The Cars’ first decade is being boxed up into a freshly remastered retrospective set, alongside a new single-disc, career-spanning compilation.
The six-disc box, titled The Elektra Years 1978-1987, arrived on CD March 11, and features digital remastering supervised by frontman Ric Ocasek. Each of the six albums the group released for Elektra Records are collected in replica sleeves featuring the original artwork a process overseen by drummer David Robinson, who designed the bands album covers.
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 is available now on CD 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 bands 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 bands biggest hits My Best Friends Girl, Good Times Roll, You Are The Girl, and Drive.
THE CARS (1978)
1. Good Times Roll
2. My Best Friends Girl
3. Just What I Needed
4. Im In Touch With Your World
5. Dont Cha Stop
6. Youre All Ive Got Tonight
7. Bye Bye Love
8. Moving In Stereo
9. All Mixed Up
CANDY-O (1979)
1. Lets Go
2. Since I Held You
3. Its All I Can Do
4. Double Life
5. Shoo Be Doo
6. Candy-O
7. Night Spots
8. You Cant Hold On Too Long
9. Lust For Kicks
10. Got A Lot On My Head
11. Dangerous Type
PANORAMA (1980)
1. Panorama
2. Touch And Go
3. Gimme Some Slack
4. Dont 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
SHAKE IT UP (1981)
1. Since Youre Gone
2. Shake It Up
3. Im 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
HEARTBEAT CITY (1984)
1. Hello Again
2. Looking For Love
3. Magic
4. Drive
5. Stranger Eyes
6. You Might Think
7. Its Not The Night
8. Why Cant I Have You
9. I Refuse
10. Heartbeat City
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
MOVING IN STEREO: THE BEST OF THE CARS will be available on May 6 on CD and as a 2-LP set on 180-gram vinyl. 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 bands big hits along with a rare, single mix for Im 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 bands last album, 2011s Move Like This.
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 Un-issued