{"product_id":"van-halen-balance-indie-exclusive-orange-vinyl","title":"Van Halen - Balance (Indie Exclusive Orange Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jRgHcvF39mc?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Exclusive Orange Vinyl 2LP With Etched Side D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhino pressed this edition of \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e on two orange LPs for independent record stores, in a gatefold jacket. The twelve songs take three sides, and the fourth carries a \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e-era etching in place of grooves. It is the first time the complete album has been on vinyl in thirty years, and the instrumental \"Baluchitherium\" returns to the vinyl format for the first time since the 1995 release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe audio is the 2023 remaster made for the box set \u003cem\u003eThe Collection II\u003c\/em\u003e. Rhino released this Expanded Edition on August 15, 2025, for the album's 30th anniversary, and it closed the label's run of reissues of the band's albums with Sammy Hagar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e first came out on January 24, 1995. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, the band's fourth straight studio album to reach the top, and the RIAA certified it triple Platinum; \"The Seventh Seal\" was nominated for the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. It is the last studio album by the lineup of Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Fairbairn produced it. Most of the album was recorded at Eddie Van Halen's 5150 Studios in Studio City, with five lead vocals cut in Vancouver, where Fairbairn lived, and Mike Fraser mixed it. \"Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do),\" the video above, went to radio as the first single in December 1994, and Rhino's anniversary announcement names it and \"Can't Stop Lovin' You\" as the album's rock radio hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seventh Seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Stop Lovin' You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Fat Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrung Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Enough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAftershock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoin' Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaluchitherium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Me Back (Deja Vu)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeelin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eEtching\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen Van Halen titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-van-halen\"\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-van-halen-ii\"\u003eVan Halen II\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-women-and-children-first\"\u003eWomen and Children First\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-fair-warning\"\u003eFair Warning\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-diver-down\"\u003eDiver Down\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-1984\"\u003e1984\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-5150\"\u003e5150\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-ou812\"\u003eOU812\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-halen-live-in-dallas-1991\"\u003eLive in Dallas 1991\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e*** Indie Exclusive ***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 081227811235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rhino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.15.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rhino","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":48229837996190,"sku":"EVP-CB796717-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/VanHalenBalanceIndieExLP.jpg?v=1791879244","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/van-halen-balance-indie-exclusive-orange-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}