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beautiful, thanks nicolr02!
I like the last ones with Chris Stein! They look so cute together.
http://www.rockstargallery.net/view_products_detail.php?p_id=851
I like the last ones with Chris Stein! They look so cute together.
http://www.rockstargallery.net/view_products_detail.php?p_id=851
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Wow thanks guys 
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some photographs that've been collecting dust on my hard drive for ages...
(martinlawrence.com)
(myspace)
backstage '78 in san francisco...
(flickr)
^that shot's particularly beautiful,I think.(plus it's the only one in HQ) that man knew how to use his leica
...gonna post the rest of the series later!
(martinlawrence.com)
(myspace)
backstage '78 in san francisco...
(flickr)
^that shot's particularly beautiful,I think.(plus it's the only one in HQ) that man knew how to use his leica
...gonna post the rest of the series later!
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part II.
there's an article on the new book by roberta bayley, 'blondie unseen', in the recent SEVEN magazine (telegraph); it features a couple of photographs from the book:
"Sometimes crazy, frequently sexy and impossibly cool... Debbie Harry was the perfect subject for Roberta Bayley, legendary photographer of the New York punk scene. Here she introduces an exclusive selection of pictures from her new book, 'Blondie Unseen'
I first met Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie in 1974 at CBGB's, New York, while I was working the door for my then boyfriend's band, Television. Debbie always had a great 'look'. In fact, it seemed to me she never repeated an outfit. She didn't just show up anywhere in jeans and a T-shirt - unless they were pink jeans, a cool T-shirt and a pink beret. Part of the fun of going out was to create a look.
Even with little or no money this could easily be achieved, combining thrift-shop chic with bargains on 14th Street, and a little street-scavenging for good measure. Debbie had been part of the glitter scene, which relied on vintage discoveries for its glamour, and had had a band called the Stilettos, who played at the Boburn Tavern on 28th Street.
Chris saw Debbie at the Boburn and soon left his band, the Magic Tramps, to join the Stilettos. There were three girl singers, Debbie, Elda Gentile and Rosie Ross; Fred Smith was on bass, and Billy O'Connor played drums. Tommy Ramone invited the band to rehearse at Performance Studios on 23rd Street, where the Ramones rehearsed. Elda was dating Richard Hell, who invited the band to play at CBGB's. It was a pretty small scene.
This was the period when what would become Blondie was in a constant state of transition. The Stilettos broke up, then Debbie and Chris's band became Angel and the Snake for two shows, played a few gigs with no name, and then morphed into Blondie (because they briefly had two blonde back-up singers). Later, they played uptown at a club called Brandy's, with Tish and Snooky Bellomo (who would later have a boutique called Manic Panic on St Mark's Place, and start a revolution in hair colour). This version of the group was called Blondie and the Banzai Babies, and they played together for more than a year.
Around this time, Billy O'Connor left to pursue a non-musical career. The band auditioned dozens of replacement drummers, the last of whom was Clem Burke - who not only had great musical taste and a cool fashion sense, but also the youthful enthusiasm the band desperately needed.
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The energy was building, and things were starting to come together. In August of 1975, the band moved to a loft on the Bowery, just down the road from CBGB's. Now they had a Blondie headquarters where they could live, rehearse, write and take bookings. An added bonus was the presence of a neighbour, the designer Stephen Sprouse, who would have a great influence on Debbie's image. Sprouse had worked with the fashion designer Halston in the early 1970s, but had a decidedly modern, downtown sensibility. He and Debbie would become close friends.
Clem took a few weeks off to visit his girlfriend, Diane Harvey, in London. Always a devoted anglophile, he returned with the first LP by Dr Feelgood, an energetic, stripped-down foursome who had just gone to number one in Britain. Maybe it was possible for some of this new music to be commercially successful.
1977-8 New York, UK, Boston
In 1977, I travelled with the group twice to Boston, where they played the Paradise with David Johansen and Television supporting them.
When I’d left England in 1974, there was nothing going on musically, with the exception of a small pub rock scene. Now, with the Sex Pistols, the Damned and the Clash, there was a whole new thing happening. Blondie were already popular there.
When the band returned from its five-month world tour, everyone was completely burnt out. They were on a salary of $125 a week, barely enough to buy food, let alone pay rent! Debbie and Chris moved into the Gramercy Park Hotel, and later Southgate Towers, then inexpensive residential hotels.
Parallel Lines
For the cover of ‘Parallel Lines’, I enlisted the coolest downtown photographer I knew, Edo Bertoglio. His French girlfriend, the divine Maripol, was the stylist. She tried to get Debbie to go for a mini look on the shoot, but failed.
Onstage in Las Vegas, Debbie made a dramatic entrance, wearing a beautiful sequinned scarf over the white dress. I always thought it was a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had married Priscilla at the Aladdin and performed there many times.
Heart of Glass
Blondie continued to tour in Europe and the US, as the third single from ‘Parallel Lines’, a remixed Heart Of Glass, was climbing the US charts. The group made a video with fantastic op-art clothes by Stephen Sprouse, and appeared on television shows…
Although some on the New York scene thought doing a disco song was a ‘sell-out’, the group were having fun, living in the moment and channelling the influence of Kraftwerk.
The Las Vegas show was one of their best. After the show Debbie collapsed on the sofa, her soaking wet hair wrapped in a towel. I thought she looked like a figure in a Renaissance painting."
there's an article on the new book by roberta bayley, 'blondie unseen', in the recent SEVEN magazine (telegraph); it features a couple of photographs from the book:
"Sometimes crazy, frequently sexy and impossibly cool... Debbie Harry was the perfect subject for Roberta Bayley, legendary photographer of the New York punk scene. Here she introduces an exclusive selection of pictures from her new book, 'Blondie Unseen'
I first met Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie in 1974 at CBGB's, New York, while I was working the door for my then boyfriend's band, Television. Debbie always had a great 'look'. In fact, it seemed to me she never repeated an outfit. She didn't just show up anywhere in jeans and a T-shirt - unless they were pink jeans, a cool T-shirt and a pink beret. Part of the fun of going out was to create a look.
Even with little or no money this could easily be achieved, combining thrift-shop chic with bargains on 14th Street, and a little street-scavenging for good measure. Debbie had been part of the glitter scene, which relied on vintage discoveries for its glamour, and had had a band called the Stilettos, who played at the Boburn Tavern on 28th Street.
Chris saw Debbie at the Boburn and soon left his band, the Magic Tramps, to join the Stilettos. There were three girl singers, Debbie, Elda Gentile and Rosie Ross; Fred Smith was on bass, and Billy O'Connor played drums. Tommy Ramone invited the band to rehearse at Performance Studios on 23rd Street, where the Ramones rehearsed. Elda was dating Richard Hell, who invited the band to play at CBGB's. It was a pretty small scene.
This was the period when what would become Blondie was in a constant state of transition. The Stilettos broke up, then Debbie and Chris's band became Angel and the Snake for two shows, played a few gigs with no name, and then morphed into Blondie (because they briefly had two blonde back-up singers). Later, they played uptown at a club called Brandy's, with Tish and Snooky Bellomo (who would later have a boutique called Manic Panic on St Mark's Place, and start a revolution in hair colour). This version of the group was called Blondie and the Banzai Babies, and they played together for more than a year.
Around this time, Billy O'Connor left to pursue a non-musical career. The band auditioned dozens of replacement drummers, the last of whom was Clem Burke - who not only had great musical taste and a cool fashion sense, but also the youthful enthusiasm the band desperately needed.
advertisement
The energy was building, and things were starting to come together. In August of 1975, the band moved to a loft on the Bowery, just down the road from CBGB's. Now they had a Blondie headquarters where they could live, rehearse, write and take bookings. An added bonus was the presence of a neighbour, the designer Stephen Sprouse, who would have a great influence on Debbie's image. Sprouse had worked with the fashion designer Halston in the early 1970s, but had a decidedly modern, downtown sensibility. He and Debbie would become close friends.
Clem took a few weeks off to visit his girlfriend, Diane Harvey, in London. Always a devoted anglophile, he returned with the first LP by Dr Feelgood, an energetic, stripped-down foursome who had just gone to number one in Britain. Maybe it was possible for some of this new music to be commercially successful.
1977-8 New York, UK, Boston
In 1977, I travelled with the group twice to Boston, where they played the Paradise with David Johansen and Television supporting them.
When I’d left England in 1974, there was nothing going on musically, with the exception of a small pub rock scene. Now, with the Sex Pistols, the Damned and the Clash, there was a whole new thing happening. Blondie were already popular there.
When the band returned from its five-month world tour, everyone was completely burnt out. They were on a salary of $125 a week, barely enough to buy food, let alone pay rent! Debbie and Chris moved into the Gramercy Park Hotel, and later Southgate Towers, then inexpensive residential hotels.
Parallel Lines
For the cover of ‘Parallel Lines’, I enlisted the coolest downtown photographer I knew, Edo Bertoglio. His French girlfriend, the divine Maripol, was the stylist. She tried to get Debbie to go for a mini look on the shoot, but failed.
Onstage in Las Vegas, Debbie made a dramatic entrance, wearing a beautiful sequinned scarf over the white dress. I always thought it was a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had married Priscilla at the Aladdin and performed there many times.
Heart of Glass
Blondie continued to tour in Europe and the US, as the third single from ‘Parallel Lines’, a remixed Heart Of Glass, was climbing the US charts. The group made a video with fantastic op-art clothes by Stephen Sprouse, and appeared on television shows…
Although some on the New York scene thought doing a disco song was a ‘sell-out’, the group were having fun, living in the moment and channelling the influence of Kraftwerk.
The Las Vegas show was one of their best. After the show Debbie collapsed on the sofa, her soaking wet hair wrapped in a towel. I thought she looked like a figure in a Renaissance painting."
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pics accompanying the article:
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Wow amazing pics!!
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Amazing! danabnormal... I recognize those pics from Roberta Bayley's book. I just received it a few weeks ago. I love it!
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very welcome!
ah, and not to forget the cover pic...(no bigger size available, unfortunately)
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does somebody possibly have the following photograph in a larger version? I'd love to see it in HQ.('t is myyyyyy my my hairstyle! god!
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ah, and not to forget the cover pic...(no bigger size available, unfortunately)
NB.:
does somebody possibly have the following photograph in a larger version? I'd love to see it in HQ.('t is myyyyyy my my hairstyle! god!
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oh, so this is actually the volume you got a copy from? I've noticed you had posted a couple of bayley's photographs in the past but thought they were from 'blondie: the early years 1976 - 1980' (or d'you have this one as well?)
please tell me a little more about it, I'm considering to buy it too.
what does she say about debbie and the boys?
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I wish we could see them bigger!!
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welcome!
Dreaming
I've always been amazed at Clem Burke's drumming.
One of the best out there, imo.60swildchild
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Here is the link for the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Blondie-Image...0184058?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179505723&sr=1-1
I'll scan some of the intro a little later. I would suggest a reduction in price if you're considering on buying it. It looks as if you have most of the photos and the quotes are very similiar.
http://www.amazon.com/Blondie-Image...0184058?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179505723&sr=1-1
I'll scan some of the intro a little later. I would suggest a reduction in price if you're considering on buying it. It looks as if you have most of the photos and the quotes are very similiar.
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I love Debbie! She lives very close to me, and I've seen her a few times in shops.
Lucky girl! I'm jealous
What shops does she like to visit?
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Thanks 60wildchild, Danabnormal, Dinahgrace & Nicolr02 for all the beautiful photos!
karma for you all
I tried to give karma to you 60sWildchild but I got a message that I must spread some Reputation around before giving it to 60swildchild again.
I'm not sure what that means
I wonder if they started production on the movie about her yet?
karma for you allI tried to give karma to you 60sWildchild but I got a message that I must spread some Reputation around before giving it to 60swildchild again.
I'm not sure what that means
I wonder if they started production on the movie about her yet?
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oh,just realized that the "two" volumes I was talking about are actually identical.
(in the article it only said 'unseen blondie' which lead me to believe this already was bayley's second book about them)thank you.
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(cbgb)
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