The Cars: Collection (1978 - 1987) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320] Re-up

The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1976, with singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek; singer, songwriter and bassist Benjamin Orr; lead guitarist Elliot Easton; keyboardist Greg Hawkes; and drummer David Robinson.

The Cars were at the forefront in merging 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new synthesizer-oriented pop that was then becoming popular and which would flourish in the early 1980s. Robert Palmer, music critic for The New York Times and Rolling Stone, described the Cars' musical style by saying: "they have taken some important but disparate contemporary trends—punk minimalism, the labyrinthine synthesizer and guitar textures of art rock, the '50s rockabilly revival and the melodious terseness of power pop—and mixed them into a personal and appealing blend."

The Cars were named "Best New Artist" in the 1978 Rolling Stone Readers' Poll and won "Video of the Year" for "You Might Think" at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. Their debut album, The Cars, sold six million copies and appeared on the Billboard 200 album chart for 139 weeks. As of 2001, the Cars have sold over 23 million albums in the United States.

The band broke up in 1988, and Ocasek later discouraged talk of a reunion. Orr died in 2000 from pancreatic cancer. In 2005, Easton and Hawkes joined with Todd Rundgren to form a spin-off band, the New Cars, which performed classic Cars and Rundgren songs alongside new material. The original surviving members reunited in 2010 to record a new album, Move Like This, which was released in May 2011, followed by a short tour. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…

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Tracklist VNL01 - The Cars 1978:
US LP 2009 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab • MFSL 1-274

A1. Good Times Roll [03:43]
A2. My Best Friend's Girl [03:41]
A3. Just What I Needed [03:42]
A4. I'm in Touch with Your World [03:29]
A5. Don't Cha Stop [03:01]
B1. You're All I've Got Tonight [04:11]
B2. Bye Bye Love [04:10]
B3. Moving in Stereo [04:42]
B4. All Mixed Up [04:10]




Tracklist VNL02 - Candy-O 1979:
US LP 1979 Elektra-Asylum Records • 5E-507

A1. Let's Go [03:32]
A2. Since I Held You [03:16]
A3. It's All I Can Do [03:45]
A4. Double Life [04:15]
A5. Shoo Be Doo [01:37]
A6. Candy-O [02:36]
B1. Night Spots [03:16]
B2. You Can't Hold On Too Long [02:46]
B3. Lust For Kicks [03:52]
B4. Got A Lot On My Head [02:59]
B5. Dangerous Type [04:33]




Tracklist VNL03 - Panorama 1980:
JP LP 1980 Warner-Pioneer Corporation • P-10885E

A1. Panorama [05:45]
A2. Touch And Go [04:55]
A3. Gimme Some Slack [03:32]
A4. Don't Tell Me No [04:01]
A5. Getting Through [02:37]
B1. Misfit Kid [04:32]
B2. Down Boys [03:07]
B3. You Wear Those Eyes [04:58]
B4. Running To You [03:22]
B5. Up And Down [03:37]




Tracklist VNL04 - Shake It Up 1981:
JP LP 1981 Warner-Pioneer Corporation • P-11087E

A1. Since You're Gone [03:33]
A2. Shake It Up [03:33]
A3. I'm Not The One [04:15]
A4. Victim Of Love [04:25]
A5. Cruiser [04:58]
B1. A Dream Away [05:44]
B2. This Could Be Love [04:27]
B3. Think It Over [04:56]
B4. Maybe Baby [05:07]




Tracklist VNL05 - Heartbeat City 1984:
JP LP 1984 Warner-Pioneer Corporation • P-11463

A1. Hello Again [03:47]
A2. Looking For Love [03:51]
A3. Magic [03:57]
A4. Drive [03:54]
A5. Stranger Eyes [04:26]
B1. You Might Think [03:05]
B2. It's Not The Night [03:48]
B3. Why Can't I Have You [04:03]
B4. I Refuse [03:15]
B5. Heartbeat City [04:31]




Tracklist VNL06 - Door To Door 1987:
US LP 1987 Elektra-Asylum Records • E1-60747

A1. Leave Or Stay [03:00]
A2. You Are The Girl [03:56]
A3. Double Trouble [04:17]
A4. Fine Line [05:26]
A5. Everything You Say [04:57]
A6. Ta Ta Wayo Wayo [02:52]
B1. Strap Me In [04:27]
B2. Coming Up You [04:18]
B3. Would Up On You [05:02]
B4. Go Away [04:38]
B5. Door To Door [03:20]