Name: Panorama
Brand: The Cars

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD560030

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Format detail

Soft-pak with 16 Page Booklet.

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-07-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

WEA /­ ADA

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

081227938314

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

A560030

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Double LP housed in Gatefold Sleeve with 3 Sides of Music plus Etching.

081227938307

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Cars

Genre US

Label US

Elektra

The Cars were an American New Wave rock group formed in 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts. Led by Ric Ocasek on vocals and guitar, the band also included Benjamin Orr on vocals and bass, Elliot Easton on guitar, Greg Hawkes on keyboards, saxophone, and guitar, and David Robinson on drums.

Initially known for their guitar-driven rock sound with progressive keyboard accompaniment, The Cars quickly transitioned to a heavily synth-based pop-rock style after releasing their first album. Throughout the late 1970s and into the 1980s, they became one of the most successful American New Wave bands with numerous platinum albums and Top 40 singles.

In 2006, Greg Hawkes and Elliot Easton joined forces with Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton (both from Utopia), and Prairie Prince (formerly of The Tubes) to form The New Cars. They performed mainly original Cars material live. In 2011, The Cars released a new album without Benjamin Orr who had passed away in 2000. They embarked on a tour again with Greg Hawkes taking over on bass and Ric Ocasek as the sole lead singer.

The Cars were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. They reunited once more to perform at the induction ceremony before Ric Ocasek's passing in September 2019.

New Wave / Post Punk

Following the massive success of The Cars’ multi-platinum debut in 1978, the band kept its platinum - album streak rolling with Candy-O and Panorama, releases that include memorable hits like Let’s Go, It’s All I Can Do and Touch and Go. For the first time ever, the band has expanded those classics to create versions that include rare and unreleased recordings taken from the sessions for each album. Band member Ric Ocasek recently supervised the remastering of these albums for last year’s boxed set The Cars: The Elektra Years, ensuring superior sound quality on these new versions. Panorama (Expanded Edition) builds on the original album’s 10 songs with four bonus tracks. They include the B-side Don’t Go To Pieces, as well as unreleased songs like Shooting For You, and Be My Baby. For this release, Wild once again pens the liner notes, along with reminisces from keyboardist Greg Hawkes.

Panorama

Music US

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