The Cars – Heartbeat City
Tracklist
| A1 | Hello Again | 3:47 | |
| A2 | Looking For Love | 3:52 | |
| A3 | Magic | 3:57 | |
| A4 | Drive | 3:55 | |
| A5 | Stranger Eyes | 4:26 | |
| B1 | You Might Think | 3:04 | |
| B2 | It's Not The Night | 3:49 | |
| B3 | Why Can't I Have You | 4:04 | |
| B4 | I Refuse | 3:16 | |
| B5 | Heartbeat City | 4:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Published By – Ric Ocasek
- Recorded At – Battery Studios, London
- Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Cinram
Credits
- Art Direction [For Hsu] – Cathy Henszey
- Bass, Vocals – Benjamin Orr
- Drums, Programmed By [Fairlight Cmi], Design [Cover] – David Robinson (3)
- Engineer [Mixing] – Mike Shipley
- Engineer [Recording] – Nigel Green
- Guitar – Ric Ocasek
- Guitar, Vocals – Elliot Easton
- Keyboards, Programmed By [Fairlight Cmi], Vocals – Greg Hawkes
- Lacquer Cut By – J.W.*
- Management [Direction For Lookout Management] – Bill Gerber, Elliot Roberts
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Painting [Cover Painting] – Peter Phillips (10)
- Photography By – Doris Kloster, George Holz
- Producer – Robert John "Mutt" Lange*, The Cars
- Producer [Assistant] – Andy Topeka, David Heglmeier, Steve Rance
- Programmed By [Fairlight Cmi] – Andy Topeka
- Vocals, Written-By – Ric Ocasek
Notes
Released in gatefold with inner lyric sleeve
Some initial sealed copies came with a circular hype sticker.
Some initial sealed copies came with a circular hype sticker.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): ST-E-60296-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): ST-E-60296-1-B
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A [etched]): 96-02961-A X J.W.
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side B [etched]): 96-02961-B X J.W.
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A & B [stamped]): "CR" in a circle
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side A [etched / stamped]): 96-02961-A J.W. CR
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side B [etched / stamped]): 96-02961-BX J.W. CR
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side A [etched / stamped]): 96-02961-A J.W. CR
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side B [etched / stamped]): 96-02961-B J.W. CR
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): CR
Other Versions (5 of 174)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartbeat City (LP, Album) | Elektra | 9 60296-1 | UK | 1984 | |||
| Heartbeat City (LP, Album, Stereo, Specialty Records Pressing) | Elektra | 60296-1 | US | 1984 | |||
Needs Changes | Heartbeat City (CD, Album) | Elektra, Elektra | 9 60296-2, 60296-2 | US | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | Heartbeat City (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition) | Elektra | E8-60296 | US | 1984 | ||
Recently Edited | Heartbeat City (LP, Album) | Elektra | ELEKTRA 3046 | Venezuela | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Scored a nice copy of this today for $5 CDN at a local shop. Great pressing.
Enter Mutt Lange! Great sounding record. The production is a real departure from what Roy Thomas Baker was doing, but the result is big, open, and really slick (not unlike the sound Mutt Lange was producing for Def Leppard around this time). I can’t imagine there is much room to improve on the laquer cut either. Just a beautiful pressing of an incredible record.- Great sounding record of a classic 80s album! A couple pops but that's probably due to age.
Some releases are translucent when help up to the light. Mine is purple. Great pressing!- Great album. Lots of their hits. Solid 80s addition to your collection.
- Picked up a Canadian Promo Copy today for $14 in my local record shop, sounds fantastic, guess the previous owner didn't play it much.
I picked this up used for $6 and after washing it gave it a spin. As soon as I heard the opening synth line of Hello Again I knew I had struck gold. What a clean, dynamic and dead quiet pressing of a (still) fantastic album. Highly recommended.
Release
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