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Aug 6, 2020 · A look at the stories behind the creation of Van Halen's 14 album covers. ... You can learn the stories behind the front, back and inside cover art for the band's 12 albums and two live ...
- Matthew Wilkening
- ‘Van Halen’ (1978) Van Halen insisted on forming their own identity right out of the gate, and pushed back against the original design for their debut album, arguing that it tried to define them as a punk act.
- ‘1984’ (1984) With smoking-hot tracks such as Hot For Teacher and Panama, it’s only fitting that 1984 boasts an album cover as eye-catching at this.
- ‘Van Halen II’ (1979) Capitalising on the success of their debut album, Van Halen kept the artwork for its follow-up simple: Dave Bhang’s winged logo undergoes a slight 3D makeover and is placed across a midnight-blue canvas.
- ‘Fair Warning’ (1981) The Fair Warning artwork marked a significant departure for Van Halen album covers. Featuring selections from William Kurelek’s painting The Maze – a deeply personal work that documents the artist’s traumatic childhood via a series of vignettes – the four panels on the front sleeve convey frustration, anger and aggression, complimenting the dark and gritty tone of the album itself.
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Van Halenalbum covers usually did a good job of representing where the band was at during the recording of each album: Atlas holding up the world, a cannonball to the gut, conjoined twins on a see saw. You get the point. Highlights include the four quadrant rock star formation on Van Halen I, the stark VH logo effect of Van Halen II and the Best Of...
The iconic VH winged logo is known worldwide to fans of the band. However, despite what you may think, the Van Halen logo is only featured on six of their sixteen total albums (studio, live, compilation). 1. Van Halen I 2. Van Halen II 3. 5150 4. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 5. Tokyo Dome Live in Concert 6. Best Of: Volume 1
May 2, 2011 · The cover remains as stirring and enigmatic as it was upon the day of the record’s release April 29, 1981. Yet few VH fans know the story of that album art, which has a background as disturbing as the content of the songs within it. The original artwork is from a grotesque painting by Canadian artist William Kurelek (1927-1977).
Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on February 10, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records. Widely regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in rock music, [7] [8] [9] the album was a major commercial success, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard 200 . [10]
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Van Halen was a band that released their first album in 1978 entitled Van Halen. It was at a time before CDs were even a thought on any rock and roll fan’s mind. At the time one would either buy a new album on vinyl or cassette. 8 tracks were pretty much dead by 1978. So Van Halen still celebrated the importance of album covers.
May 17, 2021 · The album cover showcasing Atlas was trying to define how powerful and strong the band was with Sammy Hagar taking over the lead vocal spot.”. For album covers ranked 6 through 12 check out the Classic Rock History article HERE. We want to know what you’re favorite Van Halen album covers are. Give us your 1-12 ranking below!
