Van Halen’s final studio album, “A Different Kind of Truth,” will return to physical formats on Oct. 23 through Rhino Records.
The album drew heavily from the band’s early history, with seven of its 13 songs reworked from older demos dating to the late 1970s and early 1980s, giving tracks such as “She’s the Woman,” “Blood and Fire,” “Big River,” and “Beats Workin’” connections to material created during Van Halen’s formative years.
Wolfgang Van Halen described the process of developing the old recordings into finished songs as a way to reconnect the group with its original approach to songwriting.
The reissue will be available on CD and as a two-LP set pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a gatefold package, with a limited crystal-clear vinyl edition also sold through participating independent record stores and Rhino’s online store.
The band, formed in Los Angeles in 1974, went on to sell more than 75 million albums worldwide and earned diamond certifications for both its 1978 self-titled debut and “1984.”
