Thirty years ago, Van Halen released its tenth album, Balance, which produced multiple smash hits and topped the charts.
This year, to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Van Halen dropped the Balance Expanded Edition, and fans have turned it into a bestseller again.
Balance sees its total sales skyrocket from one week to the next, as all three versions of the Expanded Edition are combined for charting purposes.
Forbes.com reports that the week before the expanded version dropped, Balance sold only double-digit copies, which isn’t unusual for such an old title. The following week, that number increased to more than 4,800 purchases.
Luminate reports that from one week to the next, Balance experienced a sales spike of almost 23,000%.
VanHalenStore.com reports that this is another “one and done” release, meaning that the record company (Warner Records/Rhino) prints a limited number of copies of each format (in this case, a few thousand of each) that will not be reprinted. That makes each format a limited edition, and out-of-print right out of the gate.
Interestingly, the Deluxe version (the box set) had completely sold out to retailers before the August 15th release date. So it shouldn’t be long before retailers start running out of the Deluxe Edition.
Van Halen’s ‘Balance’ Expanded Edition is available in three formats — 2 LPs, 2 CDs, and a Deluxe, Limited Edition Boxed Set.
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Van Halen – Balance Expanded Edition (Official Trailer)