Singles Box - 2004
One of the most commercially successful of the late-'70s/early-'80s New Wave groups, Blondie was nothing if not a singles band. Their seamless blend of high-gloss image, ironic detachment, and pure pop sensibilities made them a natural hit machine worldwide. Accordingly, their music is well suited to the SINGLES BOX treatment, wherein their original singles are reproduced in CD format, complete with picture sleeves. Those singles contained relatively few non-LP B-sides, but the ones that pop up make the package that much juicier. For example, the piano-based Bowie-meets-cabaret "Poets Problem," which abutted the ethereal pop of "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear," is a little-known gem, and the Bowie influence crops up again on a live version of his "Heroes," as found on the "Atomic" single. Since Blondie was an international presence, it's fitting to hear foreign-language versions of some tunes, a French "Sunday Girl" and a Spanish "Call Me" (the original already featured French verses). SINGLES BOX also lets us hear the band mature from its punky beginnings to the lush, rapturous dance-pop of PARALLEL LINES and AUTOAMERICAN, a long stylistic trip over a few short years.

Box and Booklet packaging

Box Set
Front

Box Set
Back

Booklet
Front

This box set features the singles from "Rip Her To Shreds" to "Warchild" complete with 7" b sides and some 12" b sides. Each CD single is in an individual pouchette reflecting the original 7" artwork, all housed in a flip top box. Also included is a nice colour booklet to accompany the collection.

Booklet
Page 1+2

Booklet
Page 3+4

Booklet
Page 5+6

Booklet
Page 7+8

Booklet
Page 9+10

Booklet
Back

CD singles - packaging - artwork

CD 1 Front

CD 1 Back

CD 1 Label

CD1
Track listing:
Rip Her To Shreds 3:20
In The Flesh 2:26
X Offender 3:11

CD 2 Front

CD 2 Back

CD 2 Label

CD2
Track listing:
Denis 2:15
Contact In Red Square 1:56
Kung Fu Girls 2:29

CD 3 Front

CD 3 Back

CD 3 Label

CD3
Track listing:
(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear 2:40
Poets Problem 2:18
Detroit 442 2:24

CD 4 Front

CD 4 Back

CD 4 Label

CD4
Track listing:
Picture This 2:53
Fade Away And Radiate 3:57

CD 5 Front

CD 5 Back

CD 5 Label

CD5
Track listing:
Hanging On The Telephone 2:17
Will Anything Happen? 2:55

CD 6 Front

CD 6 Back

CD 6 Label

CD6
Track listing:
Heart Of Glass 4:11
Rifle Range 3:37
Heart Of Glass (12" Version) 5:50
Heart Of Glass (Instrumental) 5:17

CD 7 Front

CD 7 Back

CD 7 Label

CD7
Track listing:
Sunday Girl 3:01
I Know But I Don't Know 3:53
Sunday Girl (French Version) 3:01

CD 8 Front

CD 8 Back

CD 8 Label

CD8
Track listing:
Dreaming 3:03
Sound Asleep 4:12

CD 9 Front

CD 9 Back

CD 9 Label

CD9
Track listing:
Union City Blue 3:18
Living In The Real World 2:41

CD 10 Front

CD 10 Back

CD 10 Label

CD10
Track listing:
Atomic 3:50
Die Young Stay Pretty 3:30
Heroes (Live) 6:15

CD 11 Front

CD 11 Back

CD 11 Label

CD11
Track listing:
Call Me 3:30
Call Me (Instrumental) 3:27
Call Me (12" Version) 8:03
Call Me (Spanish Version) 6:19
Call Me (12" Instrumental) 6:10

CD 12 Front

CD 12 Back

CD 12 Label

CD12
Track listing:
The Tide Is High 3:50
Suzie And Jeffrey 4:05

CD 13 Front

CD 13 Back

CD 13 Label

CD13
Track listing:
Rapture 4:59
Walk Like Me 4:44
Rapture (Special Disco Mix) 9:59
Live It Up (Special Disco Mix) 4:10

CD 14 Front

CD 14 Back

CD 14 Label

CD14
Track listing:
Island Of Lost Souls 3:48
Dragonfly 5:58

CD 15 Front

CD 15 Back

CD 15 Label

CD15
Track listing:
War Child 4:00
Little Carsar 3:01
War Child (Extended Version) 8:02

Front Cover

Disc Lablel

Producer: Various
Released on: EMI Records
Date of UK release: 2004
Cat No: n/a

Track listing:
1.   X Offender 3:11
2.   Rip Her To Shreds 3:23
3.   Denis 2:15
4.   (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear 2:40
5.   Heart Of Glass 4:09
6.   Sunday Girl 3:02
7.   Atomic 3:46
8.   Call Me 3:30
9.   The Tide Is High 3:50
10. Rapture 4:57
11. Island Of Lost Souls 3:47
12. War Child 3:59