Whether you categorize the Cars’ uniquely angular music as new wave, minimalist power pop or radio-friendly art rock they are undeniably one of the best-selling American bands of the late 70s and beyond, moving an incredible 23 million albums. They’re being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April and unsurprisingly, expanded editions for two of The Cars’ most iconic albums—Shake It Up and Heartbeat City—will be coming out to mark their induction. Shake It Up: Expanded Edition and Heartbeat City: Expanded Edition will be released on March 30. 

Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr and David Robinson recorded Shake It Up in 1981 at Syncro Sound, the group’s own studio in Boston, with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker. Working in their own space afforded them the time to craft the sound of the album, their third-straight Top 10 hit, which went double platinum, selling more than two million copies. Several unreleased tracks make their debut on Shake It Up: Expanded Edition, including an early version of “Since You’re Gone,” the demo for “Shake It Up” and “Midnight Dancer,” a previously unreleased song.
 

 
In 1984, the Cars came back with Heartbeat City, produced by noted hard rock hitmaker “Mutt” Lange, famous for his work with AC/DC, Foreigner and Def Leppard. The album went to #3 on the charts and sold four million copies, the band’s fifth consecutive platinum album. The album launched five Top 40 hits, including “Drive” and “You Might Think,” which famously won the inaugural MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1984. Among the seven bonus tracks included on Heartbeat City: Expanded Edition are unreleased versions of “Why Can’t I Have You” and “I Refuse,” as well as the demo for “Drive.”

Each album will be available on CD, as a double-LP set and digitally on the same day. Each release features the remastered original album along with rare and unreleased bonus tracks. Illustrated booklets accompany the music and contain liner notes written by rock journalist David Fricke, who details the history of each album with new interviews by band members Ric Ocasek (for Heartbeat City) and David Robinson (for Shake It Up).

Here’s an exclusive preview of “Coming Up You Again,” the 1981 version of “Coming Up You,” previously unreleased.
 

 
Below, The MTV award-winning video for “You Might Think”: