THE CARS CONTINUE MOVING IN STEREO
New Boxed Set The Elektra Years 1978-1987 Features Six Studio Albums With New Digital Remastering Overseen By Ric Ocasek Available On March 11
New Single-Disc Hits Collection Moving In Stereo: The Best Of The Cars Arrives On May 6
LOS ANGELES - In 1978, the Cars had a Top 40 hit with the band's very first single, "Just What I Needed." That streak continued over the next 10 years, as the band revisited the Top 40 a dozen more times with radio hits "Let's Go" and "Shake It Up" along with iconic videos like "Magic" and "You Might Think," which won MTV's first-ever "Video Of The Year" award in 1984.
The five original members - Ric Ocasek, the late Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton and David Robinson - recorded six studio albums together - all of them with Elektra Records - and have sold more than 23 million albums in the U.S. alone.
Rhino will release two new collections in the spring to honor The Cars' vast musical legacy. The first is a boxed set featuring all six of the band's Elektra studio albums. The second is a single-disc, career-spanning collection curated by The Cars that combines the group's best songs along with a trio of rare and unreleased alternate versions.
THE ELEKTRA YEARS 1978-1987 includes six studio albums, each one presented in a replica sleeve with original artwork. Ric Ocasek oversaw digital remastering for the set, while drummer David Robinson - who helped create The Cars' iconic album covers through the years - served as art director. The six-disc collection will be available March 11 on CD ($39.98) and digitally. On Tuesday June 7, a limited edition vinyl version of the boxed set will be available with each 180-gram LP pressed on a different color vinyl.
The extensive set retraces the band's musical journey in the studio and includes: The Cars (1978), Candy-O (1979), Panorama (1980), Shake It Up (1981), Heartbeat City, (1984) and Door To Door (1987). Among the 60 tracks are the band's biggest hits - "My Best Friend's Girl," "Good Times Roll," "You Are The Girl," and "Drive."
MOVING IN STEREO: THE BEST OF THE CARS will be available on May 6 on CD ($18.98) and as a 2-LP set on 180-gram vinyl ($34.98). The collection is produced by the band, with all surviving members contributing to song selection. Ocasek also supervised digital remastering of all the audio with Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound.
The collection features the band's big hits along with a rare, single mix for "I'm Not The One," as well as a live version of "Everything You Say," and a new mix by producer Philippe Zdar of "Sad Song," a track from the band's last album, 2011's Move Like This.
MOVING IN STEREO: THE BEST OF THE CARS
Track Listing
1. "Just What I Needed"
2. "Since You're Gone"
3. "Let's Go"
4. "You Might Think"
5. "Shake It Up"
6. "Drive"
7. "Tonight She Comes"
8. "My Best Friend's Girl"
9. "Don't Tell Me No"
10. "You're All I've Got Tonight"
11. "I'm Not The One" - Single Mix
12. "Candy-O"
13. "Heartbeat City"
14. "Touch And Go"
15. "Moving In Stereo"
16. "Dangerous Type"
17. "Sad Song" - Zdar Mix*
18. "Everything You Say" - Live*
*Previously Unreleased
THE ELEKTRA YEARS 1978-1987
THE CARS (1978)
1. "Good Times Roll"
2. "My Best Friend's Girl"
3. "Just What I Needed"
4. "I'm In Touch With Your World"
5. "Don't Cha Stop"
6. "You're All I've Got Tonight"
7. "Bye Bye Love"
8. "Moving In Stereo"
9. "All Mixed Up"
SHAKE IT UP (1981)
1. "Since You're Gone"
2. "Shake It Up"
3. "I'm Not The One"
4. "Victim Of Love"
5. "Cruiser"
6. "A Dream Away"
7. "This Could Be Love"
8. "Think It Over"
9. "Maybe Baby"
CANDY-O (1979)
1. "Let's Go"
2. "Since I Held You"
3. "It's All I Can Do"
4. "Double Life"
5. "Shoo Be Doo"
6. "Candy-O"
7. "Night Spots"
8. "You Can't Hold On Too Long"
9. "Lust For Kicks"
10. "Got A Lot On My Head"
11. "Dangerous Type"
HEARTBEAT CITY (1984)
1. "Hello Again"
2. "Looking For Love"
3. "Magic"
4. "Drive"
5. "Stranger Eyes"
6. "You Might Think"
7. "It's Not The Night"
8. "Why Can't I Have You"
9. "I Refuse"
10. "Heartbeat City"
PANORAMA (1980)
1. "Panorama"
2. "Touch And Go"
3. "Gimme Some Slack"
4. "Don't Tell Me No"
5. "Getting Through"
6. "Misfit Kid"
7. "Down Boys"
8. "You Wear Those Eyes"
9. "Running To You"
10. "Up And Down"
DOOR TO DOOR (1987)
1. "Leave Or Stay"
2. "You Are The Girl"
3. "Double Trouble"
4. "Fine Line"
5. "Everything You Say"
6. "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo"
7. "Strap Me In"
8. "Coming Up You"
9. "Wound Up On You"
10. "Go Away"
11. "Door To Door"
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