Released March 11, 2016 | Recorded 1978–1987 Release date 11 March 2016 | |
The Elektra Years 1978-1987(2016) Moving In Stereo The Best of the Cars(2016) Similar The Cars albums, New wave albums | ||
The Elektra Years 1978–1987 is a boxed set containing the six albums released by the new wave rock band The Cars during that time period. Each album was newly remastered by Ted Jensen, under the supervision of Ric Ocasek. It was released in 2016 on Elektra Records on CD, digital and vinyl formats.
Contents
Albums
- The Cars, 1978
- Candy-O, 1979
- Panorama, 1980
- Shake It Up, 1981
- Heartbeat City, 1984
- Door to Door, 1987
The CD packaging replicates the original vinyl releases with the original vinyl inner sleeves serving as inserts for the CD slipcases. The packaging is completely replicated from the original vinyl releases, with the exception of Heartbeat City, which is now released with white color borders instead of the original maroon, this change in color is what the band originally intended for the initial release.
Songs
1Good Times Roll3:45
2My Best Friend's Girl3:44
3Just What I Needed3:44