An exceedingly rare ‘In House’ Platinum Record Award for Van Halen’s 1978 self-titled debut album. This award was presented to Russ Thyret (1944-2021), the former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, Van Halen’s label. Thyret was Warner Bros’ head of promotion when this album was released. Van Halen peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200, eventually […]
A vintage 1980 RIAA Platinum Record Award for Van Halen’s album Women and Children First, presented to Russ Thyret (1944-2021), the former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records who at the time of this album’s certification was Warner Bros’ head of promotion, and very important to the band’s success. Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold is a former […]
An ultra rare, possibly unique pre-release acetate of an alternate version of Van Halen’s 1982 album Diver Down, from the collection of a former senior executive of Warner Bros. Records who worked closely with the band. The acetate, in NM-/EX+ condition, has a different song order and some different song names than the released version. […]
An original RIAA Platinum Record Award for Van Halen II, presented to a former senior Vice President of the group’s record label, Warner Bros. Records. Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold is a former executive vice president of Warner Bros, and obtained this directly from a former co-worker. We have blurred out the executive’s name on the photos for their privacy, […]
An ultra rare and possibly unique pre-release acetate of an alternate version of Van Halen’s 1982 album Diver Down, from the collection of a former senior executive of Warner Bros. Records who worked closely with the band. The acetate, in NM-/EX+ condition, has a different song order and some different song names than the released […]
A beautiful 28 page Japanese tour program for Van Halen’s 1989 Japanese tour on behalf of their OU812 album. It measures a large 11″ x 14″ and the center spread (22″ x 14″) is boldly signed by each band member over their photos. Michael Anthony signs in pink paint pen “To Mari, Keep Rockin, […]