Parallel Lines - Blondie

The sultry, well defined cheek boned face of a young Miss Deborah Harry is probably not difficult to imagine as once the pretty face of a playboy bunny girl. The low but cheeky voice of the female lead of Blondie formed the band with her boyfriend way back in 1974 in New York. After a mixed line up change every so often and a couple of uninteresting singles, they finally hit Britain with ‘Heart Of Glass’ taken from the album ‘Parallel Lines.’ Frank Infante, a guitarist, later rhythm guitarist joined the band in Autumn 1977 after the release of the first Blondie album at Christmas 1976, simply titled, ‘Blondie.’ It was this album that failed to make the ...

Parallel Lines was released in 1978 and features one of the most striking covers of a Blondie album, Debbie and the five guys standing in front of a bold black and white background, suitably showing off Debbie's famous blonde hair. The quality of this album is very high, it is one of their best in my opinion. However, a general admirer of Blondie's music will probably be better off buying one of their Greatest Hits type albums, as you will always find a couple of 'weird' tracks on their others. Parallel Lines begins with Hanging On The Telephone, which must be one of the most memorable introductions to any song, with the telephone ...

One of the first albums I bought was Parallel Lines by Blondie. Debbie Harry, who fronted the band, burst into our lives in the late 1970’s, after the band had formed in 1973. Debbie had attitude and it showed. She was sassy, peroxide blonde and good looking, as well as being THE Lady of Punk. Debbie was involved with Chris Stein, who played guitar in the band and they had formed Blondie together. Parallel Lines is timeless. The songs still sound as fresh today as they did back in the late 70’s. This was the third album release from Blondie and can be bought for £10.99 from HMV. The cover of the album shows the band standing against a ...