The CarsHeartbeat City

Label:

Elektra – 96 02961

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold

Country:

Canada

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

New Wave

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
Written-ByGreg Hawkes
3:49
B3 Why Can't I Have You 4:04
B4 I Refuse 3:16
B5 Heartbeat City 4:31

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByWEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
  • Distributed ByWEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Copyright ©Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Published ByRic Ocasek
  • Recorded AtBattery Studios, London
  • Mixed AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByCinram

Credits

  • Art Direction [For Hsu]Cathy Henszey
  • Bass, VocalsBenjamin Orr
  • Drums, Programmed By [Fairlight Cmi], Design [Cover]David Robinson (3)
  • Engineer [Mixing]Mike Shipley
  • Engineer [Recording]Nigel Green
  • GuitarRic Ocasek
  • Guitar, VocalsElliot Easton
  • Keyboards, Programmed By [Fairlight Cmi], VocalsGreg Hawkes
  • Lacquer Cut ByJ.W.*
  • Management [Direction For Lookout Management]Elliot Roberts
  • Mastered ByGeorge Marino
  • Painting [Cover Painting]Peter Phillips (10)
  • Photography ByGeorge Holz
  • ProducerThe Cars
  • Producer [Assistant]Steve Rance
  • Programmed By [Fairlight Cmi]Andy Topeka
  • Vocals, Written-ByRic Ocasek

Notes

Released in gatefold with inner lyric sleeve

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 178)

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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
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Heartbeat City (CD, Album) Elektra 9 60296-2, 60296-2 US 1984
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Heartbeat City (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition) Elektra E8-60296 US 1984
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Heartbeat City (LP, Album) Elektra ELEKTRA 3046 Venezuela 1984

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Reviews

  • jwright2k276's avatar
    jwright2k276
    Scored a nice copy of this today for $5 CDN at a local shop. Great pressing.
    • JMC_'s avatar
      JMC_
      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.
      • Yobbin's avatar
        Yobbin
        Great sounding record of a classic 80s album! A couple pops but that's probably due to age.
        • djmpire's avatar
          djmpire
          Some releases are translucent when help up to the light. Mine is purple. Great pressing!
          • bgroulx's avatar
            bgroulx
            Great album. Lots of their hits. Solid 80s addition to your collection.
            • Oh_you_know's avatar
              Oh_you_know
              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.
              • rasoren's avatar
                rasoren
                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.

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