For your consideration, I am offering this VERY RARE 1982 original hit Canadian pressing from BLONDIE, Chrysalis records #2640. 

The vinyl is in VG+ condition visually with average signs of play or handling (some swirling is evident). Label is clean as shown. Comes with plain sleeve.

Then we cued the needle: Play-grades 8 out of 10! Both sides play through cleanly with minor background evident.

 Side 1 is  "DANCEWAY", with flip side being "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY". 

This is a very rare record. It is a Canadian pressing which was NEVER released in the USA, nor is it catalogued at all in the BLONDIE singles discography - Definitely one of the "HOLY GRAILS" to a BLONDIE collector! When researching this record, I came across this "BILLBOARD" interview with some Blondie members:

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Ask Billboard

Answers to readers' questions about Blondie.

BLONDIE ON [RAREST] BLONDIE

Hi Keith,

As this year is Blondie's 30th anniversary, I was wondering if you knew what the group's rarest single would be? In 1984 Chrysalis Records in Canada released a single "Danceway/For Your Eyes Only," from the album "The Hunter" but it apparently was deleted on the same day! Can you find out why? Is this the band's rarest single, as it never reached the stores? 

I've been a Blondie fan for 27 years, and I have a lot of rarities -- still, it took me 12 years before I knew this single existed and another nine years to get a copy.

Many thanks,

Marc Talbot, 
Uxbridge, U.K.

Hello Marc,

In preparation for an upcoming Billboard "Stars" special feature on Blondie, Staff Editor Michael Paoletta interviewed Deborah Harry, Clem Burke and Chris Stein. We asked him to quiz the band members on this topic. All drew blanks regarding the "Danceway" single and really didn't know anything about it. 

However, Burke believes the rarest Blondie single might have been one from the 1978 album "Parallel Lines." It was a cover of "I'm Gonna Love You Too," a song originally recorded by Buddy Holly.

"I'm Gonna Love You Too" failed to reach either the Billboard Hot 100 or the Official U.K. Singles chart. The first single from "Parallel Lines" to make the Hot 100 was "Heart of Glass," which hit No. 1.

Blondie's last studio album, "The Curse of Blondie," was released in 2004 and hit No. 160 on The Billboard 200. Come March 13, the band will be inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

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On 27-Jan-07 at 08:41:17 EST, seller added the following information:

***   RECORD GRADING POLICY  ***

(M) MINT: Brand New - No markings or flaws. 

(SS) STILL SEALED: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(NM) NEAR MINT: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling, and play-grades at least 9 out of 10 quality wise on an audio basis, no background noise.

(VG++) or (EX) EXCELLENT: One step down from near mint, may have very light wear or handling markings evident but retains full luster and light ringwear. Play-grades at least 8 out of 10 on an audio basis, no snaps or pops and very minimal background noise.

(VG+) VERY GOOD PLUS: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some signs of normal wear and may have slight scuffing or light scratches, but play-grades at least 7 out of 10: light background noise, possibly the odd pop, but still a nice record. 

(VG) VERY GOOD: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. This record will play-grade at least 6 out of 10, and will still be fairly respectable but background noise will be evident. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) VERY GOOD MINUS: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along. Play-grades 5 out of 10, may have skips.

(G) GOOD: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming. Good is NOT good on a play-grade scale! 

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