Instant Gratification: The Cars, "Drive" (Demo)
April is going to be a pretty swell month for The Cars, what with the band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but for Cars fans, the awesomeness of April actually kicks off on March 30, as that's when Rhino will be releasing expanded editions of two of the band's classic albums.
That's right: both SHAKE IT UP: EXPANDED EDITION and HEARTBEAT CITY: EXPANDED EDITION will hit stores on March 30, and they're being issued on both CD and LP, not to mention digitally. Each of these editions will include the 2016 remastered versions of the original albums, rare and previously-unreleased bonus tracks, and illustrated booklets featuring new interviews with Ric Ocasek and David Robinson as well as liner notes by noted rock critic David Fricke.
We know it's going to be a long wait for March 30 to get here, but to help you endure the suffering as the minutes drag, we've got something for you: the demo for the band's HEARTBEAT CITY hit, "Drive."
And if you want to go ahead and get those pre-orders knocked out for the expanded editions of the albums, we can help you out on that front, too:
Before we go, though, we wanted to make sure you had the full track listing for these releases, just to be sure you're as pumped as possible, so take a gander and prepare to be agog…
SHAKE IT UP: EXPANDED EDITION
Track Listing:
1. "Since You're Gone"
2. "Shake It Up"
3. "I'm Not The One"
4. "Victim Of Love"
5. "Cruiser"
6. "A Dream Away"
7. "This Could Be Love"
8. "Think It Over"
9. "Maybe Baby"
Bonus Tracks
10. "Since You're Gone" - Early Version *
11. "Shake It Up" - Demo *
12. "I'm Not The One" - Remix
13. "Cruiser" - Early Version *
14. "Take It On The Run" - Early Version of "A Dream Away" *
15. "Coming Up You Again" - 1981 Version of "Coming Up You" *
16. "Little Black Egg"
17. "Midnight Dancer" *
HEARTBEAT CITY: EXPANDED EDITION
Track Listing:
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"
Bonus Tracks
11. "Hello Again" - Arthur Baker Remix Version
12. "Drive" - Demo *
13. "One More Time" - Early Version of "Why Can't I Have You" *
14. "Baby I Refuse" - Early Version of "I Refuse" *
15. "Jacki" - Early Version of "Heartbeat City" *
16. "Breakaway" - B-Side of "Why Can't I Have You"
17. "Tonight She Comes" - From Greatest Hits
