VAN HALEN – The Collection II – 5LP Boxset – Vinyl [OCT 6]

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The Collection II encompasses Van Halen’s illustrious journey during the Hagar era, covering their four consecutive #1 albums: 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995).

The odyssey commences with 5150, Van Halens seventh studio album and the bands first to claim the top spot on the Billboard 200. Certified platinum six times in the U.S., the record treated fans to hits like Dreams, Love Walks In, and Why Cant This Be Love, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group returned two years later with OU812, a quadruple-platinum smash that delivered four Billboard Hot 100 hits, including Finish What Ya Started and When Its Love.

The accolades continued with For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, which earned Van Halen its first Grammy Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album. Debuting at #1 and staying there for three weeks, the album achieved triple-platinum certification. The record produced an incredible seven singles, including hits like Poundcake, Top Of The World, and Right Now.

In 1993, the band released its first live album, Live: Right Here, Right Now, before returning in 1995 with Balance, its final studio album with Hagar. The album was another commercial triumph, debuting at #1, selling more than three million copies, and earning a Grammy nomination for The Seventh Seal.

The Collection II concludes with Studio Rarities 1989-2004, an exclusive compilation that assembles eight gems from the Hagar era for the first time. Among these rarities is Crossing Over, the B-Side to Balances Cant Stop Lovin You, and the bands only non-album B-side.

The compilation boasts other exceptional highlights, including the bands cover of Little Feats A Apolitical Blues and the instrumental Baluchitherium, which were originally left off the vinyl versions of OU812 and Balance, respectively. Additionally, the set features two songs the band contributed to the Twister Soundtrack Humans Being and the Grammy- nominated Respect The Wind.

Rounding out the set are Its About Time, Up For Breakfast, and Learning To See, which were recorded during the bands temporary reunion with Hagar in 2004. All three debuted that year on Van Halens second greatest hits collection, The Best of Both Worlds.

Tracklist:

LP One: 5150
1. Good Enough
2. Why Cant This Be Love
3. Get Up
4. Dreams
5. Summer Nights
6. Best Of Both Worlds
7. Love Walks In
8. 5150
9. Inside

LP Two: OU812
1. Mine All Mine
2. When Its Love
3. A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
4. Cabo Wabo
5. Source Of Infection
6. Feels So Good
7. Finish What Ya Started
8. Black And Blue
9. Sucker In A 3 Piece

LP Three: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
1. Poundcake
2. Judgement Day
3. Spanked
4. Runaround
5. Pleasure Dome
6. In N Out
7. Man On A Mission
8. The Dream Is Over
9. Right Now
10. 316
11. Top Of The World

LP Four: Balance
1. The Seventh Seal
2. Cant Stop Lovin You
3. Dont Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
4. Amsterdam
5. Big Fat Money
6. Doin Time
7. Aftershock
8. Strung Out
9. Not Enough
10. Take Me Back (Dj Vu)
11. Feelin

LP Five: Studio Rarities 1989-2004
1. A Apolitical Blues
2. Crossing Over
3. Baluchitherium
4. Humans Being
5. Respect The Wind
6. Its About Time
7. Up For Breakfast
8. Learning To See