Back in 1996, Rhino Records had plans for a Cars rarities disc entitled 'Prototypes, ' that was to include their entire first album in demo form, as well as other rarities from all eras of the band. And even though Ice Magazine ran a story on it and a tracklisting was set, the album never saw the light of day for reasons unknown. 3 years later, Rhino re-considered (helped by a Cars-fan write-in campaign), and issued a similarly assembled package, 'The Cars: Deluxe Edition.' A 2-CD set, it contains their classic, 1978 self-titled debut in it's entirety (an album you just can't hear enough), while the second disc presents the complete album in demo form, with an additional 5 early demos of previously unreleased compositions tacked on at the end. Diehard fans will have a feast with disc 2, the demos for such radio standards as "My Best Friend's Girl, " "Just What I Needed, " "You're All I've Got Tonight, " and "Bye Bye Love" capture the songs in their rawest form - akin to what they must have sounded like back in the band's club days. Out of the 5 unissued songs, 2 are instant classics (the amiable "Wake Me Up" and the red-hot rocker "Hotel Queenie"), while "They Won't See You" proves interesting, despite an underdeveloped chorus - which is forgivable, these are demos after all.