VAN HALEN “The Collection II: Studio Albums & Rarities 1986 - 1996” /5CD Box Set/

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock band.
The first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar (former Montrose singer), who replaced David Lee Roth. The album named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, in turn named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code).
"5150" was notable for a number of love songs and ballads, a contrast of the straightforward Rock stylings of the Roth era. Despite the controversy of replacing Roth, the album was band's first to top the Billboard 200. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, "1984", which had peaked at number 2 behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, on which Eddie Van Halen made a guest appearance. It was also Hagar's first #1, as stated by him on the "Live Without A Net" concert video. Album opener, "Good Enough", can be heard in the movie "Spaceballs".
Even with a new singer fronting the band and a new proclivity for synthesized sounds, Van Halen showed themselves ready as ever to turn up the amps and let it fly. "5150" was a party on a platter, as any Van Halen record should be!
Warner Bros. Records Inc., 1986 (9 25394-1). Made in USA. OIS. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Good Enough 4:00  
2. Why Cant This Be Love 3:45  
3. Get Up 4:35  
4. Dreams 4:54  
5. Summer Nights 5:04  

Side 2
6. Best Of Both Worlds 4:49  
7. Love Walks In 5:09  
8. 5150 5:44  
9. Inside 5:02  

Total playing time: 43:15 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock band.
The first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar (former Montrose singer), who replaced David Lee Roth. The album named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, in turn named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code).
"5150" was notable for a number of love songs and ballads, a contrast of the straightforward Rock stylings of the Roth era. Despite the controversy of replacing Roth, the album was band's first to top the Billboard 200. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, "1984", which had peaked at number 2 behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, on which Eddie Van Halen made a guest appearance. It was also Hagar's first #1, as stated by him on the "Live Without A Net" concert video. Album opener, "Good Enough", can be heard in the movie "Spaceballs".
Even with a new singer fronting the band and a new proclivity for synthesized sounds, Van Halen showed themselves ready as ever to turn up the amps and let it fly. "5150" was a party on a platter, as any Van Halen record should be!
Warner Records, 1986 (075992539425). Made in the E.U.


Tracklist:
1. Good Enough 4:00
2. Why Cant This Be Love 3:45
3. Get Up 4:35
4. Dreams 4:54
5. Summer Nights 5:04
6. Best Of Both Worlds 4:49
7. Love Walks In 5:09
8. 5150 5:44
9. Inside 5:02
Total playing time: 43:15 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock band.
Released per the label's request that the band record an album to keep them in the public eye, "Diver Down" was recorded with producer Ted Templeman over the course of twelve days. As a result of its quick production, the album is heavy on cover versions as well as genre experiments and guitar interludes. Alongside full-length original songs, the material includes excursions into Jazz, Country Blues, Doo-wop, a Cappella and Neoclassical music, in addition to covers of mid-1960s songs – the biggest of these, reworkings of Roy Orbison's "(Oh) Pretty Woman" and Martha & The Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street", were Hit Singles.
"Diver Down" spent 65 weeks on the album chart in the United States and sold four million copies in the United States by 1998. Despite the album got commercial success, selling faster than its predecessor "Fair Warning" (1981), it was less lukewarmly received by music critics. In 2022, "Diver Down" was ranked at number three in Guitar World's list of "The 25 Greatest Rock Guitar Albums of 1982".
Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA Musik GmbH, 1982 (WB K 57 003 (BSK 3677)). Made in Germany. Second press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:02
2. Hang 'em High 3:28
3. Cathedral 1:20
4. Secrets 3:25
5. Intruder 1:39
6. (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:53

Side B
7. Dancing In The Street 3:43
8. Little Guitars (Intro) 0:42
9. Little Guitars 3:47
10. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) 2:44
11. The Full Bag 3:18
12. Happy Trails 1:03

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Hard Rock band.
The first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar (former Montrose singer), who replaced David Lee Roth. The album named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, in turn named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code).
"5150" was notable for a number of love songs and ballads, a contrast of the straightforward Rock stylings of the Roth era. Despite the controversy of replacing Roth, the album was band's first to top the Billboard 200. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, "1984", which had peaked at number 2 behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, on which Eddie Van Halen made a guest appearance. It was also Hagar's first #1, as stated by him on the "Live Without A Net" concert video. Album opener, "Good Enough", can be heard in the movie "Spaceballs".
Even with a new singer fronting the band and a new proclivity for synthesized sounds, Van Halen showed themselves ready as ever to turn up the amps and let it fly. "5150" was a party on a platter, as any Van Halen record should be!
Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA Musik GmbH, 1986 (UK: W 5150/925 394-1). Made in Germany. OIS. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM-/NM-.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Good Enough 4:00  
2. Why Cant This Be Love 3:45  
3. Get Up 4:35  
4. Dreams 4:54  
5. Summer Nights 5:04  

Side 2
6. Best Of Both Worlds 4:49  
7. Love Walks In 5:09  
8. 5150 5:44  
9. Inside 5:02  

Total playing time: 43:15 min.