Van Halen Gets Balance Expanded Edition Release With Rarities, Unreleased Live Tracks & More
Bobby Caughron 
Van Halen’s Balance turns 30 this year, and Rhino is celebrating with an expanded edition of the band’s multi-platinum tenth studio album. It follows last year’s successful reissue of For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (Expanded Edition) and concludes Rhino’s spotlight on the band’s classic albums from the Hagar era.
Arriving August 15, Balance (Expanded Edition) will be available as a 2LP/2CD/Blu-ray deluxe set including the original album, remastered for 2023’s The Collection II, along with a selection of audio and video rarities. Pre-order HERE. The collection also contains several unreleased live recordings from the Balance Tour, including “The Seventh Seal,” which is available today digitally. Listen HERE.
Standalone versions of Balance will also be available the same day, including a 2CD set with the album and rarities, and a 2LP black vinyl and 2LP orange vinyl pressing that presents the full album on vinyl for the first time in 30 years. Here, the complete album spans three sides, for optimal audio quality, with a Balance-era etching on the fourth.
Balance (Expanded Edition) pulls together a selection of non-album tracks from the period, including the B-side “Crossing Over,” along with “Humans Being” and “Respect the Wind” from the Twister soundtrack. Also featured are eight standout performances from the band’s 1995 Wembley Stadium appearance, which was broadcast by the BBC. The recordings offer rare live versions of Balance tracks like “Feelin’” and “The Seventh Seal.”
The Blu-ray features several restored promo videos, including “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You,” “Amsterdam,” and “Not Enough.” It also includes a previously unreleased live clip of “The Seventh Seal,” filmed at the Target Center in Minneapolis in July 1995.
Originally released on January 24, 1995, Balance debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified triple Platinum by the RIAA. The album produced rock radio hits like “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” and “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do),” and introduced deeper cuts like “Big Fat Money” and “Aftershock.” It marked the final studio album recorded by the lineup of Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony.
BALANCE (EXPANDED EDITION)
2LP/2CD/Blu-ray
Track Listing
LP One: Original Album: 2023 Remaster
Side One
- “The Seventh Seal”
- “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You”
- “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)”
- “Amsterdam”
Side Two
- “Big Fat Money”
- “Strung Out”
- “Not Enough”
- “Aftershock”
- “Doin’ Time”
LP Two
Side One
- “Baluchitherium”
- “Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)”
- “Feelin’”
Side Two
Etching
CD One: 2023 Remaster
- “The Seventh Seal”
- “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You”
- “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)”
- “Amsterdam”
- “Big Fat Money”
- “Strung Out”
- “Not Enough”
- “Aftershock”
- “Doin’ Time”
- “Baluchitherium”
- “Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)”
- “Feelin’”
CD Two
- “Crossing Over”
- “Humans Being”
- “Respect The Wind”
- Live At Wembley Stadium, London, England (June 24, 1995)
- “The Seventh Seal” *
- “Feelin’” *
- “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” *
- Guitar Solo *
- “You Really Got Me” *
- “When It’s Love” *
- “Jump” *
- “Right Now” *
Blu-ray
- “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)” – Promo Video
- “Can’t Stop Loving You” – Promo Video
- “Amsterdam” – Promo Video
- “Not Enough” – Promo Video
- “The Seventh Seal” – Live at Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (July 30, 1995) *
- “Humans Being” – Promo Video
* Previously Unreleased
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