Video Hits (2005)

6 Hit Music Videos from Blondie at their chart-topping prime.
• Heart of Glass
• Hanging On The Telephone
• Dreaming
• Atomic
• The Tide Is High
• Rapture

One complaint

The only complaint I have about this DVD is that some of the songs appear to have been taken from the 1981 "Best of Blondie" video, the one featuring the cabbie. "Heart of Glass" is great because it includes the very beginning of the song and it's the original version. When "Hanging on the Telephone" starts though you can hear the very last part of "Picture This". "Picture This" was the song that immediately preceded "Hanging on the Telephone" on the 1981 "Best of Blondie" video. The first couple drumbeats from "Dreaming" are missing too because in the 1981 video the ending of "Heart of Glass" and the beginning of "Dreaming" kind of overlapped. Atomic is missing its very beginning too. Even with those missing elements I still think this is an excellent DVD, a must for any Blondie fan. November 26, 2005

Videos

This is worth buying if your a serious blondie fan. This video compilation includes the complete videos for Heart of Glass, The Tide is High, and Rapture. All the other videos were taken from the greatest hits video compilation. The Heart of Glass audio is in it's original mono version and the original Disco Version (unlike the remixed version on the greatest hits taken from the album version which had horrble audio editing), You won't find this video in this condition anywhere else. The tide is high video is the version they show in clubs featuring stills from the Eat to the Beat videos and a few scenes from the original video. Rapture is complete and the sound on all other videos is 5.1. October 10, 2005

Just For Beginners

This is a pretty good selection for those who have just discovered this wonderful band. The sound and image are pretty good and this package includes the alternate video for "The Tide Is High". But if you are interested in seeing more of Blondie, then pick up the Greatest Hits videos. All the same videos are featured from this DVD and much more! But this is still an ok start off for the beginners. Thanks for reading my review and I hoped it helped. September 24, 2005

Worth it for "The Tide Is High" video

I got hold of a PAL version of the disc from Australia.
Now there is not much point buying this if you already have the Blondie: Greatest Video Hits DVD collection, but if you are a big fan it is essential for the alternative video to "The Tide Is High".
Other than that the other videos here are virtually the same as on the other DVD collection.
But at a great price it is a fantastic bargain for the casual buyer with an interest in Blondie's music.

It's a shame "Call Me" is not included, it wasn't included on the Greatest Video Hits release either. I am pretty sure a video for the song exists, I seem to remember seeing it on MTV.

Lastly, a warning. Avoid the PAL pressing, there is something wrong with the playback of the Australian (Pal) disc. All videos seem to skip a frame during playback and it gives a jerky effect. At first I thought my laser lens was faulty but I checked the disc on two other machines and it did the same on them also.
The same videos on the other "Blondie: GVH" DVD all play smoothly.
I will have to ditch the PAL disc and order the NTSC pressing, hopefully the problem does not effect the NTSC disc, I did not read any complaints of the problem from any of the reviews listed here.

Added - 30th September 2005

Finally just received the NTSC disc from USA.
It plays perfect without any of the glitches that effected the PAL disc from Australia.
Avoid the PAL pressing and get the NTSC edition only. September 20, 2005

Is This A Joke!?

DO not be fooled! This video hits collection has really no extra footage of anything that no Blondie fan has not already seen! The picture quality is no better! You are better off buying Blondie's Greatest Video Hits Collection than anything else! I even thought the sound quality to Heart of Glass was actually bad compared to that of the Greatest Video Hits Collection. The only thing that I really liked about this video collection was the way they re-did the Tide is High video. Other than that, don't waste your money even at the very low price! I would recommend to any Blondie fan to buy or stick with their Greatest Video Hits Collection. March 19, 2005

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