The Cars – The Cars - The Cars – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Vinyl LP #14430 – NM

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The Cars – The Cars - The Cars – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Vinyl LP #14430 – NEAR MINT

Features

Near Mint Condition

Limited Edition

Numbered Edition

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Vinyl LP #14430

180 Gram Vinyl

Stored in outer gatefold sleeve protector.

1/4" / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL WITH MOBILE FIDELITY'S 180G LP OF THE CARS: MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES, AUDIOPHILE-QUALITY REISSUE EPITOMIZES THE MEANING OF "MOVING IN STEREO"

Experience the timeless music of The Cars with this limited edition, remastered vinyl LP. The record features the band's iconic New Wave and Synth-Pop sound, pressed on high-quality vinyl in a 12" format. This edition is numbered and produced by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, ensuring the best possible sound quality. The record is housed in a sleek cardboard sleeve and stored in an outer gatefold sleeve protector. The vinyl itself is in near-mint condition, graded as NM or M-. With a record grading of NM and a sleeve grading of NM, this vinyl is a must-have for any rock fan. Don't miss your chance to own this piece of music history.

One of the most successful and enjoyable debuts in history, The Cars' self-titled album doubles as a greatest-hits collection. That's because not one song here is unrecognized or unknown. A huge reason why the Boston quintet became America's most popular new-wave band, The Cars launched eight tracks still regularly heard on radio stations everywhere. Consider the hit list: "You're All I've Got Tonight." "Good Times Roll." "Just What I Needed." "Moving in Stereo." "My Best Friend's Girl." "Don't Cha Stop." If you're a fan of pop music, this album is mandatory. Just call it the best new-wave rock album ever made.

Good Times Roll

My Best Friend's Girl

Just What I Needed

I'm in Touch With Your World

Don't Cha Stop

You're All I've Got Tonight

Bye Bye Love

Moving in Stereo

All Mixed Up

And now, The Cars sounds better than it has in any previous incarnation. Mastered from the original analog tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition LP allows the music's oscillating rhythms, futuristic keyboard passages, panned stereo images, and rippling textures to be experienced like never before. The songs take on a surreal quality, the Cars manipulating the vibrant music at will to mesmerize the listeners' senses and hold them at bay. Mobile Fidelity's pressing epitomizes the sensation of "moving in stereo."

Led by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, the Cars managed to unite then-disparate styles: bubblegum pop melodies, angular art rock, progressive arrangements, and terse minimalism. Orr's low, understated singing and Ocasek's cool, detached vocals lend shades of doubt and double meaning to the lyrics, which are further counterbalanced by orchestral keyboard flourishes and electronic beats. The brilliant arrangements also benefit from a laidback cool and understated irony that remain uncommon in the over-the-top world of mainstream music. Obsessed with incorporating the latest technologies and sounds into its palette, the band spiced its tunes with delightfully quirky accents — country-tinged guitar fills, echoing Syndrums, reggae splashes, hard-rock tones, robotic pulses.

The results are the sounds of a creative landmark. At once accessible and eccentric, edgy and catchy, The Cars explodes with emotion, energy, and hooks. It's impossible not to get caught up humming and singing along to every song, an appeal that comes courtesy of Roy Thomas Baker's stellar production. The legendary producer, best known for his work with Queen, ensured that the record seamlessly packed a smooth midrange, spacious imaging, and call-and-answer choruses in one tight package. Baker's trademark touches with harmony vocals abound.

"The MoFi disc is much better than the original in every way. It's more dynamic, much more natural on top, and all three dimensions have a lot bigger space. This disc is great from start to finish, but "Moving in Stereo" will blow you away on a great system in a big room."

UPC: 821797127417

Label:    Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 1-274

Series:  Original Master Recording, GAIN 2™ Ultra Analog LP 180g Series

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, 180 Gram, Gatefold

Country: United States

Released: 2009

Genre:  Electronic, Rock

Style:     New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth-pop

Track List

A1                        Good Times Roll              3:44

A2                        My Best Friend's Girl      3:44

A3                        Just What I Needed        3:44

A4                        I'm In Touch With Your World    3:31

A5                        Don't Cha Stop  3:01

B1                        You're All I've Got Tonight           4:13

B2                        Bye Bye Love     4:14

B3                        Moving In Stereo - Written-By – Greg Hawkes - 4:41

B4                        All Mixed Up      4:14

Licensed From – Elektra Entertainment Group

Produced For – RTB (Audio/Visual) Productions Ltd.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Copyright © – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Copyright © – Elektra Entertainment Group

Copyright © – Lido Music

Copyright © – Oversnare Music

Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 18358

Engineered At – RTB (Audio/Visual) Productions Ltd.

Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Art Direction – Ron Coro

Design – Johnny Lee (4)

Design [Collage] – David Robinson (3), Jerome Jordan Higgins*

Design [For MOFI] – John A. Beck

Drums, Percussion, Electronic Drums [Syndrums], Backing Vocals – David Robinson (3)

Engineer [Engineered By] – Geoff Workman

Engineer [Second] – Nigel Walker

Keyboards, Percussion, Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Greg Hawkes

Lacquer Cut By – SRB*

Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Elliot Easton

Management – Elliot Roberts

Mastered By [Half-Speed Mastered By] – Shawn R. Britton

Model [Cover Model, Uncredited] – Nataliya Medvedeva*

Photography By – Elliot Gilbert

Producer [Produced By] – Roy Thomas Baker

Vocals, Bass – Benjamin Orr

Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Written-By – Ric Ocasek

© 2009 Elektra Entertainment Group. Produced Under License from Elektra Entertainment Group. Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Co. This Edition and Packaging ℗ & © 2009 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Half-Speed Mastered by Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 Ultra Analog System™

1/4" / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe

Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl • Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve • Heavy Duty Protective Packaging • Mastered from the Original Master Tapes

Number gold-stamped on back (No. ######)

Produced... Engineered for R.T.B. (Audio - Visual) Productions Ltd.

All songs written by Ric Ocasek copyright © 1978 Lido Music (BMI) except "Moving In Stereo" copyright © 1978 Lido Music (BMI) and Oversnare Music (ASCAP).

A & B runouts are etched.

Barcode (Scanned): 821797127417

Barcode (Text): 8 21797 12741 7

Rights Society: BMI

Rights Society: ASCAP

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): MFSL 1-274 A2 SRB/2 "Nuclear Boots" 18358.1(3)...

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): MFSL 1-274 B2 SRB/2 "Substitution•Mass Confusion" 18358.2(3)...