ブロンディ(Blondie)は、36曲の未発表音源も含んだ初のボックスセット『Blondie: Against the Odds 1974-1982』を海外で8月26日発売。リリース元はUMeとThe Numero Group。
ブロンディの輝かしいキャリアの最初の8年間をフィーチャーした作品で、1976年から1982年までの間にリリースしたスタジオ・アルバム6タイトル(『Blondie』、『Plastic Letters』、『Parallel Lines』、『Eat to the Beat』、『Autoamerican』、『The Hunter』)はオリジナルのアナログテープからリマスターされます。また最初のスタジオセッション、別ヴァージョン、アウトテイク、デモ音源も収められています。全124曲中、36曲が未発表音源です。
■『Blondie: Against the Odds 1974-1982 Super Deluxe Collectors’ Edition』
●Blondie Side A 01. X Offender 02. Little Girl Lies 03. In the Flesh 04. Look Good in Blue 05. In the Sun 06. A Shark in Jets Clothing
Side B 01. Man Overboard 02. Rip Her to Shreds 03. Rifle Range 04. Kung Fu Girl 05. The Attack of the Giant Ants
●Plastic Letters Side A 01. Fan Mail 02. Denis 03. Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45) 04. Youth Nabbed as Sniper 05. Contact in Red Square 06. (I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear 07. I’m on E
Side B 01. I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No 02. Love at the Pier 03. No Imagination 04. Kidnapper 05. Detroit 442 06. Cautious Lip
●Parallel Lines Side A 01. Hanging on the Telephone 02. One Way or Another 03. Picture This 04. Fade Away and Radiate 05. Pretty Baby 06. I Know But I Don’t Know
Side B 01. 11:59 02. Will Anything Happen 03. Sunday Girl 04. Heart of Glass 05. I’m Gonna Love You Too 06. Just Go Away
●Eat to The Beat Side A 01. Dreaming 02. The Hardest Part 03. Union City Blue 04. Shayla 05. Eat to the Beat 06. Accidents Never Happen
Side B 01. Die Young Stay Pretty 02. Slow Motion 03. Atomic 04. Sound-A-Sleep 05. Victor 06. Living in the Real World
●Autoamerican Side A 01. Europa 02. Live It Up 03. Here’s Looking at You 04. The Tide Is High 05. Angels on the Balcony 06. Go Through It
Side B 01. Do the Dark 02. Rapture 03. Faces 04. T-Birds 05. Walk Like Me 06. Follow Me
●The Hunter Side A 01. Orchid Club 02. Island of Lost Souls 03. Dragonfly 04. For Your Eyes Only 05. The Beast
Side B 01. War Child 02. Little Caesar 03. Danceway 04. (Can I) Find the Right Words (To Say) 05. English Boys 06. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
●10-inch LP Outtakes & Rarities – Out in the Streets Side A (1974 Session) 01. Out in the Streets (1974) 02. The Disco Song 03. Sexy Ida
Side B (Betrock Demo) 01. Platinum Blonde 02. The Thin Line 03. Puerto Rico 04. Once I Had a Love (1975) 05. Out in the Streets (1975)
●LP 1 Outtakes & Rarities – Plaza Sound Side A 01. X Offender (Intro) 02. X Offender (Private Stock Single) 03. In the Sun (Private Stock Single) 04. Little Girl Lies (Private Stock Mix) 05. In the Flesh (Extended Intro) 06. A Shark in Jets Clothing (Take 2) 07. Kung Fu Girls (Take 8) 08. Scenery
Side B 01. Denis (Terry Ellis Mix) 02. Bermuda Triangle Blues – Flight 45 (Take 1) 03. I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No (Take 1) 04. I’m on E (Take 2) 05. Kidnapper (Take 2) 06. Detroit 442 (Take 2) 07. Poets Problem
●LP 2 Outtakes & Rarities – Parallel Beats Side A 01. Once I Had a Love (Mike Chapman Demo) 02. Sunday Girl (French Version) 03. I’ll Never Break Away from This Heart of Mine (Pretty Baby) 04. Hanging on the Telephone (Mike Chapman Demo) 05. Will Anything Happen (Instrumental) 06. Underground Girl
Side B 01. Call Me 02. Spaghetti Song (Atomic Part 2) 03. Die Young Stay Pretty (Take 1) 04. Union City Blue (Instrumental) 05. Llámame
●LP 3 Out-takes & Rarities – Coca Cola Side A 01. I Love You Honey, Give Me a Beer (Go Through It) 02. Live It Up (Giorgio Moroder Demo) 03. Angels on the Balcony (Giorgio Moroder Demo) 04. Tide Is High (Demo) 05. Susie & Jeffrey
Side B 01. Rapture (Disco Version) 02. Autoamerican Ad 03. Yuletide Throwdown
●LP 4 Outtakes & Rarities – Home Tapes Side A 01. Nameless (Home Tape) 02. Sunday Girl (Home Tape) 03. Theme From Topkapi (Home Tape) 04. The Hardest Part (Home Tape) 05. Ring of Fire (Home Tape)
Side B 01. War Child (Chris Stein Mix) 02. Call Me (Chris Stein Mix) 03. Heart of Glass (Chris Stein Mix)