Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid Stereo SACD
Mastered from the original analog master tapes
The definitive digital version of the 1982 album
Van Halen Get Loose on Diver Down: Varied Effort Includes “(Oh) Pretty Woman,” “Dancing in the Street,” and “Where Have All the Good Times Gone!”
Experience the Quadruple-Platinum 1982 Album in Definitive Sound: Mobile Fidelity’s Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays with Extraordinary Clarity, Immediacy, and Punch
Van Halen's winning track record with cover songs can be traced back to its 1978 diamond-platinum debut. The ambitious approach, which showed off the band’s diversity, creativity, flair, and fun, takes precedence like never before on Diver Down. Featuring five covers, many of which became radio staples, the album sprung from the band’s desire to remain relevant while taking a breather after four massively successful records and their respective tours. More than four million copies later, suffice it to say Diver Down achieved its goal.
Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents the 1982 album in definitive sound. The traits you associate with hallmark Van Halen — dynamic energy, distinctive tonalities, vivid detail, sensory-invigorating immediacy, rhythmic attack, midrange punch — emerge with involving presence. Recorded with producer Ted Templeman in just 12 days in California, Diver Down can here be experienced with unparalleled transparency and balance. Even if you listen at low levels, the advancements in separation, imaging, soundstaging, and fullness will grant you a fresh perspective on a record that began under the auspices of a one-off single.
Tracks
Where Have All the Good Times Gone!
Hang ‘Em High
Cathedral
Secrets
Intruder
(Oh) Pretty Woman
Dancing in the Street
Little Guitars (Intro)
Little Guitars
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
The Full Bug
Happy Trails
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