The Studio Albums 1978–1984

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Van Halen

2▶Digital Media: Van Halen II

3▶Digital Media: Women and Children First

4▼Digital Media: Fair Warning
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Mean Street assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: Mean Street lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	4	4:59
2	Dirty Movies assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: "Dirty Movies" lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	4	4:08
3	Sinner’s Swing! assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: Sinner’s Swing! lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	3.65	3:10
4	Hear About It Later assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: Hear About It Later lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	3.35	4:35
5	Unchained assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen lead vocals: David Lee Roth vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: Unchained lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Mugambi Publishing, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Diamond Dave Music (in 1981), Van Halen Music (in 1981) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)	3.35	3:30
6	Push Comes to Shove assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: Push Comes to Shove lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	3.65	3:49
7	So This Is Love? assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: So This Is Love? lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Mugambi Publishing, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Diamond Dave Music (in 1981), Van Halen Music (in 1981) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)	4.15	3:07
8	Sunday Afternoon in the Park assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: Sunday Afternoon in the Park composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	3.5	1:59
9	One Foot out the Door assistant engineer: Gene Meros engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman bass: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen guitar: Edward Van Halen vocals: David Lee Roth phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) recording of: One Foot out the Door lyricist and composer: Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen publisher: Diamond Dave Music (in 1981) and Van Halen Music (in 1981)	3.65	1:58

5▶Digital Media: Diver Down

6▶Digital Media: 1984

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2012)
marketed by:	Warner Strategic Marketing

purchase for download:	https://uk.7digital.com/artist/van-halen/release/studio-albums-1978-1984-4032184 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/studio-albums-1978-1984-van-halen/0603497923953 [info]
streaming page:	https://tidal.com/album/68710442 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/studio-albums-1978-1984-van-halen/0603497923953 [info]

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includes:	1984 Diver Down Fair Warning Van Halen Van Halen II Women and Children First

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/741717 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 603497923953
Format:: 6×Digital Media
Length:: 3:16:40

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Rhino
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Warner Bros. Records
[none]

Release events

Australia
2013-03-25
Canada
2013-03-25
Europe
2013-03-25

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