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Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology

The Cars Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

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 Gimme Some Slack
15 Nightspots
16 Slipaway
17 That's It
18 Panorama
19 It's All I Can Do
20 Don't Go To Pieces

Disc: 2

1 Touch and Go
2 Don't Tell Me No
3 Shake It Up
4 Since You're Gone
5 I'm Not The One
6 Cruiser
7 The Little Black Egg
8 Funtime
9 You Might Think
10 Drive
11 Magic
12 Hello Again
13 Why Can't I Have You
14 Breakaway
15 Tonight She Comes
16 You Are The Girl
17 Strap Me In
18 Door To Door
19 Leave Or Stay
20 Ta Ta Wayo Wayo

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45 tracks from the most popular "new wave" band of 'em all, including unreleased early demos and rare, non-LP single sides! Includes classics like My Best Friend's Girl; You're All I've Got Tonight; Let's Go; Shake It Up; You Might Think; Tonight She Comes , and more, all annotated!

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Despite musical roots that branched from the Velvets to Steely Dan and the likes of then-new wave icons Roxy Music, the Cars never strayed far from the crucial, hook-conscious, three-minute pop song sensibility which made them one of the most successful and long-lived radio staples of the '70s and '80s. As well as being catchy, Ric Ocasek's best songs are also ironic--"Good Times Roll" and "Just What I Needed" both contain winking lyrical twists. With Ben Orr vocalizing the sweeter material, guitarist Elliott Easton's and keyboardist Greg Hawke's often-quirky musical embroidery, and drummer David Robinson's rhythmic propulsion and fashion sense, the Cars became the self-contained rock juggernaut--or, if you prefer, new wave arena band--documented on these two discs.

The hit singles and select album cuts stretch from their improbably rich debut through moodier efforts like "Panorama" and the vibrant, yet satisfying "Shake It Up" and "Heartbeat City." The CD is well seasoned by a cache of previously unreleased demos, B-sides, and outtakes. The earliest of these ('77 demos of "Take Me Now" and "Cool Fool") demonstrate that the band's sound was intact before they met their first multiplatinum producer, while later rarities (playful covers of Iggy's "Fun Time" and the Nightcrawlers' "Little Black Egg") underscore their eclectic, seemingly incongruous tastes. --Jerry McCulley

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 5.75 x 1 inches; 6.4 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Elektra / Rhino
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Elektra / Rhino
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000003474
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 151 ratings

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Not bad on mastering.
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Not bad on mastering.
I have the original 1995 release of The Cars Anthology. The audio is good.If you're looking for the best audio for The Cars first six albums. hdtracks has "The Cars Studio Album Collection: 1978-1987" in HD FLAC 24-bit 192Hz. I have it, the audio is excellent.
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Karl Nevins
5.0 out of 5 stars Great item and service
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023
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Great album. Excellent efficient service.
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Thia
5.0 out of 5 stars Plays perfectly, great compilation
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
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Received quickly and in good condition. Discs play perfectly and I don't mind a roughed up jewel case at all. Inserts are intact and in good condition as well. Excellent compilation of one of my favorite bands!
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F. J. PRISCO
5.0 out of 5 stars The most and the least
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2011
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Very simply: either you want just what you hear on the radio, or you want more. If you just want the hits, there are compilations titled that way which will better suit your needs, and you can get one of those; no problem.

If you want more, here it is: tracks for every album 1978-87, and even a bit before that. Maybe you don't want to hear a demo of "Nightspots" before the band developed it, but the more serious fans do, and Rhino counted on them buying this too.

Of course, the truly serious fan will get all the albums, but this release still offers them plenty of B-sides and rarities, Truth to tell: I hesitated a long time on getting this release, but now I'm delighted that I did. The albums I didn't care much for turn out to have a few good songs after all, and the rarities are all worth hearing.

The best judge is you, as to how much Cars you need: hits, everything, or somewhere in between. This is in between. For me, that proved perfect (along with the first album in the deluxe edition, and the second album).
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Frahengeo
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it used.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021
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Buy it used. For $5.00 (plus $4.00 S+H), it's a good compilation, and a good introduction to The Cars if you are unfamiliar with their material. I like the packaging and the styling.
The sound quality is okay. For the best digital sound quality, look for the SACD versions of the albums (self titled, Candy-O, and Heartbeat City)
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T.M. Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what you need . . .
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2007
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An outstanding 40 song compilation on 2 CDs. Owning this arguably eliminates the need for owning any individual Cars albums (I have them all). Packing these tunes onto 2 CDs allowed the producers to include all the best songs and even a few alternative numbers . . . unreleased demos and covers. Cool.

I noticed that Reviewer Larry Davis wrote that the playlist was perfect except that Dontcha Stop should have been replaced with Bye Bye Love. I concur. It would have made this collection perfect. But that is not a deal breaker. If you enjoy The Cars, this is just what you need.
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Pen Pal Mike
4.0 out of 5 stars My Review of The Cars Anthology
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2011
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I purchased this 2 CD set, because it had one of my favorite songs on it called "Drive", and I discovered that there were other songs on it that I haven't heard since I was a kid. For instance, one of songs was "magic", which I bought a single 45 RPM record of when I was 9 years old. Altogether, this is a great set of all their hit songs including two never before released demo versions of the songs entitled "Leave or Stay", and "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo" recorded back in 1977. So, if you're a fan of The Cars, I would highly recommend this 2CD set.
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Albert Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Listen to music
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2022
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I like some of the songs on this cd
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T. Copeland
5.0 out of 5 stars This is Just What I Needed, an Anthology of the Cars!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014
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I have been a fan of the Cars from back in the day. I have their albums (and most solo albums) all on vinyl. When looking to modernize my collection and put my favorite Cars music on my mp3 players, I got everything I needed (pun intended) on this CD anthology. I recommend it highly.
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JD
5.0 out of 5 stars 👍
Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2018
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Good cd
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Howie Rowale
5.0 out of 5 stars Die derzeit beste Best of...
Reviewed in Germany on November 15, 2019
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Der derzeit beste Querschnitt der Karriere der Band auf dem Markt. Wer sich einen Überblick verschaffen möchte und trotzdem alle Schaffensphasen kennenlernen möchte, kommt an dieser Doppel CD nicht vorbei.
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Sharif Laurent
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome best of...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2016
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Was a casual fan of the Cars in the 80's. Bought this disc for the hits. Blown away by how great all the tracks are. Great listen. This album has made me a much bigger Cars fan.
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Mr. Remi Proux
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellente compilation !
Reviewed in France on May 12, 2014
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Une double compilation excellente, j'ai acheté cette anthology des Cars avec le Juke Box Heros/very Best of de Foreigner, J'adore ces deux groupes et je trouve judicieux le choix du Dble CD, le format simple serait trop réducteur !
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りおら
5.0 out of 5 stars これは
Reviewed in Japan on April 23, 2014
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持ってて損はないです。
時々、聞きたくなる程度のファンですが、
カーズはこの程度の距離で一生聞いていきます。
聞きたい曲は全部入ってます。
いつでも安心な一枚です＾～＾
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