Van Halen OU812 38th Anniversary: 11 Things You Didn’t Know About the Classic 1988 Album

🔥 On this episode of Exclusively Van Halen, we celebrate the release of one of the biggest albums of the Sammy Hagar era — OU812 by Van Halen, released on this day, May 24, 1988! 🎸 Pronounced “Oh You Ate One Too,” OU812 became the band’s second straight #1 album on the Billboard 200 and helped launch four massive hit singles, including: 🎵 “When It’s Love” 🎵 “Finish What Ya Started” 🎵 “Feels So Good” 🎵 “Black and Blue” Featuring legendary performances from Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony, OU812 delivered a perfect mix of hard rock, groove, melody, and Eddie’s groundbreaking guitar work. 🎵 TRACK LIST ⚡ Mine All Mine ❤️ When It’s Love ⚡ A.F.U. (Naturally Wired) 🌴 Cabo Wabo 🔥 Source of Infection 😎 Feels So Good 🎸 Finish What Ya Started 💥 Black and Blue 🎤 Sucker in a 3 Piece 🎵 A Apolitical Blues We dive into: 🎨 The meaning behind the iconic album artwork 📀 The 2023 remaster included in The Collection II 🤘 Rare facts and stories from the OU812 era More than 4 million copies sold in the U.S. and still one of the defining albums of the late ‘80s rock era. Were you there when OU812 first came out? What’s YOUR favorite track on the album? 👇 #VanHalen #OU812 #EddieVanHalen #SammyHagar #AlexVanHalen #JohnnyBeaneTV #ExclusivelyVanHalen