Van HalenFair Warning

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – WB 56 899

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Germany

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Hard Rock

Tracklist

A1Mean Street4:55
A2"Dirty Movies"4:06
A3Sinner's Swing!3:08
A4Hear About It Later4:33
B1Unchained3:27
B2Push Comes To Shove3:48
B3So This Is Love?3:05
B4Sunday Afternoon In The Park2:00
B5One Foot Out The Door1:56

Companies, etc.

  • Made ByWEA Musik GmbH
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Pressed ByRecord Service Alsdorf
  • Mastered AtStrawberry Mastering

Credits

  • Art DirectionRichard Seireeni
  • Bass, Written-ByMichael Anthony (3)
  • Coordinator [Production]Joan Vallejo
  • Design [Cover]Pete Angelus
  • Drums, Written-ByAlex Van Halen
  • EngineerDonn Landee
  • Engineer [Second]Gene Meros
  • Guitar, Written-ByEddie Van Halen
  • Management [Personal Manager]Noel E. Monk
  • Painting [Cover]Kurelek*
  • Photography By [Innersleeve]Greg Gorman, Neil Zlozower
  • ProducerTed Templeman
  • Vocals, Written-ByDavid Lee Roth

Notes

Track B2 misprinted as "Push Comes To Shova" on label.
Issued with printed inner sleeve.
Some issues were released with a sixfold LP sized b/w poster.

℗&© 1981 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made in Germany.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 0392
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 56 899 A2 STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 56 899 B2 STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 56 899 A2 XXXXX STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 56 899 B x STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, variant 3): STRAWBERRY (C) R / S Alsdorf 56899 A3
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped, variant 3): R / S Alsdorf 56899 B2 STRAWBERRY (C)
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, "x" etched, variant 4): R / S Alsdorf 56899 AxSTRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped, "xxx´" etched, variant 4): STRAWBERRY (C) or (G) R / S Alsdorf 56899 Bxxx
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, etched/stamped, variant 5): 31 GB STRAWBERRY (C) R/S Alsdorf 56899 A3xxx
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, etched/stamped, variant 5): 44 STRAWBERRY (C) R/S Alsdorf 56899 Bxxxx
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, variant 6): R/S Alsdorf 56 899 A3 STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped, "x" etched, variant 6): R/S Alsdorf 56 899 B x STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, "x" etched, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 56899 Ax STRAWBERRY (G)
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped, "xxx´" etched, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 56899 B2xxx STRAWBERRY (C) or (G)
  • Price Code (Germany, on back cover):
  • Price Code (France): WE 451
  • Other (US cat# in parenthesis below cat# on back cover): HS 3540
  • Other (A-side, center label): HS 3540-1
  • Other (B-side, center label): HS 3540-2
  • Rights Society: GEMA

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Fair Warning (LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing)Warner Bros. RecordsHS 3540US1981
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Fair Warning (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsWBC 1505South Africa1981
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Fair Warning (LP, Album)Warner Bros. Records26.042Brazil1981
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Fair Warning (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsW 56899Italy1981
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Fair Warning (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsWB 56 899Colombia1981

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Reviews

  • redflag77's avatar
    redflag77
    Edited 7 months ago
    This German press kicks the figurative...Sounds really crisp and clear. I love this album, it's probably their best along with 1984 IMO, but the sleeve art work is absolutely shocking.
    • Hudba-Brno's avatar
      Hudba-Brno
      31:12 this is EP, not? at least 10 minutes more
      • Dzubox's avatar
        Dzubox
        This is a very good Germsn pressing. The sound is fresh, strong, heavy and crisp.

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