Was the English/French version of Sunday Girl ever on a version of Parallel Lines or was it only available on Blondie compilations? Ken Tucker believed the band had eschewed the "brooding artiness" of their previous albums for more hooks and pop-oriented songs. However, Chapman found the band difficult to work with, remembering them as the worst band he ever worked with in terms of musical ability, although praising Frank Infante as "an amazing guitarist".

Blondie Parallel Lines LP..best pressing? | Steve Hoffman Blondie Parallel Lines LP..best pressing? | Steve Hoffman

For the drums, a traditional set-up was used and Chapman fitted Neumann microphones to the toms, snare and hi-hat, as well as several above the site.Blondie's second studio album Plastic Letters was their last album produced by Richard Gottehrer, whose sound had formed the basis of Blondie's new wave and punk output. An etched side A with a CHR number, and a stamped side B (the altered side) with a CHE number makes this a unique release as well.

Blondie – Parallel Lines (1979, Disco Version, Vinyl) - Discogs Blondie – Parallel Lines (1979, Disco Version, Vinyl) - Discogs

Bassist Nigel Harrison became so frustrated with Chapman's drive for perfection that he threw a synthesizer at him during recording. Without having the US white label or test pressing or the picture disk, I like the non-white label US promo and the Japanese white label promo copies that I have the best. However, this process was hampered by many songs not being written in time for the vocals to be recorded. Parallel Lines was also a commercial success elsewhere in Europe, Australia, and the United States, where the band had struggled to sell their previous records.Until 1978, Blondie was perceived mostly as a '60s-referencing, British-invasion-meets-girl-groups band.