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Michael Anthony (3)
Michael Anthony (3) is credited on 2,018 releases across 248 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,018
Pressings credited
248
Albums
6
Decades active
1,205
In collections
Biography
Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954) is an American musician who was the bassist and backing vocalist for the hard rock band Van Halen from 1974 to 2006. He performed on Van Halen's first 11 albums and was their longest-tenured bassist. Following his departure in 2006, Anthony collaborated with fellow former Van Halen bandmate Sammy Hagar in the supergroups Chickenfoot and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. He also markets a line of hot sauces named Mad Anthony and related products. Anthony was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen in 2007.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
2,018 releases · 248 albums · active 1972–2026
- Performance · 3,432
- Other credits · 23
- Production · 5
Studios: Sunset Sound Recorders · Westlake Studios · 5150 · Apollo Control
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Van Halen
1978
1984
1984
Van Halen II
1979
Women And Children First
1980
Diver Down
1982
Fair Warning
1981
5150
1986
Greatest Hits
2001
OU812
1988
Double Nickels On The Dime
1984
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
1991
Balance
1995
Trash
1989
Live: Right Here, Right Now.
1993
Van Halen III
1998
Detonator
1990
Heart Of Stone
1989
The Collection II
2023
Best Of Volume I
1996
Knife
1984
The Best Of Both Worlds
2004
Chickenfoot
2009
Box 1978-1984
1997
Zero
1994
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