Van Halen — 1978

A debut that reinvented rock guitar via Eddie's fretboard fireworks. Explosive and fun. A hard-rock landmark. First in our ranking of Van Halen's work, and the natural place to start.

On vinyl: A heavily reissued catalogue — read the remaster reviews before committing to a pressing.

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