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THE CARS
Boston, Massachussetts, USA
* 1976

Line-Up (2010):

Ric Ocasek - voc,g
Elliott Easton - g
Greg Hawkes - kb
David Robinson - ds

Former Members:

Benjamin Orr (bg,voc, 1976-88)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Cars	6/1978	Elektra		29	18
2.	Candy-O	6/1979	Elektra		30	3
3.	Panorama	29.08.1980	Elektra			5
4.	Shake It Up	11/1981	Elektra			9
5.	Heartbeat City	23.03.1984	Elektra		25	3
6.	The Cars Greatest Hits	11/1985	Elektra		27	12
7.	Door To Door	8/1987	Elektra		72	26
8.	Anthology (box set)	15.01.1996	Warner Bros
9.	Prototypes	08.07.1996	WEA
10.	The Complete Greatest Hits	19.02.2002	Rhino			32
11.	Essentials	04.10.2005	WEA
12.	Soundtracks	6/2006
13.	The Cars Unlocked produced by: Ric Ocasek	17.10.2006	Docurama
14.	Original Album Series	09.03.2010	Warner Bros
15.	Move Like This	10.05.2011	Hear Music			7
16.	Vanishing Point	25.09.2015	FM Concert Broadcasts
17.	The Elektra Years: 1978-1987	11.03.2016	Rhino
18.	Moving in Stereo: The Best of the Cars	06.05.2016
19.	Vanishing Point	13.01.2017	FM Concert Broadcasts

Ric Ocasek:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Beautitude	2/1983	Geffen			28
2.	This Side Of Paradise	10/1986	Geffen			31
3.	Fireball Zone	7/1991	Sire
4.	Troublizing produced by: Ric Ocasek/Billy Corgan	15.09.1997	Columbia
5.	Nexterday produced by: Ric Ocasek	27.09.2005	Inverse/Sanctuary
6.	Quick Change World	23.11.2010

Benjamin Orr:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Lace	12/1986	Elektra			86

Elliot Easton:

1. Change No Change

Greg Hawkes:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Niagara Falls	1983
2.	Beatles Uke	18.11.2008	Solid Air

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	My Best Friend's Girl / Moving In Stereo	30.06.1978	Elektra
2.	Just What I Needed / I'm In Touch With Your World	6/1978	Elektra		27
3.	My Best Friend's Girl / Don't Cha Stop	20.10.1978	Elektra	3	35
4.	Just What I Needed / I'm In Touch With Your World	1/1979	Elektra	17
5.	Good Times Roll / All Mixed Up	3/1979	Elektra		41
6.	Let's Go / That's It	6/1979	Elektra	51	14
7.	Double Life / Come Around (v GB)	21.09.1979	Elektra
8.	It's All I Can Do / Got A Lot On My Head	10/1979	Elektra		41
9.	Double Life / Candy-O (v USA)	1/1980	Elektra
10.	It's All I Can Do / Candy-O (v GB)	01.02.1980	Elektra
11.	Touch And Go / Down Boys	8/1980	Elektra		37
12.	Don't Tell Me No / Don't Go To Pieces (v USA)	1/1981	Elektra
13.	Gimme Some Slack / Don't Go To Pieces (v USA)	3/1981	Elektra
14.	Shake It Up / Cruiser	11/1981	Elektra		3
15.	Since You're Gone / Think It Over	3/1982	Elektra		41
16.	Since You're Gone / Maybe Baby	5/1982	Elektra	37
17.	This Could Be Love / Victim Of Love (v USA)	6/1982	Elektra
18.	Think It Over / I'm Not The One (v GB)	20.08.1982	Elektra
19.	You Might Think / Heartbeat City	2/1984	Elektra		7
20.	Why Can't I Have You / Heartbeat City (v GB)	23.03.1984	Elektra
21.	Magic / I Refuse	5/1984	Elektra		12
22.	Drive / Stranger Eyes	7/1984	Elektra	3	3
23.	Two Eyes	8/1984	Elektra		4
24.	Hello Again	10/1984	Elektra		20
25.	You Might Think / I Refuse 12" + Let's Go	23.11.1984	Elektra	88
26.	Why Can't I Have You / Heartbeat City 12" + Hello Again (remix) / Moving In Stereo	1/1985	Elektra		33
27.	Heartbeat City / Why Can't I Have You 12" + Chemistry / Hello Again	9/1985	Elektra	24
28.	Tonight She Comes / Just What I Needed	10/1985	Elektra		7
29.	Tonight She Comes / Breakaway 12" + Just What I Needed	11/1985	Elektra	79
30.	I'm Not The One / Heartbeat City	1/1986	Elektra		32
31.	I'm Not The One (remix) / Since You're Gone 12" + Shake It Up (v GB)	3/1986	Elektra
32.	You Are The Girl / Ta Ta Wayo wayo 12" + Tonight She Comes	8/1987	Elektra		17
33.	Strap Me In / Door To Door	11/1987	Elektra		85
34.	Coming Up You / Double Trouble	1/1988	Elektra		74
35.	My Best Friend's Girl / Moving In Stereo	24.01.2017	Elektra

Ric Ocasek:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Something To Grab For / Connect Up To Me	2/1983	Geffen		47
2.	A Quick One / Jimmy Jimmy	6/1983	Geffen
3.	Emotions In Motion / P.F.J. 12" + Step By Step	8/1986	Geffen		15
4.	True To You / Hello Darkness	12/1986	Geffen		75

Benjamin Orr:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Stay The Night / That's The Way	10/1986	Elektra		24
2.	The Lace / Too Hot To Stop	4/1987	Elektra

Elliot Easton:

1. The Hard Way / (Wearing Down) Like A Wheel (4/85, Elektra)
2. Wearing Down Like A Wheel / Shayla (6/85, Elektra)

Videos:

1. The Cars Unlocked - 17.10.2006, Docurama, live

Movies:

1. Made In Heaven (1987, Rick Ocasek starring)

Awards:

2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2021 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "The Cars", 1978)

Various:

original name Cap'n Swing
disbanded 1988
reunited 2010

Compilation Appearances:

"Drive" on OST "The Osbournes Family Album" (11.6.02, Epic)
"Drive" on OST "The Squid And The Whale" (18.10.05, Ultra)

Ric Ocasek:

produced by LP:

Bad Brains: Rock For Light (12.8.83, Caroline)
Alan Vega: Saturn Strip (9/83, Elektra)
Alan Vega: Just A Million Dreams (12/85, Elektra)
Weezer: Weezer (7/94, Geffen)
Bad Brains: God Of Love (8.5.95)
Bad Religion: The Gray Race (3/96)
Nada Surf: High/Low (18.6.96, Elektra)
D Generation: No Lunch (9/96, Sony)
Cake Like: Bruiser Queen (12.5.97, WEA)
Guided By Voices: Do The Collapse (27.9.99, Creation)
Weezer: The Green Album (15.5.01, Interscope)
Bran Van 3000: Discosis (28.5.01, Grand Royal)
Brazilian Girls: Talk To La Bomb (12.9.06, Verve Forecast)
The Cribs: For All My Sisters (23.3.15, Sonic Blew)

produced by SP:

Bebe Buell: Covers Girl EP (4/81, Rhino)
Alan Vega: Jukebox Babe (11/81, Ze)
Guided By Voices: Teenage FBI (13.9.99, Creation)

appeared on the LP:

Alan Vega: Saturn Strip (9/83, Elektra)
Brazilian Girls: Talk To La Bomb (12.9.06, Verve Forecast)
Shwayze: Let It Beat (2009)

23.8.1989 married Paulinou Porizkovou

Greg Hawkes:

appeared on the LP:

Alan Vega: Saturn Strip (9/83, Elektra)
Rick Ocasek: Troublizing (15.9.97, Columbia)
Rick Ocasek: Nexterday (27.9.05, Inverse)

Elliott Easton:

appeared on the LP:

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels: Checks, Thugs & Rock n' Roll (14.3.06, RomenMpire)
Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders: Red Light Fever (19.4.10)
William Shatner: Shatner Claus - The Christmas Album (26.10.18, Cleopatra)
Perry Farrell: Kind Heaven (7.6.19, BMG)
David Hasselhoff: Open Your Eyes (27.9.19)

appeared on the SP:

Perry Farrell: MEND (21.05.21)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1988	5		22	Melodie ze světa
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1978	40	14.10.1978	4	News
1978	42	04.11.1978	18	Singles	single review
1979	23	23.06.1979	32	Albums	album review
1979	25	07.07.1979	26	Singles	single review
1979	36	22.09.1979	29	Singles	single review
1980	5	02.02.1980	24	Singles	single review
1980	32	20.09.1980	32	Albums	album review
1981	48	28.11.1981	17	Albums	album review
1982	34	21.08.1982	19	Singles	single review
1984	11	17.03.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	14	07.04.1984	28	Albums	album review
1984	30	08.09.1984	27	Singles	single review
1984	37	27.10.1984	16		interview
1984	37	27.10.1984	27	Albums	album review
1984	40	17.11.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	7	11.04.1994	7	Galerie