When the Cars released their first greatest-hits album in 1985, it was capping a golden run that culminated in 1984's Heartbeat City, their biggest hit yet. They lasted one...
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In the 1990s, people who were into collecting bootlegs learned to trust certain illicit labels. Moonraker, Thunderball, Optimum, Shout to the Top, and KTS were all highly...
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While casual admirers of the Cars can stick with their 1985 Greatest Hits collection, more serious fans should go right to the more thorough two-CD set Just What I Needed:...
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Back in 1996, Rhino Records had plans for a Cars rarities disc entitled Prototypes, which was to include their entire first album in demo form, as well as other rarities...
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The Cars' 1978 self-titled debut, issued on the Elektra label, is a genuine rock masterpiece. The band jokingly referred to the album as their "true greatest-hits album,"...
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The Cars were responsible for some of rock's most recognizable radio hits by the mid '80s, so when the band took an extended break after their successful tour for Heartbeat...
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While the Cars were between their fourth and fifth albums, Elektra reissued their first and second albums together on a single cassette. Since Candy-O closely follows the...
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Since the Cars had created a perfect album with their 1978 self-titled debut, it would be nearly impossible to top it. Instead of laboring long and hard over a follow-up...
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For their third album, 1980's Panorama (Elektra), the Cars decided to challenge their fans with an album unlike its predecessors. Whereas The Cars and Candy-O were both...
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By augmenting their sound with more synthesizers, electronics, and drum machines, the Cars' fourth release, Shake It Up (1981, Elektra), helped bridge their hard rock-based...
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MTV had become a major marketing tool by 1984, and the Cars were one of the first bands to use the new video medium to their advantage. The band's fifth album, Heartbeat...
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