Best of (Mlps) [Import]

Blondie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Toshiba EMI Japan
• ASIN: B000CSUYLA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #714,727 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heart of Glass

2. Dreaming

3. The Tide Is High

4. In the Flesh

5. Sunday Girl

6. Hanging on the Telephone

7. Rapture

8. One Way or Another

9. (I'm Always Touched by You) Presence Dear

10. Call Me [Theme from American Gigolo]

11. Atomic

12. Rip Her to Shreds

13. Denis [*]

14. Picture This [*]

15. Union City Blue [*]

Editorial Reviews

BLONDIE The Best Of (2006 Japanese exclusive digitally remastered 15-track CD album [originally released in 1981] featuring a collection of their biggest & best hits including the bonus recordings Denis Picture This and Union City Blue presented in mini-LP style card picture sleeve complete with replica of the original insert plus fold-out lyric sheet & obi-strip)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not very Best, March 17, 2006

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Mlps) (Audio CD)

Blondie was one of the most exciting 1970s bands, with its roots in New York punk, its spectacular exploration of pop and its later ventures into synthpop and dance. This Best Of collection is weighted towards their later work and is not comprehensive at all. It opens with the brilliant Heart Of Glass, a hypnotic slice of synth-driven dance-pop from the Parallel Lines album.

The next track, Dreaming (from Eat To The Beat), is a wistful pop ballad whilst The Tide Is High (from Auto American) is a catchy reggae ditty. Sunday Girl is another lovely pop tune, but Hanging On The Telephone sounds a bit jarring now and Rapture doesn't work for me. One Way Or Another isn't great either, but (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear remains a masterpiece.

Of the synthpop tracks, Call Me was a huge hit but it always lacked a good melody and hasn't aged nearly as well as Heart Of Glass, whilst Atomic remains at least interesting. In The Flesh and Rip Her To Shreds are excellent early pop-rock numbers from the Blondie debut album and still sound good.

The worst omissions are Picture This, Denis, Fan Mail and Bermuda Triangle Blues, all exceptional tracks from the Plastic Letters and Parallel Lines albums. Although Best Of is an enjoyable collection, Greatest Hits with its 19 tracks definitely has the edge as it includes memorable hits like Denis, Picture This, Island Of Lost Souls and Maria.

The two best Blondie albums are Plastic Letters and Parallel Lines, and they are like greatest hits collections themselves plus they contain great album tracks found nowhere else, such as Fade Away And Radiate and the aforementioned Fan Mail and Bermuda Triangle Blues.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best compilation, July 22, 2007

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best (Audio CD)

Blondie was one of the most exciting 1970s bands, with its roots in New York punk, its spectacular exploration of pop and its later ventures into synthpop and dance. This Best Of collection is weighted towards their later work and is not comprehensive at all. It opens with the brilliant Heart Of Glass, a hypnotic slice of synth-driven dance-pop from the Parallel Lines album.

The next track, Dreaming (from Eat To The Beat), is a wistful pop ballad whilst The Tide Is High (from AutoAmerican) is a catchy reggae ditty. Sunday Girl is another lovely pop tune, but Hanging On The Telephone sounds a bit jarring now and Rapture doesn't work for me. One Way Or Another isn't great either, but (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear remains a masterpiece.

Of the synthpop tracks, Call Me was a huge hit but it always lacked a good melody and hasn't aged nearly as well as Heart Of Glass, whilst Atomic remains at least interesting. In The Flesh and Rip Her To Shreds are excellent early pop-rock numbers from the Blondie debut album and still sound good.

The worst omissions are Picture This, Denis, Fan Mail and Bermuda Triangle Blues, all exceptional tracks from the Plastic Letters and Parallel Lines albums. Although Best Of is an enjoyable collection, Greatest Hits with its 19 tracks definitely has the edge as it includes memorable hits like Denis, Picture This, Island Of Lost Souls and Maria.