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promo photo of the band Blondie showing (left to right) Frank Infante, Chris Stein, Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison, Clem Burke and Jimmy Destri

Copyright: Chrysalis Records, 1982 Source : riphertoshreds.com Site has the photo displayed under the heading of "Press Promo Pics" and attributes copyright to Chrysalis Records.

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Fair use rationale : for use in the article Blondie.

Image was originally created for wide distribution as a promotional photograph.
Is being used in an educational article about the band Blondie, to depict them at an important phase of their career, and to identify the members of the group.
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