STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - VAN HALEN - FAIR WARNING

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Good Sunday morning to you gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 65th Birthday of  Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, inventor, guitarist, founding member, and namesake,  Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen.  Happy Birthday Eddie !

To mark the momentous occasion, we spotlight their 4th studio album, Fair Warning. Fair Warning was released  April 29, 1981 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Ted Templeman. It has been certified 2X Platinum in the US and it peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200. Four of the record's 9 tracks were released as singles ; "So This Is Love?" (#15 Mainstream Rock) ,  "Mean Street" (#12 Mainstream Rock),  "Push Comes to Shove" (#29 Mainstream Rock) , and  "Unchained" (#13 Mainstream Rock) . 

1. "Mean Street" 4:58
2. "Dirty Movies" 4:08
3. "Sinner's Swing!" 3:09
4. "Hear About It Later" 4:35

Side two

5. "Unchained" 3:29
6. "Push Comes to Shove" 3:49
7. "So This Is Love?" 3:06
8. "Sunday Afternoon in the Park" 1:59
9. "One Foot Out the Door" 1:58

Van Halen :

Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
David Lee Roth – lead vocals
Eddie Van Halen – guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
Alex Van Halen – drums

Pete Angelus – cover design
Chris Bellman – remastering
Gregg Geller – remastering
Greg Gorman – photography, inlay photos

William Kurelek – cover artwork, from The Maze
Donn Landee – engineer
Gene Meros – engineer
Jo Motta – project coordinator
Richard Seireeni – art direction

Ted Templeman – producer
Neil Zlozower – photography