https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-japanese-singles/
Van Halen have announced a box set comprised of 13 singles they released in Japan between 1978 and 1984.
The Japanese Singles will be made up of 7” vinyls, complete with replicas of the original sleeve artwork. A limited-edition red vinyl set is available for pre-order now, with a traditional black vinyl set due for release on Nov. 1.
The material within The Japanese Singles comes from the band’s first six albums: Van Halen (1978), Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), Diver Down (1982) and 1984 (1984). Among the classic singles are “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love,” “Somebody Get Me a Doctor,” “And the Cradle Will Rock,” “Dancing in the Street,” “Panama” and “Jump.” A single edit of “Hot for Teacher,” originally issued exclusively in Japan, is also part of the set.
The box set announcement is the latest news in a busy year of headlines for Van Halen. For months, fans were left hanging as will-they-or-won’t-they reunion rumors continued to fly. Though plans for a tour were eventually nixed, singer David Lee Roth recently announced a solo residency in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the indie rock group the Bird and the Bee released an album of Van Halen covers, while Weezer announced Van Weezer, an LP due in 2020 featuring arena-rock tunes similar to Van Halen's work. Both releases further reflect Van Halen's lasting impact on generations of artists.
Van Halen, 'The Japanese Singles 1978-1984' Track Listing
Disc One
A. “You Really Got Me”
B. “Atomic Punk”
Disc Two
A. “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love”
B. “Runnin’ With The Devil”
Disc Three
A. “On Fire”
B. “Jamie’s Cryin’”
Disc Four
A. “Dance the Night Away”
B. “Spanish Fly”
Disc Five
A. “Somebody Get Me Doctor”
B. “Women in Love”
Disc Six
A. “And the Cradle Will Rock”
B. “Could This Be Magic?”
Disc Seven
A. “Unchained”
B. “So This is Love?”
Disc Eight
A. “(Oh) Pretty Woman”
B. “Happy Trails”
Disc Nine
A. “Dancing in the Street”
B. “The Full Bug”
Disc Ten
A. “Jump”
B. “House of Pain”
Disc Eleven
A. “I’ll Wait”
B. “Girl Gone Bad”
Disc Twelve
A. “Panama”
B. “Drop Dead Legs”
Disc Thirteen
A. “Hot For Teacher”
B. “Little Dreamer”
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
What a hit machine. So many great songs, even though they never dominated the pop charts.
What a hit machine. So many great songs, even though they never dominated the pop charts.
AMEN!!!
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Hot For Teacher single with b side Little Dreamer. Interesting...never knew that.
My friend had a single version of Secrets with Big Bad Bill as b side.
https://www.discogs.com/Van-Halen-Secrets/release/3513454
Secrets has always been one of my favs from them.
Decent live version
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Getting in the VH mood.
This person does an excellent job covering some VH tunes.
Nice take on Secrets..like the uptempo, swings a little more
Hear About It Later
Man...Ed wrote some great music.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
I saw this is being put out by Rhino. Went back and read the article again and it says "Van Halen have announced ". I find it hard to believe that VH would sign off on something like this. They have not been very prolific with any of they're material or back catalog.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Funny reading this thread as I heard "Little Guitars" on Sirius/XM Deep Tracks earlier this evening and was reminded what a stellar tune this and many, many Van Halen tunes, despite not being chart toppers, really are.....
Love em or hate em, Van Halen is a very unique band in that they blended, at least to my ears, many types of music and influences, into a very original sound and style all their own. Like one big tossed salad... 
[Edited on 9/14/2019 by Chain]
Trailer for this release
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
