Title: The Cars - Panorama
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, New Wave, Boston, Massachusetts
Matrix #: 5E-514
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some very light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Band Drama: Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr were friends, rivals, and later estranged, with old tensions hanging over the band long after the early run.

2. Studio Lore: Roy Thomas Baker pushed dense, exacting sessions, which fit the band’s control-heavy style but also fed their reputation for being emotionally distant.

3. Family Ties: Orr battled pancreatic cancer privately and died in 2000 at 53, adding a sad final chapter to one of new wave’s coolest inner circles.

6/20/23 ob  3/14/2026 CC