{"product_id":"van-halen-5150-expanded-edition-2lp","title":"Van Halen - 5150 (Expanded Edition) [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eVan Halen started over with 5150, and this Expanded Edition stretches the 1986 album across two 140 gram LPs, adding a full disc of edits, extended versions and live cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe record followed David Lee Roth's exit and introduced Sammy Hagar as frontman, a gamble that paid off when it became the band's first album to top the Billboard 200. Recorded at Eddie Van Halen's 5150 Studios and co-produced with Foreigner's Mick Jones and engineer Donn Landee, it kept the guitar fireworks while leaning into big, bright melodies made for arenas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Can't This Be Love rides Eddie's synth stabs into a hook that refuses to leave your head, while Dreams turns that keyboard shimmer into something close to a hymn. Best of Both Worlds stomps along on Alex Van Halen's drums and Michael Anthony's high harmonies, with Hagar belting over the top like a man with nothing left to prove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second LP gathers single edits, extended versions of two of the hits and a trio of live recordings, including a charging take on Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty years on, it's the sound of a band reinventing itself without losing an ounce of swagger, and the extra material fills out the Hagar era's opening chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67762488508706,"sku":"603497809288","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Van_Halen-5150_Expanded_Edition_2LP.jpg?v=1794315409","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/van-halen-5150-expanded-edition-2lp","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}