{"product_id":"blondie-discography-map","title":"Blondie Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Blondie fans who have never noticed that the solo albums are not really solo, because this runs all 16 records with every credited musician as their own line. They own the records already. Chris Stein is on every one of them, including the ones with Debbie Harry's name alone on the sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from the 1976 debut, through Parallel Lines and Autoamerican, to Pollinator in 2017, with the Blondie albums and Debbie Harry's solo records interleaved in release order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Blondie discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo lines run the whole way, and the band around them keeps dissolving and reforming. Interleaving the solo albums is what makes that visible, because the band lines simply stop at those stations, while Harry and Stein carry on straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guest spurs run from Chic to Devo to The Strokes. It rewards every closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebbie Harry and Chris Stein are credited on all 16 albums. Clem Burke and Jimmy Destri run through the classic era but drop out at every solo record, which is exactly where the map shows the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Infante and Nigel Harrison join from Plastic Letters and are held by The Hunter. Leigh Foxx picks up the bass line from Def, Dumb \u0026amp; Blonde and keeps it for the rest of the catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Fripp plays guitar on Parallel Lines, one of the shortest and least expected branch lines on the early half of the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutoamerican pulls in a whole session cast for The Tide Is High and Rapture, including Tom Scott on saxophone and Jimmie Haskell's arrangements, with Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman of the Turtles singing on T-Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKooKoo, in 1981, is effectively a Chic record. Nile Rodgers plays guitar and sings, Bernard Edwards plays bass, and Tony Thompson plays drums, with two members of Devo credited as Pud and Spud, and Chuck Martin credited for a dog bark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later albums are the most surprising. Coolio raps on No Exit, Elliot Easton of The Cars and Zach Condon of Beirut both appear on Panic of Girls, and Pollinator brings in Joan Jett, Johnny Marr and Nick Valensi of The Strokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do I make each print?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the map include Debbie Harry's solo albums?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, interleaved in release order. Chris Stein appears on all of them, which is why the two lines never separate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich album is Robert Fripp on?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParallel Lines, where he plays guitar. It is a single-station branch line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs KooKoo really a Chic album in disguise?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClose to it. Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson all play on it, alongside two members of Devo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a dog on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Chuck Martin is credited with a dog bark on KooKoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich later guests stand out?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoolio on No Exit, and Joan Jett, Johnny Marr and Nick Valensi of The Strokes on Pollinator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"Music gifts for the obsessive fan - all discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/punk-post-punk-discography-art-prints\" title=\"Punk and post-punk discography art prints\"\u003ePunk and Post-Punk collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause Johnny Marr plays on Pollinator, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/johnny-marr-the-smiths-map\" title=\"Johnny Marr discography tube map art print\"\u003eJohnny Marr Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a natural companion piece, alongside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/ramones-art-prints-albums-musicians-gift-for-fans\" title=\"Ramones discography tube map art print\"\u003eRamones Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080258167159,"sku":"10-BLOND-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080258199927,"sku":"30-BLOND-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080258265463,"sku":"20-BLOND-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080258298231,"sku":"50-BLOND-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/blondie-art-prints-music-maps-fan-gift-02.jpg?v=1780153164","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/blondie-discography-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}