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It was about time for the best ’80s SAMMY HAGAR albums to receive a SHM-CD release. Four of them were released in Japan on the excellent cardboard sleeve Mini LP format, freshly remastered and with the usual, complete original artwork reproduction. “VOA” was the last solo album released by Hagar before he joined Van Halen. The title of the record...
The recent VAN HALEN posts were intended to the Hagar-era only, but I couldn’t resist to feature here as well “1984“, from the same Warner Brothers Japan ‘Forever Young‘ remastered series. Sure, Van Halen’s first six albums have been recently remastered (including “1984”) and available in the US & Europe, but this Japanese remaster is quite different. While that USA...
Few people know – even some rabid VAN HALEN fans – that the Sammy Hagar-era albums have been remastered as part of the WB Records ‘Forever Young’ series. These are the only remastered versions available of these albums, and one of you asked for all to be featured here, all out of print and hard to find. Let’s go with...
Few people know – even some rabid VAN HALEN fans – that the Sammy Hagar-era albums have been remastered as part of the WB Records ‘Forever Young‘ series. These are the only remastered versions available of these albums, and one of you asked for all to be featured here, all out of print and hard to find.
Let’s go with the excellent “Balance – Forever Young series remastered“, indeed one of the more balanced Van Halen albums ever, and one of my favorites.
All Van Halen albums from the Sammy Hagar-era have that bombastic, glossy ’80s production, but especially on the first two, the bass presence is scarce, typical from the era.
“Balance” belongs to other era, the mid-90s, and Bruce Fairbairn’s production is really complete and organic. The regular CD pressing sounds great to me, but this Japanese remaster is even better.
“This Is Sammy Hagar Volume 1 : When The Party Started“, is the new compilation album showcasing 12 highlights from SAMMY HAGAR‘s catalogue, some of them remixed, plus 2 brand new tracks. The collection, which starts from his solo album post Van Halen, ‘Red Voodoo’ in 1999, through to ‘Livin’ It Up’ in 2006, also includes a new remix of...
* THE CIRCLE is the side band assembled by legendary rocker Sammy Hagar alongside his old pal in Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Led Zeppelin’s drummer son Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson (The BusBoys and Hagar’s The Waboritas).SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE take a roll through Hagar’s career, with some Led Zeppelin added in for good measure, in their...
* This “Diver Down 2015 remaster” completes the fantastic fresh remastering done over the first 6 legendary VAN HALEN albums. Still not released on CD format, but already available through HDtracks.com in high quality 192khz / 24bit files. Cut straight from the original Analog Master Recordings quarter-inch tapes, these fresh remasters handled by Chris Bellman sound incredible.The sonic difference is...
* As part of the VAN HALEN first 6 albums remastering campaign, here are the 3rd & 4th: “Women And Children First” and “Fair Warning“. Still not available on CD format, but all are already available through HDtracks.com in high quality 192khz / 24bit. Cut straight from the original Analog Master Recordings quarter-inch tapes, these fresh remasters handled by Chris...
* As announced, the first 6 legendary albums by VAN HALEN have received a fantastic 2015 remastering. In March 31, Van Halen first self-titled & 1984 (featured HERE) were released on CD, the rest to be appeared in the upcoming 3 months.But all are already available through HDtracks.com in high quality 192khz / 24bit.Let’s start then with the ground-breaking two...
* As announced on occasion of VAN HALEN‘s post here about their first-ever live album to feature original singer David Lee Roth, Tokyo Dome In Concert, Van Halen’s first six albums have been freshly Remastered directly from the Analog Master Recordings by Chris Bellman, cut straight from the quarter-inch tapes.Tomorrow, March 31, Van Halen first self-titled and this, the ground-breaking...
* the real one Next March 31th, VAN HALEN will release its first-ever live album to feature original singer David Lee Roth. Recorded on June 21, 2013 at the famed Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, “Tokyo Dome In Concert” includes 23 songs, spanning all seven of the band’s albums with Roth. It will be released as a double CD and...
Van Halen frontman DAVID LEE ROTH has released a new CD+DVD package, “Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition” featuring classic songs and videos from his multi-platinum releases ‘Crazy From The Heat’, ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ and ‘Skyscraper’, as well as and chart-topping rock radio tracks from his albums ‘A Lil’ Ain’t Enough’ and ‘Your Filthy Little Mouth’.
Roth personally selected and sequenced the newly remastered songs and the videos for this collection which includes new artwork and photos and printed lyrics to all songs.
You have the entire ‘Crazy From The Heat’ EP and the best songs from his solo years together with guitar wizards Steve Vai and Jason Becker like “Goin’ Crazy”, “Yankee Rose”, “Just Like Paradise” and the underrated gem “Sensible Shoes” just to name some, all in one CD and with an excellent 2013 remastered sound.
It’s Diamond Dave’s classic era, and it’s good.
The Downtown Sessions audio * The deluxe-edition version of VAN HALEN’s much-anticipated new album, “A Different Kind Of Truth”, containis a bonus Acoustic DVD called The Downtown Sessions, which will contain acoustic versions of “Panama”, “You and Your Blues (Intro)”, “You and Your Blues” and “Beautiful Girls”.Nice stuff. 01 – Panama (acoustic)02 – You And Your Blues (Intro)03 – You...
* “A Different Kind Of Truth”, VAN HALEN’s first new album with David Lee Roth on the mic in nearly 30 years arrives on February 7, and the results are disarmingly good. “A Different Kind Of Truth” is a true return of the ’80s hard rock overlords, a screaming triumph for the feathered-hair dreamers who held on through a cinematically...
