The Cars Live at The Rat April 1977

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From what I can tell, this was The Cars' fourth weekend gig at The Rathskeller in Boston. They played Thursday through Sunday, April 28-May 1, 1977. It is unclear which night was recorded here. One of the notable things about this show is a song labeled Looking to See You. The originator of the audio file isn't even sure if that's what it's called because, as far as we know, there are no other published recordings of it! I assume it was written by Ric, but I know nothing about it. Maybe others can fill in the details? I'm going to separate it out and post it on its own since it's so rare. • The flyer advertisement you see in the video includes a photo of the early band, before Greg Hawkes joined in January, 1977. The guy on the far right is Danny Louis, the first keyboard player. Elaine Hawkes commented once that she thought the guys were too broke to get new band photos taken right away. • I'm not sure if the photos by Joanie Lindstrom are from this actual performance. They look awfully similar to the Robert Post set that was taken in early February, so they could be from that. • This audio was received in trade. It is NOT to be bought or sold! • Set list: • 0:00 Just What I Needed • 3:30 I'm In Touch With Your World • 7:05 Strawberry Moonlight • 10:08 Lover and A Holiday • 13:50 Bye Bye Love (Ric on vocals) • 18:15 Wake Me Up (!!) • 22:00 Cool Fool • 24:54 Looking to See You (an unreleased surprise) • 29:08 Don't Cha Stop • 32:45 You're All I've Got Tonight • This video is likely being uploaded as a supplement for an article I wrote about The Cars. Because the purpose is to non-commercially educate and offer a critical assessment, it is being uploaded under the terms of Fair Use. No copyright infringement intended. • To read my Benjamin Orr blog visit here: https://sweetpurplejune.wordpress.com/ • My Elliot Easton blog is here: https://ellioteastonblog.wordpress.com/ • I also co-host a podcast all about The Cars! / @nightthoughtsthecarspodcas3178 • Follow me on Twitter: @sweetpurplejune • I'm on Facebook, too; come find me! • Benjamin Orr page: / sweetpurplejune • Remembering Big People (Ben's last band) fan group: / 2505787479636429 • Elliot Easton fan group: / 716108028554777 • The Empty Hearts (Elliot's current band) fan group: / 1652365261749664 • Rock on! ~ Donna

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