BLONDIE CELEBRATE THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THIS SPECIAL 2 ALBUMS IN 1 PACKAGE!
2014 marks the 40th year since the inception of legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famers BLONDIE! The band is kicking off the celebration with this very special release. GREATEST HITS: DELUXE REDUX / GHOSTS OF DOWNLOAD is a unique package containing 2 separate albums that salute both Blondie s past and their present. Greatest Hits: Deluxe Redux is a collection of the very best of Blondie revisited and recorded anew by the band over the past couple of years* while they were recording GHOSTS OF DOWNLOAD, a collection of brand new music aided and abetted by the some of the world s most unique artists headed up by BETH DITTO (The Gossip), MISS GUY, and the Columbian turntablists/hip hop collective SYSTEMA SOLAR. *Except for original 1999 recording of Maria
DELUXE PACKAGE & DVD NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE! The deluxe version of GREATEST HITS: DELUXE REDUX / GHOSTS OF DOWNLOAD features the LIVE AT CBGB 1977 DVD: over 50 minutes of lost footage taken directly from the original videotapes the set was filmed on. Despite the raw nature of the sounds and vision given the age of the tapes, you get the same contagious joy and energy the crowd at CBGB that night experienced as the band blasts through most of their first album and some choice covers! The deluxe package also features: - 2 DIGIPAKS, one for each of the 2 albums - 10-panel folder & 28-page CD booklet - 4 panel wallet for DVD - 5 photo prints from Blondie guitarist CHRIS STEIN s archive! - VINTAGE 1979 GIG POSTER! - all packed into a SLIPCASE