Blondie: Images 1976-1980 (2007)

This stunning visual memoir portrays a unique period in music and fashion. Shot by Roberta Bayley, one of the New York punk scene's most prominent photographers, the photographs chronicle the band from its earliest days, performing before hard-to-please crowds at Max's Kansas City and CBGB's, to global superstardom at the end of the 1970s. At every stage, Bayley was present to record Blondie's swift, dramatic rise to the top. Featuring 235 candid photographs, many previously unpublished, Blondie: Images 1976-1980 offers a fly-on-the-wall visual perspective of life with the band during these tumultuous years. Bayley's talent for being in the right place at the right time ensures that her photographs capture the truth of the moment in a dramatic and revealing manner. The images, enhanced and complemented by Bayley's own first-hand descriptions, provide an inimitable evocation of one of pop culture's most creative and exciting periods.

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Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde (2005)

Biography by Cathay Che (TimeOut New York, The Gossip Show) written with Deborah Harry's full cooperation. Deborah Harry tells her story with the uncensored candor of a life often lived with reckless abandon. What emerges from these pages, filled with new insights from Deborah herself and from her peers, friends, and family, is a portrait of an artist whose music, sexuality, and strength "have made her a lasting influence. Madonna, Courtney Love, Spice Girls, bow down the lot of you to the powerpop queen" (The Guardian). Includes updates for 2005.

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Radios Poster

24 x 36 inch poster of Debbie Harry and a collection of radios. Photo by Mick Rock.

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The Best of Blondie Music Book (2005)

Features Atomic, Call Me, Dreaming, Hanging on the Telephone, Heart of Glass, One Way or Another, Rapture, The Tide Is High and more.

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Picture This - The Many Faces Of Blondie (2003)

Blondie's emergence at New York's CBGB's and other haunts with lead singer and front woman Debbie Harry brought an instant glamour to punk and made superstars of the band. Harry, an ex-Playboy bunny, also made rock star wannabes of many fans. In this large-format book, famed international rock photographer Mick Rock documents the beginnings, the highs, and the lows of the group - with particular emphasis on Harry - in 150 powerful never-before-published images of Blondie at work and play. Included is a DVD that features an exclusive interview with the photographer and the lead singer. A foreword by Debbie Harry gives an insider perspective on the images and the heady times they portray.

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New York Rocker: My Life in the Blank Generation, with Blondie, Iggy Pop and Others, 1975-1981 (2002)

Gary Valentine, the original bass player from "Blondie", tells all in this book that ranges from his late teens all the way through the 1996 Blondie reunion.

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Blondie - From Punk To The Present (2002)

Description: "The first new book on Blondie in two decades. The Blondie story in photography and print. Includes many first-time published photos by famous punk music chroniclers. Provides background on the New York City punk music scene from the mid to late 1970s and places Blondie within this context. Plus consideration of Deborah Harry's solo career and Blondie now. More generally, covers society, culture, fashion, and much more."

In addition to original material, many texts and photos originally published on the DHBIS mailing list are also reproduced within the pages of this anthology!

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Mouthing Off Mouthing Off - A Book of Rock and Roll Quotes (2002)

Deborah Harry is featured in a new book called MOUTHING OFF - A Book of Rock & Roll Quotes, which contains funny and truthful observations from hundreds of rock, punk, and indie figures.

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Making Tracks - The Rise Of Blondie (1998)

Making Tracks - The Rise Of Blondie (otherwise known by fans as the "Blondie Bible") was first published in 1982 by Dell Publishing Company. It's one of the most desired and, until recently, hardest to find books about Blondie. Everything in the book comes from the source, as it was written by Debbie Harry in her inimitable style, extensively photographed by Chris Stein and edited by their friend Victor Bockris. In September 1998 it was re-issued by Da Capo Press, Inc. It's got tons of stories and photos galore. Anyone interested in the real Blondie story should get this book!

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Blondie: Headliners (1980)

Rare paperback from 1980.

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Blondie (1980)

Rare book features Bang's unique writing style (which many critics say actually relate more to his feelings about women in general than the actual band) and tons of great color and black and white photos of Debbie and the band.

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