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VAN HALEN
Warner Bros. (1978) [Remastered]
Van Halen's classic debut, with the hits "Runnin' With The Devil," "You Really Got Me," "Ain't 'Talkin' 'Bout Love," and the immortal "Eruption." Simply put, this is rock's greatest guitar album of the last 25 years, and arguably one the best debut records of all time.
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VAN HALEN II
Warner Bros. (1979) [Remastered]
Van Halen's second record, continuing the fire and energy created from the band's debut a year earlier. Contains the hits, "Dance The Night Away," "Beautiful Girls," and show-stoppers like "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" and "Light Up The Sky."
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST
Warner Bros. (1980) [Remastered]
Van Halen's third album, and probably David Lee Roth's most impressive vocal performance of his career with Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen's guitar wizadry continues on "...And the Cradle Will Rock," "Everybody Wants Some!!," "Romeo Delight," and "In A Simple Rhyme."
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FAIR WARNING
Warner Bros. (1981) [Remastered]
Van Halen's fourth album, and a new direction for the band. Easily the band's darkest effort, which sold poorly compared to its three predecessors. Album is now considered one of the band's best with guitar screamers like "Mean Street," "Hear About It Later," "So This Is Love?" and the classic "Unchained." A must-have record for all Van Halen fanatics.
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DIVER DOWN
Warner Bros. (1982) [Remastered]
Following the relative commercial failure of Fair Warning, Van Halen produced a more pop-oriented album with several cover songs including, Roy Orbison's "(Oh) Pretty Woman," and The Kinks' "Where Have All The Good Times Gone." Generally regarded as one of the weakest VH records, it does contain some classic originals, "Little Guitars," "Secrets," and "The Full Bug."
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1984
Warner Bros. (1983) [Remastered]
Van Halen's greatest pop successes came on this, their sixth album. This album firmly established Van Halen as the premier hard rock band of the 80's. It would also be the last album with David Lee Roth on lead vocals, as he would depart for a solo career in 1985. Contains the band's first #1 single, "Jump," as well as radio play staples "Panama," "Hot For Teacher," and "I'll Wait."
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5150
Warner Bros. (1986)
With the departure of David Lee Roth, Eddie and Co. replaced him with veteran rocker Sammy Hagar. This album showed the band had not lost their ability to rock, and the boys were rewarded with their first #1 album. The highlights on this album include, "Why Can't This Be Love?," "Dreams," "Summer Nights," "Best Of Both Worlds," and "Love Walks In."
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OU812
Warner Bros. (1988)
The band's eighth album, its title a dig at David Lee Roth and his 1986 solo effort, "Eat 'Em And Smile." An album with strong songs, but marred by poor production. Still the band topped the Billboard charts for the second straight time. Contains the hits "When It's Love," "Feels So Good," "Finish What Ya Started," and "Black And Blue."
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FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
Warner Bros. (1991)
On their ninth album, the band took the "back to the basics" approach, with Eddie all but abandoning the synthesizer for more guitar-driven tunes, reminiscent of Van Halen of the early 80's. The result--another #1 album, and hits like "Poundcake," "Runaround," "Top Of The World," and the much-praised "Right Now."
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LIVE: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
Warner Bros. (1993)
The band's only released live album, recorded from the 1991-92 F.U.C.K. tour. While the set list upset some die hard Van Halen fans, just getting a dose of live Van Halen is certainly worth the price alone.
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BALANCE
Warner Bros. (1995)
This would turn out to be the band's final album with Sammy Hagar on lead vocals. The band again turns towards a darker sound and the result is another #1 album, and the best produced VH album to date. Highlights include "The Seventh Seal," "Can't Stop Lovin' You," "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)," and "Amsterdam."
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BEST OF VOLUME I
Warner Bros. (1996)
The band's first "Greatest Hits" package, released amidst the departure of Sammy Hagar and the thwarted reunion with David Lee Roth. Seventeen songs total, divided equally between the David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar years, along with two new songs recorded with Roth, "Can't Get That Stuff No More" and "Me Wise Magic. Album topped the Billboard charts in October, 1996.
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VAN HALEN III
Warner Bros. (1998)
The band's only effort with former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone on lead vocals. Songs represented a much different direction for the band, and the album left fans with mixed reactions on both the music and Cherone. Despite debuting at #4 on the Billboard charts, the album failed to reach Platinum status in the US, the only Van Halen album not to do so. Highlights include, "Without You," "Fire In The Hole," and "Dirty Water Dog."
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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Warner Bros. (2004)
The band's second "Greatest Hits" collection, a 2-disc set which includes 33 songs from both the "Diamond" Dave and Sammy years. Also includes three new 2004 recordings with Sammy, "It's About Time," "Up For Breakfast," and "Learning To See." This hits collection debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts and reached platinum status. Van Halen toured with Sammy for the first time in nine years in support of this album.
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VAN HALEN (Gold Disc)
DCC (1998)
A 24-karat gold reissue of Van Halen's masterful debut record. Remastered from the original 1977 tapes to give warmer quality, with a bigger bass sound, clearer drums and vocals. A worthwhile addition for the Van Halen collector.
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BALANCE (Japanese Import)
Warner Bros. (1995)
This import is the same as the US album version, except that it contains the previously unreleased track "Crossing Over." That song was previously only available as the B-Side to the single, "Can't Stop Lovin' You."
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BEST OF VOLUME 1 (Jap. Import)
Warner Bros. (1996)
This import is the same as the US album version, except that it contains an extra track, "Hot For Teacher."
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