From Loudersound.
If you’ve just dropped a pile of hard-earned cash on one of the best turntables, you’ll be after some high-quality vinyl to fully test its sonic capabilities.
So you’ll be delighted to learn that Van Halen have partnered with renowned high-fidelity audiophile brand Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab to release limited edition box sets of the first six Van Halen albums, from 1978’s self-titled debut to the final album of the Dave Lee Roth era, 1984.
The reissues are each available in two formats: as UltraDisc One-step 45rpm double vinyl box sets (‘Ultradisc One-Step’ is a process that results in higher quality lacquers, we’re told) and in SACD (Super Audio CD) format, which Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs promise will result in the band’s albums sounding “more vivid, present, and entertaining than ever.”
Each vinyl set will be housed in a deluxe box, with each album tenderly wrapped in a foil-stamped jackets, while the SACD discs feature mini-gatefold sleeves. Both will be remastered using the original analogue tapes. Van Halen will arrive first – in the fourth quarter of 2022 – and be followed by Van Halen II, Women And Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down and 1984.
“Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is excited to release Van Halen’s first six iconic albums in the UD1S and SACD formats for the first time,” said Jim Davis, president of Music Direct and Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. “Fans will experience Van Halen’s original blend of raw power and Hollywood flair like never before through these limited-edition, audiophile-grade One-Step vinyl box sets.”
The vinyl and SACD releases are available from Music Direct, retailing at $29.99 for the SACD and $125 for the vinyl.
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- Van Halen - Van Halen - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 4, 2024 at 10:34 pm
VAN HALEN Van Halen - 2nd (1978 UK second issue 11-track LP on the cream Warner Bros. label, the classic debut album including the singles You Really Got Me, Runnin' With The Devil & that classic riff on Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love', not forgetting On Fire & the tapping guitar revolution of Eruption, picture sleeve with illustrated inner. The picture sleeve displays some edgewear wear and the vinyl shows light signs of play K56470) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Van Halen - OU812 - Embossed - Hype Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $52.00, €47.60 (New Item) (arrived 22-Oct-2024 11:16)on November 4, 2024 at 10:34 pm
VAN HALEN OU812 (1988 UK/German-pressed 9-track LP, complete with the illustrated lyric inner & hype stickered embssed picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some minor edge scuffing & the vinyl appears barely played WX177)
- Van Halen - Fair Warning - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 29-Aug-2024 15:47)on November 4, 2024 at 10:34 pm
VAN HALEN Fair Warning (1981 German 9-track LP, including Unchained and Mean Street, picture sleeve with illustrated inner. The sleeve shows some edgewear/creasing and the vinyl is in Excellent condition with some spindlewear from play WB56899)
- Van Halen - When It's Love - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 29-Aug-2024 15:47)on November 4, 2024 at 10:34 pm
VAN HALEN When It's Love (1988 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including the Edit Version plus A Apolitical Blues. The picture sleeve shows a little shelfwear, while the vinyl appears in excellent condition W7816T)
- Van Halen - Women And Children First + Poster - EX - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 03-Sep-2024 08:42)on November 4, 2024 at 10:34 pm
VAN HALEN Women & Children First (1980 German limited edition 9-track LP, housed in a glossy picture sleeve complete with a bonus 24" x 36" fold-out David Lee Roth poster. The sleeve displays some minor wear, the poster has never been displayed whilst the vinyl is Excellent appearing barely played WB56793)
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