Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl) - AudioSoundMusic

Van Halen - Diver Down (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl)

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Drums – Alex Van Halen

Guitar – Edward Van Halen

Vocals – David Lee Roth [click here to see more vinyl featuring David Lee Roth]

Bass – Michael Anthony

Jan Van Halen, clarinet (Big Bad Bill)

Written by Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen, Michael Anthony

 

2 LPs, box set

Limited numbered edition

Original analog Master tape : YES

UltraDisc One-Step (UDS1)

Heavy Press : 180g SuperVinyl

Record color : black

Speed : 45 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : RTI

Label : MOFI

Original Label : Warner Bros Records

Recorded January–March 1982 at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles

Engineered & mixed by Donn Landee

Produced by Ted Templeman

Originally released in 1982

Reissued in 2022

 

Tracks:

Side A :

  1. Where Have All the Good Times Gone!
  2. Little Guitars

Side B :

  1. Hang 'Em High
  2. Secrets
  3. Intruder

Side C :

  1. (Oh) Pretty Woman
  2. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
  3. Dancing In The Street

Side D :

  1. Cathedral
  2. Happy Trails
  3. The Full Bug

 

Reviews :

“Fair Warning was such a dark, intense record that Van Halen almost had no choice but to lighten up on their next album, and 1982's Diver Down is indeed much lighter than its predecessor. In many ways, it's a return to the early albums, heavy on covers and party anthems, but where those records were rough and exuberant -- they felt like the work of the world's best bar band just made good, which is, of course, kind of what they were -- this is undoubtedly the work of a finely honed band who has only grown tighter and heavier since their debut. As a band, they might be tight, but Diver Down is anything but tight. It's a downright mess, barely clocking in at 31 minutes, cobbled together out of five covers, two minute-long instrumentals, and five new songs. By most measures, this should be the kind of slop that's difficult to muddle through, but it's not: it's one of Van Halen's best records, one that's just pure joy to hear. Like the debut, it's a great showcase for all the group's strengths, from Eddie Van Halen's always thrilling guitar to the bedrock foundation of Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony's throbbing pulse to, of course, David Lee Roth's strut. Each member gets places to shine and, in a way, covers showcase their skills in a way none of the originals does, since they get to twist "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Dancing in the Street," and "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" inside out, all the better to make them their own. But this isn't complacent; Van Halen is stretching out in different ways, funneling the menace of Fair Warning into the ominous instrumental "Intruder," playing with the whiplash fury of a punk band on "Hang 'Em High," and honing their pop skills on the bright, new wavey rock of "Little Guitars" and the sweet "Secrets," which displays the lightest touch they've ever had on record. Combine that with the full-throttle attack on the covers, along with Dave's vaudevillian song and dance on "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" -- a shtick that's electrified on the equally fun "The Full Bug" -- and the result is a record that's nothing but fun, the polar opposite of its predecessor.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

 

UltraDisc One-Step : Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a "convert." Delicate "converts" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.

 

MoFi SuperVinyl: The World's Quietest Surfaces and Cleanest Grooves: Developed by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever created. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.

 

Ratings :

AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 3,92 / 5

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