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Van Halen II

Van Halen Format: Audio Cassette
4.8 out of 5 stars 1,874 ratings
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.3 x 2.7 x 0.6 inches; 0.8 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Warner Off Roster
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 9, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Warner Off Roster
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002KK6
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers find this remastered album to be a fantastic follow-up to the band's first record, with superb sound quality and great songs that work well as background music. The remastered version receives positive feedback for its awesome vocals, and one customer notes improved vocal clarity without distortion. The album's condition receives mixed reviews, with some customers reporting amazing condition while others mention broken jewel cases.

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69 customers mention "Album quality"69 positive0 negative

Customers love this album, describing it as a favorite VH record of all time and a great follow-up to their first record.

"Great album! Shipping was fast! Highly recommended!!!" Read more

"Great CD with good sound quality." Read more

"...Don;t get me wrong this is a great album...." Read more

"Great cd love it" Read more

34 customers mention "Sound quality"29 positive5 negative

Customers praise the album's superb sound quality, with one customer noting improved vocal clarity and another highlighting the wider soundscape.

"Record was on perfect condition and sounds great! Was packaged very well! Thanks!" Read more

"Great CD with good sound quality." Read more

"...and Light Up the Sky is the greatest VH song ever recorded and it sounds fantastic." Read more

"...IMO these do sound better than the originals as they are louder, cleaner and clearer, wider soundscape and i can hear greater definition between..." Read more

28 customers mention "Music quality"28 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the music quality of this album, finding it great to listen to as background music and expressing love for old school rock.

"Well, what did you expect, one their all time great albums and concerts as well!" Read more

"...'s best playing of his career and Light Up the Sky is the greatest VH song ever recorded and it sounds fantastic." Read more

"...it is does have great songs in my opinion...." Read more

"...Banged out in a mere six days, this record features up-tempo radio-friendly songs as well as more metallic cuts like my personal favorites, “DOA”..." Read more

14 customers mention "Remastered version"12 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the remastered version of the album, with one customer highlighting its crisp highs and another noting the original lyrics and artwork.

"the show I watched was a wonderful rendition of these first 2 albums" Read more

"...Plus the original inner sleeve is included as well with original lyrics and artwork. You get it like it was in 1979...." Read more

"Perfection....get it!" Read more

"...This albums is flawless. It’s dead quite between tracks. Crisp highs and solid lows. DLR sounds like he’s standing in front of you." Read more

8 customers mention "Vocal quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the vocals on this album, with one customer noting that Dave's vocals no longer distort as badly and another mentioning that the mids are much more pronounced.

"...happy to report that the guitar is richer and fatter, Dave's vocals no longer distort as badly and that sizzling crispy-ness is gone...." Read more

"...tapping that Eddie ever did, as well as some of the best vocal harmonies from the whole band. And it's on this album...." Read more

"...Midrange is perfect and DLR vocals are clear n a bit more up front. Amazon packed it perfect!! Aces all around n my new "go to" copy." Read more

"...Mids are much more pronounced punching Ed's guitar through the mix more. Roth's vocals are also much more centered and pronounced." Read more

6 customers mention "Playability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the album plays well.

"...Having said that, this album contains Mike Anthony's best playing of his career and Light Up the Sky is the greatest VH song ever recorded and it..." Read more

"CD plays well." Read more

"Everything is great except the color of the cd case seems to be off other than that everything is great" Read more

"...The tone of the songs is just right. The playing is just as good as the first one!" Read more

5 customers mention "Fun"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the album enjoyable, with one describing it as a "fun in the sun" album.

"...34;, "Women in Love" and "DOA" are so powerful and fun. I just wish i would've been listening to this one a lot more many years ago...." Read more

"Good times, revisited." Read more

"Perfect!" Read more

"A "fun in the sun" album...." Read more

22 customers mention "Quality"15 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the product's quality, with some finding it in amazing condition while others report poor quality and broken jewel cases.

"CD arrived on time and in good condition, thanks!" Read more

"...The outer cover is great quality, and these albums come with an audiophile inner sleeve that is plastic lined white paper...." Read more

"...It so schmaltzy, so contradictory for, dear reader, the best song is on the record is the worst. '..." Read more

"Brand New, Bubble Wrapped, Great Price 100% Satisfied Customer. Will Save Seller." Read more

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  • Raul F NavejarIII
    5.0 out of 5 stars Van Halen 2 cd.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2025
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    It is a good cd.
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  • Gerald Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars It cost 37 dollars
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
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    This tape is like new.
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  • Amazon Junkie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Less crispy sound, high end distortion is gone.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2018
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    I remember reading a long time ago that early VH albums were mixed with so much sizzling top end because Ed had fried his ears standing in front of a wall of Marshalls for all those years and he couldn't hear the top part of the treble, so he insisted on the albums being mastered with a lot of high end so it sounded correct to him. This makes sense to me and sure enough, this album in particular (the original master) was really, really crispy, to the point that Dave's loudest vocals and the cymbal crashes distort constantly. You can hear it clearly with good headphones (listen to DOA, there's a line with a lot of "S" sounds, "we were sittin' ducks for the police man", all of those "s" sounds distort badly on the original). I bought the vinyl album when it came out in 79 and wore it out, probably bought a cassette of it or two, maybe an 8-track and eventually the CD and I always found myself winding the treble back and wincing when Dave's vocals distorted at the top.
    I just did an A/B comparison with Apple Lossless rips of the original CD release and this re-master and I'm happy to report that the guitar is richer and fatter, Dave's vocals no longer distort as badly and that sizzling crispy-ness is gone. Guitar is still panned hard to the left though (and it's reverb hard to the right) like some 1960's Beatles recording, I'd hoped they'd move it more center in the mix, but alas, no. Maybe at the next re-release?
    Having said that, this album contains Mike Anthony's best playing of his career and Light Up the Sky is the greatest VH song ever recorded and it sounds fantastic.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars this album is a perfect follow up to their first
    Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
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    the show I watched was a wonderful rendition of these first 2 albums
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  • ANDREW H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars 2015 REMASTERS
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021
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    i bought the Roth era 2015 remasters (mostly from amazon) and what i got were cds that look exactly like cds from 30+ years ago (with the black cd backing and spine) The back cover of them are a little different that the amazon pics too. through days of research, i have found these are European re-issue remasters. these ARE a remaster, they just DON'T LOOK like it. they will have the new warner label (in bold print) that have the word WARNER above the word RECORDS with an almost circle just to its left. the last 5 digits of the barcode printed on the SIDE SPINE are:
    Self/Titled: _55243 / VH2: _54918 / WaCF: _54956 / FW: _54970 / DD: _54994
    IMO these do sound better than the originals as they are louder, cleaner and clearer, wider soundscape and i can hear greater definition between vocals and other instruments. these might not be perfect but i have heard worse attempts in remasters.
    JUST BE WARNED THAT THESE WILL LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINALS, CHECK BARCODES BEFORE OPENING AND MAKE SURE IT SAYS 2015 IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BEFORE 'ADDING TO CART'.
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  • world-of-rock music reviewer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Decent 2nd Album But "Van Halen"
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2015
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    I like this 2nd Van Halen album, But, I don't think that Van Halen was trying their best of this studio album. it is does have great songs in my opinion. But I think that some of the instruments were out of place on some of the songs, but still a vary decent album for your CD collection, I recommend this album to classic hard rock fans as well as early Van Halen fans, and even to those who heard Van Halen's newer stuff past (1979) and want to hear some of their early stuff. Don;t get me wrong this is a great album. I still truly think that most Van Halen fans may like this album, but in the world of rock music in my own opinion I've heard better hard rock music from Van Halen. This is Van Halen's second album in which David Lee Roth is the singer not Sammy Hagar yet, if your looking for a Sammy Hagar album here is a list of the ones I know.

    1: 5150 (1986)
    2: OU812 (1988)
    3: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)

    David Lee Roth Van Halen Albums

    1: Van Halen (1978)
    2: Van Halen II (this one) (1979)
    3: Women and Children First (1980)
    4: Fair Warning (1981)
    5: Diver Down (1982)
    6: 1984 (1984)

    This album has 10 songs and is about 31 minutes long
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  • Wendy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
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    Perfect gift for my husband
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  • Freedom Preacher
    5.0 out of 5 stars The second of the VH remastered series on vinyl...it’s impressive!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019
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    This may sound crazy but I was impressed when I opened the box. This is the second of the VH vinyl remasters that I decided to try after a great experience with “Fair Warning”. The first thing that caught my attention was how heavy this was in the shrink wrap. The outer cover is great quality, and these albums come with an audiophile inner sleeve that is plastic lined white paper. Plus the original inner sleeve is included as well with original lyrics and artwork. You get it like it was in 1979. The remaster is a great improvement in sound quality and the vinyl is superb audiophile quality. Of course Van Halen II was a great follow up to the first album. You’re No Good open up and steers the course.. Dance The Night Away, that cowbell never sounded better. To Beautiful Girls and Women In Love, it’s just classic Van Halen... nothing like it then, and nothing like it now. It was made for analog that’s for sure and this release is exceptional. I’ve paid much more for vinyl that was not near this kind of quality.. it’s worth every cent...
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  • Andrea P.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Da avere! (Vinile)
    Reviewed in Italy on September 5, 2023
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    Se ami l'Havy metal, è un disco da avere insieme al I, 5150,1984 e OU 812! Qualità pazzesca. Suonato su Pioneer PL505 con VMN95ML, Pro-ject Tube Box S2, Sony TA-F200, CDX SB4 series by ESB.
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  • Matt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great sounding vinyl
    Reviewed in Canada on May 10, 2023
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    Full and rich sounding vinyl. Thick, flat and quiet. Cardboard inner sleeve.
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  • Mr David Bennett
    5.0 out of 5 stars LP
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2025
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    Exallent
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  • Kiss73, el disco llegó bien y está en muy buenas condiciones y de muy buena calidad. Estoy contento y satisfecho con la compra, muchas gracias.
    5.0 out of 5 stars El disco llegó muy bien
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 12, 2024
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    Excelente rendición, se escucha fenomenal. Este es el segundo disco de esta banda de heavy van halen. No cabe duda que son muy talentosos los miembros del grupo. Gracias Amazon.
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    Kiss73, el disco llegó bien y está en muy buenas condiciones y de muy buena calidad. Estoy contento y satisfecho con la compra, muchas gracias.
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    El disco llegó muy bien

    Reviewed in Mexico on October 12, 2024
    Excelente rendición, se escucha fenomenal. Este es el segundo disco de esta banda de heavy van halen. No cabe duda que son muy talentosos los miembros del grupo. Gracias Amazon.
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  • Nari
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5曲目
    Reviewed in Japan on December 26, 2023
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    空耳ですな
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