The Cars The Cars
1978 Vinyl PRC-W, Compton Press
New Wave
Pop Rock
Power Pop

Main image
Elektra
art direction Ron Coro
design Johnny Lee
design [collage] David Robinson
design [collage] Jerome Jordon Higgins
drums, percussion, electronic drums [syndrums], backing vocals David Robinson
engineer Geoff Workman
engineer [second engineer] Nigel Walker
keyboards, percussion, saxophone, backing vocals Greg Hawkes
lead guitar, backing vocals Elliot Easton
management Fred Lewis Organization
mastered by George Marino
photography by Elliot Gilbert
producer Roy Thomas Baker
vocals, bass Benjamin Orr
vocals, rhythm guitar Ric Ocasek
Record Company Warner Communications Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Elektra Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright (c) Elektra/Asylum Records
Manufactured By Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Produced For RTB (Audio/Visual) Productions Ltd.
Engineered At RTB (Audio/Visual) Productions Ltd.
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Pressed By PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
Published By Lido Music
Copyright (c) Lido Music
Published By Oversnare Music
Copyright (c) Oversnare Music
PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA, press denoted by PRC-W in label matrices and runouts.
STERLING stamped in runouts, the rest etched.

Issued with custom-printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos.

Produced and Engineered for R.T.B. (Audio-Visual) Productions Ltd.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.

℗ & © 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records
℗ 1978 Elektra Records

All songs published by Lido Music BMI except B3 published by Lido Music BMI and Oversnare Music ASCAP.
All songs copyright ©1978 Lido Music (BMI) except B3 copyright ©1978 Lido Music (BMI) and Oversnare Music (ASCAP).

Important note: There are Columbia pressings of this release that have PRC-W plant code printed on
the labels, so make sure you check your runouts carefully when trying to identfy your copy.
Pressing Plant ID: PRC-W (Labels)
Rights Society: BMI (A1 to B4)
Rights Society: ASCAP (B3)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A (A side label)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B (B side label)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A1-RE-PRCW STERLING (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-4-PRCW RTB STERLING (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A1-RE-PRCW I STERLING (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-1-PRCW 1-VIII RTB STERLING (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A1-PRCW RTB STERLING (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-4-PRCW RTB STERLING (Side B runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A1-RE-PRCW 1 STERLING (Side A runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-1-PRCW 1 RTB STERLING (Side B runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A-5-PRC-W-1 STERLING (Side A runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-8PRCW STERLING RTB (Side B runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A4-PRCW-1 RTB STERLING (Side A runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-1-PRCW 1 RTB STERLING (Side B runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A-7-PRCW RTB STERLING (Side A runout, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-5-PRC-W-1 STERLING (Side B runout, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-A-5- PRC-W- 1 STERLING (Side A runout, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: 6E-135-B-5-PRC-W-1 STERLING (Side B runout, variant 8)



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