“Plastic Letters” by Blondie - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1978 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
There’s plenty of high-class action on the first side of “Plastic Letters” with the two glorious singles, “Denis” (the album’s sole cover) and “(I’m Always) Touched By Your Presence Dear” being the killer highlights. As a singles band, they’ve been immaculate to date, surely one of the best in the world at this time. Very few of the album cuts get close to the power and the glory of the 45s, but the pop-punk of “I’m On E” (which closes side 1) and the new wave pop of “I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No” (which opens up side 2) register well with me.
The Jukebox Rebel
24–Jan–2006
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:38]  Blondie - Fan Mail (Jimmy Destri) New Wave |
| A2 | [02:19]  Blondie - Denis (Neil Levenson) New Wave |
| A3 | [02:49]  Blondie - Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45) (Chris Stein) New Wave |
| A4 | [03:00]  Blondie - Youth Nabbed As Sniper (Chris Stein) New Wave |
| A5 | [02:01]  Blondie - Contact In Red Square (Jimmy Destri) New Wave |
| A6 | [02:43]  Blondie - (I’m Always) Touched By Your Presence Dear (Gary Valentine) New Wave |
| A7 | [02:13]  Blondie - I’m On E (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) New Wave |
| B1 | [02:51]  Blondie - I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No (Deborah Harry, Jimmy Destri) New Wave |
| B2 | [02:27]  Blondie - Love At The Pier (Deborah Harry) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B3 | [02:56]  Blondie - No Imagination (Jimmy Destri) New Wave |
| B4 | [02:37]  Blondie - Kidnapper (Jimmy Destri) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B5 | [02:28]  Blondie - Detroit 442 (Chris Stein, Jimmy Destri) New Wave |
| B6 | [04:24]  Blondie - Cautious Lip (Chris Stein, Ronnie Toast) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
