Eat to the Beat (Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered)

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studio album
First released:
Oct 1979

Overview Edit

Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It reached no.1 on the UK album charts in October 1979, and no.17 in the US.

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This particular version Edit

Version description:
Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Record label:
Catalog number:
3359720
Release dates:
  • Oct 1979 in United States

Genres

New Wave, Classic Rock, Dance, Pop, Punk. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Second Best Of Blondie
Eat To The Beat was a wonderful followup to Parallel Lines, but is one of the band's least-liked albums. I don't know why perhaps it's because the record doesn't contain any top 10 singles like the inferior Autoamerican did. In my humble opinion though, the songs on this album rival Parellel Lines for beauty and complexity. Songs that make you go "WOW!" are:

01. Dreaming

Debbie really lets the Shangri-La in her emerge here ("beep! beep!"); this song is simply heaven, the cryptic lyrics are wonde…
Written by Rachel Lai
3 stars Some of the music works, some of it doesn't
New Wave legends dig into the vault for a unique release. The collectors edition of 1979's Eat the Beat is proclaimed the World's first video album. This concept is quite revolutionary, if it was still 1979. Today it seems kind of silly. However, when you think about it, this video album pre-dates MTV. The majority of the material included on the DVD ranges from concept videos to live performances. It's an interesting look at the music scene to say the least (it's also a great way to catch Debbi…
Written by George Dionne

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Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Brian Eno [Bonus Tracks: Heroes]

Other versions Edit

Eat to the Beat 12 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: Chrysalis
catalog number: CHE 1225
release dates: Oct 27 1998
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Eat to the Beat 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Chrysalis
release dates: Nov 1 1992
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Eat to the Beat 24 tracks format: 2 x CD
record label: EMI Catalog Marketing
catalog number: 90638
release dates: Jun 26 2007
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