LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 6, 2019…41 YEARS AGO THE CARS RELEASED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. THIS ALBUM WAS HUGE. IT SOLD 6 MILLION COPIES AND STAYED ON THE CHARTS FOR CLOSE TO 3 YEARS. BILLBOARD MAGAZINE RANKED IT AS NUMBER 4 ON THE TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR. THEY WERE NAMED THE BEST NEW ARTIST OF 1978 BY “ROLLING STONE” AND “CREAM” MAGAZINES, AND LOST THE BEST NEW ARTIST GRAMMY TO A TASTE OF HONEY. ( NICE CALL GRAMMY AWARDS…NOT)
HERE’S SOME TRIVIA. THE MODEL ON THE COVER OF THE ALBUM WAS NATALIA MEDVEDEVA. SHE WAS A RUSSIAN MODEL, POET, AND SINGER. SHE ALSO POSED FOR PLAYBOY.
HERE ARE THE CARS FROM THAT GREAT DEBUT ALBUM
