The Cars – Shake It Up
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The Cars – Shake It Up
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Shake It Up is The Cars' fifth studio album, released November 9, 1981 on Elektra Records — a sleek, synth-driven new wave record that delivered some of the band's most radio-friendly hooks. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and recorded at Syncro Sound Studios in Boston, it features the title track, Since You're Gone, and I'm Not The One. This is an original 1981 US pressing, the desirable Specialty Records Corporation (SP) variant, mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Pressing Details
| Label | Elektra – 5E-567 |
|---|---|
| Format | Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo — SP Specialty Pressing |
| Country | USA |
| Released | November 9, 1981 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Style | New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth-pop |
| Matrix | 5E-567-A-SH-SP |
| Condition | Wax VG+ / Cover VG+ |
Tracklist
| A1 | Since You're Gone |
|---|---|
| A2 | Shake It Up |
| A3 | I'm Not The One |
| A4 | Victim Of Love |
| A5 | Cruiser |
| B1 | A Dream Away |
| B2 | This Could Be Love |
| B3 | Think It Over |
| B4 | Maybe Baby |
Collector Notes
- Specialty Records Corporation (SP) pressing variant — denoted by "SP" printed on the labels and etched in the runouts. Remainder of runouts are etched; mastering is stamped. The Allied “ɑ” logo on Side B is crossed out.
- "RTB" etched in runouts stands for producer Roy Thomas Baker.
- Issued with a printed inner sleeve featuring lyrics, credits, and photo.
- Recorded at Syncro Sound Studios, Boston. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
- Original shrinkwrap included a circular hype sticker noting: "Includes • Since You're Gone • I'm Not The One • Shake It Up."
- ℗ & © 1981 Elektra/Asylum Records, a Division of Warner Communications, Inc.
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