Rock Band fans can add to their growing collection of music by downloading The Cars’ 1978 self-titled debut album. Downloads will be available Tuesday, May 27 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Thursday, May 29 at the Playstation Store.

This is the second complete album available on the Rock Band downloadable content catalog, the first being Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance.

Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the album.

Tracks:
“Good Times Roll”
“My Best Friend’s Girl”
“Just What I Needed”
“I’m in Touch with Your World”
“Don’t Cha Stop”
“You’re All I’ve Got Tonight”
“Bye Bye Love”
“Moving in Stereo”
“All Mixed Up”

If Rock Band DLC keeps pouring in every week, it’s only a matter of time before your favorite band makes it in (if they haven’t already). Harmonix mixed it up a little this week with some Iron Maiden, Stone Temple Pilots, and the Hives. Details after the break.

Hearing our bemoaning of the cover tracks last week, Harmonix did things right this week by only making a third (yay for math!) of the songs “as made famous by” editions.

The only cover version of a song is Iron Maiden’s Number of the Beast, and once you’ve rocked your way through that, you can enjoy the sweet sounds of original master tracks of the Hives’ Die, All Right! and Stone Temple Pilots’ Interstate Love Song.

Also keeping with the trend of last week, each of the songs will cost a hard earned 160 MSP ($1.99). Even though it’s still $2 a pop, at least it’ll be easily accessible on PSN/XBLM as opposed to a magazine.

Source: Rock Band forums

In sharp contrast to last week’s DLC, this week Harmonix takes it back, way back. You’re also gonna have to pay a premium, as prices go back up from last week’s 80 MSP ($1) to the regular 160 MSP ($2) for each song. Also contrasting last week is the amount of covers as opposed to the original master tracks.

The only original track comes from Lyrnyrd Skynyrd in the form of their song Gimme Three Steps. Along with Lynyrd, there are also covers of Black Crowes’ Hard to Handle and Rush’s Limelight

So, what’re you waiting for old timer? Get over to your local PSN/XBLM and download some of your favorites from back in the day.

Source: Major Nelson