Blondie's New York and the Making of Parallel Lines

Aug 29, 2014

0h 50m

★ 5.8

The story behind Blondie's album Parallel Lines

Overview

The story behind Blondie's album Parallel Lines, which sold 16 million copies and captured the spirit of 1970s New York at a time of poverty, crime and an exploding artistic life.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Entertainment

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Cast

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Debbie Harry

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Chris Stein

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Frank Infante

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Nigel Harrison

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Jimmy Destri

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Mike Chapman

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Clem Burke

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Ed Koch

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Rob Sheffield

Self

Roberta Bayley

Self

Bob Gruen

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Aja Volkman

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