VH 30 Year Anniversary

[tajmahal]

Guys,

I noticed this tribute to VH on their 30 year anniversary. And yes it does include all band members.

http://chicago.metromix.com/music/photogallery/from-the-photo-archives/297576/content

"One Foot Out the Door" is dedicated to the other 2 singers.

[BALLYJUNKIE]

FAIR WARNING a commercial flop?...... what is that guy an idiot ...... fair warning is a classic !!!

[tajmahal]

How did it do during its release in 1981?


Also the Sammy Hagar comment regarding his shirt at the RRHOF is funny.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Artist
VAN HALEN Title
FAIR WARNING Certification Date
07/07/1981 Label
WARNER BROS.
Award Description
GOLD Format
ALBUM Category
GROUP Type
ST

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Artist
VAN HALEN Title
FAIR WARNING Certification Date
11/18/1981 Label
WARNER BROS.
Award Description
PLATINUM Format
ALBUM Category
GROUP Type
ST

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Artist
VAN HALEN Title
FAIR WARNING Certification Date
08/04/1994 Label
WARNER BROS.
Award Description
2.00x MULTI PLATINUM Format
ALBUM Category
GROUP Type
ST

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Moving to Main....

[Panamark]

Fair Warning didn't initially sell as well as VH1 for example.
Being a "Darker" experiment by the band, it tended to appeal
more to the band's hardcore fans. Over the years its now generally
accepted as being one of the greatest ever Van Halen recordings.

[Terry]

Didn't Fair Warning eventually sell 4 million + ?

The perception of it at the time of release, commercially, was perhaps a bit lower than the albums that came before because initially it wasn't selling as briskly.

Personally, I probably give WACF and FW the most play out of all the 6-pack releases, and I think those two were some of the lower sellers among the first 6 albums.

[Matt White]

FAIR WARNING was CLASSIC VANHALEN's slowest seller...

still...a STELLAR recording....

some of the photos are fucking BRILLIANT

[binnie]

Originally posted by Matt White
FAIR WARNING was CLASSIC VANHALEN's slowest seller...

still...a STELLAR recording....

some of the photos are fucking BRILLIANT

Exactly. Probably the poorest seller from CVH, but argualby the best album.

One for the true fans.

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Maybe FW selling less than it should have is due to the cover, which is a bit "puzzling" - but pretty bold, BTW.

(Would Maiden have sold so many records, hadn't their covers been what they are?)

1978-2008... Who would have bet they'd link these two years a couple of years ago?

I'll never get tired of saying how kickass it is that they're eventually doing it!

[Jérôme Frenchise]

It isn't 30 years since I've known CVH yet, as I first saw the YRGM video in 1979.

They really got me ears forever when I saw them on TV for the first time. It's still the biggest musical shock I've ever had!

[binnie]

Originally posted by Jérôme Frenchise


I'll never get tired of saying how kickass it is that they're eventually doing it!

Would be nice to actually see it over here though wouldn't it?

[Jérôme Frenchise]

Originally posted by binnie
Would be nice to actually see it over here though wouldn't it?

Hell yeah!!! Then it would be more of a come back than "just" US tours - and there would be more chances that they release a new album IMO.

Back to topic, I can't really find any "good" reason why FW sold less than the first three albums, but I know quite a bunch of musicians who'd like to "flop" with over four million sales!

[jztbcz]

Bootlegging had a lot to do with it... I had a copy of it on cassette at
least a month before it hit the stores .......