New Van Halen Collection II Box Set Collects Sammy Hagar-Era Studio Albums, Rarities

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A new Van Halen box set, The Collection II, has been announced and will arrive on October 6th via Rhino.

Following the 2015 set, The Collection, which housed the band’s first six albums with David Lee Roth, The Collection II will cull the four Van Halen albums featuring singer Sammy Hagar in addition to several studio rarities and a B-side.

Affectionately known as the “Van Hagar” years, Eddie Van Halen and company released four successful LPs while fronted by the Red Rocker during the ’80s and ’90s: 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995).

The Collection II will compile these records together for the first time on vinyl ($124.98) and CD ($49.98). A fifth disc, titled Studio Rarities 1989-2004, is especially of note for hardcore Van Halen enthusiasts. Among these eight tracks is “Crossing Over,” the B-Side to Balance’s “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” (the band’s only non-album B-side) and the Twister soundtrack inclusion “Humans Being,” which can be streamed now in its newly remastered form.

Unfortunately, a long-reported lost song from the Twister soundtrack sessions, reportedly titled “Between Us Two,” is not included, despite Hagar previously hinting that it might see the light of day as part of the Hagar-era reissues.

You can pre-order The Collection II via this location. Stream the remastered version of “Humans Being” and see the box set art and complete tracklist below.

The Collection II Artwork:

van halen collection ii
van halen collection ii

The Collection II Tracklist:

LP1: 5150

Side One
01. Good Enough
02. Why Can’t This Be Love
03. Get Up
04. Dreams
05. Summer Nights

Side Two
01. Best Of Both Worlds
02. Love Walks In
03. 5150
04. Inside

LP2: OU812

Side One
01. Mine All Mine
02. When It’s Love
03. A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
04. Cabo Wabo

Side Two
01. Source Of Infection
02. Feels So Good
03. Finish What Ya Started
04. Black And Blue
05. Sucker In A 3 Piece

LP3: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Side One
01. Poundcake
02. Judgement Day
03. Spanked
04. Runaround
05. Pleasure Dome

Side Two
01. In ‘N’ Out
02. Man On A Mission
03. The Dream Is Over
04. Right Now
05. 316
06. Top Of The World

LP4: Balance

Side One
01. The Seventh Seal
02. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
03. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
04. Amsterdam
05. Big Fat Money
06. Doin’ Time

Side Two
01. Aftershock
02. Strung Out
03. Not Enough
04. Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)
05. Feelin’

LP5: Studio Rarities 1989-2004

Side One
01. A Apolitical Blues
02. Crossing Over
03. Baluchitherium

Side Two
01. Humans Being
02. Respect The Wind
03. It’s About Time
04. Up For Breakfast
05. Learning To See

The Collection II Contents:

Van Halen Collection II
Van Halen Collection II

New Van Halen Collection II Box Set Collects Sammy Hagar-Era Studio Albums, Rarities
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