{"product_id":"the-cars-cars-mobile-fidelity-numbered-edition","title":"The Cars - Cars (Mobile Fidelity Numbered Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the most critically and commercially successful debuts in history, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/strong\u003e' eponymous album doubles as a greatest-hits collection. Not one song on it is widely unrecognised or unknown. Consider the list: \"\u003cem\u003eYou're All I've Got Tonight\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \"\u003cem\u003eGood Times Roll\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \"\u003cem\u003eJust What I Needed\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \"\u003cem\u003eMoving in Stereo\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \"\u003cem\u003eMy Best Friend's Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \"\u003cem\u003eDon't Cha Stop\u003c\/em\u003e.\" “\u003cem\u003eBye Bye Love\u003c\/em\u003e.” Just call \u003cem\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/em\u003e the best new-wave rock album ever made. And a natural candidate for preservation on a Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original analog tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, mastered by engineer Krieg Wunderlich, and strictly limited to 4,000 numbered copies, MoFi’s UD1S 180g 45RPM 2LP box set presents the six-time platinum record in the most vivid, wide-spanning, three-dimensional sound it has enjoyed on vinyl. Compared to the label’s outstanding and out-of-print 180g 33RPM version, this collectible edition features richer textures, broader openness, greater presence, and bigger dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenefitting from the extra groove space on 45RPM by playing with enhanced definition, deep-black backgrounds, and ultra-quiet surfaces, this reissue portrays the band’s oscillating rhythms, futuristic keyboard passages, and panned images with stunning realism. Songs take on an absolutely surreal quality. The Cars and producer \u003cstrong\u003eRoy Thomas Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e manipulate arrangements at will to mesmerize listeners' senses. The concept of \"\u003cem\u003emoving in stereo\u003c\/em\u003e” has likely never been truer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe industry-leading packaging of the UltraDisc One Step set gives fans another reason to gravitate towards the 1978 album. A deluxe slipcase, two foil-stamped jackets, faithful-to-the-original graphics, and MoFi inner sleeves make for a premium tactile experience. It invites you to immerse yourself in everything about the record, including the now-familiar cover art depicting Nataliya Medvedeva behind the wheel. Enhanced by her glistening ruby-red lips, her face flashes an expression caught between surprise, ecstasy, and disbelief — an apropos way of responding to \u003cem\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/em\u003e whether you’re hearing it for the first or 1,115th time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 2024 into the National Recording Registry for its significance, and ranked the 353rd Greatest Album of All Time by \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/em\u003e explodes with emotion, energy, and hooks. Its songs unite then-disparate styles: bubblegum melodies, art-rock angularity, progressive structuralism, terse minimalism, and power-pop sheen. The stylish arrangements also benefit from a laidback cool and understated irony that remain uncommon in the world of contemporary mainstream music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqually rare is the deep chemistry the members shared before they entered London’s AIR Studios and knocked out the record in less than a month. \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Orr\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRic Ocasek\u003c\/strong\u003e began their first band together in the early ‘70s. A subsequent group with future Cars keyboardist \u003cstrong\u003eGreg Hawke\u003c\/strong\u003e preceded Orr and Ocasek bonding further by temporarily performing as a duo. One final pre-Cars ensemble, \u003cstrong\u003eCap’n Swing\u003c\/strong\u003e, brought guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eElliot Easton\u003c\/strong\u003e into the fold. A decision by Ocasek to take the band in a rock direction, a crucial lineup shuffle, and a name change begat the Cars so many listeners know and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready a going concern in Boston, the quintet cut its teeth and woodshopped songs for nearly a year and a half before signing with Elektra and partnering with Baker. \u003cem\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/em\u003e enjoyed success right out of the gate, hitting No. 18 on the \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e Top 200 chart and netting a pair of Top 40 singles in the form of “\u003cem\u003eJust What I Needed\u003c\/em\u003e” and deceptively happy “\u003cem\u003eMy Best Friend’s Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.” The sarcastic “\u003cem\u003eGood Times Roll\u003c\/em\u003e” climbed to No. 41, but soon enough, almost every track on \u003cem\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/em\u003e became a radio staple — an honor far more meaningful than chart positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsessed with incorporating the latest technologies and sounds into its palette, the band spiced tunes with delightful and quirky accents — country-tinged guitar fills, echoing Syndrums, reggae splashes, hard-rock tones, robotic pulses. Orr's low, nuanced deliveries and Ocasek's cool, detached vocals lend shades of doubt and double meaning to the lyrics, which are further counterbalanced by synthesizer flourishes and electronic beats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessible and eccentric, edgy and catchy: The results comprise a landmark whose characters come to vivid life with nuclear boots, dry-drip gloves, ribbon-festooned coiffures, suede-blue eyes, and rock ‘n’ roll hair. It's practically impossible to avoid humming along to every song, all enhanced by Baker's stellar production. Best known for his work with \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e, he ensured the record packed a punchy midrange, opened up with instrumental and vocal separation, and breathed with airy harmonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, from the timeless music to the sleek production and sonic restoration, \u003cem\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/em\u003e on UD1S is just what you needed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"UltraDisc One Step 180g 45RPM 2LP Box Set","offer_id":59539303596377,"sku":"SDZ-53033","price":169.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0821797206624-001.jpg?v=1790092450","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-cars-cars-mobile-fidelity-numbered-edition","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}