• Limited Edition Collection Series
• 5xLP Vinyl Box Set
• RELEASE DATE:10/6/2023

DESCRIPTION

THE COLLECTION II spotlights Van Halens second incarnation, with singer Sammy Hagar, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen, and bassist Michael Anthony. The upcoming set includes newly remastered versions of four multi-platinum studio albums, along with a selection of rarities recorded between 1989 and 2004. All the music in the set was mastered directly from the original master tapes, a process overseen by the bands longtime engineer, Donn Landee.

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THE COLLECTION II is the long-awaited sequel to The Collection, a compilation released in 2015 that focused on the six studio albums recorded by the bands original line-up, which featured singer David Lee Roth. THE COLLECTION II picks up where its predecessor left off and covers the four consecutive #1 albums released during the Hagar era: 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1991), and BALANCE (1995).

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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.

– Disc 1 –
1. * LP1: 5150
2. Good Enough
3. Why Can’t This Be Love
4. Get Up
5. Dreams
6. Summer Nights

– Disc 2 –
1. Best of Both Worlds
2. Love Walks in
3. 5150
4. Inside

– Disc 3 –
1. * LP2: Ou812
2. Mine All Mine
3. When It’s Love
4. A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
5. Cabo Wabo

– Disc 4 –
1. Source of Infection
2. Feels So Good
3. Finish What Ya Started
4. Black and Blue
5. Sucker in a 3 Piece

– Disc 5 –
1. * LP3: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
2. Poundcake
3. Judgement Day
4. Spanked
5. Runaround
6. Pleasure Dome

– Disc 6 –
1. In ‘N’ Out
2. Man on a Mission
3. The Dream Is Over
4. Right Now
5. 316
6. Top of the World

– Disc 7 –
1. * LP4: Balance
2. The Seventh Seal
3. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
4. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
5. Amsterdam
6. Big Fat Money
7. Doin’ Time

– Disc 8 –
1. Aftershock
2. Strung Out
3. Not Enough
4. Take Me Back (DJ Vu)
5. Feelin’

– Disc 9 –
1. * LP5: Studio Rarities 1989-2004
2. A Apolitical Blues
3. Crossing Over
4. Baluchitherium

– Disc 10 –
1. Humans Being
2. Respect the Wind
3. It’s About Time
4. Up for Breakfast
5. Learning to See