The Elektra Years 1978–1987 is a box set containing the six albums released by the American new wave rock band the Cars during that time period. Each album was newly remastered by Ted Jensen, under the supervision of band member Ric Ocasek. It was released in 2016 on Elektra Records on CD, digital and vinyl formats.
Albums The Cars (1978) Candy-O (1979) Panorama (1980) Shake It Up (1981) Heartbeat City (1984) Door to Door (1987)
Notes The CD packaging replicates the original vinyl releases with the original vinyl inner sleeves serving as inserts for the CD slipcases. Heartbeat City in this box set is now released with white color borders instead of the original maroon, this change in color is what the band intended for the original release. The albums do not feature any bonus tracks. Consequently, non-album tracks released by the Cars on Elektra (most notably the hit "Tonight She Comes", as well as several B-sides and remixes) do not appear in this box set compilation.
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