Track Listing

1. Fan Mail
2. Denis
3. Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)
4. Youth Nabbed As Sniper
5. Contact In Red Square
6. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
7. I'm On E
8. I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No
9. Love At The Pier
10. No Imagination
11. Kidnapper
12. Detroit 442
13. Cautious Lip
14. Once I Had A Love (The Disco Song 1975)
15. Scenery
16. Poets Problem
17. Detroit 442 (live)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11171 in Music
• Released on: 2001-09-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

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Album Description
Japanese pressing of the 1977 album has been digitally remastered with 4 bonus tracks and comes packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Virgin. 2006.

Album Details
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of their Sophomore Album Classic (2001 Remaster) in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews

Blondie's Quirky But Fabulous Second Album
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Hands down, one of the best pop-punk records of all time
This is easily my favorite Blondie album. I first heard the whole record (CD) when I was in college in '91. It quickly grew on me (as did many of the old Blondie records; Ramones, Iggy, X, Misfits, etc.).

It's very raw and pop as well. The feedback-tinged scream at the end of "Cautious Lip" is up there with the psyched-out Iggy in the middle of "TV Eye." (side note: Blondie opened for Iggy on the "The Idiot" tour; Debbie has worked with him a few times since and covered his songs; the song "Detroit 442" is about Iggy - "feel hot to go like Jimmy-O.")

If I'm in a down mood, I can put on this record (or one of the first few Ramones records) to really bring me up. This record represents the band's aggressive side and some of their psychedelic influences ("flight 45," "Cautious Lip" and see "Fade Away and Radiate" a year later for more).

I always thought that Clem Burke's wild drum fills during the 2nd half of "Youth Nabbed As Sniper" were later used on the #1 hit "Call Me." The layered vocals at parts of the album sound great, almost "psychotic-epic." Also, Chris Stein was one of the first guitar players to use an 'EBow' on this record; I think he usually used/uses a thumb pick.

Jimmy Destri's songs are heavily represented hear, and they really stand out. Rumor is that Blondie will do a record in 2008; I sure hope that Jimmy will contribute songs, even if he doesn't tour with them.

The CD was re-relased in 2001 (9/11 incidentally) with bare bones bonuses and short liner notes by Richard Gottehrer. I would love to see a more deserving release (see X's and the Ramones re-relases; even those could be better) with band interviews, the original cover (Debbie in a Stardust motel pillow case wrapped in red gaffer's tape, finally released as a couple of posters, one of which is the cover of the 2006 release "Blondie Greatest Hits"). And of course, the songs that were not included on the album, alt. takes, etc.

Like the Stooges "Funhouse," I think this album will some day see its shining moment. Mostly every song on here, really does it for me. Heck, I even think the cover (well the cover that wound up being relased, the band on the cop car) is one of the best of all-time.

Still Great Listening
Blondie broke through in the late middle seventies alongside the punk/new wave movement. Though their early records bear quite a few elements of punk, I'd think a more correct definition would be power-pop.

This, their second, album opens with a typical example of this style, the fine "Fan Mail", written by keyboard-player Jimmy Destri. Most band-members contribute songs to the album, though guitarist often seem to be regarded their main songwriter.

Two songs from the album were top ten hits in Britain, their big American breakthrough first came with their third album "Parallel Lines" "Denis" is an extremely catchy Buddy Holly type song, arranged like Phil Spector might have chosen to do it. "Denis" is the only song not written by a band member. "Presence Dear" is a strong rocker, written by bassist Gary Valentine.

Other tracks that stand out are the melodic pop-ballad "Bermuda Triangle Blues", the power pop tune "I Didn't have the Nerve" and the more experimental "No Imagination".

A few tracks may be a little forgettable, but I feel that the album as a whole has aged quite well, and it's still charming uplifting listening.