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 Post subject: [2015-07-10] Van Halen "II", "Women And Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" remasters (Rhino/Warner)
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Mastering engineer Chris Bellman, who remastered the original albums at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios, was enlisted for these new versions. In order to produce the original sound the band intended, Bellman cut straight from the quarter-inch tapes.

Van Halen II
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YJKGTGQ/?tag=imwan-20

Women And Children First
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YJKGUXI/?tag=imwan-20

Fair Warning
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YJKGU92/?tag=imwan-20

Diver Down
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YJKGTSE/?tag=imwan-20

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 Post subject: [2015-07-10] Van Halen "II", "Women And Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" remasters (Rhino/Warner)
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Previously released in this series:

  

The first two remasters ended up being budget-priced (currently $7.50 each, linked above) and I expect that will end up being true for the four new remasters as well.

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Did anyone here get the first 2? I'm would love to hear their opinion on them vs. the previous remasters.
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 Post subject: [2015-07-10] Van Halen "II", "Women And Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" remasters (Rhino/Warner)
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Mr Fuse wrote:
Did anyone here get the first 2? I'm would love to hear their opinion on them vs. the previous remasters.


Mr Fuse, do you have HDCD playback?

I ask that since I do on my OPPO listening to "1984" I find the new ones not that much better.
Worth $8.00, yeah if you are really into the band and have the previous efforts.

I personally may go for "Fair Warning". I already have Hoffman's' self titled version.

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Mark MN
 Post subject: [2015-07-10] Van Halen "II", "Women And Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" remasters (Rhino/Warner)
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I've read that the first two remasters weren't anything special. I'll hang on to my older remasters.
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 Post subject: [2015-07-10] Van Halen "II", "Women And Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" remasters (Rhino/Warner)
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Mr Fuse wrote:
Did anyone here get the first 2? I'm would love to hear their opinion on them vs. the previous remasters.


Stick with the remasters from 2000.

Those sound excellent and these offer little that anyone would need.

Remaster the damn Sammy-era albums!

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 Post subject: [2015-07-10] Van Halen "II", "Women And Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" remasters (Rhino/Warner)
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Remaster the damn Sammy-era albums!

I doubt that'll happen anytime soon. Get the Japan remasters. They really are killer. 5150 and OU812 sound as fresh as ever.
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Mark MN wrote:
Invisible Pedestrian wrote:
Remaster the damn Sammy-era albums!



I doubt that'll happen anytime soon. Get the Japan remasters. They really are killer. 5150 and OU812 sound as fresh as ever.


Can these be gotten anywhere fairly cheap?

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Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
Mark MN wrote:
Invisible Pedestrian wrote:
Remaster the damn Sammy-era albums!



I doubt that'll happen anytime soon. Get the Japan remasters. They really are killer. 5150 and OU812 sound as fresh as ever.


Can these be gotten anywhere fairly cheap?


Not cheap. $43 to $46 a whack now.

This guy in Wisconsin will give you the 4 Sammy-era discs for $165. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VAN-HALEN-SAMMY ... SwxcRW~GAb

He also has them individually.... which is the way I bought them. I didn't like Balance at all.
http://stores.ebay.com/JAMMIN-Recording ... 34.c0.m322
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Mark MN wrote:
Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
Mark MN wrote:
Invisible Pedestrian wrote:
Remaster the damn Sammy-era albums!



I doubt that'll happen anytime soon. Get the Japan remasters. They really are killer. 5150 and OU812 sound as fresh as ever.


Can these be gotten anywhere fairly cheap?


Not cheap. $43 to $46 a whack now.

This guy in Wisconsin will give you the 4 Sammy-era discs for $165. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VAN-HALEN-SAMMY ... SwxcRW~GAb

He also has them individually.... which is the way I bought them. I didn't like Balance at all.
http://stores.ebay.com/JAMMIN-Recording ... 34.c0.m322


I'll stick with my bass-free 5150 and OU812 discs for now. I'm good.

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Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
I'll stick with my bass-free 5150 and OU812 discs for now. I'm good.


You're missing out.
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Dr. Chris Evil
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Mark MN wrote:
Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
I'll stick with my bass-free 5150 and OU812 discs for now. I'm good.


You're missing out.


They're not worth that much money to me. Those are the only two I'd consider re-buying from the Sam Halen era.

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