The Cars
€ The Cars get started: Elliot Easton
(guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards, synthesizer), Ric
Ocasek (vocals, guitar), Benjamin Orr (vocals, bass), David
Robinson (drums).
1978.06 THE CARS UK.29 US.18 tttttt
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker
A1.Good Times Roll A2.My Best Friend’s Girl A3.Just What I Needed A4.I’m in
Touch With Your World A5.Don’t Cha Stop B1.You’re All I’ve Got Tonight B2.Bye
Bye Love B3.Moving in Stereo B4.All Mixed Up
(orig
lp) US/AUSL/CAN Elektra 6E-135
[lyrics], UK Elektra K-52088 [lyrics], GER/NET Elektra
ELK-52088, JPN Elektra P-10552E, YUG Suzy ELK-52088
(orig
cs) US Elektra TC5-135
(reiss
lp) 1987: BRA Elektra 32027, US
Nautilus NR-14
(reiss
cd) 1992: US DCC GZS-1032
(reiss
cdx) repackaged as Deluxe Edition w.
bonus disc: 1.Good Times Roll (Live)
2.My Best
Friend’s Girl (Demo) 3.Just What I Needed (Demo) 4.I’m in Touch With Your World
(Demo) 5.Don’t Cha Stop (Demo)
6.You’re All I’ve Got Tonight (Demo)
7.Bye Bye
Love (Demo) 8.Moving in Stereo (Demo) 9.All Mixed Up (Demo) 10.They Won’t See
You
11.Take What You Want
12.Wake Me Up 13.You Can’t Push
Me 14.Hotel Queenie
(boxed) w. Candy-O
1983: US Elektra 60278 [CS]
1978.06 A1.JUST WHAT I NEEDED UK.17 US.27
[6.11.78-17w]
B1.I’m in Touch with Your World
7”: US Elektra 45491
(reiss) B1.Good Times Roll
7”: US Elektra Spun Gold E-45119
1978.10 A1.MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL UK.3 US.35
[10.21.78-15w]
B1.Don’t Cha Stop
7”: US Elektra E-45537
B1.My Best Friend’s Girl (Mono)
7PRO: US Elektra E-45537
B1.Moving in Stereo
7”:
1979.03 A1.GOOD TIMES ROLL B1.All Mixed Up US.41 [3.17.79-10w]
7”: US Elektra 46014
1979.06 CANDY-O UK.30 US.3 tttt
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker
A1.Let’s Go A2.Since I Held You A3.It’s All I Can Do A4.Double Life A5.Shoo Be
Doo
A6.Candy-O
B1.Nightspots B2.You Can’t Hold
on Too Long B3.Lust for Kicks
B4.Got a Lot on My Head B5.The Dangerous Type
(orig
lp)
Elektra ELK-52148 [lyrics], JPN Elektra P-10672E
(orig
cs) US Elektra 5C5-507, GER Elektra
K452 148
(reiss
lp) US Nautilus NR-49
(reiss
cd) 1984: US Elektra 5E-507-2, 2001: US
Elektra 60559 [digrem]
1979.06 A1.LET’S GO B1.That’s It UK.51 US.14
[6.30.79-15w]
7”: US/AUSL/CAN Elektra E-46063,
[picture disc], JPN
Warnr/Pioneer P-450E [ps]
B1.Candy-O
7”: BRA Elektra 12045, EUR Elektra 12384
(reiss) B1.My Best Friend’s Girl
7”: US Elektra Spun Gold E-45118
B1.It’s All I Can Do
7”: CAN Elektra GS-45507
1979.09 A1.DOUBLE LIFE B1.Got a
7”:
B1.Candy-O
7: US/CAN Elektra E-46580
1979.09 A1.IT’S ALL I CAN DO US.41 [10.13.79-10w]
B1.Got a Lot on My Head
7”: US Elektra 46546
(1979.12) B1.Candy-O
7”:
1980.08 A1.TOUCH AND GO B1.Down Boys US.37 [9.6.80-11w]
7”: US/CAN Elektra E-47039, UK/GER Elektra K-12477, JPN
Warner P-604E
B1.Touch and Go (Mono)
7PRO: US Elektra P-47039
1980.09 PANORAMA US.5
t
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker
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
(orig
lp)
Elektra X5E-514 [lyrics], GER Elektra ELK-52240
[lyrics]
(orig
cs)
(orig
8t)
(reiss
cd) US Elektra 514, EUR
1980.10 A1.DON’T TELL ME NO B1.Don’t Go to Pieces
7: US/CAN Elektra E-47080
1981.02 A1.GIMME SOME SLACK B1.Don’t Go to Pieces
7”: US Elektra E-47101
1981.11 SHAKE IT UP US.9
tt
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker
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
(orig
lp)
(orig
cs)
1981.11 A1.SHAKE IT UP B1.Cruiser US.4
[11.21.82-22w]
7”: US/CAN Elektra E-47250, UK Elektra K-12583 [picture
disc], GER Elektra
ELK-12583, ITA Elektra W-12583 [ps]
B1.Shake It Up (Mono)
7”: US Elektra E-47250
1982.03 A1.SINCE YOU’RE GONE UK.37 US.41
[3.27.82-9w]
B1.Think It Over
7”: US Elektra E-47433
2.My Best Friend’s Girl 3.Let’s Go
12:
1982.06 A1.VICTIM OF LOVE B1.This Could Be Love
7”: US Elektra E-47479
B1.Victim of Love (Mono)
7PRO: US Elektra E-47479
1982 A1.I’M NOT THE ONE (Remix)
B1.Since You’re Gone
7”:
1984.03 A1.YOU MIGHT THINK US.7
[3.10.84-17w]
12PRO: US Elektra 4963
B1.Heartbeat City
7”: US Elektra 69744, JPN Elektra P-1857 [ps]
12: GER Elektra 966 968
B1.I Refuse
7”:
1984.03
Produced by The Cars and
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
A1.Hello Again A2.Looking for Love A3.Magic
A4.Drive A5.Stranger Eyes B1.You
Might Think B2.It’s Not the Night B3.Why Can’t I Have You B4.I Refuse
B5.Heartbeat City
(orig
lp) US Elektra 60296 [gf/lyrics],
UK/GER Elektra 960 296-1 [gf/lyrics], CAN Elektra 96
02961 [gf/lyrics], JPN Elektra P-11403, YUG Suzy
ELK-602961
(orig
cs) US Elektra 60296, CAN Elektra 96
02964
(orig
cd) US/GER Elektra 60296
1984.04 A1.WHY CAN’T I HAVE YOU US.33 [1.26.85-17w]
(1985) 7PRO: US Elektra 7-69657
B1.Heartbeat City
7”:
(1985.01) B1.Breakaway
7”: US Elektra 7-69657,
3.Shake It Up
12: GER Elektra 966 914-0
3.Hello Again (Remix) 4.Moving in Stereo
12:
1984.05 A1.MAGIC B1.I Refuse US.12
[5.19.84-17w]
7”: US Elektra 7-69724, JPN Elektra P-1873 [ps]
1984.07 A1.DRIVE B1.Stranger Eyes UK.5 US.3
[8.4.84-19w]
UK.4 [7.85]
7”: US Elektra 7-69706,
Elektra EKS-727
3.My Best Friend’s Girl
12:
(1989) 2.My Best Friend’s Girl 3.Shake It Up 4.Since You’re Gone
CDS: GER Elektra 969 342-2
1984.10 A1.HELLO AGAIN B1.Hello Again (Dub) US.20
[10.27.84-15w]
7”: US Elektra 7-69681
3.Hello Again (Remix)
12: US Elektra 66929
1985.09 A1.HEARTBEAT CITY
B1.Why Can’t I Have You
7”:
1985.10 A1.TONIGHT SHE COMES US.7 [11.2.85-17w]
12PRO: US Elektra ED-5102
B1.Just What I Needed
7: US Elektra 7-69589, UK Elektra EKR-30, UK Elektra
EKR-30P [picture disc],
CAN/GER Elektra 96 95897
1985.11 GREATEST HITS UK.27 US.12 tttttt
1.Just What I Needed 2.Since You’re Gone 3.You Might Think 4.Good Times Roll
5.Touch and Go 6.Drive
7.Tonight She Comes 8.My Best
Friend’s Girl 9.Heartbeat
City
10.Let’s Go 11.Magic 12.Shake It Up
(orig
lp) US Elektra 60464 [ps], GER Elektra
960 464-1 [ps]
(reiss
cd) 1998: US DCC GZS-1123
1986.01 A1.I’M NOT THE ONE B1.Heartbeat City US.32
[2.1.86-11w]
7”: US Elektra 7-69569
1987.08 DOOR
TO DOOR UK.72 US.26 t
Produced by Ric Ocasek
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
(orig
lp) GER Elektra 960747-1 [lyrics]
(orig
cd) US Elektra 60747
1987.08 A1.YOU ARE THE
GIRL US.17 [8.29.87-14w]
12PRO: US Elektra ED-5249
B1. Ta Ta Wayo Wayo
7”: US Elektra 69446 [ps],
Elektra P-2320
3.Tonight She Comes
12:
1987.11 A1.STRAP ME IN B1.Door to Door
7:” US Elektra 7-69427, GER Elektra 969 427-7 [ps]
3.I’m Not the One
12: GER Elektra 966 785-0
1988.01 A1.COMING UP YOU US.74
[1.23.88-5w]
12PRO: US Elektra ED-5264
B1.Double Trouble
7”: US Elektra 7-69432 [ps]
1995.11.7 THE CARS ANTHOLOGY: JUST WHAT I NEEDED
1.Just What I Needed 2.My Best Friend’s Girl 3.Good Times Roll 4.You’re All
I’ve Got Tonight 5.Don’t Cha Stop 6.Moving in Stereo 7.Take Me Now
8.Cool Fool
9.Let’s Go 10.Candy-O
11.Dangerous Type 12.Double
Life 13.Got a Lot on My Head
14.It’s All I Can Do 15.Nightspots
16.Slip Away 17.That’s It 18.Panorama
19.Gimme Some Slack 20.Don’t Go to Pieces 21.Touch and Go 22.Don’t Tell Me No
23.Shake It Up 24.Since You’re Gone 25.I’m Not the One 26.Cruiser
27.Little
Black Egg 28.Funtime 29.You Might Think 30.Drive
31.Magic 32.Hello Again
33.Why Can’t I Have You 34.Breakaway
35.Tonight She Comes 36.You Are
the Girl
37.Strap Me In 38.Door to Door 39.Leave or Stay 40.Ta Ta Wayo Wayo
(orig
2-cd) US/AUSL Rhino 73506
2001 SHAKE
IT UP AND OTHER HITS
1.Shake It Up 2.Let’s Go
3.Magic 4.Touch and Go 5.Bye Bye Love 6.Tonight She
Comes
7.Why Can’t I Have You
8.Coming Up You 9.You Are the
Girl 10.Just What I
Needed.
(orig
cd)
2002.02.19 COMPLETE GREATEST HITS
1.Just What I Needed 2.My Best Friend’s Girl 3.Good Times Roll 4.You’re All
I’ve Got Tonight 5.Bye Bye Love 6.Moving in Stereo 7.Let’s Go
8.It’s All I Can
Do
9.Dangerous Type 10.Touch
and Go 11.Shake It Up 12.Since You’re Gone
13.I’m Not the One 14.You Might Think 15.Drive
16.Magic 17.Hello Again 18.Why
Can’t I Have You 19.Tonight She Comes 20.You Are the Girl
(orig
cd) US Rhino 78288