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY OBTAINING HER SIGNATURE IN PERSON AT THIS INTERVIEW, AND WILL INCLUDE ONE OF MY BUSINESS CARDS FROM WHEN I WAS AT THE NETWORK, WAS LAID OFF A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND HAVING TO SELL OFF A FEW ITEMS, SO YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS. AS I WILL HAVE A FEW SIGNED L.P.s GOING UP... HERE'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE ARTIST & BAND.

Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Debbie 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 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. 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 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, with a new album, Panic of Girls, released 30 May 2011 in the UK.

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers. Her acting career spans over thirty film roles and numerous television appearances.

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With her two-tone bleached-blonde hair, Harry quickly became a punk icon. Her look was further popularized by the band's early presence in the music video revolution of the era. She was a regular at Studio 54. In June 1979, Blondie was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone. Harry's persona, combining cool sexuality with streetwise style, became so closely associated with the group's name that many came to believe "Blondie" was the singer's name. The difference between the individual Harry and the band Blondie was famously highlighted with a "Blondie is a Group" button campaign by the band in 1979. In 1981 Harry issued a press release to clarify that her name was not "Debbie Blondie" or "Debbie Harry", but Deborah Harry, though Harry later described her character in the band as being named "Blondie", as in this quote from the No Exit tour book:

During 1976 and 1977 Blondie released their first two albums. The second experienced some marginal success outside the United States. However, 1978's Parallel Lines (US #6, UK #1) shot the group to international success and included the global smash hit single "Heart of Glass." Riding the crest of Disco's domination, the infectious track hit #1 in the US and sold nearly two million copies. The follow-up single "One Way Or Another" reached #24 on Billboard's Hot 100. The album was the band's biggest success, having sold over 6 million copies in the United States alone. The band were also pioneers of the music video movement with Eat To The Beat being heralded as the first ever music video cassette album.

After a final tour of Europe with The Jazz Passengers in the summer of 1998, Deborah Harry resumed duties as lead vocalist of Blondie. Prior to the release of No Exit, the band completed a sold out tour of Europe. Dates at London's Lyceum Theatre were recorded by the BBC and aired on national BBC Radio 1. A week before the release of No Exit, the lead single "Maria" debuted at No. 1 in the UK, giving Blondie their sixth UK No.1 hit. "Maria" also reached #1 in 14 different countries, the top 10 on the US Dance Charts and Top 15 on the US Adult Top 40 Charts. No Exit debuted at No.3 in the UK and #17 in the US and Blondie announced dates for a major arena tour that summer, during which they played the Glastonbury Festival and Party in the Park in London. "Nothing Is Real but the Girl" was another UK Top-30 hit, while the title track was released as a limited-edition single to coincide with further arena dates in November of that year.

Tracks culled from dates throughout the 1999 world tour were released as a live album, titled Live in the US and Livid in the UK and were released in late 1999 and early 2000, respectively. A Blondie Live companion DVD was also released, recorded at a show in New York City's The Town Hall.

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