Tag: Van Halen

Van Halen – 1984 (1984) [2026, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - 1984 (1984) [2026, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – 1984 (1984) [2026, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
1.43 GB (DSF) + 752 MB (FLAC) + 1.47 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents the group’s final album with singer David Lee Roth for nearly four decades in definitive sound. Continue reading “Van Halen – 1984 (1984) [2026, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – 5150 (1986) [2026, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen - 5150 (1986) [2026, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen – 5150 (1986)
[2026, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz3 x
3 x Discs | 4.86 GB | 3% RAR Recovery

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, 5150 is the first of four albums Van Halen recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar. To mark this moment, Rhino is releasing an expanded edition of this classic with a remastered version of the original album on CD and LP, a disc of rare singles edits and B-sides and a previously unreleased live performance from the band recorded on August 27, 1986. Continue reading “Van Halen – 5150 (1986) [2026, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Van Halen – Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
1.41 GB (DSF) + 764 MB (FLAC) + 1.43 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents the 1982 album in definitive sound. The traits you associate with hallmark Van Halen — dynamic energy, distinctive tonalities, vivid detail, sensory-invigorating immediacy, rhythmic attack, midrange punch — emerge with involving presence. Continue reading “Van Halen – Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Fair Warning (1981) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981)
[2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
1.45 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 1.47 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LP-style packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD plays with stunning clarity, dynamics, and immediacy. Taking a more controlled approach in the studio and still completing everything in less than two weeks, Van Halen and producer Ted Templeman relied on studio amplifiers to direct the sound. Continue reading “Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – Balance (1995) [2025, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen - Balance (1995) [2025, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen – Balance (1995)
[2025, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
2 x Discs | 3.23 GB | 3% RAR Recovery

BALANCE (EXPANDED EDITION) Deluxe, Limited Edition features Van Halen’s multi-platinum 10th studio album with remastered audio on 2 LPs and 1 CD, plus a rarities CD featuring B-sides and eight previously unreleased live performances from London’s Wembley Stadium (June 24, 1995) Continue reading “Van Halen – Balance (1995) [2025, Expanded Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Van Halen – Discography (1978-2023)

Van Halen - Discography (1978-2023)

Van Halen – Discography (1978-2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
90 x CDs | 28.5 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATION ALBUMS | SINGLES & EPs
Update: Missing files have been added

With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen redefined what the electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught two-handed tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and effects that mimicked the sounds of machines and animals. Continue reading “Van Halen – Discography (1978-2023)”

Van Halen – Women And Children First (1980) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Women And Children First (1980) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Women And Children First (1980) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.51 GB (DSF) + 853 MB (FLAC) + 1.53 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2245| Genre: Hard Rock

Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in a mini-LP gatefold sleeve, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Women and Children First explodes with dynamic energy, saturated colors, multi-dimensional textures, and vivid detail. Continue reading “Van Halen – Women And Children First (1980) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
844 MB (DSF) + 720 MB (FLAC) + 1.39 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Mastered from the original analog tapes and housed in a mini-LP gatefold sleeve, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Van Halen II lets it all hang out. The five-times-platinum record now sounds like Van Halen intended — that of music recorded live in one big room, Marshall amplifiers turned all the way up, and resonating with the purity, excitement, and interaction of three instruments and voices. Continue reading “Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) [2024, Expanded Edition, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) [2024, Expanded Edition, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
[2024, Expanded Edition, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
2 x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.92 GB
Label: Rhino | Genre: Hard Rock

Includes recently remastered original album plus a previously unreleased live show from the Westend Marketplace Dallas, TX on 12/4/91, as well as previously unreleased alternate versions of their hits “Right Now” & “The Dream Is Over.” Continue reading “Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) [2024, Expanded Edition, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [2023, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) [2023, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [2023, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 882 MB (DSF) + 754 MB (FLAC) + 1.48 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2243| | Genre: Hard Rock

Mastered from the original analog master tapes and housed in mini-LP-style packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD reissue allows fans to experience Van Halen’s original blend of raw power, Hollywood flair, and vaudeville fun for generations to come. Continue reading “Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [2023, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – The Collection II (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen - The Collection II (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Halen – The Collection II (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
5x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 6.70 GB
Label: Rhino | Genre: Hard Rock, Glam Metal

THE COLLECTION II spotlights Van Halen’s 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. Continue reading “Van Halen – The Collection II (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 254 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | US | Cat#: GZS-1129 | Genre: Hard Rock

Among revolutionary rock albums, Van Halen’s debut often gets short shrift. Although it altered perceptions of what the guitar could do, it is not spoken of in the same reverential tones as Are You Experienced? and although it set the template for how rock & roll sounded for the next decade or more, it isn’t seen as an epochal generational shift, like Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, The Rolling Stones, or Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols, which was released just the year before. Continue reading “Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”