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The album "Eat to the Beat" reached number one on the UK chart. It included the hits "Dreaming" and "Atomic" and sold more than two million copies worldwide.
Related events
- Blondie signed their first contract with a major record label, Chrysalis Records. The group had been signed to the independent label Private Stock Records, which released their self-titled debut album in late 1976. Chrysalis Records bought out their existing contract with Private Stock and acquired the rights to the original recordings.
- Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Fred Smith, and Billy O’Connor perform under the name Blondie for the first time at New York’s CBGB club. The group had previously performed as Angel and the Snake. The name Blondie comes from the phrase “Hey, Blondie,” which truck drivers shouted at singer Debbie Harry.