Van Halen – Diver Down
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Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3677 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Hard Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Where Have All The Good Times Gone! | 3:02 | |
| A2 | Hang 'Em High | 3:28 | |
| A3 | Cathedral | 1:20 | |
| A4 | Secrets | 3:25 | |
| A5 | Intruder | 1:39 | |
| A6 | (Oh) Pretty Woman | 2:53 | |
| B1 | Dancing In The Street | 3:43 | |
| B2 | Little Guitars (Intro) | 0:42 | |
| B3 | Little Guitars | 3:47 | |
| B4 | Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) | 2:44 | |
| B5 | The Full Bug | 3:18 | |
| B6 | Happy Trails | 1:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Columbia House – BSK 3677
- Manufactured By – Columbia House
- Mastered At – Columbia Mastering
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Art Direction [Art Director] – Richard Seireeni
- Clarinet – Jan Van Halen
- Engineer – Donn Landee
- Engineer [Second] – Ken Deane
- Photography – Michael Marks, Neil Zlozower, Richard E. Aaron
- Producer – Ted Templeman
- Producer [Production Coordinator] – Joan Vallejo
- Written-By – Anthony* (tracks: A2 to A5, B2, B3, B5)
Notes
"Manufactured By Columbia House Under License" printed on lower-right corner of rear sleeve.
This version has no barcode on the rear sleeve.
This version has no barcode on the rear sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (A1, A6 & B1): BMI
- Rights Society (All other tracks): ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 stamped): BSK 1-3677-1B COLUMBIA NY
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 stamped): BSK 2-3677-1B COLUMBIA NY
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Diver Down (Cassette, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | M5 3677 | US | 1982 | ||
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Diver Down (LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing) | Warner Bros. Records | BSK 3677 | US | 1982 | ||
| Diver Down (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | WB 57 003, WB K 57 003 | Scandinavia | 1982 | |||
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Diver Down (LP, Album, Quality Records Pressing) | Warner Bros. Records | XBS 3677 | Canada | 1982 | ||
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Diver Down (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | P-11189 | Japan | 1982 |
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Reviews
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Drums kinda mellowed. Nevertheless, loved the mastering. Good guitar presence. David’s voice was clear and centre. Good copy. Van Halen is slowly becoming my go to listening. Happy to have this.
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I have a copy signed by Eddie Van Halen, this is my favorite Van Halen album in their catalog -
Edited 3 years agoI'm reviewing a second copy.
This is Van Halen's 5th studio album. Every time we thought we had them figured out, they would take a left turn and surprise us. Here is an album that was decidedly lighter in tone than Fair Warning, chock full of covers (Kinks, Martha, Orbison, etc) and some tin pan alley and other sounds. I when this came out, fans labeled it gimmicky. In retrospect, it's a beautifully conceived array of seemingly unrelated songs, just right for cleansing the palate for what was to come.
Although Eddie has his instrumental features on here, the actual placement of his guitar solos in the songs is less prominent. Likewise, his solos are less wild than the crazy stunt playing on VH1 and Fair Warning. Similarly, Alex's drums are somewhat neutered throughout, a big change from some serious skin pounding on earlier releases.
Highlights include "Pretty Woman", "Good Times Gone", "Cathedral", "Full Bug(THIS is the VH you've come to love, BTW), and the lovable "Big Bad Bill".
The album is mixed less aggressively with a more smooth commercial sound.
This early pressing sounds absolutely amazing. 3-dimensional, nice attack, and great dynamics.
Recommended.
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