THE CARS – Heartbeat City (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – 4CD + LP Set [OCT 31]

Limited 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 4CD + 1LP (140g Black Vinyl) Set housed in a beautiful 16-page, 12 x 12 colour book. Includesb-sides, remixes, early mixes, alternate versions, and a full 1984 concert recorded in Houston. Also come with track-by-track annotations by keyboardist and band memberGreg Hawkes.

Celebrating over 40 years since its original release, Heartbeat City remains The Cars most commercially successful album, certified 4x platinum in the US and charting worldwide. Produced by Robert John Mutt Lange, it features six hit singles including Drive, You Might Think, and Magic.

The 40th anniversary deluxe edition is a 4 CD set containing unreleased material, including b-sides, remixes, early mixes, alternate versions, and a full 1984 concert recorded in Houston. A replica of the original vinyl LP, plus a beautiful 16-page, 12 x 12 colour book is featured as part of this set. Also includes track-by-track annotations by keyboardist and band member Greg Hawkes.

Tracklist:

CD 1/LP: Original album (released as Elektra 60296, 1984)
1. / A1. Hello Again
2. / A2. Looking for Love
3. / A3. Magic
4. / A4. Drive
5. / A5. Stranger Eyes
6. / B1. You Might Think
7. / B2. It’s Not the Night
8. / B3. Why Can’t I Have You
9. / B4. I Refuse
10. / B5. Heartbeat City

CD 2: B-Sides, Remixes, Early Versions & Demos
1. Breakaway
2. Hello Again (Remix)
3. Hello Again (Dub Version) +
4. Drive (Demo)
5. Stranger Eyes (Early Version) *
6. It’s Not the Night (Early Version) *
7. One More Time (Early Version of “Why Can’t I Have You”)
8. Baby I Refuse (Early Version of “I Refuse”)
9. Jacki (Early Version of “Heartbeat City”)
10. Shooting for You (First Version) *
11. Shooting for You (Re-Recorded Version) *
12. Shooting for You (Re-Recorded Version – Alternate Mix)

Track 1 released on “Why Can’t I Have You” single – Elektra 7-69657, 1984
Tracks 2-3 released on Elektra 12″ 0-66929, 1984
Tracks 4 and 7-9 released on Heartbeat City (Expanded Edition) – Elektra/Rhino R2 565284, 2018
Track 12 released on Panorama (Expanded Edition) – Elektra/Rhino R2 560030, 2017

CD 3: Early Mixes *
1. Hello Again
2. Looking for Love
3. Magic
4. Drive
5. Stranger Eyes
6. You Might Think
7. It’s Not the Night
8. Why Can’t I Have You
9. I Refuse
10. Heartbeat City
11. Breakaway
12. Shooting for You (First Version)
13. Shooting for You (Re-Recorded Version – Alternate Mix)

CD 4: Live at The Summit, Houston, TX – 9/11/1984 *
1. Hello Again +
2. It’s Not the Night +
3. Touch and Go +
4. Candy-O *
5. Good Times Roll +
6. Jimmy Jimmy +
7. Moving in Stereo +
8. Just What I Needed +
9. A Dream Away +
10. Cruiser +
11. Drive +
12. You Might Think +
13. My Best Friend’s Girl *
14. Magic +
15. Let’s Go +
16. Heartbeat City +
17. You’re All I’ve Got Tonight +

Tracks 1-3, 5-12 and 14-17 released on video as Live 1984-1985 – Vestron Music Video MA 1018, 1985

* = previously unreleased
+ = previously unavailable on CD