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VHND Logo by Garth Jones  Saturday May 17, 2008 Van Halen News Desk - latest updates:
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July 1996 News Archive
Van Halen's Greatest Hits

July 20, 1996 - Van Halen, who have sold over 80 million albums worldwide, have bowed to record company pressure and decided to release a Greatest Hits compilation. Latest reports say that it will be a single 16-track CD, featuring songs from both the David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar eras. The album *will* contain new tracks, however it is doubtful the new Sammy Hagar track titled "Between Us Two" will make it to the final album as Sammy never finished it before the recent breakup.

David Lee Roth is back at 5150 writing with Edward Van Halen. The band will begin recording new material at 5150 with producer Glen Ballard on Monday July 22. Van Halen's Greatest Hits is due for release in October.


Press Articles

July 31, 1996 - When it was announced that Sammy Hagar was out and Van Halen were working with David Lee Roth again, it was the biggest news in music at the time. Below is a list of press articles from this period.

1 July 1996 San Francisco Chronicle
1 July 1996 CNN
4 July 1996 MTV
8 July 1996 Sammy Hagar Interview with HITS Magazine
16 July 1996 Ray Danniels' Interview with Pollstar
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