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Van Halen Sets 40th-Anniversary ‘5150’ Expanded Edition for March 27

The package pairs a Donn Landee remaster with restored material from the band’s 1986 New Haven concert.

Overview

  • The LP/3CD/Blu-ray collection includes the remastered studio album plus a disc of rare single edits and non‑LP mixes.
  • About 90 minutes of previously unreleased audio from the Aug. 27, 1986 New Haven Veteran Memorial Coliseum show is included.
  • The set adds an HD Blu‑ray upgrade of the Live Without a Net concert video along with promo clips for Dreams and Why Can’t This Be Love.
  • Standalone two‑CD and two‑LP editions will be offered, and an Amazon‑exclusive green vinyl variant arrives on release day.
  • A live performance of Summer Nights from the New Haven show has been released as a preview, with preorders now available.