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 - Top Of The World - Complete - UK - vinyl box set - £150.00, $187.50, €174.00 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 17:53)on April 25, 2024 at 12:27 pm
VAN HALEN Top Of The World (1991 UK limited edition 4-track 12" vinyl box set, also featuring Why Can't This Be Love, When It's Love & Dreams, housed in a unique picture sleeve & 12" square numbered box and complete with a Bonus Enamel Badge & Logo Sticker. This example remains in an outstanding condition with minimal wear and little to no evidence of play W0066TB)
- Van Halen - Van Halen II - German - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 07-Mar-2024 09:49)on April 25, 2024 at 12:27 pm
VAN HALEN Van Halen II (1979 German 10-track vinyl LP, picture sleeve. The follow up to the game changing debut album that features Dance The Night Away, Light Up The Sky and D.O.A. The sleeve shows some edgewear and the vinyl shows only lightsigns of play WB56616)
- Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love - Inj - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.00, €9.28 (New Item) (arrived 12-Jan-2024 09:40)on April 25, 2024 at 12:27 pm
VAN HALEN Why Can't This Be Love (1986 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single also including Get Up, housed in a 'straightjacket' picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some light general wear and the vinyl looks barely played W8740)
- Van Halen - Women And Children First + Poster - Shrink - German - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.75, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jan-2024 16:11)on April 25, 2024 at 12:27 pm
VAN HALEN Women And Children First (1980 German 9-track LP, housed in a glossy picture sleeve [still in its original open store shrink] complete with a bonus 24" x 36" fold-out David Lee Roth poster WB56793)
- Van Halen - Diver Down - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 08-Feb-2024 16:59)on April 25, 2024 at 12:27 pm
VAN HALEN Diver Down (1982 German 11-track vinyl LP, glossy red & white picture sleeve with printed photo inner. The sleeve shows only light edge wear and the vinyl is in Excellent condition, with the odd cosmetic paper scuff and minimal signs of play. WBK57003)
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