Release date: 17-09-2011 (originally released in 1983)

2011 EU 9-track limited 9-track vinyl LP, pressing on 180 gram vinyl=1984 (written as MCMLXXXIV on the front cover) is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums (in terms of both record sales and chart performance), 1984 is to date the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth before he left the band in the spring of the following year.=sealed=

Tracks:
01. 1984
02. Jump
03. Panama
04. Top Jimmy
05. Drop Dead Legs
06. Hot for Teacher
07. I'll Wait
08. Girl Gone Bad
09. House of Pain

You've never had it made so easily. And no, your homework was never quite like this. And, yes, we can say that you'll definitely be runnin' a little hot tonight after grabbing this celebratory reissue. Why? Van Halen's 1984 is a blockbuster in every sense of the term, a record of limitless energy, crafty tunes, and one of the most ideal mixes of catchy pop and intense hard rock ever created. It's no wonder that the album has sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. alone and established the sonic precedent for the decade's pop and rock that followed.

Coming on the heels of two records on which Van Halen engaged in a slight power struggle, with David Lee Roth leaning in favor of spritzy pop and bacchanalian shtick and Eddie Van Halen preferring more complex material, 1984 bridges the two disciplines and also brings to the table the most cohesive, consistent, and celebratory original songs the quartet ever devised. The melodies, choruses, riffs, and accents here are the stuff of legend. Hear a snippet of "Jump," constructed entirely around Eddie's synthesizer parts, the speedy boogie of "Hot For Teacher," rumbling engine-revving pulse of "Panama," or dramatic flow of "I'll Wait," and be hooked for life.

While this 180g LP can't give you the hot-rod car Diamond Dave cruised around in during the era or Eddie's striped red Kramer guitar, it basically provides everything else. Once the needle drops, Van Halen enters your room. And we're talking the cool edition of Van Halen, the boys playing around, clad in retro tuxedos, white gloves, and black sunglasses while dancing about in comedic and clever MTV videos that became a staple of the channel's most dominant period. Admit it: Who wasn't hot for teacher after watching that clip? Now, bring the memories and pleasures that much nearer to reality.

Mastered by Chris Bellman from the original analog master tapes and pressed at RTI, Rhino's 180g LP brings brings the dynamics, edginess, and punch of the music into laser-sharp focus. Never before has the engine noise of Eddie's Lamborghini on "Panama" or the synthesizer airiness of the introductory "1984" sounded so lifelike. Never before has Roth's baritone, sensual rasp, and unique screams sounded more lively or persuasive. Then, of course, there's the classic and then-controversial album art, in full resolution. You can't lose.

Class dismissed!