Heartbeat City (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Vinyl LP/4CD)

This 1LP/4CD set includes the original quadruple-platinum album on both CD and LP. The remainder revisits the making of the album with unreleased studio recordings and early mixes, plus a complete 1984 concert from the band’s Heartbeat City tour. It’s accompanied by a color booklet filled with photos, new track-by-track notes by keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and an essay from drummer David Robinson, who designed all of the band’s album covers, including the sleeve for Heartbeat City. 

Heartbeat City (Deluxe Edition) highlights the album sessions with a demo for the Top 10 hit Drive, along with unreleased recordings of tracks like Stranger Eyes and Jacki (later renamed Heartbeat City). The set also includes multiple versions of Shooting For You, an outtake from the 1980s Panorama that was revived during the making of Heartbeat City.

The set also features a complete concert recorded at The Summit in Houston on September 11, 1984. Originally released on VHS and Laserdisc as The Cars – Live 1984-1985, the performance appears on CD for the first time here, expanded to include previously unreleased versions of Candy-O and My Best Friend’s Girl. The band opened the show with Hello Again and packed 17 songs into a 70-minute set that featured half the new album, including You Might Think and Magic, alongside earlier hits like Good Times Roll and Let’s Go.

Tracklist:

1. Hello Again
2. Looking For Love
3. Magic
4. Drive
5. Stranger Eyes
6. You Might Think
7. It’s Not The Night
8. Why Can’t I Have You
9. I Refuse
10. Heartbeat City
11. Hello Again
12. Looking For Love
13. Magic
14. Drive
15. Stranger Eyes
16. You Might Think
17. It’s Not The Nigh
18. Why Can’t I Have You
19. I Refuse
20. Heartbeat City
21. Breakaway
22. Hello Again (Remix Version)
23. Hello Again
24. Drive (Demo)
25. Stranger Eyes (Early Version) *
26. It’s Not The Night (Early Version) *
27. One More Time (Early Version Of Why Can’t I Have You)
28. Baby I Refuse (Early Version Of I Refuse)
29. Jacki (Early Version Of Heartbeat City)
30. Shooting For You (First Version) *
31. Shooting For You (Re-Recorded Version) *
32. Shooting For You (Re-Recorded Version - Alternate Mix)
33. Hello Again (Early Mix) *
34. Looking For Love (Early Mix) *
35. Magic (Early Mix) *
36. Drive (Early Mix) *
37. Stranger Eyes (Early Mix) *
38. You Might Think (Early Mix) *
39. It’s Not The Night (Early Mix) * /
40. I Refuse (Early Mix) *
41. Heartbeat City (Early Mix) *
42. Breakaway (Early Mix) *
43. Shooting For You (First Version - Early Mix) * 
44. Shooting For You (Re-Recorded Version - Early Mix) *
45. Hello Again+
46. It’s Not The Night+
47. Touch And Go+ 
48. Candy-O *
49. Good Times Roll+
50. Jimmy Jimmy+
51. Moving In Stereo+
52. Just What I Need+
53. A Dream Away+
54. Cruiser+
55. Drive+
56. You Might Think+
57. My Best Friend’s Girl *
58. Magic+ 
59. Let’s Go+
60. Heartbeat City+
61. You’re All I’ve Got Tonight+

* Previously Unreleased 
+ Previously Unavailable on CD