{"product_id":"chs-2204","title":"Blondie - Denis (1978) Vinyl 12\" Single • IMPORT • Plastic Letters, Debbie Harry","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e CHS-12-3328\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Pop Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eImport from UK. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). 12\" Single. Cover looks good; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, discoloration with darker discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine has no text and shows wear. Shelf-wear along side-edges and corners. Top opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. 1988 pressing. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDenis (The '88 Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRapture (The Teddy Riley Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRapture (Dub Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDenise\u003c\/span\u003e was written by Neil Levenson. The song was inspired by his childhood friend, Denise Lefrak. In 1963, the song became a popular top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, when recorded by the Randy \u0026amp; the Rainbows. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDenis,\u003c\/span\u003e (changing the name to its masculine form, pronounced without the final \"e\") is a cover of the song by Blondie. The cover of the song helped Blondie break into the international market. It was featured on the band's second studio album, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePlastic Letters,\u003c\/span\u003e and was the second UK single release by Blondie on Chrysalis records. The initial Blondie version contained a verse with partly improvised lyrics in French by the group's vocalist Debbie Harry. The second, re-recorded version had its debut as a bonus track on EMI UK's 1994 re-issue of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePlastic Letters.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDenis\u003c\/span\u003e was released in February 1978 and reached No. 2 in the UK and broke into the Top 20 in most European countries including No. 1 in Netherlands. In the UK, the song was kept at No. 2 for three weeks, first by Kate Bush's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/span\u003e and then by Brian and Michael's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMatchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs.\u003c\/span\u003e Just like \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRip Her to Shreds,\u003c\/span\u003e the single was issued on both 7\" and 12\" formats in the UK, and both feature two B-sides, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eContact in Red Square\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePlastic Letters\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eKung-Fu Girls\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBlondie.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDenis\u003c\/span\u003e was the only single released in the US from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003ePlastic Letters\u003c\/span\u003e (with \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eI'm on E\u003c\/span\u003e as the B-side) though it never charted. In 1988, a remixed version of the track was issued as a single from the Blondie\/Debbie Harry remix compilation \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eOnce More into the Bleach.\u003c\/span\u003e This time the single reached No. 50 in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793742590233,"sku":"CHS-2204","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-blondie-denis-02.jpg?v=1783554363","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/chs-2204","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}