Title: Blondie The Best Of Blondie
Year/Genre/City: 1981, New Wave, New York City, NY
Matrix #: CHR-1337
Condition: VG+

Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology: CBGB-era New YorkBlondie came up alongside punk, but moved through discos, art spaces, and radio with unusual ease.

2. Media Narrative: Debbie Harrys image got over-sexualized by press, while the band fought to be treated as a real unit, not a frontwoman project.

3. Band Drama: By this point, exhaustion and Chris Steins health issues were pushing them toward a breakthis comp sits near the end of the first run.