Year/Genre: 1979 New Wave / Rock
Matrix #: 5E 507
Condition: VG+ (Tiny Cover Dmg)

Description: Released during the second wave of post-punk and produced by Queen collaborator Roy Thomas Baker, Candy-O helped cement The Cars as leaders in blending rock guitar with synth-driven cool. The album dropped in the summer of 1979 amid economic stagnation and cultural fragmentation in the U.S., offering sleek, modern escapism wrapped in pin-up imagery by artist Alberto Vargas. As radio leaned toward FM gloss and MTV loomed on the horizon, Candy-O signaled the new sound of American modern rock—stylized, efficient, and futuristic.

10/30/24 EK