Van Halen‘s 1995 album Balance is receiving a 30th anniversary expanded reissue, out August 15th via Rhino.
The band’s fourth and final album with singer Sammy Hagar was reissued in 2023 on vinyl as part of the Hagar-era box set The Collection II, though the upcoming expanded edition marks the first standalone reissue on vinyl since the album’s original release.
The remastered audio from the 2023 box set was also sourced for this edition, which is bolstered by three non-album tracks and previously unreleased live recordings from a performance at Wembley Stadium in London on June 24th, 1995.
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While the standalone 2-LP edition only features the remastered original tracklist, the bonus materials can be found on the 2-CD edition, and a separate deluxe edition box set houses both the LPs and CDs as well as an exclusive Blu-ray disc featuring era-specific music videos and promo clips.
Notably, the non-album tracks include the B-side “Crossing Over” and Twister soundtrack inclusions “Humans Being” and “Respect the Wind,” conveniently culling all of the officially released studio material from this era in one package. Unfortunately, the sought-after shelved recording “Between Us Two,” a lost song also intended for the Twister soundtrack, did not surface for this reissue.
Pre-order the deluxe edition and vinyl/CD versions of Balance (Expanded Edition) via Rhino. Below you can check out a promo trailer, a live version of “The Seventh Seal,” plus product photos and the full tracklist.
Balance (Expanded Edition) Tracklist:
CD1 Tracklist (2023 Remaster):
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. Strung Out
07. Not Enough
08. Aftershock
09. Doin’ Time
10. Baluchitherium
11. Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)
12. Feelin’
CD2 Tracklist:
01. Crossing Over
02. Humans Being
03. Respect The Wind
04. The Seventh Seal [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
05. Feelin’ [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
06. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
07. Guitar Solo [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
08. You Really Got Me [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
09. When It’s Love [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
10. Jump [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
11. Right Now [Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)] *
Blu-ray Tracklist:
01. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do) – Promo Video
02. Can’t Stop Loving You – Promo Video
03. Amsterdam – Promo Video
04. Not Enough – Promo Video
05. The Seventh Seal – Live at Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (July 30, 1995) *
06. Humans Being – Promo Video
* = Previously Uunreleased
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