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''Freeways'' is the second EP released by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats. It was released in Canada only, and only for a limited time. Released in 1985, it contains songs originally released on the group's 1980 EP ''Folk of the 80's'', plus several versions of the song "Freeways". "Freeways (Euromix)" first appeared as a B-side track on a European 12" edition of the "I Got The Message" single in 1982. According to the liner notes of the 1985 cassette edition,〔()〕 the song "Freeways" was recorded between August and December 1980 at Studio Marko, Montréal, with core Men Without Hats member Ivan Doroschuk providing vocals & electronics, longtime member (Jeremie Arrobas ) providing drums & electronics (Jérémie Arrobas wrote the music), and very brief bandmember Tracy Howe playing guitars. The original recording was engineered by André Perrault, and it was remixed by engineer Louis Gauthier. The song was dedicated to Bill St.-Georges. The various mixes of "Freeway" on the cassette release differ in the following ways: * (Super 87) contains lyrics in English. * (Nationale 7) contains lyrics in French. * (Europa 8) contains lyrics in German. * (Euromix) is longer and uses verses from all three languages. It is not clear if the Euromix is the original mix by Perrault and the others are Gauthier's remixes, or if the original version is unreleased and all four released versions are Gauthier remixes. Also unclear is when each mix was completed; all that can be confirmed by copyright dates on releases is that the Euromix was made before 1983 and the others were made before 1986. Footage of the band's 1985–1986 "Freeways" tour was the basis for the 2006 DVD release ''Live Hats''. The Freeways EP is a very rare release on both 12" and Cassette and appears to have been available for a very limited time, in Canada only. Most of the tracks have still not appeared on CD as of 2014. ==Track listing== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freeways (EP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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