Van Halen Bootleg Discography
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Last Updated: February 3, 2012 - 10:55:00 Central time
Notes about this Discography:
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o This Discography was started near the end of March 1994 by a member of the
Van Halen Mailing List (then at Cornell University) as a service to the
mailing list.
o I saw a need to list and keep track of all the Van Halen bootlegs that have
been issued over the years.
o This list is by no means complete and I rely upon other people to provide
information on the bootleg recordings that they have or have seen.
o Back in the beginning, this (text) version of this list was posted once
a week to the Van Halen Mailing List if there had been changes since the
last posting, but it eventually grew too big to be posted, so now it's
only available via on the web (http://www.vhboots.com/vh_boot_txt.html).
o I've tried to keep the titles in order, using the year of recording as
criteria.
o Mail submissions to: ron(at)vhboots(dot)com
or post them to the mailing list.
Van Halen Bootleg Titles
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Glitter Demos
The Demography
Cherokee Demos
Gazzari's 1974
Gazzari's Dance Contest
Schools Out
The Oldest Gig At Gazzari's
Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies: The Unreleased
Demo Daze
Mammoth Demos
Unknown 1975-1976 Demos
Goldenwest Ballroom - Live 1976
Live Anthology 1975 - 1981
Eatin' Schenker's for Breakfast
Club Days (Goldenwest Ballroom Pt. II)
Golden West Ballroom Deluxe
Just Before The Eruption
Pasadena Hilton
Strike While The Iron's Hot
May 29, 1976
Civic Disobedience
Injection is Nice...but I'd Rather be Blown
June 29, 1976
Starwood Sensation
Shotgun Wedding
September 18, 1976
Covers Band From Pasadena
Zero
Complete Zero
Warner Demos
Listen To This Gene
Blueprint
"That's All Folks"
After Zero
Eyes of the Night
Slummin' It!
Slummin' It!
The First Recordings
Eddie Van Halen : Guitar Man
1984 Previous Night
Van Halen At The Best
Van Halen Dave Is Back, Rarest Covers And Demos
Dave's Sloppy Seconds
Van Halen '77 + Live
Last Night
Van Halen '77+ Lives On: '77+ Live Part Four
June 10, 1977 (First Set)
June 10, 1977 (Second Set)
Oldest Lost Tape
Magic Mountain 1977
Die Laughing
Die Laughing
Midnight Cash
The Atomic Punks
The Atomic Punks
Atomic Punk
Young & Wild
Live USA
Eruption
The Nightmare Before Halloween
Dressed To Kill
December 31, 1977 (First Set)
Bullethead
New Years Eve Assault 1977
Civic Pride
Pasadena Partyslammers
Youth Gone Wild
Whiskey n' Gin
Rules are for Fools
Summertime Blues
March 24, 1978
March 25, 1978
April 28, 1978
Burning Blood
Stand By Your Side
May 10, 1978
Profile: Van Halen
May 18, 1978
May 22, 1978
May 23, 1978
May 26, 1978
Ipswich 1978
Simple Rhymes
First UK Invasion
June 1, 1978
June 10, 1978
Live in Tokyo 1978
Shinjuku 78 the Other Show
June 22, 1978
Sonic Tokyo
Don't Ever Set Me Free
Eastern Eruption
June 24, 1978
Can't Sleep at Night
Rockin' Into The Night
DOA Dreamer
Fire In Osaka
First Eruption in Osaka 1978
July 9, 1978
ain't talkin' 'bout love
Oklahoma City 1978
August 6, 1978
Bottoms Up!
August 29, 1978
Hellooooo Fresno!
Never Fear
Suspicious Performance
Rainbow Theater
November 19, 1978
Paris78/Osaka79
On Fire In Fresno
World Wide Tour 1979
Live and Loud!
March 25, 1979
California World Music Festival
California World Music Festival 1979
This Is Joe
Light Up The Sky
May 18, 1979
June 8, 1979
VHLR79
June 14, 1979
June 15, 1979
Complete Two Nights
We're An American Band
June 26, 1979
Blitzed In London
June 29, 1979
I Want to F*ck Your Girlfriend
Texas II Step
July 11, 1979
August 11, 1979
Shooting Irons
Celeblation of Big Rock
Van Halen - Japan Tour
Tokyo 2nd Gen
Women and Children First Sessions
April 27, 1980
Remembering Largo
Bright Lights, Big Largo
Tora! Tora! Tora!
May 5, 1980
May 26, 1980
The Good, The Bad and Van Halen
1980 London Invasion
Pot At The End Of The Rainbow
Have You Seen Junior's Grades?
Live In Baltimore
Uniondale/Glasgow
This Ain't Cheap Trick
Across The Bay
1981
June 11, 1981
Home Ground
June 19, 1981
Full Moon, Fair Warning
Listen Up Eddie
Sinners Dance
June 21, 1981
July 4, 1981
Mean Streets of Chicago
July 10, 1981
July 20, 1981
Martial Law
July 28, 1981
August 25, 1981
Then and Now
August 31, 1981
September 28, 1981
Diver Down Tour Rehearsals
Sold Out On A Saturday Night
August 19, 1982
Hung 'Em High In Seattle
September 14, 1982
September 15, 1982
Four on the Floor
Live At The Cow Palace 1982
Dive Bomber
October 7, 1982
October 8, 1982
Hurricane Halen
Live In Largo '82
October 20, 1982
October 26, 1982
Shouting Out Loud
Everybody Wants A Virgin
Assaults Montreal
Floor'em at the Forum
Floor'em at the Forum
Dallas Diver
Where Did All The Good Times Go?
I'm So Glad
Live In Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diver Down Brazil
Brazil Tour 83
The Full Montevideo
South American Assault
Diver Down Uruguay
Look At All The People Here Tonight
IN THE RAW
LATIN CONNECTION
Burnin' In Buenos Aires
City Nights
Sea of Faces... Oceans of Beer
CALIFORNIA CALLING Listen To This Jimmy
US Festival '83
Old No. 7
Memorial Day '83
Live and Alive
Rape of the Vaults (Part 1)
Rape of the Vaults (Part 2)
January 21, 1984
January 29, 1984
February 1, 1984
February 3, 1984
Back On The Road
February 14, 1984
March 7, 1984
March 21, 1984
March 24, 1984
Where's the Beef, Dave?
Panama
Hot For New York
Live at M.S.G. 1984
Halen Hearty
March 31, 1984
Meadowlands, NJ 1984
April 5, 1984
Quarum at the Forum
Scorin' at the Forum
Summer Time
Oh Canada!
April 21, 1984
Van Halen "Assaults Quebec"
May 7, 1984
May 9, 1984
May 10, 1984
May 11, 1984
Tai Chi in San Francisco
Hot For L.A.
Jump To L.A.
May 13, 1984
Sundown in San Diego
Live at the San Diego Sports Arena
Madison 1984
July 3, 1984
Diamond Dave Goes Home Again
Diamond Dave Goes Home Again
Big, Bad, Dave Goes Home
Indecent In Indiana
July 7, 1984
Rumble At The Reunion
LIVE AT THE MONSTERS OF ROCK
Diamond Dave's Last Daze
High Jump Monster
MONSTERS OF ROCK 1984
Van Halen Rapes Stockholm
Trade Secrets
August 31, 1984
Wild In The Stadium
Live In Germany 1984
Dave's Last Stand
Pretty Woman
Eruption
5150 Album Leftovers
The Dawn Of 5150
Creating 5150
Van Hagar - Hanging In The Wreckage
May 2, 1986
May 9, 1986
May 10, 1986
I Got a Yellow One
NEW HALEN - LIVE IN NEW HAVEN U.S.A.
Live New Halen
USA 1986
USA 1986
The Concert Series - New Haven Coliseum USA 1986
Wild Summer Night
World Tour
WILD THINGS
Oneway
Van Halen - Live in Concert
Dangerous Performance
Greatest Hits Live
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
Love Walks In
Stage Show
Fuel on Fire
Fuel on Fire
Live USA
Rock Express
June 15, 1988
June 25, 1988
"A.F.U."
Double Dutch Courage
"7227"
GOT THE MIRACLE FINGERS
I Can't Tell You
When It's Love
The Monsters Revisited
City Nights
We're With The Band
Finishin' What They Started
TAKE IT TO THE TOP
Texas Blues
Daydream in Dallas
Dallas Free Show
December 6, 1991
One Way to Rock
December 7, 1991
F.U.C.K. The Sound Check
February 8, 1992
Van Halen: Jump (Live)
316
Van Halen - Man On A Mission
Van Halen - Jump !
Live: Jump
USA 1992
Secret Gig At Whisky-A-Go-Go
A Secret Gig in Los Angeles
Won't Get Fooled Again
One in a Million!!
April 21, 1993
June 25, 1993
Rocking My Hometown
One Way To Rock
First Night
Second Night
Rake It and Rock It
Secret Gig
Never Loud Enough
1995
Bazooka in Action
Crack The Secret
Breaking The Balance
Factory Of Music
Random Shot
Impulsive Balance
In A Cold Sweat
I'm Not Talking About Love
SPRING BREAK '95
don't tell me...
Loud And Balanced
March 25, 1995
Ain't Stoppin' For Nothin'
After Shock
Blastin'
Live In United Kingdom Wembley 1995
July 26, 1995
July 28, 1995
Someday In The Valley
August 1, 1995
August 2, 1995
FEELIN' THE BALANCE
The Usual Suspects
Rocks The Beer Hall
Molson Center Toronto 1995
Toronto Pay Per View 1995
August 19, 1995
Jones Beach 1995
Montage Mountain 1995
Can't Stop Driving
"Balance" Tour in Japan 1995 Complete
Billboard Live
Women and Cherone First
Third Times A Charm
Waited For The Day
Live at the 10 Spot
Live from the 10 Spot
Corestates Spectrum
Dirty Water City
ID4
July 4, 1998
Unchained Monsters
Take 1 / Take 2
Heartfelt for Hartford
September 2, 1998
Unchained Love 1998
Tour of The First Day
Wolf Gang Attack (Burning!! of Osaka Attack '98)
Right Now 98'
What Do You Think Happened
What's Happened, Eddie?
North Attack (Burning!! of Morioka Attack '98)
New Halen 1028
The Only One
Last Night At Judo Arena
new halen 1102
Three Of A Kind
It's About Time
It's About Good Time
Greensboro 2004
This Is The Future
Magic On Stage
Live In East Rutherford 2004
Best of Both Nights
Just "Slightly" Hung Over
On The Beach In Hartford
Indianapolis Fortnight
Before the Crossing
Legal in Cleveland?
Up For Dinner in TO
Just F'n With Columbus
Drop Dead Detroit
Live At Joe Louis
July 11, 2004
The Best of Both Nights
Red Reflection Part 1
Red Reflection Part 2
Rolling In Vegas
Up For Oakland
In The Magic Kingdom
Insane Diego 2004
What It Could Have Been
The Long Road to L.A.
September 3, 2004
The Biloxi Afterglow
Live From Houston
Remember The Heroes
Black Friday
CharloTTomic Punks
September 27, 2007
September 27, 2007 Mastered
September 29, 2007
October 1, 2007
October 1, 2007 (24/96)
October 3, 2007
October 3, 2007 (24/96)
Somebody Get Me A Guitar
October 10, 2007
Second Spoonful in Toronto
December 3, 2007
December 5, 2007
Shut Your Fucking Mouth Wolfie
Live at Cafe Wha?
Note about the titles: Yes, there are two "USA 1986" recordings listed.
They look the same, but were released by different
companies. Maybe someone could compare the quality
of the recordings.
Yes, there are two "City Nights" recordings
listed. They are completely different shows.
Yes, there are two "Eruption" recordings
listed. They are completely different shows.
Yes, there are two "Live USA" recordings
listed. They are completely different shows.
Yes, there are two "Slummin' It!" recordings
listed. The Aces High one claims to be remastered.
Yes, there are two "Die Laughing" recordings
listed. The CD claims to be remastered from the LP.
Yes, there are two "Diamond Dave Goes Home Again"
recordings listed. One is 1 disc, the other is 2.
The following four (4) titles were re-packaged by an Australian distributor
(Apple Music House) and were being sold as a set. These discs appear to be
the same as the ones detailed in the Bootleg List with the exception of
Vol 1, which is the Dec. 20, 1977 show from the Pasadena Civic Center.
One Way to Rock (Vol 1) - Live in USA 1977
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The cover shows David Lee Roth and Eddie on stage.
One Way to Rock (Vol 2) - Live in USA 1988
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Eddie is on the cover with his 5150 striped guitar.
One Way to Rock (Vol 3) - Live in USA 1992 (Part 1)
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Sammy and Eddie are on the cover.
One Way to Rock (Vol 4) - Live in USA 1992 (Part 2)
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Sammy and Eddie are on the cover, in a different pose.
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The following two titles contain Van Halen studio tracks that have been
re-mastered and re-issued on these two discs. These are not authorized
by Van Halen, or Warner Bros.
The Best Of...
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : (unknown)
Source : Studio
1) Ain't Talkin Bout Love
2) Jamies Cryin'
3) Jump
4) Panama
5) Cradle Will Rock
6) You Really Got Me
7) I'll Wait
8) A.F.U.
9) Cabo Wabo
10) Black & Blue
11) The Seventh Seal
12) Amsterdam
13) Mine All Mine
14) Take Your Whiskey Home
15) Drop Dead Legs
16) Feel You Love Tonite
Total Time - ??:??
Notes:
a) The front and back cover is printed on parchment paper and is
in full color.
b) The cover features a picture of the band (circa 1988).
c) The back cover features a picture of DLR in the left hand corner
(from the back of VH1 bending over backwards).
d) The inside of the front cover features 4 pictures of the band (split
into quarters circa 1995) inside the front cover is the song listings.
e) The sound quality is EXCELLENT and seems to have no *generation* loss.
Levels are peaked (but not distorted) and the sound is full and rich.
f) This is a class A production! No expense spared and no corners cut.
Sound is excellent and is recommended to everyone!
Van Halen Through The Years
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : PB-1013
Source : Studio
1) You Really Got Me 2:39
2) Runnin' With The Devil 3:38
3) Dance The Night Away 3:01
4) And The Cradle Will Rock 3:37
5) Could This Be Magic 3:10
6) Mean Streets 5:03
7) Unchained 3:33
8) Dancin' In The Streets 3:36
9) Jump 5:55
10) Panama 1:26
11) Why Can't This Be Love 3:52
12) Good Enough 4:08
13) When It's Love 5:26
14) Poundcake 5:23
15) Right Now 5:23
16) Feelin' 6:35
17) Can't Stop Lovin You 4:07
Total Time - 70:32
Notes:
a) The front and back cover is printed on parchment paper and is
in full color.
b) The front features a color picture of the band (circa 1986) and has
the *old* VH logo super-imposed over the picture.
c) The rear cover has a picture of the band (circa 1986) and has the
song titles super-imposed over the top 1/4 of the cover with a small
VH logo (early years) on the bottom left hand side. There is a UPC
code at the bottom right hand side and it claims that all the songs
are DDD (as opposed to ADD).
d) The inside front cover features small pictures (1 of Eddie and 2 of
Sammy) with the song listings but what's different is if you look
closely the whole inside front cover is a picture of Dave and Eddie in
concert (circa 1979). It also has a small discography at the bottom.
e) When you open the inside front cover it lists the songs again on the
left side and displays the VH logo on the right side.
f) The disc itself is a 2 shaded red disc.
g) The sound quality is EXCELLENT and seems to have no *generation* loss.
Levels are peaked (but not distorted) and the sound is full and rich.
h) Closer examination of the sound reveals that the audio has been retouched
by the addition of simulated stereo effects. While usually pleasing to
the ear, it would be hard to listen to with headphones. The beginning
of "Dance the Night Away" is where it is most noticable.
i) Track 9 (Jump) and Track 10 (Panama) a slightly combined. A mastering
mistake has Track 10 starting in the middle of Panama. The whole song
is there, but it starts inside Track 9. In addition, the beginning of
Panama is slightly messed up. That is the only flaw on this disc.
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The following titles contains live Van Halen tracks that cover 20+ years.
These discs cannot be sorted into the main list, thus are being presented here:
Unreleased and Uncovered
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High (AH CD 047)
Source : Various (see track listing & notes)
1) Radio Promotion 1978
2) Dave & Alex Telling Joke
3) Dave Sings Sinatra
4) The Shape You're In
5) Show No Mercy
6) Glitter
7) Heartbreak Hotel
8) Instrumental
9) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
10) You Really Got Me - The Kinks (1964/65)
11) Ice Cream Man - John Brim (1962)
12) You're No Good - Betty Everett (1962)
13) You're No Good - Swinging Blue Jeans
14) Where Have All The Good Times Gone - The Kinks (1964/65)
15) Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (1964)
16) Big Bad Bill - Billy Murray (1924)
17) Big Bad Bill - Ry Cooder
18) Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves (1964)
19) Happy Trails - Roy Rogers (1950's)
20) Just A Gigolo - Louie Armstrong
21) Tabacco Road - Swinging Blue Jeans
22) 79th & Sunset - David Lee Roth
23) 79th & Sunset - Humble Pie
Total Running Time - 73:38
Notes:
a) Tracks 2 & 3 come from Rockline in 1982.
b) Tracks 4 & 5 come from the Whiskey A-Go-Go June 10, 1977.
c) Track 6 is a demo recorded in 1975.
d) Track 7 is from Caracus Venezuela Januray 16, 1983.
e) Track 8 is an unreleased outtake.
f) Track 9 is from Montevideo, Uruguay February 5, 1983 and includes a
version of Cream's "I'm so Glad".
g) Tracks 10-19 are the original artists who performed the songs that Van
Halen covered on their first 6 albums. Sometimes more than 1 version
of a song was included when it appeared that a latter version was the
one that inspired Van Halen (or more closely resembled their cover).
h) Track 16 - Billy Murray "Big Bad Bill" - is really rare. It comes from
a 1924 78 RPM record, and includes 2 versus not found on the Van Halen
cover of this song.
i) Supposedly limited to 300 copies.
j) Released in February 2002.
Reunion
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Mean Street Studios Production
Source : (various, see notes)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Intro/Unchained 4:31 1) Somebody Get Me A Doctor /
2) Hang 'Em High 3:10 Girl Gone Bad / I'm So Glad 8:51
3) Runnin' With The Devil 6:11 2) Cathedral / House Of Pain 6:09
4) Hear About It Later 4:53 3) Guitar Solo 14:30
5) Atomic Punk 3:26 4) Bottoms Up /
6) Light Up The Sky / Drum Solo 4:54 The Story Of Joe 5:15
7) Dance The Night Away 3:13 5) Mean Street 5:03
8) Secrets 3:24 6) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:41
9) Sinners Swing 3:41 7) Ice Cream Man 4:06
10) On Fire 2:56 8) Summertime Blues 5:17
11) Where Have All The Good 9) Little Guitars 4:08
Times Gone! 3:22 10) The Full Bug 3:53
12) Beautiful Girls 3:21 11) You Really Got Me 6:03
13) And The Cradle Will Rock 4:16 12) Panama 4:19
14) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:56 13) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 5:34
15) Wild Life /
Everybody Wants Some / Disc 2 Time - 77:49
Jam Session 10:54
16) Hot For Teacher 3:52
17) Romeo Delight 4:37
18) So This is Love? 3:32
Disc 1 Time - 79:09
Total Running Time - 156:58
Notes:
a) Very nice, glossy artwork.
b) The songs on this disc represent classic Van Halen songs that a
grouping of fans said that they'd like to hear again, live in concert.
The best known recordings of these songs were then gathered and remastered
into the above set.
c) All of the recordings are very very good, and the transition between
songs is smooth. So smooth that in some instances you never know that
two adjacent tracks came from separate venues.
d) Disc 2, Track 3 is shown to be from "Jacksonville Coliseum - Jacksonville,
FL - January 18th, 1984", but is in fact from "San Diego Sports Arena -
San Diego, CA - May 21, 1984".
e) Amazing compilation and artwork.
f) Released in January of 2001.
Sources:
Disc 1
1) Dane County Memorial Coliseum - Madison, WI - July 3rd, 1984
2) Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec - October 27th, 1982
3) Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN - July 6th, 1984
4) Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA - June 12th, 1981
5) The Capital Center - Largo, MD - May 1st, 1980
6) Rainbow Ballroom - London, England - June 23rd, 1980
7) US Festival - Glen Helen Regional Park - Devore, CA May 29th, 1983
8) US Festival - Glen Helen Regional Park - Devore, CA - May 29th, 1983
9) The Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA - June 21st 1981
10) Dane County Memorial Coliseum - Madison, WI - July 3rd, 1984
11) Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec - October 27th, 1982
12) Serrande Arena - Fresno, CA - April 8th, 1979
13) Rainbow Ballroom - London, England - June 23rd, 1980
14) The Capital Center - Largo, MD - May 1st, 1980
15) Quebec City Coliseum - Quebec, Canada - April 21st, 1984
16) Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV - May 7th, 1984
17) The Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA - June 21st 1981
18) Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA - June 12th, 1981
Disc 2
1) US Festival - Glen Helen Regional Park - Devore, CA May 29th, 1983
2) Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV - May 7th, 1984
3) San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA - May 21, 1984
4) Seattle Coliseum - Seattle, WA - April 19th, 1979
5) The Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA - June 21st 1981
6) The Capital Center - Largo, MD - May 1st, 1980
7) Quebec City Coliseum - Quebec, Canada - April 21st, 1984
8) Quebec City Coliseum - Quebec, Canada - April 21st, 1984
9) Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV - May 7th, 1984
10) US Festival - Glen Helen Regional Park - Devore, CA May 29th, 1983
11) Quebec City Coliseum - Quebec, Canada - April 21st, 1984
12) Monsters Of Rock - Zeppelinfeld - Nuremberg, Germany - September 2nd, 1984
13) Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV - May 7th, 1984
Reunion II 2002
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Mean Street Studios
Source : Various (see notes)
1) I'm The One 4:42
2) Little Dreamer 3:28
3) Jamie's Cryin' 3:37
4) Bass Solo 4:25
5) Dancing In The Streets 2:47
6) Intruder 2:15
7) Pretty Woman 2:56
8) In A Simple Rhyme 2:13
9) Fools 5:21
10) You're No Good 2:58
11) Outta Love Again 3:53
12) Spanish Fly 3:16
13) D.O.A. 5:22
14) Tora Tora 0:31
15) Loss Of Control 2:37
16) Women In Love 3:43
17) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 2:02
18) I'll Wait 5:01
19) 1984 3:59
20) Jump 4:31
21) Happy Trails 1:57
Total Time - 74:40
Notes:
a) Very nice, glossy artwork.
b) The Front is a "Classic" Van Halen logo with flames flying in space.
c) The inside is the classic black stripes pattern like Eddie had on his
Guitar with a silver VH in the center. The track listing is inside in
red lettering which describes where every track was recorded at.
d) The Inside-Back is a picture Diamond Dave playing his "Davesickle"
acoustic Guitar that looks like an ice cream bar.
e) The Under-Disk picture is a group shot of Van Halen.
f) The Back has a group shot of Van Halen with the track listing on the
left hand side.
g) The Disc itself is a picture of M&M's with some brown ones included for
fun. For fans who know the story about the band not wanting any brown
M&M's backstage, this is sort of funny, in a classic VH kind of way.
h) Reunion II 2002 contains tracks from the original "Reunion" project that
didn't fit at the time onto the two 80 minute discs.
i) The songs on this disc represent classic Van Halen songs that a grouping
of fans said that they'd like to hear again, live in concert. These are
the best-known recordings of those tunes that were available at the time.
These songs were then digitally remastered. The combination of both the
Reunion & Reunion II disc sets, give the Classic Van Halen fan every
studio track performed live minus 6 studio tracks (Dirty Movies, Push
Comes to Shove, One Foot Out The Door, Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now,
Top Jimmy & Drop Dead Legs). The original project did't have that in
mind per say, but with the addition of Reunion II, all studio tracks that
were played live in some form appear now with both sets.
j) All of the recordings are extremely good, and the transition between
songs is smooth. In some instances you never know that two adjacent
tracks came from separate venues. The remastering work is very good.
k) There are some amazing tracks in this project. Track 19 "1984", is an
extended four minute version of the song with Eddie playing keyboards and
Alex drumming along with him. This is the only known time this extended
version was played on the 1984 tour. Most of the songs here have been
heard before on one disc or another, but the 1984/Jump version is worth
getting, just for it being a rare look into the creative keyboard
fingering of Eddie Van Halen.
l) Tracks 8 & 9 are listed as coming from the Pasadena Community College,
Pasadena California - May 30th, 1976. The location and date for these
tracks is incorrect. They are from the Pasadena Convention Center,
Pasadena California - May 29th, 1976.
m) Released in February of 2002.
n) Great compilation and artwork. This is a definite must have for anyone.
Sources:
Track 1: Shinjuk Hall, Tokyo Japan - June 17th, 1978
Track 2: Montevideo, Uruguay, South America - February 5th, 1983
Track 3: US Festival, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, California - May 29th, 1983
Track 4: US Festival, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, California - May 29th, 1983
Track 5: US Festival, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, California - May 29th, 1983
Track 6: US Festival, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, California - May 29th, 1983
Track 7: US Festival, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, California - May 29th, 1983
Track 8: Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena California - May 29th, 1976
Track 9: Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena California - May 29th, 1976
Track 10: Serrande Arena, Fresno California - March 25th, 1979
Track 11: Serrande Arena, Fresno California - March 25th, 1979
Track 12: Serrande Arena, Fresno California - March 25th, 1979
Track 13: Serrande Arena, Fresno California - March 25th, 1979
Track 14: Rainbow Ballroom, London England - June 23rd 1980
Track 15: Rainbow Ballroom, London England - June 23rd 1980
Track 16: Rainbow Ballroom, London England - June 23rd 1980
Track 17: Great Western Forum, Inglewood California - June 21st 1981
Track 18: Monsters Of Rock, Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany - September 1st 1984
Track 19: Roberts Stadium - Evansville, Indiana - July 7th, 1984
Track 20: Roberts Stadium - Evansville, Indiana - July 7th, 1984
Track 21: US Festival, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, California - May 29th, 1983
deja vu - The Van Hagar Collection
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : "Stinky Ted" Recordings / Teacher's Apple Production
Source : Various (see notes)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Mine All Mine 4:57 1) Right Now 6:00
2) The Seventh Seal 5:08 2) When It's Love 5:09
3) Top Of The World 3:56 3) Feelin' 6:12
4) One Way To Rock 5:14 4) Babe, You Don't Have To Go 3:56
5) Won't Get Fooled Again 5:02 5) Can't Stop Lovin' You 3:49
6) Runnin' With The Devil 2:34 6) Cabo Wabo 4:29
7) Runaround 5:00 7) Dreams 4:44
8) Take Me Back 4:25 8) Mississippi Queen 4:26
9) Love Walks In 5:10 9) Amsterdam 4:59
10) Apolitical Blues 2:21 10) Wild Thing 6:18
11) Finish What Ya Started 5:04 11) Unchained 3:16
12) Eagles Fly 5:05 12) Rock 'n Roll 5:15
13) Born On The Bayou 2:30 13) Ain't Talkin' bout Love 4:15
14) Why Can't This Be Love 3:32 14) Don't Tell Me... 6:04
15) Best Of Both Worlds 4:29 15) Poundcake 5:36
16) Summer Nights 5:39
17) Panama 4:39 Disc 2 Time - 74:34
Disc 1 Time - 74:53
Total Running Time - 149:27
Notes:
a) Originally called, "Yuletime Celebration".
b) Very nice, glossy artwork.
c) Cover shows Sammy Hagar on stage, arms flailing along with the title
and an older looking VH logo.
d) Rear artwork contains the same VH logo, but with a different look to it.
Sammy and Edward are on stage in a shot from 1995 behind a track listing
with running times. The picture is cool because it's a greyscale photo
with Sammy's shorts and Edward's guitar colorized.
e) The inside-back of the front cover has the sources for each track listed
plus two photos of the band. One is a promo shot from 1995 and the other
looks earlier.
f) Audio quality varies from track to track but overall is pretty good. The
transitions between tracks is smoothed out with some crossfading.
g) Released in August 2002.
Sources
Disc 1
1) Costa Mesa, CA - August 28, 1993
2) Nijmegen, The Netherlands - May 28, 1995
3) Osaka, Japan - October 30, 1995
4) East Rutherford, NJ - October 25, 1991
5) 'The Whisky' - March 3, 1993
6) Tokyo, Japan - February 1, 1989
7) Paris, France - April 21, 1993
8) Pensacola, FL - March 11, 1995
9) Costa Mesa, CA - August 27, 1993
10) Dallas, TX - December 4, 1991
11) Milwaukee, WI - October 28, 1988
12) East Troy, WI - July 31, 1993
13) Biloxi, MS - December 6, 1991
14) Costa Mesa, CA - August 27, 1993
15) Tokyo, Japan - November 2, 1995
16) East Troy, WI - July 31, 1993
Disc 2
1) Toronto, Ontario - August 19, 1995
2) Milwaukee, WI - August 31, 1991
3) Orlando, FL - March 20, 1995
4) Tokyo, Japan - November 2, 1995
5) Houston, TX - March 26, 1995
6) Osaka, Japan - January 25, 1989
7) Montreal, Quebec - August 20, 1986
8) Wantaugh, NY - August 25, 1995
9) Luxor, Arnhem, Holland - January 27, 1995
10) Rosemont, IL - April 23, 1986
11) Costa Mesa, CA - August 27, 1993
12) New Haven, CT - August 26, 1986
13) Werchter, Belgium - June 17, 1995
14) Jacksonville, FL - March 12, 1995
15) Toronto, Ontario - August 19, 1995
deja vu - The Van Hagar Collection - The 2nd Set
------------------------------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : "Stinky Ted" Recordings / Teacher's Apple Production
Source : Various (see notes)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Close Encounters 0:44 1) Get Up 4:16
2) A.F.U. 4:13 2) Doin' Time 1:32
3) Big Fat Money 3:43 3) Spanked 4:31
4) Good Enough 6:15 4) In 'n Out (Jam) 2:05
5) Black 'n Blue 4:24 5) Pleasuredome 3:24
6) Not Enough 4:26 6) Young Man's Blues 2:59
7) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 0:49 7) Eruption 3:04
8) Aftershock 5:47 8) Jump 4:45
9) You Really Got Me 2:44 9) Why Can't This Be Love 4:10
10) Sucker In A 3-Piece 5:16 10) I Can't Drive 55 4:35
11) Man On A Mission 6:24 11) 5150 6:05
12) The Love 4:01 12) The Dream Is Over 4:46
13) Judgement Day 4:36 13) Rockin' In The Free World 5:20
14) Dreams 4:41
Disc 2 Time - 51:51
Disc 1 Time - 58:14
Total Running Time - 110:05
Notes:
a) Very nice, glossy artwork.
b) Cover shows the title over a larger photo of Sammy Hagar with smaller
photos of the rest of the band off to the side.
c) Rear artwork has a greyscaled shot of Sammy and Edward on stage behind
a track listing with running times.
d) The inside-back of the front cover has the sources for each track listed
plus a photo of the band in the background. Ed and Sammy are easy to see,
Al and Mikey are obscured by the track sources.
e) Audio quality varies from track to track but overall is pretty good. The
transitions between tracks is smoothed out with some crossfading.
f) Released in October 2002.
Sources
Disc 1
1) Pensacola, FL - March 11, 1995
2) Tokyo, Japan - February 1, 1989
3) Lexington, KY - April 29, 1995
4) New Haven, CT - August 27, 1986
5) Tokyo, Japan - February 1, 1989
6) 'The Late Show' - Agust 10, 1995
7) East Rutherford, NJ - October 25, 1991
8) 'The Jon Stewart Show' - April 27, 1995
9) London, England - June 25, 1995
10) East Troy, WI - May 27, 1988
11) 'Cabo Wabo Cantina' - May 21, 1992
12) Tinley Park, IL - July 30, 1993
13) Milan, Italy - January 20, 1995
14) 'The Whisky' - March 3, 1993
Disc 2
1) Montreal, Quebec - August 20, 1986
2) Orlando, FL - March 20, 1995
3) Milwaukee, WI - August 31, 1991
4) Burgettstown, PA - August 20, 1991
5) Montreal, Quebec - November 3, 1991
6) Costa Mesa, CA - August 28, 1993
7) Nijmegen, Netherlands - May 5, 1995
8) London, England - June 23, 1995
9) Detroit, MI - May 9, 1986
10) East Rutherford, NJ - October 25, 1991
11) Milwaukee, WI - October 28, 1988
12) Louisville, KY - February 8, 1992
13) Antioch, TN - July 24, 1993
Van Halen MTV
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Format : VideoCD
Label : T-1216
Source : Video Hits Volume I
1) Warner Bros Opening
2) Jump
3) Panama
4) Hot For Teacher
5) When It's Love
6) Finish What Ya Started
7) Poundcake
8) Runaround
9) Right Now
10) Dreams (1993)
11) Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
12) Can't Stop Loving You
13) Not Enough
14) Humans Being
Total Time - 60:04
Notes:
a) This is a pressed VideoCD that appears to be mastered from Van Halen's
"Video Hits Volume I".
b) "Dreams" is the version filmed from the Whisky A Go Go in 1993.
...Songs From The Attic
-----------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Various (see notes)
1) Rock 'n Roll All Night 4:00
2) Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers 3:24
3) Go Getter 1:56
4) Heartbreak Hotel 2:24
5) Angel 3:13
6) Mississippi Power 5:04
7) Yankee Rose 3:40
8) The Shape You're In 5:45
9) Last Night 3:35
10) California Girls 3:10
11) Young & Wild 2:36
12) Ladies Night In Buffalo 3:12
13) Ladies Night In Buffalo (cont.) 3:56
14) In Flames 1:29
Total Time - 47:31
Notes:
a) The cover is Dave from the California Girls video. He is laying on the
beach, with women's legs behind him.
b) The inside cover and back are the same picture as the front, but closer.
c) There is no copyright or company information listed.
d) Tracks 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 are studio.
e) The following dates apply to the following tracks:
Track 1: May 9, 1976
Track 2: May 9, 1976
Track 3: Unknown, 1982
Track 4: February 5, 1983(?)
Track 8: June 10, 1977
Track 14: June 22, 1978
f) Additional notes for some of the tracks:
Track 3 is 79th & Sunset
Track 5 is Angel Eyes
Track 6 is solo Dave
Track 7 is in Spanish
Tracks 12 and 13 are in Spanish. It is mastered improperly. It's one
song broken into two tracks.
Track 14 is Down In Flames, but it starts in the middle of Track 13 due
to a mastering error.
g) The live tracks sound is about a "B+".
h) Released in 2000.
Tastes Like Chicken
-------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Various (see notes)
1) Pretty Woman 2:55
2) Beautiful Girls 3:19
3) I'll Wait 4:42
4) Girl Gone Bad 5:03
5) Hot For Teacher 4:31
6) Ice Cream Man 3:54
7) Last Night 3:22
8) No More Waiting 3:53
9) One More Time 3:58
10) Angel Eyes 3:00
Total Time - 38:40
Notes:
a) The cover is from "The Inside" magazine. The woman wearing the VH
underwear, with Tastes Like Chicken below her crotch.
b) On the inside cover, it's Dave (1984), sitting on a yacht next to a girl
in a bikini with the phrase, "It's Good To Be King!"
c) Inside the booklet it lists the tracks.
d) The back cover has Dave (1986) next to two girls in bikinis (again)
sitting at an outdoor bar or cafe.
e) There is no copyright or company information listed.
f) Tracks 1 through 5 are various live recordings. Track 2 might be a new
recording, but the others have been heard before on other bootlegs.
g) Tracks 6 & 7 are studio demos. On Track 6 you hear someone yelling at
Dave. "We're rollin'!!!"
h) Tracks 8 & 9 are live.
i) Track 10 is a demo track.
j) The following dates apply to the following tracks:
Track 1: May 29, 1983
Track 4: July 6, 1984
Track 5: May 21, 1984
Track 9: February 25, 1978
k) The live tracks are about a "B".
l) Released in 2000.
Sunset Sound
------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Various (see notes)
1) Also Sprach Van Halen 0:37
2) Big Trouble 3:36
3) Act Like It Hurts 3:32
4) I Want Some Action 4:04
5) 79th & Sunset 1:55
6) Eddie's Zoo/Crossroads 3:21
7) Starfleet 8:05
8) Donut City 3:47
9) Fur Elise 1:22
10) Finish What Ya Started (Remix) 6:55
11) So This is Dave? 1:31
12) Angel Eyes 3:04
13) TWILY 4:25
14) Dave & Dave 1:32
15) Crossing Over 4:59
16) Wild Thing 5:06
17) Respect The Wind (Remix) 7:42
18) Dave's Farewell/Happy Trails 1:24
Total Time - 66:57
Notes:
a) There is no front or back cover art. This CD was distributed in a
paper sleeve with a circular plastic window which allowed the artwork
on the CD itself to show through.
b) The artwork on the CD is taken from the artwork of early Warner Bros.
records with palm trees on one side of a dusty lane and other trees
on the opposite side. The track listing is in black text along the
left edge of the disc with the title "Sunset Sound" in red text centered
at the bottom. The top center contains a VH logo.
c) The disc came with separate liner notes that were printed on a double
sided sheet of paper included in the CD sleeve.
d) This disc was printed in limited quantities (100) and distributed at the
VHML CON in Hollywood CA on July 15th, 2000.
e) This CD contains a selection of tracks that have not been widely
distributed up to this point as well as at least one track that has never
been distributed in this form (Respect The Wind - Track 17).
In addition, most, if not all, of the tracks have been cleaned up and
remastered.
For Fans Of Eddie
-----------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Various (see notes)
1) Star Fleet 7:54
2) Let Me Out 7:04
3) Blues Breaker 2:51
4) Get Away From You 3:07
5) Eddie Interview 2:36
6) Beat It 0:37
7) SNL Jam 2:46
8) Panama Jam 2:48
9) Panama 3:33
10) Eruption 1:46
11) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:50
12) Dance The Night Away / 5:24
Top Of The World
13) Rock N' Roll 3:15
14) Best Of Both Worlds 8:46
15) Dreams 4:55
16) Won't Get Fooled Again 4:53
17) Finish What Ya Started 6:09
18) Feelin' 6:15
Total Time - 78:29
Notes:
a) Cover shows Edward playing the striped guitar with no shirt and striped
pants underneath the VH Swirl logo. Title of the disc is centered at the
bottom.
b) Rear cover shows the track titles left aligned and their source right
aligned on a reddish background.
c) The inside shows a collage of pics. Two of the Sammy Hagar era band,
one of Dave, one of Eddie, and one of Brian May.
d) The disc has the VH Swirl logo at the top and the title of the disc at
the bottom.
e) Track sources as listed on the rear cover:
1) With Brian May
2) With Brian May
3) With Brian May
4) With Nicolette Larson
5) With Lisa Robinson
6) Solo Overdub
7) With SNL Band
8) With Paul Shaffer Band
9) Aftershock Remix
10) Power Remix
11) LaserDrivin Remix
12) Flange Remix
13) At Farm Aid With Sammy
14) At New Haven, CT
15) A 5150 Studio Tour
16) A 5150 Studio Tour
17) Live At Miami, FL
18) Live At Miami, FL
f) Tracks 9 through 12 have some funky delay/echo effects applied to them.
g) Track 12 combines the studio track of "Dance The Night Away" with a live
version of "Top Of The World" from Toronto Canada.
Can't Get This Stuff No More-Volume 1
-------------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (unknown)
Source : Various - See Notes
1) Let's Get Rockin' (From 25 Song Demo) 2:57
2) You Really Got Me (Edit) 0:35
3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor ('83 U.S. festival) 8:49
4) Women In Love (Intro) 0:37
5) Donut City (Wildlife Sountrack) 3:47
6) Tora Tora (forward/backward) 0:46
7) Crossing Over 5:03
8) In A Simple Rhyme (Intro) 0:14
9) Panama (1-27-95) 4:41
10) So This Is Love (Intro, '83 U.S. Festival) 0:53
11) Eruption (3-11-95) 2:25
12) Meanstreet (Intro) 0:29
13) Someday (8-1-95) 4:04
14) Hear About It Later (Intro) 0:28
15) Drum Solo (8-19-95) 8:00
16) Little Guitars (Intro) 0:40
17) Eagles Fly (8-19-95) 6:39
18) Beat It (Solo without background music) 0:32
19) Respect The Wind (Edit) 5:49
20) Little Guitars Part 2 (5-21-84) 2:22
21) That's Why I Love You (Unreleased from VH3) 4:22
22) 316 (Live RH:RN Laserdisc) 1:11
23) Meanstreet (5-24-98) 7:05
Running Time - 72:28
Notes:
a) This disc is limited to 1000 copies.
b) There is no artwork included, just a CD-R.
c) Track 13 is from the the VH Unreleased Volumes 1-4.
d) Tracks 15 and 17 came from the 1995 Pay Per View special.
e) Track 23 came from the 5/24/98 Philadelphia show.
f) The sound quality for the most part is A+ with the exception of Tracks
1, 3, 10, 13, and 20. These recordings are somewhat less than studio
quality and are about a B+ to A-.
Rat Salade
----------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade MP3)
Label : Scarred Records
Source : Various, see notes
Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies: The UnReleased (4 discs)
Various Sources
Running Time: 4:53:38
Daydream in Dallas
Dallas Free show '91/'92
Running Time: 56:19
Got the Miracle Fingers
Live in Japan 1989
Running Time: 72:23
Secret Gig
Luxor, Arnhem, Holland 27-01-95
Running Time: 51:56
Random Shot (2 discs)
Pensacola, FL 3/11/95
Running Time: 1:53:24
Blastin'
London, UK, June 24th '95
Pensacola FL, March 11th '95
Running Time: 69:23
Stand By Your Side
Paris (May 10, 1978)
Running Time: 58:19
Notes:
a) This is an MP3 CD-ROM disc. It must be played on a computer with an MP3
player.
b) The disc includes "WinAMP" (MP3 player) for Windows.
c) "Dreams", the last track on Random Shot was cut because of space
limitations . (It was the best track to cut because the last half of
Blastin' is from the same concert, and it has a better sound quality
version of it).
d) This disc was released March 17th, 1998 and is limited to 100 copies.
e) More information: http://w1.2702.telia.com/~u270200050/ratsalade/
World Ballads Collection
------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Storm Records LC 57004
Source : Studio
1) Push Comes To Shove 3:28
2) When It's Love 5:39
3) Love Walks In 5:12
4) Cabo Wabo 6:50
5) 1984 1:11
6) Dreams 4:44
7) A Political Blues 3:50
8) I'll Wait 4:32
9) Women In Love 4:10
10) Can't Stop Loving You 4:10
11) Right Now 5:18
12) Drop Dead Legs 4:13
13) Why Can't This Be Love 3:47
14) Summer Nights 5:00
15) Black and Blue 5:27
16) Give To Live 5:20
17) 316 1:26
Total Time - 74:17
Notes:
a) Track 2 is labeled "A.F.U. Naturally Wired" on the rear artwork.
b) Track 6 is a live version of "Dreams".
c) Track 7 is labeled "When It's Love" on the rear artwork.
d) Track 10 is listed as "Can't Atop Loving You" on the rear artwork.
e) Track 13 is a live version of "Why Can't This Be Love" from "Live Without
A Net".
f) Track 15 is labeled "Sours Of Infection" on the rear artwork.
g) Track 16 is a live version of "Give To Live" from "RH:RN".
The Diamond Dave Years
----------------------
Format : DVD (DVDR)
Label : Bondage Music - BDV009
Source : Compiled TV Appearances from David Lee Roth Era 1978-1984
1) Eruption / You Really Got Me 3:23
2) Runnin' With The Devil 3:34
3) Jamie's Crying 3:25
4) You Really Got Me 2:28
5) Dance The Night Away 3:52
6) You're No Good 2:53
7) Bottoms Up 3:17
8) Loss Of Control 2:18
9) And The Cradle Will Rock... 3:12
10) You Really Got Me 2:33
11) Hear About It Later 5:06
12) So This Is Love? 3:39
13) Unchained 5:12
14) Hear About It Later 4:29
15) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 4:32
16) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:52
17) Runnin' With The Devil 4:01
18) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:06
19) You Really Got Me (incl. Happy Trails) 5:42
20) Hot For Teacher 3:34
21) David Lee Roth Interview 1984 2:51
Running Time - 76:00
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-3, Promotional Video Clips 1978
b) Track 4, Japanese TV, Tokyo 1978
c) Tracks 5-7, Location Unknown 1979, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert Series 1979
d) Track 8, Rare French Video Clip 1980
e) Tracks 9-10, German TV 1980
f) Tracks 11-13, Live at Oakland Coliseum, Oaklnad, California, USA,
June, 1981 (Oakland misspelled on artwork)
g) Track 14, Italian TV 1981
h) Track 15, Promotional Video Clip 1982
i) Track 16, Italian TV 1982
j) Tracks 17-19, Live at Glen Helen Park, San Bernadino, California,
USA May 29, 1983
k) Track 20, Live at Castle Donington, England August 18, 1984
Eruption! The Van Halen Media Collection 1977-1985
--------------------------------------------------
Format : DVD
Label : Hard 1 Video 2003
Source : Various (see notes)
1) You Really Got Me 2:35
2) Dance The Night Away 3:53
3) Hear About It Later 5:06
4) So This is Love? 3:59
5) Unchained 4:53
6) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:55
7) (Oh) Pretty Woman 4:34
8) Jump 4:01
9) Panama 3:44
10) Hot For Teacher 5:35
11) DLR on David Letterman 12:18
12) California Girls 4:36
13) Hot For Teacher 3:59
14) And the Cradle Will Rock... 2:59
15) You Really Got Me 2:34
16) DLR in Amsterdam 2:54
17) DLR interviews the band in Amsterdam 2:53
18) Mean Street 4:47
19) (Oh) Pretty Woman 1:32
19) Jim Ladd interviews DLR about Pretty Woman 2:19
20) Jim Ladd interviews DLR about Hear About It Later 0:35
21) Jim Ladd interviews DLR about Edward & Alex 1:57
22) Jim Ladd interviews DLR about Michael Anthony 2:41
23) Jim Ladd interviews DLR about Unchained 2:39
24) Edward and Valerie on Entertainment Tonight in 1982 3:06
25) Edward and Valerie on Entertainment Tonight in 1982 2:05
26) MTV's Lost Weekend With Van Halen 5:36
Total Running Time - 1:40:45
Notes:
a) Intro has Dave and Edward leaving a venue, fighting the fans and getting
into the back of a limo where Dave pops in a Frank Sinatra video tape.
It then cust to the "Eruption" video that intros the four band members.
b) The menu system on the disc is a bit non-functional. Under the "Clip
Selection" menu, several items don't work, including the ability to
page to more menus. This doesn't stop you from seeing all the clips
on the disc though, just prevents quick navigation to them.
c) The "Still Gallery" starts off with the audio to "Mean Street" while
we see pictures spin onto and off the screen one-by-one. Each pic
is on the screen for 4 or 5 seconds before moving to the next. It runs
for a total of 5 minutes and includes 52 classic images.
d) Tracks 3-5 are from Oakland, CA.
e) Track 6 is a "live" performance of "(Oh) Pretty Woman" while Track 7
is the video from MTV.
f) Tracks 7-10 and Track 12 are MTV videos.
g) Track 13 is the Whistle Test video.
h) Tracks 14 & 15 are from the same source.
i) Tracks 18 & 19 is a lip synced stage performance on foriegn tv.
j) The Jim Ladd interview takes place sitting on chairs in a Pasadena
backyard.
k) Audio is MPEG 2.0 encoded at 224Kbps.
l) Video quality varies from clip to clip depending on source. Encoded
at an average bit rate of 5.4Mbps.
Unplugged
---------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Various (see notes)
1) You Really Got Me 3:59
2) Mean Streets 2:41
3) Could This Be Magic? 1:04
4) Beautiful Girls 0:55
5) Pretty Woman 0:48
6) Everybody Wants Some! 0:57
7) Runnin' With The Devil 1:50
8) Jump 2:26
9) Little Dreamer 1:51
10) Atomic Punk 0:54
11) And The Cradle With Rock... 1:36
12) Dance The Night Away 1:09
13) Panama 1:51
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:34
15) Ice Cream Man 2:52
16) Cabo Wabo 1:23
17) Right Now 7:17
18) Spanish Fly 1:03
19) Dirty Water Dog 3:42
20) Love Walks In 4:40
21) Josephina 5:09
22) Best Of Both Worlds 4:32
Total Time - 57:34
Notes:
a) Compliation from multiple sources of Van Halen songs performed
"unplugged" over the years. Assembled by 'stripkedkramer'.
b) The audio varies in quality from source to source. Originally
distributed in MP3 format.
c) As distributed, track 12 was incorrectly named, "Atomic Punk".
d) Sources:
Track 1: From "The Downtown Sessions" related to the 2012 release of
A Different Kind of Truth.
Track 2: David Lee Roth's No Holds BBQ (2002)
Track 3: David Lee Roth Radio Episode (2006)
Tracks 4 - 6: The Howard Stern Show (09/06/02)
Tracks 7 - 15: KQRC Radio (05/23/02)
Track 16: Viva Van Halen MTV Special (04/22/90)
Tracks 17, 18, 20, 22: Bridge School Benefit (11/06/93) w/ Ed & Sammy
Tracks 19 & 21: WAAF HRC Boston (08/12/98) w/ Ed & Gary
e) The compilation also came with some extra tracks which didn't make the
main disc: Van Halen - Unplugged Extras (8 mins)
1 Panama (Short Version) - The Howard Stern Show (09/06/02)
2 Runnin' With The Devil (Short Version) - The Howard Stern Show (09/06/02)
3 Ice Cream Man (Short Version) - The Howard Stern Show (09/06/02)
4 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Short Version) - The Howard Stern Show (09/06/02)
5 The Full Bug (Intro) - Jim Ladd Interview (1982)
6 Mean Streets (Alternate Version) - WRIF Radio (05/24/02)
7 Panama (Alternate Version) - WRIF Radio (05/24/02)
f) This compilation first appeared with a different track listing.
g) Cover art is a black and white screen capture from The Downtown Sessions
of "You Really Got Me" set overtop of the EVH stripes.
h) Released January 21, 2012.
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1a92d1531befe19b1ddea46f526490e6 *19 Van Halen - Dirty Water Dog.mp3
611b7884d88318d83a89033629c2320e *20 Van Halen - Love Walks In.mp3
a404cc9a6136d31298f380854b22991a *21 Van Halen - Josephina.mp3
cc3f7de6355adc42996e93363110f44f *22 Van Halen - Best Of Both Worlds.mp3
Extras
1117e780e82183fcabc2dd73e9d06b02 *Extras/01 Van Halen - Panama (Short Version).mp3
8a5ba26bb54130045283139b5693477b *Extras/02 Van Halen - Running With The Devil (Short Version).mp3
29bb2ad7851864439c8faafd63b15c2a *Extras/03 Van Halen - Ice Cream Man (Short Version).mp3
71b91e2333c909d733dafd91986b9ee9 *Extras/04 Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' Bout Love (Short Version).mp3
3f6acb39eebe42f2344795cc4dd58386 *Extras/05 Van Halen - The Full Bug (Intro).mp3
ff43c83aea013e81b4570be2ea2927ae *Extras/06 Van Halen - Mean Street (Alternate Version).mp3
7c3a327a6f9ae9c3e47dded1dc952254 *Extras/07 Van Halen - Panama (Alternate Version).mp3
Glitter Demos
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Unknown - 1973 or 1974
1) Kicks 2:43
2) Glitter 3:06
3) Gentlemen of Leisure 1:34
Total Time - 7:23
Notes:
a) Lineage: Masters>Dave TV>CDR>Remaster>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) From either 1973 or 1974 (probably Mammoth).
c) These are believed to be the earliest demos in circulation. They were
released via Dave TV on davidleeroth.com in 1998. Based on the age and
style of music, these are likely Mammoth demos from 1973 or 1974.
d) These are in a lossy format since they were released via the Web site,
and David Lee Roth has the masters. Remastered by jswetts.
e) Track 1 (Kicks) is a cover of Paul Revere and the Raiders written by
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
f) Released in 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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VH Glitter Demos 02 Glitter.flac:1c398faea55e96f8b1831c31bdc26709
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The Demography
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Format : 4 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Land's Edge Productions Limited
Source : Complete Demos 1974-1984 (various)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Glitter 3:06 1) Let's Get Rockin' 3:02
2) Kicks 2:43 2) Big Trouble 3:33
3) Gentlemen Of Leisure 1:34 3) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3:02
4) Angel Eyes 2:51 4) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 2:53
5) Believe Me 2:46 5) Woman In Love 3:38
6) Simple Rhyme 3:38 6) Put Out The Lights 3:24
7) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:43 7) House Of Pain 3:37
8) Instrumental 7:28 8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:23
9) Talk 1:49 9) Let's Get Rockin' 3:16
10) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:09 10) We Die Bold 3:09
11) Fools 4:25 11) Voodoo Queen 3:36
12) Ice Cream Man 3:45 12) Little Dreamer 3:06
13) She's The Woman 3:09 13) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:00
14) Woman In Love 3:28 14) Bring On The Girls 3:44
15) On Fire 3:36 15) Young & Wild 2:31
16) House Of Pain 3:33 16) House Of Pain 3:23
17) Runnin' With The Devil 3:23 17) On Fire 3:59
18) She's The Woman 3:51 18) Last Night 3:27
Disc 1 Time - 61:00 Disc 2 Time - 59:43
Disc 3 Disc 4
1) Light In The Sky 4:29 1) And The Cradle Will Rock... 3:37
2) Get The Show On The Road 2:53 2) Romeo Delight 4:18
3) D.O.A. 3:54 3) Instrumental 3:34
4) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:54 4) Everybody Wants Some!! 3:58
5) Show Your Love 3:59 5) Loss Of Control 3:26
6) She's The Woman 3:10 6) Take Your Whiskey Home (intro) 6:03
7) I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:01 7) Take Your Whiskey Home 0:50
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:47 8) Fools 2:25
9) In A Simple Rhyme 4:34 9) In A Simple Rhyme 4:32
10) Runnin' With The Devil 3:19 10) 1984 Jam 24:31
11) Piece Of Mind 3:44 11) 79th and Sunset 1:55
12) You Really Got Me 2:36 12) Crossroads Blues 2:48
13) Put Out The Lights 3:34 13) Gonna Take a Lotta Drugs 1:48
14) Big Trouble 3:38
15) Happy Trails 1:09 Disc 4 Time - 63:47
16) On Fire 2:52
17) VooDoo Queen 3:04
18) Atomic Punk 0:59
19) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:57
20) On Fire 2:54
Disc 3 Time - 65:30
Total Running Time - 250:00
Notes:
a) Disc 1 are the Early Studio Demos.
Glitter Demos (Unknown date) JS Remaster:
These are believed by some to be the earliest demos in circulation. They
were released via Dave TV on davidleeroth.com in 1998. Based on the age
and style of music, these could be Mammoth demos from very early,
however, a reliable source has put them as much later in VH's career
with "Kicks" possibly being from David Lee Roth's "Crazy From The Heat"
sessions. These are in a lossy format since they were released via the
Web site, and David Lee Roth has the masters.
1. Glitter
2. Kicks (Cover of Paul Revere and the Raiders)
3. Gentlemen Of Leisure
Cherokee Studios, Chatworth, CA (1974) JS Remaster:
These are rumored to be from 1973, but are most likely 1974 based on the
timeline of the band's development. It is also rumored that Mark Stone
was on the bass, but interviews place Michael Anthony in the band as
early as 1972, so it is unlikely. Another story says that when Michael
Anthony joined the band, they handed him this tape and told him to learn
the songs. David Lee Roth plays guitar on "Angel Eyes"
4. Angel Eyes
5. Believe Me
6. Simple Rhyme
7. Take Your Whiskey Home
Unknown 1975-1976 Demos (Unknown Date(s)) JS Remaster:
This is a band produced demo recorded at an unknown location. Possibly
the defunct Hound Dog Studios in Los Angeles or David Lee Roth's
basement. Tracks 8 and 9 are rumoured to be from the Pasadena Hilton.
8. Instrumental -- Guitar track of Edward messing around on guitar.
Features riffs from "Somebody Get Me A Doctor"
9. Talk -- Dave and the guys messing around with some women that were in
the studio.
10. Babe Don't Leave Me Alone
11. Fools
12. Ice Cream Man
13. She's The Woman
14. Woman In Love
Gene Simmons Demos Produced by Gene Simmons, Village Recorder Studios,
Los Angeles, CA/ Electric Ladyland Studios, New York City, NY 1976
Tracks 15-18 on disc 1 and 1-6 on disc 2 from the Zero bootleg. Tracks 7
and 8 from disc 2 are alternate takes from Wooda's master tape copy.
15. On Fire
16. House Of Pain
17. Runnin' With The Devil
18. She's The Woman
b) Disc 2
1. Let's Get Rockin'
2. Big Trouble
3. Somebody Get Me a Doctor
4. Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone
5. Woman In Love
6. Put Out The Lights
7. House Of Pain
8. Runnin' With The Devil
Warner Brothers Demos (1977) JS Remaster, Produced by Ted Templeman and
Mo Ostin. Best version of these demos available.
9. Let's Get Rockin'
10. We Die Bold
11. Voodoo Queen
12. Little Dreamer
13. Babe Don't Leave Me Alone
14. Bring On The Girls
15. Young & Wild
16. House Of Pain
17. On Fire
18. Last Night
c) Disc 3
1. Light In The Sky
2. Get The Show On The Road
3. D.O.A.
4. Somebody Get Me A Doctor
5. Show Your Love
6. She's The Woman
7. I Wanna Be Your Lover
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. In A Simple Rhyme
10. Runnin' With The Devil
11. Piece Of Mind
12. You Really Got Me
13. Put Out The Lights
14. Big Trouble
15. Happy Trails
Pasadena Rehearsals (10/15/1977) Remastered by Wooda. Ain't Talkin' Bout
Love and On Fire from the rehearsals were often rumored to be takes from
the Gene Simmons Demos or Unknown Demo tracks. From Wooda's Master Tape.
Not really demos, but they've been included on other demo complilations,
so as not to have them "missing" they are included.
16. On Fire (Instrumental Rehearsal)
17. VooDoo Queen (Instrumental Rehearsal)
18. Atomic Punk (Instrumental Rehearsal)
19. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Rehearsal with Vocals)
20. On Fire (Rehearsal With Vocals)
d) Disc 4
Women And Children First Sessions (1980):
Studio outtakes from the Women And Children First Studio Sessions.
Pumpkihn Remaster.
1. And The Cradle Will Rock...
2. Romeo Delight
3. Instrumental
4. Everybody Wants Some!!
5. Loss Of Control
6. Take Your Whiskey Home (intro)
7. Take Your Whiskey Home
8. Fools
9. In A Simple Rhyme
The 1984 Sessions (1983)
Instrumental Studio Takes from the 1984 Studio Sessions. Quality is not
great. Mostly just jamming in the studio without vocals.
10. 1984 Jam
Bonus Tracks:
11. 79th and Sunset (David Lee Roth 1982 interview with Jim Ladd)
12. Crossroads Blues (Edward Van Halen 1984 Interview with Lisa Robinson)
13. Gonna Take a Lotta Drugs (David Lee Roth and friends unknown date)
e) Released in April 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Disc 3
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VHDemographyD3t20-OnFire.flac:8cd08f55ea25994203ad64e4da4ed3d2
Disc 4
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VHDemographyD4t02-RomeoDelight.flac:49bcdc52683d20f282bc9072c9720f97
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Cherokee Demos
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Cherokee Studios - Chatworth, CA - 1974
1) Angel Eyes 2:51
2) Believe Me 2:46
3) Simple Rhyme 3:38
4) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:43
Total Time - 13:00
Notes:
a) Lineage: Soundboard>Unknown Gen Tape>Remaster>CDR>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Remastered by jswetts.
c) These are rumored to be from 1973, but are most likely 1974 based on the
timeline of the band's development.
d) It is also rumored that Mark Stone was on the bass, but interviews place
Michael Anthony in the band as early as 1972, so it is unlikely.
e) Another story says that when Michael Anthony joined the band, they handed
him this tape and told him to learn the songs.
f) David Lee Roth plays guitar on "Angel Eyes".
g) Released in 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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VH Cherokee Demos 02 Believe Me.flac:3f6e15e5a4a5570f0134f0792eb67c4b
VH Cherokee Demos 03 Simple Rhyme.flac:5681886de09b605336f5bbc2ab31db64
VH Cherokee Demos 04 Take Your Whiskey Home.flac:a8ca9a30a67c8a2da89836220eec0c9c
Gazzari's 1974
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Gazzari's West Hollywood - 1974
1) Hallelujah (Deep Purple cover) 0:42
2) Maybe I'm A Leo (Deep Purple cover) 2:58
3) We All Had A Real Good Time (Edgar Winter cover) 3:06
4) Walk Away (Joe Walsh cover) 4:52
5) Can't Get Enough (Bad Company cover) 4:25
6) If You Can't Rock Me (Rolling Stones cover) 3:04
7) Might Just Take Your Life (Deep Purple cover) 3:53
8) Make It Last (Montrose cover) 6:10
Total Time - 29:10
Notes:
a) As of mid-2000, this is the earliest known recording of Van Halen.
Gazzari's Dance Contest
-----------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Mean Street Studios Production
Source : West Hollywood California, 1974 & 1975
1) Chevrolet (ZZ Top) 3:43
2) Maybe I'm A Leo (Deep Purple) 2:42
3) We All Had A Real Good Time (Edgar Winter) 3:25
4) Walk Away (James Gang) 4:40
5) Can't Get Enough (Bad Company) 4:05
6) If You Can't Rock Me (Rolling Stones) 3:17
7) Might Just Take Your Life (Deep Purple) 3:44
8) Make It Last (Montrose) 5:50
9) Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith) 6:42
10) Twist And Shout (Isley Brothers) 2:50
11) The Grind (Tommy Bolin) 3:43
12) Tush (ZZ Top) 2:42
13) Trampled Under Foot (Led Zeppelin) 7:28
14) Stone Cold Sober (Rod Stewart) 2:01
15) Jean Genie (David Bowie) 1:52
16) Keep Playin' that Rock 'N' Roll (Edgar Winter) 1:36
17) Get Down Tonight (KC and the Sunshine Band) 2:25
18) Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 1:20
Total Time - 64:15
Notes:
a) Tracks 1 through 8 are from 1974 (February ?). Tracks 9 through 18 are
from sometime in 1975.
b) Released in Dec. 2003.
Schools Out
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : LIVE1 Productions - 1999 Live1 Records - 021475
Source : Pasadena High School
The Village Recorder (LA)
Electric Ladyland Studios (NY)
1) I Wanna Be Your Lover% 3:05
2) In For The Kill% 5:34
3) Take Your Whiskey Home% 3:37
4) Wildfire% 3:34
5) Chevrolet^ 2:25
6) Maybe I'm A LEO^ 3:14
7) Brown Sugar^ 3:55
8) And We All Had A Real Good Time^ 3:34
9) Walk Away^ 4:07
10) Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo^ 4:51
11) Don't Call Us, We'll Call You^ 3:44
12) I Live With Fools^ 5:53
13) House Of Pain+ 3:36
14) Runnin' With The Devil+ 3:23
Total Time - 54:32
Notes:
a) Lineage:
SB >1st gen cass>Kenwood KX-77CW tape deck>Creative Labs Audigy 2 24bit>
WAV>Adobe Audition>WAVES Audio Restoration Tools>WAV>CDWave>WAV>
FLAC Frontend>FLAC(level 8)
b) Quality of show: Feb 1975 (A+), April 1975 (A+), Gene Simmons Demos (A+)
c) Sources:
% = Pasadena High Feb 75
^ = Pasadena High April 75
+ = Gene Simmons Demo
d) Covers of songs performed originally by other artists are:
In For the Kill (Budgie)
Wildfire (Spooky Tooth)
Chevrolet (ZZ Top)
Maybe I'm A LEO (Deep Purple)
Brown Sugar (ZZ Top)
And We All Had A Real Good Time (Edgar Winter Group)
Walk Away (James Gang)
Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo (Rick Derringer)
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (Sugarloaf)
e) Listen to Chevrolet, and listen to the soundman dialing in the sound,
incredible!
f) Cover shows a book with the old (pre 1978) logo and disc title on one
page and a page curl revealing and early promo photo of the band on the
other.
g) Back (inside) cover shows some thumbtacks, a pencil and paperclips along
with and early color photo of the band.
h) The under-tray image has the classic VH logo surrounded by b/w images
of each band member.
i) The rear cover repeats the pencil, paperclips and thumbtacks theme along
with the old (pre-1978) logo. A track listing and location information
section runs down the left-hand side.
j) Released in October 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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The Oldest Gig At Gazzari's
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Calvary (C-002)
Source : Gazzari's, West Hollywood - November 1974
Anaheim Stadium California - September 23, 1978
1) Hallelujah 0:48
2) Maybe I'm A Leo 2:54
3) We All Had A Real Good Time 3:42
4) Walk Away 5:01
5) Can't Get Enough 4:25
6) If You Can't Rock Me 2:23
7) Might Just Take Your Life 3:59
8) Make It Last 6:07
9) Jamie's Crying 3:51
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:54
11) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:44
12) Guitar Solo 4:40
13) You Really Got Me 6:29
14) Bottom's Up 4:26
Total Time - 61:28
Notes:
a) Cover art shows the band from the late 70's standing outside a building.
This image is surrounded by other small/related images. Title is in
white text.
b) Rear art is a collage of posed shots and in concert shots of the band.
c) Inside artwork has Dave showing off a rather large piece of clothing.
d) The undertray artwork is a stage shot of Michael and Edward on a black
background.
e) Tracks 1-8 are from Gazzari's in 1974.
f) Tracks 9-14 are from Anaheim Stadium in 1978. This show is special
because it was the one that the band "parachuted" into.
g) Audio quality of the Gazzari's portion is fair.
h) Audio quality of the Anaheim is very good.
i) Tracks 1-8 are covers as follows:
1. Deep Purple
2. Deep Purple
3. Edgar Winter
4. Joe Walsh
5. Bad Company
6. Rolling Stones
7. Deep Purple
8. Montrose
j) Released in late 2002.
Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies: The Unreleased
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Format : 4 Compact Discs
Label : No Bozos Records - 3M0101
Source : Various (see notes)
Disc 1
1) Black Star 5:10
2) All That I Need 3:59
3) Sleepless Nights 4:21
4) Believe Me 3:56
5) Last Child 2:45
6) Live For The Music 3:08
7) The Rover 4:18
8) Sweet Emotion 5:39
9) Walk This Way 3:23
10) Still Alive And Well 2:15
11) Twist And Shout 2:17
12) 30 Days In The Hole 2:32
13) Instrumental Jam 1:36
14) Eyes Of The Night 4:21
15) I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:01
16) Wild Fire 1:22
17) (Here's) Just What You Wanted 2:52
18) No More Waiting 3:31
19) Young And Wild 2:03
20) Honolulu Baby 3:13
21) Don't Call Us, We'll Call You 3:08
22) Jean Genie 4:40
Running Time - 1:13:30
Disc 2
1) Voodoo Queen 3:34
2) Last Night 3:23
3) Get The Show On The Road 2:53
4) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 2:58
5) Big Trouble 3:35
6) She's The Woman 3:02
7) Put Out The Lights 3:32
8) Bullet Head 2:30
9) Down In Flames 5:03
10) House Of Pain 3:42
11) Woman In Love 3:25
12) Rock Steady 5:38
13) Rock'n'Roll Hoochie Coo 7:23
14) La Grange 6:08
15) Walk Away 3:36
16) In For The Kill 5:25
17) (Bad Women) Peace Of Mind 3:48
18) Instrumental 3:40
Running Time - 1:13:15
Disc 3
1) Act Like It Hurts 3:31
2) Bright Lights, Big City 2:56
3) Lucille 2:57
4) Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers 2:38
5) 79th And Sunset 1:49
6) Summertime Blues 3:40
7) Heartbreak Hotel 2:39
8) Instrumental 1:52
9) Growth 2:28
10) Wild Thing 5:05
11) Make It Last 3:31
12) Rock Candy 1:40
13) Superstition 2:56
14) It's Only Rock And Roll /
Woman From Tokyo 1:56
15) Runnin' With The Devil 2:30
16) My Generation 2:18
17) Waiting For The Bus /
All Right Now 5:53
18) Young Man Blues 3:56
19) Unchained 3:07
20) Rockin' In The Free World 4:19
21) Mississippi Queen 4:36
22) Finish What Ya Started 6:46
Running Time - 1:13:03
Disc 4
1) The Ocean 1:36
2) Communication Breakdown 1:57
3) Dazed And Confused 5:28
4) Don't Fight It 3:07
5) Crossroads 3:32
6) Goin' Down 4:13
7) "Fur Elise" 1:15
8) Eagles Fly 5:00
9) Drum Solo 1:57
10) Born On The Bayou 2:18
11) Outside Woman Blues 2:29
12) Time's A Waste 1:26
13) Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay 1:32
14) The Love 3:53
15) One Night 2:37
16) Someday 4:08
17) Amnesty Is Granted 4:42
18) Baby What You Want Me To Do 3:25
19) You Don't Have To Go 1:04
20) Love Walks In 5:16
21) Right Now 7:17
22) Spanish Fly 1:02
23) Best Of Both Worlds 4:31
Running Time - 1:13:45
Total Time for all 4 Discs: 4:53:38
Notes:
a) Cover art is taken from the Red Vinyl promo Van Halen EP that was issued
by Warner Bros. before the first Album came out. You can still see the
hole in the middle where you would play the EP on a turntable.
b) The background image is of a purplish brick pattern. This pattern is
evident through the packaging. The discs have this pattern in a reddish
tone, and the liner notes have this pattern in a grayish tone.
c) The back cover reads:
Notes
This four CD set was compiled from hundreds of live and studio outtake
recordings. The material was digitally transferred from the original
master tapes or the lowest generation copies available. The transferred
material was then cleaned up using Sonic Solutions NoNoise process which
makes these CDs the best sounding of the type to date. It was produced
solely for archival purposes. We can be found at various VH locations
and gatherings throughout the Internet, and around the world. Just ask
around while surfing. "The Unreleased" is a Shaggster production, in
conjunction with No Bozos Records and 3M Productions. Special thanks
goes out to Mav (the originator), EdHead "The HEADCOUNT Guy", Fletch,
Rex Jackson, Gus "no faith" Compson, Corona, and Valerie "vavh" for
showing up on the list from time to time. Last, and by no means least,
extra thanks to the guys, Eddie, Alex, Michael, Dave, and Sammy, for
creating all this fantastic music for us. Peace out.
Mixing and Mastering by Arvid at "5151",
Jan. - Mar. 1996
Production and Distribution by
The Big D
Graphic Design by Brad Starks
d) The "No Bozos" comes from a t-shirt design present on the RH:RN tour.
e) Each of the four discs are well labeled, with the Name, Volume Number
and Track Listing. They also say "Made in Canada".
f) The liner notes are well done, frequently stating where a particular
track was recorded and other notes about it, when known.
g) It was confirmed after these discs went to press that the first three
tracks on Disc 1 are NOT Van Halen (although there are still some that
believe it is). It was found out to be George Lynch's band (before
Dokken?). The fact that this is not Van Halen was confirmed by the
band themselves.
h) This four CD set was the creation of many people on the Van Halen
Mailing List. It took about 10 months to get the discs pressed, during
which time many people became fustrated with the process and made
threats against the person in charge of getting them pressed. All
was forgiven when the discs finally arrived.
i) The inital pressing was limited to 500 copies, but rumor has it that
the CD pressing plant (or someone involved with the process) has been
churning out more sets and that they can be found through "normal"
channels. However, the price tag on them is said to be more than 5
times what everyone else paid!
Demo Daze
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : VHCDJPN5150, AP-1002
Source : Various, see notes
1) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:12
2) Fools 4:33
3) Ice Cream Man 3:58
4) She's The Woman 2:00
5) Voodoo Queen 3:34
6) KROQ Interview :47
7) House Of Pain 3:15
8) Runnin W/ The Devil 3:42
9) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:40
10) In A Simple Ryhyme 3:35
11) Believe Me 2:45
12) Don't Call Us 4:02
13) Bullet Head 3:31
14) Voodoo Queen 4:59
15) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:54
16) Fools 5:55
17) Walk Away 3:57
18) Rock Steady 5:36
Total time - 66:53
Notes:
a) Tracks 1 through 4 are from January of 1976.
b) Tracks 6 through 8 come from the "On Fire In Fresno" CD.
c) Tracks 9 through 11 have Mark Stone on Bass and are from 1974.
d) Tracks 12 through 18 are from 1976.
e) VooDoo Queen is misspelled twice on the back cover as "Vodoo Queen", but
is spelled correctly in the liner notes.
f) Called "Van Halen Studio Demos" on test pressings and came with plain,
typed inserts instead of the full color ones in this release.
g) The front cover shows a very young Eddie holding a bottle of (champagne)
with an open shirt (circa 1975)? Cover says "Demo Daze" in the right hand
upper corner with "Van Halen" in red letters in the center. Inside front
cover opens up with another picture of Ed in black satin wearing
sunglasses upside down and tounge sticking out. Below this is a picture
(circa 1979) of the band in the studio. Turning the cover over exposes
detailed liner notes with a picture of Michael in the background.
h) The back cover has a picture od Dave (circa 1976) leaning against a wall
with the words "Van Halen" above his head and the track listings to the
right of that.
i) The disc is dark blue with "74-76 D" on the bottom of the disc.
j) Most of this disc is soundboard but there are a couple of tracks that
are audience. Sound is at least comparible to "'77 + Live" disc.
Mammoth Demos
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Mammoth Sounds - Trade Mark of Quality (TMOQ)
Source : Various
1) Radio Interview on KROQ
2) House of Pain
3) Running with the Devil
4) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone
5) Fools
6) Ice Cream Man
7) She's the Woman
8) Take Your Whiskey Home
9) Simple Rhyme
10) Believe Me (Take it Back)
11) Voodoo Queen
12) Believe Me (Take it Back)
13) Show Your Love
14) Don't Call Us
15) Bullethead
16) Take Your Whiskey Home
17) Rock Steady
Total Time - ?:??
Notes:
a) The set list on the back cover is the same as "DEMO DAZE", but is
incorrect and out of order. The above listing is correct. Most of the
disc is the same as DEMO DAZE with a few exceptions. "Take Your Whiskey
Home" and "Believe Me (Take It Back)" are repeated (different versions
of each), and "Walk Away" is missing.
b) The front cover is a picture of the band (1984) with a red circular VH
logo over the words "MAMMOTH DEMOS" in gray.
c) The back cover is a picture of Dave sitting sideways in a chair with the
set list to his right. Below the set list is a white circular VH logo
with the label "MAMMOTH SOUNDS".
d) The disc is silk-screened black with the words "TRADE MARK OF QUALITY"
around a pig.
e) Sound quality varies from soundboard A- to audience B.
Unknown 1975-1976 Demos
-----------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Unknown Location - 1975 or 1976
1) Instrumental 7:28
2) Talking 1:49
3) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:09
4) Fools 4:25
5) Ice Cream Man 3:45
6) She's The Woman 3:09
7) Woman In Love 3:28
Total Time - 27:14
Notes:
a) Lineage: Low gen Cassette>Remastering>CDR>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Remastered by JSwetts.
c) This is a band produced demo recorded at an unknown location. Possibly
the defunct Hound Dog Studios in Los Angeles. It is clear from the
conversation on the tape that they are in rented space.
d) Sometimes refrerred to as "Dave's Basement Tapes" or "Hound Dog Demos".
e) Track 1 is a guitar track of Edward messing around on guitar. It features
riffs from "Somebody Get Me A Doctor".
f) Track 2 is Dave and the guys messing around with some women that were in
the studio.
g) Tracks 1 and 2 may be from the Pasadena Hilton.
h) Released in 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
01 Instrumental.flac:c1f3ecce1156224598aab13d2f877be1
02 Talk.flac:755ebf817673a981dce147d7125c94b0
03 Babe Don't Leave Me Alone.flac:beb062eceb5cfa9761677105f7e0fc4f
04 Fools.flac:bb2543a7c054dfd5d122ea7035882e5d
05 Ice Cream Man.flac:19f6b483765bc794bf05e595be7c7604
06 She's The Woman.flac:2d756732a7c6b068b4159e58f4489ed5
07 Woman In Love.flac:56b901ac7bc800e013a166e055002ce4
Goldenwest Ballroom - Live 1976
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : VHCDJPN5150, AP-1001
Source : The Goldenwest Ballroom, Norwalk, CA, May 9, 1976
1) On Fire 2:35
2) Show Your Love 4:37
3) Last Child 4:27
4) Tush 3:05
5) The Rover 6:19
6) Let's Get Rockin' 3:11
7) Ice Cream Man 5:12
8) Last Night 3:52
9) Eruption 3:09
10) We Die Young 3:36
11) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:47
12) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 4:14
13) Let Me Swim In Your Ocean 1:40
14) She's The Woman 3:23
Total Time - 54:07
Notes:
a) The cover shows Edward wailing on his black and white striped Kramer.
A very old Van Halen logo graces the upper left corner.
b) The inside of the 2 page cover shows a collage of older VH pictures,
along with a flyer from a show at the Goldenwest Ballroom. However, this
flyer is from an earlier performance of the band at that location on
March 13, 1976. The actual date of this particular show was May 9, 1976.
c) The backside of the cover has text on top of a picture of Alex pounding
out the beat to some tune. The text talks about the venue, the show and
how some of the songs done that night have never been released on LP or
CD (until now).
d) The rear cover shows an early pic of VH sitting in front of their
equipment, along with the track listing.
e) Called "Listen Up Shenkar" on test pressings and came with plain, typed
inserts instead of the full color ones in this release. "Shenkar" is a
reference to Michael Shenkar's band, UFO, which Van Halen opened for
that evening.
f) Track 2 is actually "I'm The One".
g) Track 10 is actually "We Die Bold".
h) Track 13 is actually "Oceanside".
i) "Last Night" is an early version of "Hang 'em High".
j) According to the back cover, Tracks 10 and 13 have never been released
on any VH Bootleg.
k) The sound quality is excellent for this very early recording. This is
a must have for any serious Van Halen fan.
Live Anthology 1975 - 1981
--------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Shout to the Top (STTP 119/120)
Source : Various (see notes)
Disc 1
1) On Fire * 2:38
2) Last Child (Aerosmith Cover) * 4:17
3) Tush (ZZ Top Cover) * 2:45
4) The Rover (Led Zeppelin Cover) * 4:47
5) Let's Get Rockin' (Unreleased Original) * 2:56
6) We Die Young (Unreleased Original) * 3:35
7) Oceanside (Unreleased Original) * 1:42
8) She's The Woman (Unreleased Original) * 3:17
9) Atomic Punk (Earliest Know Version) ** 3:58
10) Shape Of Things (Very Rare Unreleased Original Version, Only Known Version) ** 5:23
11) Young Wild (Written For The Runaway But Rejected Later Recorded By Cherrie Currie On Her 1st Solo Album) ** 2:51
12) Goodbye To Jane (Slade Cover) ** 4:41
13) Hear About It Later (Rare Live Version) *** 4:40
14) So This Is Love (Rare Live Version) *** 3:22
15) Mean Street (Rare Live Version) *** 4:43
16) Still Alive + Well (Johnny Winter Cover, Only Known Version) + 3:50
17) Firehouse (Kiss Cover Only Known Version) + 3:08
18) Keep Playin That Rock N Roll (Only Known Version Johnny Winter Cover) + 3:25
19) Twist And Shout (Isley Brohters Cover, Only Known Version) + 2:40
20) Waiting For The Bus (ZZ Top Cover) + 4:27
Disc 1 Time - 73:05
Disc 2
1) Rock N Roll All Nite (only Know Version Kiss Cover) ++ 3:58
2) Beer Drinkers + Hell Raisers (ZZ Top Cover) ++ 3:42
3) Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran Cover) ++ 5:51
4) Live For The Music (Bad Company Cover) ++ 3:36
5) Hots On For Nowhere (Led Zeppelin Cover, Only Known Version) ++ 4:36
6) La Grange (ZZ Top Cover Rare Live Version) ++ 6:05
7) Gene Geanie (David Bowie Cover, Only Known Version) +++ 4:44
8) Women In Love (Unreleased Original, Only Known Version) +++ 4:23
9) Rock Steady (Bad Company Covers, Only Known Version) +++ 7:20
10) Rock N Roll Hoochie Koo (Rick Derringer Cover, Eddie Completely Blows Away, Original Version) +++ 7:35
11) Superstition (Stevie Wonder Cover, Only Known Version) / 8:26
12) 30 Days In The Hole (Humble Pie Cover, Only Known Version) / 8:11
13) Man On The Silver Mountain (Ultra Rare Rainbow Cover, Previous Version Was Unlistenable) // 4:14
14) Black Sabbath Riffs / Eruption (Earliest + Most Radical Version, World Debut Of The Most Copied Guitar Solo In Rock History) // 4:52
Disc 2 Time - 77:33
Total Time - 150:38
Notes:
* Goldenwest Ballroom Norwalk, CA May 27, 1976 New Lower Generation Tape Source
** The Whiskey Schools Out SHows Hollywood, CA Jun 10, 1977 Never Released Show
*** Greensboro Pavillion, NC, March 25, 1981 New Tape Source, Not From Boot LP
+ Aeros Bogarts Club, San Bernardino, Feb 1976 New Lower Generatioin Tape Source
++ Goldenwest Ballroom Norwalk, CA Set May 27, 1976 New Lower Generation Tape Without Hiss
+++ +++ Pasadena Hilton Hotel 4 X 4 Club Dance June 13, 1975 New Lower Generation Tape Source (Artwork shows June 15, 1976)
/ San Bernardino Feb 1976 New Lower Generation Tape Source
// John Muir High School Auditorium Altadena, CA Dec 1975 New Source
Eatin' Schenker's for Breakfast
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Bonedog (BONE 01)
Source : The Goldenwest Ballroom, Norwalk, CA, May 9, 1976
1) On Fire
2) Show Your Love
3) Last Child (A-Smith)
4) Tush (ZZ Top)
5) The Rover (Led Zep)
6) Let's Get Rockin' (Unreleased VH)
7) Ice Cream Man
8) Last Night (Orig Version "Hang Em High")
9) Eruption
10) We Die Young (Unreleased VH)
11) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
12) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone (Unreleased VH)
13) Let Me Swim In Your Ocean (Unreleased VH)
14) She's The Woman (Unreleased VH)
Total Time - ?:??
Notes:
a) Basically a CD-R re-issue of Goldenwest Ballroom.
Club Days (Goldenwest Ballroom Pt. II)
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Good Times Music, Inc. - GTM-103
Source : Goldenwest Ballroom 5/9/76
The Starwood Club 6/1/76
La Canada High School Feb 75
1) Rock 'n Roll All Nite 4:01
2) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 3:26
3) Summertime Blues 6:07
4) Sweet Emotion 3:53
5) Live For The Music 3:32
6) Hots On For 4:40
7) La Grange 6:24
8) On Fire 3:29
9) I'm The One 5:10
10) D.O.A 4:53
11) Running With The Devil 4:07
12) Ice Cream Man 5:34
13) In A Simple Rhyme 6:46
14) Man On A Silver Mountain 4:11
15) Eruption 4:54
16) House Of Pain 1:10
17) Intro to Fools 0:29
Total Time - 72:46
Notes:
a) Tracks 1 through 7 are from the GoldenWest Ballroom 5/9/76.
b) The GoldenWest Ballroom quality is about A- to B.
c) Tracks 8 through 11 are from The Starwood Club 6/1/76.
d) The Starwood Club tracks are great! "A" quality. The sound at times is
uneven, but all in all it stays very proportioned. No one instrument
takes over and muffles the others out.
e) Tracks 13 and 14 are from La Canada High School Feb 75.
f) Tracks 16 and 17 do not have a source listed. They are partial tracks
and are not noted anywhere on the CD packaging. They are also from
La Canada High School Feb 75.
g) The La Canada High School tracks are very bassy! The bass really muffles
the rest of the band. This show is probably a low B at best. Again, not
bad for 1975.
h) The disc is a CD-R with a white cover label that is stamped in black:
Van Halen
Club Days
GTM-103
Golden West Ballroom Deluxe
---------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : S.T.O.H. Production 2004
Source : May 9, 1979 and various (see notes)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Rodney Bingenheimer Intro 0:07 1) Rock 'n Roll All Night 3:49
2) On Fire 2:33 2) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 4:12
3) Show Your Love 5:03 3) Summertime Blues 5:07
4) Last Child 4:26 4) Sweet Emotion 3:42
5) Tush 2:31 5) Live For The Music 3:59
6) The Rover 4:43 6) Hots On For Nowhere 3:57
7) The Fool And Me 1:33 7) La Grange 6:14
8) Let's Get Rockin' 3:51 8) Excerpt From VH: The Early Years 2:08
9) Ice Cream Man 4:14 9) DLR Plugs RB From KROQ 0:27
10) Last Night 4:00 10) KROQ Intro 0:21
11) Eruption 2:44 11) Rodney Bingenheimer 10:55
12) We Die Bold 4:01 12) / Interview With 5:52
13) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:21 13) / The Runaways And 4:32
14) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 3:15 14) / David Lee Roth 0:30
15) Oceanside 1:48
16) She's The Woman 3:09 Disc 2 Time - 55:53
17) KROQ Intro 0:21
18) RB Interview Intro 0:17
19) DLR Interview w/RB 2:59
20) Runnin' With The Devil 3:34
Disc 1 Time - 60:40
Total Running Time - 116:33
Notes:
a) Tracks 1 through 16 on Disc 1 and Tracks 1 through 7 on Disc 2 are from
the Golden West Ballroom in Norwalk, CA on May 9, 1976.
b) Tracks 17 through 20 on Disc 1 are from the first interview that DLR did
with Rodney Bingenheimer.
c) Track 8 on Disc 2 comes from "Van Halen: The Early Years" DVD that was
released in late 2003.
d) Track 9 on Disc 2 comes from the Starwood Club on June 1, 1976.
e) Tracks 10 through 14 on Disc 2 comes from a radio interview done with
DLR and The Runaways in December 1978.
f) Front cover artwork shows a picture of the Golden West Ballroom (now a
church) in the form of a Poloroid photo along with the band name and
the word "Deluxe!".
g) Inside artwork shows another "poloroid", of the band in the early years
along with the "5/9/76" date.
h) Rear artwork contains the complete track listing, a handbill and copious
notes concerning this release.
i) Disc 1 Covers: Track 4: Aerosmith; Track 5: ZZ Top; Track 6: Led Zeppelin;
Track 7: Robin Trower.
j) Disc 2 Covers: Track 1: Kiss; Track 2: ZZ Top; Track 3: Eddie Cochran;
Track 4: Aerosmith; Track 5: Bad Company; Track 6: Led Zeppelin; Track 7:
ZZ Top.
k) Released in February 2004.
Just Before The Eruption
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Format : 3 Compact Discs
Label : Bondage Music - BON300/301/302
Source : Pasadena Convention Center - Pasadena, CA - May 29, 1976
Starwood - Hollywood CA - June 1, 1976
John Muir High School - Pasadena CA - 1975
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 4:06 1) On Fire 3:48
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:55 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:37
3) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:42 3) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone (Fade Out) 2:20
4) I'm The One (Show Your Love) 4:45 4) I'm The One (Show Your Love) 5:29
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:00 5) D.O.A. 4:37
6) Let Me Swim (Incl. Drums Solo) 6:14 6) Runnin' With The Devil 4:09
7) Lets Get Rockin' 3:33 7) Let Me Swim (Incl. Drums Solo) 8:17
8) Eyes Of The Night 4:12 8) She's The Woman 3:29
9) In A Simple Rhyme (Fade Out) 5:11 9) Ice Cream Man 4:47
10) La Grange 5:54 10) Believe Me 4:34
11) Honolulu Baby 2:43 11) Honolulu Baby 3:22
12) Eruption 2:51 12) In A Simple Rhyme 6:16
13) House Of Pain 3:21 13) Eruption 6:07
14) Fools 4:52 14) House Of Pain 3:25
Disc 1 Time - 60:27 Disc 2 Time - 65:25
Disc 3
1) Eyes Of The Night 5:14
2) Fools 10:36
3) Man On The Silver Mountain 3:53
4) Chevrolet (Cut In) 2:57
5) Maybe I'm A Leo 3:26
6) Brown Sugar 3:29
7) We All Had A Real Good Time 3:38
8) Walk Away 4:49
9) Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo 4:34
10) Don't Call Us, We'll Call You 3:46
11) Fools 5:06
12) Gentlemen 1:32
13) Kicks 2:41
Disc 3 Time - 55:48
Notes:
a) Disc 1 is listed on the artwork as being from the Pasadena
Community College - Pasadena CA - May 30, 1976. It is in fact actually
from the Pasadena Convention Center - Pasadena, CA - May 29, 1976.
b) Disc 2 is listed as being from the Starwood - Hollywood CA - June 1, 1976.
c) Disc 2 Track 1 (On Fire) is the same track from Disc 1, but it's either
from a different source, or was edited to sound like it was from a
different source.
d) On Disc 2 Dave's rap at the end of Somebody Get Me a Doctor is the same
rap that was used to fill in after On Fire, again, to make it appear to
be from a different source.
e) Disc 3 Tracks 1 & 2 are listed as being from the Starwood - Hollywood CA
June 1, 1976.
f) Disc 3 Tracks 3 - 11 are shown as being from John Muir High School
Pasadena CA - 1975.
g) Disc 3 Track 12 is listed as an early Van Halen original from 1975.
h) Disc 3 Track 13 is a solo DLR song, which sounds like it was dubbed
from an episode of Dave TV off of the internet, and is listed as a
Van Halen original from 1975.
Pasadena Hilton
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High - AH CD 096
Source : Pasadena Hilton - June 13, 1975
Pasadena Convention Center - Pasadena, CA - May 29, 1976
1) If You Can't Rock Me 3:12
2) Jean Genie 5:33
3) Women In Love 4:24
4) Rock Steady 6:40
5) Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo 7:58
6) The Fool and Me 4:56
7) Keep Playin' That Rock 'n Roll 3:44
8) Eddie & Dave Talking About Recording 1:50
9) Eddie's Warming Up 7:25
10) I'm the One (Show Your Love) 4:29
Total Time - 50:16
Notes:
a) Track 6 is listed as a new "Unreleased" Van Halen original. However, it
is a cover of a Robin Trower song by the same name.
b) Track 7 is listed as a new "Uncirculated" track. This track is a cover
of the Edgar Winter song by the same name.
c) All tracks are from the Pasadena Hilton in 1975 except for Track 10 which
is from the Pasadena Convention Center on May 29, 1976. This track, "I'm
the One", is from an alternate source and mix.
d) The audio is listed as a "stereo soundboard recording".
e) All artwork is very well done and contains photos of the band from the
early days.
f) The artwork incorrectly lists the show dates as June 15, 1976 for the
Pasadena Hilton portion and May 30, 1976 for Track 10, which is also
incorrectly listed as coming from the Goldenwest Ballroom in Norwalk, CA.
g) The artwork also indicates that this is "Van Halen Collection Issue #009".
h) Limited to 300 copies world wide.
i) Released in March 2003.
Strike While The Iron's Hot
---------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : School's Out Productions
Source : Pasadena Convention Center - Pasadena, CA - May 29, 1976
1) On Fire 3:36
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:44
3) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:56
4) Show Your Love 4:52
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:56
6) Let Me Swim 6:36
7) Lets Get Rockin' 3:02
8) Eyes Of Night 4:45
9) Simple Rhyme 5:15
10) La Grange 5:55
11) Honolulu Baby 2:43
12) Guitar Solo 2:49
13) House Of Pain 3:22
14) I Live With Fools 5:18
Total Time - 60:54
Notes:
a) Incorrectly listed as "Pasadena Civic Auditorium" and "May 30, 1976"
when originally distributed.
b) The audio on "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" fades a bit here and there.
c) "Let Me Swim" includes a Drum Solo by Alex.
d) There is a quick edit between Track 6 and Track 7.
e) The transition between Track 9 and Track 10 makes it seem like everything
from "La Grange" onward is taken either from a different source or from
a different show.
f) Released in June 2003.
May 29, 1976
------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Pasadena Convention Center - Pasadena, CA - May 29, 1976
1) On Fire 4:09
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:51
3) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 3:43
4) Show Your Love 4:47
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:03
6) Let Me Swim In Your Ocean 6:08
7) Let's Get Rockin' 3:33
8) Eyes Of The Night 4:12
9) In A Simple Rhyme 5:11
10) La Grange 5:54
11) Honolulu Baby 2:43
12) Guitar Solo 2:51
13) House Of Pain 3:20
14) Fools 5:17
Total Time - 60:49
Notes:
a) Soundboard recording, quality: A
b) Lineage: SB>low-gen cass>CDRx>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity digital editing>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Incorrectly listed as "Pasadena Community College" and "May 30, 1976"
when originally distributed.
d) Low generation, maybe a 1st gen. The highs are all there. There may have
been some equalization or noise reduction done. This is much better than
the "Just Before The Eruption" title.
e) Track 6 (Let Me Swim In Your Ocean) is cut after drum solo.
f) Track 9 (In A Simple Rhyme) is cut.
g) Track 10 (La Grange) has Dave's talking cut.
h) Track 12 (Guitar Solo) is cut.
i) Track 13 (House Of Pain) has the tail end cut.
j) Track 14 (Fools) is cut in the middle.
k) This is a great show. Too bad there's a multitude of cuts. The cuts are
either of the songs themselves or Dave's rapping in between the songs. The
"Story of Joe" during "Fools" was also cut.
l) Released in January 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Civic Disobedience
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Live1 Productions - 053076
Source : Conference Building - Pasadena Convention Center - Pasadena, CA - May 29, 1976
1) On Fire 3:40
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:40
3) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:54
4) Show Your Love 4:53
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:56
6) Let Me Swim 6:34
7) Let's Get Rockin' 3:01
8) Eyes Of The Night 4:46
9) Simple Rhyme 5:11
10) La Grange 5:54
11) Honolulu Baby 2:43
12) Eruption 2:50
13) House Of Pain 3:20
14) I Live With Fools 5:20
Total Time - 60:42
Notes:
a) Lineage of show:
SB>1st gen cass>Kenwood KX-77CW tape deck>Creative Labs Audigy 2 24bit>
WAV>Adobe Audition>WAV>FLAC Frontend>FLAC(level 6)
b) Quality of show: A+
c) This show smokes all other versions you will find. Unlike "The Eyes Of
Night", this show is complete and not spliced together from other club
days shows, and the sound is amazing.
d) The date and location have been reported wrong for years. The show was
played on Saturday May 29th, 1976 and not Sunday May 30th, 1976.
e) The band plays an extremely energetic set, and even hint about hearing
the day we would all hear their songs on the radio. This is a must have
show.
f) Transferred, edited and brought to you by Wooda and LIVE1 Productions.
g) Cover shows the band against a police height backdrop. The City of
South Pasadena logo appears in the upper left corner.
h) The inside of the cover shows a crinkled copy of the handbill for
the show.
i) The back cover has a light gray background. The track listing appears
in black text at the bottom and a South Pasadena Police patch is shown
at the top.
j) The under-tray photo is of a young Edward in fromt of a panelled wall.
The old Van Halen logo appears in white on black in the spine area.
k) Released in November 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Injection is Nice...but I'd Rather be Blown
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Starwood Club - Los Angeles, CA - June 29, 1976
1) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:13
2) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 2:47
3) Show Your Love 5:01
4) D.O.A. 4:48
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:06
6) Let Me Swim 8:26
7) She's The Woman 3:16
8) Ice Cream Man 5:09
9) Believe Me 4:21
10) Honolulu Baby 3:43
11) In A Simple Rhyme 5:50
12) Eruption 6:23
13) House Of Pain 3:22
14) Eyes Of Night 4:41
15) I Live With Fools 11:00
Total Time - 76:05
Notes:
a) Soundboard recording.
b) Track 1 (Somebody Get Me A Doctor) cuts in.
c) Track 2 (Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone) is cut.
d) Released in December 2003.
June 29, 1976
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Starwood - Hollywood, CA - June 29, 1976
1) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:39
2) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 3:07
3) Show Your Love 4:42
4) D.O.A. 4:37
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:09
6) Let Me Swim In Your Ocean 8:17
7) She's The Woman 3:37
8) Ice Cream Man 4:45
9) Believe Me 4:34
10) Honolulu Baby 3:19
11) In A Simple Rhyme 6:11
12) Guitar Solo 5:49
13) House Of Pain 3:44
14) Eyes Of The Night 4:42
15) Fools / Story of Joe 10:31
Total Time - 75:49
Notes:
a) Soundboard recording, quality: A
b) Lineage: SB>low-gen cass>CDRx>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity digital editing>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Low generation, maybe a 1st gen. The highs are all there. There may
have been some equalization or noise reduction done. This is much better
than the "Just Before The Eruption" title.
d) It is believed that the show had "Let's Get Rockin'" as the opener.
e) All cuts are how they were on the analog source.
f) Track 1 (Somebody Get Me A Doctor) cuts in.
g) Track 2 (Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone) is cut.
h) This is a great, relatively speaking long club days show featuring early
renditions of some songs, a complete "Let Me Swim In Your Ocean" with the
big drum solo in the middle, a guitar solo with parts that Eddie didn't
do after 1976, and a preview of the "Story of Joe" which would be told
at most of the 1979 shows. Dave prattles away between the songs and
explains the idea behind a lot of them. For example, "Babe, Don't
Leave Me Alone" and "Eyes of the Night".
i) Released in January 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Starwood Sensation
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Live1 Productions: 2000 Live1 Records
Source : Starwood Club - Hollywood, CA - June 29, 1976
1) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:07
2) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 2:55
3) Show Your Love 4:57
4) D.O.A. 4:52
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:05
6) Let Me Swim 8:19
7) She's A Woman 3:22
8) Ice Cream Man 5:06
9) Believe Me 4:24
10) Honolulu Baby 3:42
11) Simple Rhyme 5:52
12) Eruption 6:12
13) House Of Pain 3:23
14) Eyes Of Night 4:45
15) I Live With Fools 11:00
Total Time - 76:01
Notes:
a) Lineage of show:
SB>1st gen cass>Kenwood KX-77CW tape deck>Creative Labs Audigy 2 24bit>
WAV>Adobe Audition>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality of show: A-
c) VH did a three night stand June 28th, 29th & 30th, 1976 at the Starwood
Club in Hollywood CA. This is night 2. It has its glitches, but when
they recorded these shows, I don't think they had any idea we would all
be chomping at the bit for them someday.
d) Transferred, edited and brought to you by Wooda and LIVE1 Productions.
e) Tracks 1 & 2 are partial tracks.
f) Track 6 (Let Me Swim) includes Alex's drum solo.
g) Front artwork shows Dave in concert with the old (pre first album) VH
logo and title of disc.
h) Rear artwork shows Edward in concert along with the track listing,
location and date.
i) Inside artwork shows a candid shot of Edward and Dave (looking surprised).
j) Released in November 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Shotgun Wedding
---------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Live 1 Productions 2004: Live 1 Records
Source : Starwood - Hollywood, CA - June 30, 1976
1) Lets Get Rockin' 3:15
2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 4:33
3) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 3:32
4) Show Your Love 4:22
5) D.O.A. 4:24
6) Runnin' With the Devil 3:37
7) Let Me Swim 7:08
8) She's A Woman 3:09
9) Believe Me 4:25
10) Ice Cream Man 4:22
11) Simple Rhyme 5:50
12) Eruption 5:55
13) House Of Pain 3:26
14) Honolulu Baby 3:39
15) Eyes Of Night 4:29
16) I Live With Fools 10:28
Total Time - 76:35
Notes:
a) Front artwork shows the VH logo in the upper right cover. Below that and
somewhat in the background are the members of VH standing and leaning on
a rock. In the foreground of the image is a woman wearing a see-thru
top, blue skirt and holding an umbrella. The title is centered at the
bottom in white text.
b) The inside back cover contains the date and location information.
c) The rear cover contains a VH logo, the track listing and text that reads,
"Digital Remastering by Wooda for Live 1 Productions 2004: Live 1 Records"
d) Doing the introduction for the show is none other than Rodney Bingenheimer
from KROQ who was a big VH supporter back in the day.
x) Released on December 31, 2004.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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September 18, 1976
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Aeros Bogarts - San Bernardino, CA - September 18, 1976
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Believe Me 4:32 1) Still Alive And Well (Johnny Winter) 3:49
2) Show Your Love 5:52 2) Firehouse (Kiss) 3:09
3) You Really Got Me 2:59 3) Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers (ZZ Top) 3:09
4) Last Child (Aerosmith) 4:27 4) Keep Playing That Rock 'n Roll (Johnny Winter) 3:28
5) Slow Ride (Foghat) 0:27 5) Twist And Shout (Isley Brothers) 2:36
6) Live For The Music (Bad Company) 3:12 6) 30 Days In The Hole (Humble Pie) 4:28
7) Runnin' With The Devil 3:23 7) Francine (ZZ Top) 2:38
8) The Rover (Led Zeppelin) 4:34 8) Goodbye to Jane (Slade) 3:38
9) Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith) 6:17 9) Happy Trails 2:03
10) Waiting For The Bus (ZZ Top) 4:19 10) D.O.A. 5:25
11) Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 3:37
12) Superstition (Stevie Wonder) 8:37 Disc 2 Time - 34:27
Disc 1 Time - 52:21
Total Running Time - 86:48
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>2 unknown gen cassettes>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>
Soundforge Audacity editing/splicing>WAV>CDWave>WAV>dbPowerAmp>
FLAC(level 5)
b) Quality: B-
c) Tracks 1-3 of Disc 1 are from set number one.
d) Tracks 4-12 of Disc 1 are from set number two.
e) All of Disc 2 is from set number three.
f) This was taken mostly from one tape, however the "Slow Ride" fragment
comes from another tape. The main tape for this had an obvious splice
between "Last Child" and "Live For The Music".
g) Quality of the analog source is roughly comparable to that of "Covers
Band from Pasadena". However, the tape did not continously get slower as
with that title. The speed was slow on the tape, but it was a constant
speed except for the end of "Walk This Way" where you can hear it get a
little slower. Side 2 of the tape began with "Superstition" and the speed
from there on out was again constant. Most importantly, this is about 13
minutes longer than "Covers Band." It includes "You Really Got Me", the
aforementioned "Slow Ride" fragment, "Happy Trails", and "D.O.A". There
are a couple of minor cuts in "Last Child" and "Keep Playing That Rock
and Roll", as well as a minor cut in the talking between "Walk This Way"
and "Superstition".
h) From the sounds of things, Van Halen did at least 3 sets that night. The
tape begins towards the end of Set I with "You Really Got Me" as the
closer. "Last Child" apparently opens up set two. Set 3 begins with
"Still Alive And Well." Dave's talking leads to this conclusion.
i) Released in May 2005.
FLAC Fingerprints:
Disc 1
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Covers Band From Pasadena
-------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Ready Go! (RG CD 001)
Source : Live at Aeros Bogarts, San Bernarndino, CA 1976
1) Believe Me (unreleased VH) 4:44
2) Show Your Love (VH) 5:25
3) Intro 1:42
4) Last Child (Aerosmith) 2:52
5) Live For The Music (Bad Co.) 3:18
6) Running With The Devil (VH) 3:27
7) The Rover (Led Zeppelin) 4:32
8) Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith) 7:04
9) Waiting For The Bus (ZZ Top) 3:56
10) Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 3:45
11) Superstitious (Stevie Wonder) 9:23
12) Still Alive & Well (Johny Winter) 2:54
13) Firehouse (Kiss) 3:07
14) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (ZZ Top) 3:14
15) Keep Playing That Rock 'n Roll (Johny Winter) 3:47
16) Twist & Shout (Isley Bros.) 2:19
17) 30 Days In The Hole (Humble Pie) 8:13
Francine (ZZ Top)
Goodbye to Jane (Slade)
Total Time - 73:36
Notes:
a) The front cover is a picture of Dave (1984 era).
b) The inside front cover is a picture of Eddie playing White/Black
stripped guitar in black leather pants.
c) The back cover is a picture of all 4 in a dressing room (obviously
after a show 1979 era) w/a purple band at the top that say's
"Recorded Live At Aeros Bogarts, San Bernadino, California 1976".
The rest of the back cover has a black background w/ the picture as
described above w/ track listings below.
d) The inside back cover (under the CD) is a picture of Dave, Mike and
Ed on stage (1982 era).
e) The disc itself is Silver/Black w/"Halen Bros" on the silver side in
red ink and "Ready Go" in silver ink on the black side.
f) THIS SHOW IS DIGITALLY RE-MASTERED !!!
Since the initial recording was done on a recorder that the batteries
were getting weaker as the show went on; each song was digitally speed
corrected and then the whole show put back together.
No tape hiss, everything is eq'd.
g) The recording is a pretty good audience recording from that era.
You can hear people talking at times, but mostly in between the songs.
A couple pieces sounded like it needed to be spliced together but
overall an excellent recording from that time.
h) Track 3 is not an "intro". It's just Ed & Mike fiddling around with
their instruments while the others get ready.
Zero
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Boo Muzic 2002
Source : Gene Simmons demos
1) On Fire 3:37
2) Woman In Love 3:25
3) House Of Pain 3:27
4) Runnin' With the Devil 3:33
5) She's the Woman 2:53
6) Let's Get Rockin' 3:08
7) Big Trouble 3:35
8) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3:03
9) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 2:55
10) Put Out the Lights 3:38
Total Time - 33:14
Notes:
a) AMAZING sound quality!
b) Many people have heard the two tracks from this demo, "House Of Pain" and
"Runnin' With the Devil", and have commented that the tone is very
different than the WB demos and eventual pressed versions. This is
extremely evident throughout this set of demos. Eddie's guitar tone is
far from what it was to become and there are several instances of
multiple guitar overdubs. In some cases, there are as many as three
guitar tracks at one time and some solos are actually laid over one
another at times.
c) Dave's vocal delivery is dramatically different on many tracks such as
"Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone" and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor".
d) The art work is lackluster at best, taken from the van-halen.com website
photo files and squeezed into a template (see images).
e) The front cover art is the Flyin' Eddie shot taken from the van-halen.com
site from the 1981 Stones gig.
f) The back is a shot of Eddie circa 1986, sitting on the drum riser
finishing his guitar solo.
g) The inner cover art (if you want to call it that) is a shot of Alex
behind the kit circa 1988.
h) The disc artwork is a shot of Dave from the California Girls video (black
and yellow overalls) with a babe at his side, but the ink is smudged and
smeared. The disc is printed with a low-cost CD-R printer.
i) "Runnin' With the Devil" is slightly different that the version that
normally follows "House of Pain" on the other boots. This version starts
with the band singing the chorus in the fourth measure of the song,
before any of the verses are sang.
j) There are a few very slight, almost unnoticeable drop-outs in a couple
spots of the disc. Also, there are two strange skips in "Let's Get
Rockin'" where about three seconds of a phrase is back tracked and
repeated.
k) Track 3 is listed as, "House In Pain", on the artwork.
l) Track 6 is listed as, "Lady Loose", on the artwork.
m) Dave noticeably sings Track 7 as "Big Troubles".
n) Track 9 is listed as, "Baby Don't Leave Me Alone", on the artwork.
o) All in all, 4.99 out of 5! A recording that puts the WB Demos on "Looney
Tunes" and "Blueprint" boots to SHAME! Even the "masterered" tracks on
"Looney Tunes" don't have the crisp, clear sound that these tracks have.
p) In May 2002 the errors on this disc were corrected by a member of the Van
Halen trading community. Also at that time new artwork was created for
it.
Complete Zero
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : S.T.O.H. Production 2004
Source : Gene Simmons Demos (1976)
Warner Bros Demos (1977)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Intro 0:12 1) D.O.A. 3:59
2) On Fire 3:35 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:01
3) Woman In Love 3:23 3) Show Your Love 4:08
4) House Of Pain 3:33 4) She's The Woman 3:05
5) Runnin' With the Devil 3:22 5) Put Out The Lights 3:41
6) She's the Woman 2:51 6) Big Trouble 3:42
7) Let's Get Rockin' 3:00 7) I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:02
8) Big Trouble 3:32 8) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:59
9) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3:01 9) In A Simple Rhyme 4:44
10) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 2:52 10) Piece Of Mind 3:56
11) Put Out the Lights 3:34 11) You Really Got Me 2:43
12) Let's Get Rockin' 3:11 12) Happy Trails 1:10
13) We Die Bold 3:05 13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:04
14) Voodoo Queen 3:41 14) House Of Pain 3:34
15) Little Dreamer 3:12 15) Runnin' With The Devil 3:21
16) House Of Pain 3:31 16) On Fire 2:57
17) Runnin' With The Devil 3:24
18) On Fire 4:03 Disc 2 Time - 56:13
19) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:05
20) Bring On The Girls 3:49
21) Young & Wild 2:35
22) Last Night 3:30
23) Light In The Sky 4:39
24) Get The Show On The Road 2:59
Disc 1 Time - 1:17:50
Notes:
a) Tracks 2 through 11 of Disc 1 are taken from the Gene Simmons produced
demo tape. Recorded at Village Recorder Studios in Los Angeles and
Electric Ladyland Studios in New York May 1976.
b) Tracks 12 through 24 of Disc 1 and Tracks 1 through 12 of Disc 2 are from
the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros.
These demos were recorded in Los Angeles in late 1977.
c) Tracks 13 through 15 of Disc 2 are unused sessions and alternates takes.
d) Front cover artwork contains the Van Halen logo used for the Red vinyl
promo released by Warner Bros. in 1977. It also contains a large number
zero in red in the background and the title of this set.
e) The inside back artwork contains one shot of each of the band members
live in concert.
f) The rear artwork contains another large number zero in the background,
the track listing and notes as well as two very early group shots of the
band.
g) Released on Jan 1, 2004.
Warner Demos
------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : October 1977
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Get The Show on the Road 2:52 1) Runnin' With The Devil 3:19
2) Voodoo Queen 3:35 2) You Really Got Me 2:36
3) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 3:00 3) Show Your Love 3:59
4) I Wanna Be Your Lover 2:58 4) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:47
5) Light In The Sky 4:28 5) Little Dreamer 3:06
6) We Die Bold 3:09 6) On Fire 3:58
7) Bad Women 3:43 7) House of Pain 3:22
8) Young and Wild 2:30 8) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:53
9) Let's Get Rockin' 3:16 9) D.O.A. 3:53
10) Put Out The Lights 3:33 10) Bring On The Girls 3:44
11) Big Trouble 3:37 11) In A Simple Rhyme 4:33
12) She's The Woman 3:10 12) Last Night 3:26
13) Gonna Take A Lot Of Drugs 1:48 13) Happy Trails 1:09
Disc 1 Time - 41:46 Disc 2 Time - 44:51
Total Running Time - 86:37
Notes:
a) JS remaster - Quality: A
b) Lineage: SB>low-gen cass>remastering>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
c) About half the tracks are from the pre-masters of "Complete Zero", before
the digital errors. The other half are from low generation cassettes
and "At the Best".
d) All the tracks were remastered to match in sound quality.
e) Artwork mostly consists of black text on what looks like a paper bag
background. The inside shows several old flyers.
f) Released in 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
Disc 1
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VH Warner Demos 107 Bad Women.flac:cca84bf98d2288ec7e4ac92a80177144
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Listen To This Gene
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Bondage Music - BON261
Source : Gene Simmons Demos & Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA - Feb 8, 1978
1) On Fire 3:34
2) Woman In Love 3:22
3) House Of Pain 3:33
4) Runnin' With the Devil 3:22
5) She's the Woman 2:50
6) Let's Get Rockin' 3:00
7) Big Trouble 3:32
8) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3:00
9) Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 2:50
10) Put Out the Lights 3:36
11) I'm The One 4:36
12) Runnin' With The Devil 3:39
13) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:07
14) In A Simple Rhyme 5:11
15) I Wanna Be Your Lover 2:58
16) Last Night 3:25
17) Bad Women 4:13
18) Eruption 3:52
19) House Of Pain 3:12
20) D.O.A. 5:26
21) You Really Got Me 4:30
Total Time - 77:48
Notes:
a) The first 10 tracks are the same Gene Simmons demos that were released
in the spring of 2002 as "Zero". They are a direct copy of the fixed
disc of "Zero" that was circulated in the Van Halen trading community.
b) Tracks 11-21 are from the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena California on
February 8, 1978. Possibly taken from the same source as sides 3 & 4
of "Simple Rhymes".
c) Front cover shows a picture of the band relaxing in British garb with
an orange colored VH logo at the top and the name of this disc along the
bottom over a background of black with gray stripes.
d) Back cover shows the band on stage with the track listing over the same
black background and gray stripes.
e) The inside front cover shows a classic picture of the band in the studio
which is strewn with beer cans and general chaos. Below that picture is
some text which describes the Gene Simmons Demos which make up the first
10 tracks of this disc.
f) The undertray artwork has Dave showing off on a skateboard.
g) The disc is aqua text on a black background.
h) Sound quality of the first 10 tracks are the same "Zero", which is
excellent.
i) Sound quality of the 1978 show (tracks 11-21) is variable, but generally
pretty good for a live recording from that era.
Blueprint
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Faith Records Inc. - FCD2 7001/624 031-2 (624 031-2 & 624 031-3)
Source : 25 Song Demos Recorded Oct. 26 & 27, 1977
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Feel Love Your Tonight 3:50 1) House Of Pain 3:24
2) Show Your Love 3:59 2) Piece Of Mind * 3:58
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:18 3) In A Simple Rhyme 4:39
4) Voodoo Queen * 3:31 4) You Really Got Me 2:42
5) Little Dreamer 3:14 5) Happy Trails 1:14
6) Last Night * 3:23 6) On Fire + 2:44
7) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:57 7) Voodoo Queen + 2:51
8) Light In The Sky * 4:34 8) Atomic Punk + :54
9) Get The Show On The Road * 2:55 9) House Of Pain 3:27
10) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone * 3:02 10) Runnin' With The Devil 3:30
11) Big Trouble * 3:37 11) Show Your Love 4:00
12) On Fire 3:56 12) Voodoo Queen * 3:33
13) She's The Woman * 2:58 13) Little Dreamer 3:06
14) I Want Be Your Lover * 2:59 14) Last Night * 3:22
15) D.O.A. 4:05 15) Get The Show On The Road * 2:53
16) Bring On The Girls * 3:45 16) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone * 2:57
17) We Die Young * 3:02 17) Big Trouble * 3:36
18) Young And Wild * 2:33 18) She's The Woman * 2:59
19) Let's Get Rockin' * 3:06 19) Put Out The Lights * 3:33
20) Put Out The Lights * 3:32 20) Happy Trails 1:12
*unreleased +instrumental
*unreleased
Total Time - 69:16 Total Time - 60:34
Total Running Time - 2:09:50
Notes:
a) Disc 1 and Disc 2, Tracks 1 through 5 are the *unmixed* versions of the
25 Song Demo for Warner Bros., recorded on October 26th and 27th of 1977.
b) Disc 2 Tracks 6 through 8 are instrumental demos recorded in David Lee
Roth's basement in 1977.
c) Disc 2 Tracks 9 and 10 were recorded at Electric Ladyland Studios in
New York in 1976. They were produced by Gene Simmons.
d) Disc 2 Tracks 11 through 20 are *mixed* demo versions by Van Halen.
They were recorded on October 26th and 27th of 1977 and mixed by the
band.
e) The cover art is a old B/W promo picture of the band. The title,
"Blueprint" is printed in blue along the bottom with the text,
"Unreleased 25 Savage Young Warner Bros. Demos".
f) The back cover shows a color picture of the guys, drinks in hand.
The set list of both discs is printed over top of the picture. Above
the guy's heads it reads: "Original Soundboard Recording / Definitive
Remastered Edition" and "Uncirculated 25 UNMIXED DEMOS for Warner Bros.
Recorded 26 & 27 October, 1977."
Along-side the UPC code it reads,
(P)(C) 1998 Faith Records, Inc. a division of A.M.P. Entertainment A/S
The copyright in this sound recording is owend by Eternal Records A/S
Printed in the EU
g) The inside of the liner notes contains some old in concert photos with
the text,
Produced by Kenny Brightstar for Maridian Sound Produkjon
Remixed at Sound Crime Studios, Birkenau, Polska 1998
Special thanks to Ms. Patricia at Babyface Records, Pasadena
h) The sound quality is very good/excellent stereo, though not perfect.
It's a few generations down from the master source with some hiss but
everything is clear and the sound doesn't need any help from your
equalizer to make it better.
i) "On Fire, Voodoo Queen, House of Pain and Running With The Devil", from
Disc 2 are excellent quality, "good" sounding mono.
"That's All Folks"
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : (unknown)
Source : 25 Song Demos & more...
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Lets Get Rockin' 1) In A Simple Rhyme
2) We Die Young 2) Piece Of Mind
3) Voodoo Queen* 3) You Really Got Me
4) Little Dreamer* 4) Happy Trails*
5) House Of Pain 5) The Full Bug
6) Runnin' With The Devil 6) Dave, Alex & Jimm Ladd
7) On Fire 7) 79th & Sunset
8) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone* 8) More Dave, Alex & Jim Ladd
9) Bring On The Girls(Beautiful Girls) 9) Woman & Children 1st
10) Young & Wild 10) Eddie Interview with Lisa Robinson
11) Last Night* 11) Eruption
12) Light In The Sky 12) Ripley Guitar Demo of "Right Now"
13) Get The Show on The Road* 13) Let Me Swim In Your Ocean(5/30/76)
14) D.O.A. 14) Hot For Teacher (solo)
15) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 15) Get Away From You (Nicolette
16) Show Your Love* Larson w/ Eddie on guitar 1978)
17) She's The Woman* 16) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
18) Put Out The Lights* 17) Beat It (solo overdub)
19) Big Trouble* 18) Beat It (Live from Texas 1984)
20) I Wanna Be Your Lover 19) Radio Jive
21) Feel Your love Tonight 20) Superstition (1975)
21) La Grange (1975)
22) Jamie's Cryin
23) Star Fleet (Star Fleet cd)
24) Let Me Out (Star Fleet cd)
25) Blues Breaker (Star Fleet cd)
Total Time - 73:33
Total Time - 73:40
Total Running Time - 2:27:13
(*) indicates "remixed in 1977" versions of the demos. They sound somewhat cleaner
and are from a better generation source then the original demos.
Notes:
a) This is a professionally done CD-R with silk-screened art on the discs,
no sticky labels.
b) The track listings presented on the back cover differ slightly from those
above. The listing above is correct for what is on the discs.
c) The quality of the 25 song demos is the same as those tracks on the
bootleg disc called, "Blueprint".
d) Tracks 5-8 on Disc 2 are from an old KMET radio interview that has shown
up in various forms on some older bootlegs and includes Dave doing the
intro to the "Full Bug" on acoustic guitar and changing around a bit
to make it an advertisement for KMET. These particular tracks are
excellent quality.
e) Tracks 7 & 8 on Disc 2 are an interview with Lisa Robinson that includes
Eddie doing the Elephant, Horse and Mouse sounds on guitar.
f) Track 12 on Disc 2 is King Crimson's "Discipline", not Van Halen!
g) Track 18 on Disc 2 is a poor sounding soundboard recording from the
Jacksons' Texas show in 1984 which Eddie played "Beat It" live with the
band.
h) Tracks 19-21 on Disc 2 are from a radio interview where a caller claims
he has a tape he recorded from Van Halen in 1975 while doing sound for
the other band on the bill called "Air Castle" and has "Superstitious"
and a small part of "La Grange".
i) Also included are songs straight off of their respective CDs. Including
Nicollette Larson's "Get Away From You" that Eddie played on in 1978 and
all 3 tracks from the Brian May "Star Fleet" LP (CD versions used).
j) One bad thing about this set is the inclusion of a few dubious tracks
(11,14,17 on Disc 2) from "Eddie solo in his studio" that are fakes done
by a guitar instructor and appeared on the "Guitar Man" bootleg a few
years back.
k) Even though "Feel Your Love Tonight" is listed on the cover art for
Disc 2, it is not on the set. Also, If you look closely on the songlist
for Disc 2, there is no Track #16 listed!
After Zero
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Swattin' Flys
Source : 25 Song Demos
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:01 1) She's The Woman 3:10
2) Show Your Love 4:14 2) I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:06
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:28 3) D.O.A. 4:04
4) Voodoo Queen 3:45 4) Bring On The Girls 3:54
5) Little Dreamer 3:17 5) We Die Bold 3:09
6) Last Night 3:36 6) Young And Wild 2:40
7) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:07 7) Let's Get Rockin' 3:16
8) Light In The Sky 4:46 8) Put Out The Lights 3:43
9) Get The Show On The Road 2:57 9) House Of Pain 3:34
10) Don't Leave Me Alone 3:08 10) Peace Of Mind 3:57
11) Big Trouble 3:47 11) In A Simple Rhyme 4:46
12) On Fire 4:07 12) You Really Got Me 2:45
13) Happy Trails 1:15
Disc 1 Time - 45:17 14) Gonna Take A Lotta Drugs* 1:53
Disc 2 Time - 45:18
Total Running Time - 90:35
Notes:
a) The Cover art has the title and some black and white clip art of a
person.
b) The Rear artwork contains the track listing over a group photo from the
70's.
c) The inside of the booklet is a black and white photo of the band.
d) The inside-back of the booklet shows the band posing with a blue
background.
e) The "under tray" is the M&M guys having fun.
f) The first 25 tracks are a remastered version of the Warner Bros. demos
from sometime in 1977.
g) *Track 14, Disc 2 is not listed on artwork. It is David Lee Roth and
"friends". The date for this recording is unknown. It was inspired by
the Nicolette Larson hit, "Lotta Love" from 1978.
h) Released in January 2003.
Eyes of the Night
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Tornado TOR 021 (1995)
Source : Tracks 1-9 recorded live at Pasadena Community College,
California on 5-30-76.
Tracks 10-15 recorded live in Tokyo, Japan 1978.
1) I'm the One 5:17
2) Running with the Devil 4:00
3) Eyes of the Night 4:16
4) A Simple Rhyme 5:18
5) La Grange 6:25
6) Eruption 2:53
7) House of Pain 3:32
8) Fools 5:22
9) Walk Away 3:52
10) Atomic Punk 4:53
11) Little Dreamer 4:35
12) Down in Flames 4:46
13) Feel Your Love Tongiht 4:01
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:58
15) Ice Cream Man 4:46
Total Time - 72:03
Notes:
a) The inside cover lists it as 77 + 76 Live Part Two.
b) Cover is a 1979 close-up of Eddie live biting lower lip.
c) Back of insert is picture of Ed tapping (1986?) with inset
picture of Michael Anthony (1986?)
d) Inside insert is a picture of Alex (1984?) and a very early shot
of DLR (1978? or even before)
e) Back cover is live close up of Dave possibly from US Festival (1983??)
f) Inside under disc has Dave in "California Girls" shucking corn.
g) Disc itself is black with the old VH logo...
h) The Tokyo show is the last show in the city. Sound quality for it is B.
i) The Pasadena quality is A...
Slummin' It!
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : HorseToothJackass - HTJ 2
Source : (see notes)
1) Down In Flames (Unreleased VH) 4:28
2) I Wanna Be Your Lover (Unreleased VH) 3:01
3) In For The Kill (Budgie) 5:28
4) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:40
5) Wildfire (Unreleased VH) 1:19
6) Fools 5:30
0:04
7) Walk Away (James Gang) 3:40
8) Honolulu Baby (Unreleased VH) 3:06
9) Bullethead (Unreleased VH) 2:20
0:51
0:07
10) On Fire 3:23
11) Show Your Love 4:47
12) D.O.A. 4:30
13) Running With The Devil 3:54
14) Ice Cream Man 5:09
15) In A Simple Rhyme 6:14
Total Time - 61:31
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-9 are from various shows from 1976 & 77 (although it says on
the backcover that these tracks were recorded from the audience at the
Starwood in August 76). It appears that most of the tracks are from the
show at the Starwood on June 3, 1976, and from the show at the Whisky
on Dec 31, 1977.
b) Tracks 10-15 are from the show at the Starwood Club on June 12, 1976.
The back cover lists these tracks as being from the Pasadena High
School on this date. It also lists these tracks as having been recorded
from the soundboard.
c) The CD-R copy that this reviewer has, contains three extra tracks. There
is a 4 second track of silence before "Walk Away". A 51 second track
containing a drum solo from Alex before "On Fire", and a 7 second track
containing silence before "On Fire". The tracks containing silence are
obviously some sort of mastering error.
d) The cover shows Dave, Al, and Mike in the studio. Dave had probably
broken his foot, since he is wearing a plaster cast around his right
foot and is holding a cane in his hand. Ed appears in a seperate
inset photo in the bottom left corner.
e) The quality of the tracks is actually pretty good for recordings that
are over 20 years old.
Slummin' It!
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High - AH CD 020
Source : (see notes)
1) Shot Down In Flames (Unreleased VH) 4:40
2) I Wanna Be Your Lover (Unreleased VH) 3:14
3) In For The Kill (Budgie) 5:02
4) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:36
5) Wildfire (Unreleased VH) 2:00
6) Fools 5:07
7) Walk Away (James Gang) 3:23
8) Kissing & Squeezing (Unreleased VH) 3:07
9) Bullet Head (Unreleased VH) 3:12
10) On Fire 4:17
11) I'm The One 4:21
12) D.O.A. 4:18
13) Running With The Devil 4:33
14) Ice Cream Man 4:35
15) In A Simple Rhyme 5:51
Total Time - 61:16
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-9 are from from the Starwood on June 3, 1976 and from various
live recordings during 1976 and 1977. Several appear to be from the show
at the Whisky on Dec 31, 1977.
b) Tracks 10-15 are from the show at the Starwood Club on June 12, 1976.
These tracks are listed as a stereo soundboard recording.
c) This is a limited release, 300 copies world-wide.
d) The cover is in the same style as the first Van Halen album, with a
photo of each band member in each corner and the band name across the
the top with the logo centered. The name of this disc appears along the
bottom.
e) The back has an in-concert shot of the band surrounded by the track
listings and other text.
f) The text claims that the sound is a "Digitally Remastered Edition".
g) Released in late 2000.
The First Recordings
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Bang! Bang-002
Source : Tracks 1-6, Demo takes
Tracks 7-8, Live at Santa Monica Hight School 1976
Tracks 9-16, Live at Paris Matador Theatre 1978
1) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
2) On Fire
3) Untitled Demo
4) On Fire (Instrumental)
5) Mean Streets (instrumental)
6) Running with the Devil
7) In for the Kill
8) Blues Number #1
9) Show Me Your Love
10) Feel Your Love Tonight
11) Atomic Punk
12) Little Dreamer
13) Mean Streets
14) You Really Got Me
15) Summertime Blues
16) Bottoms Up
Notes:
a) Track 3 "Untitled Demo" is "House of Pain".
b) Quality varies depending on source, but is generally good.
c) The cover art is a great ripoff of the VH1 cover, but has slightly
different individual photos of the band.
d) Titles taken from case with errors.
Eddie Van Halen : Guitar Man
----------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Gema - EVH001
Source : Soundboard 1977-1983
1) Eruption 0:27
2) Eruption 2:07
3) Hot For Teacher 2:12
4) You Really Got Me 1:41
5) Runnin' With The Devil 1:27
6) Ain't Talkin Bout Love 2:35
7) Panama 3:05
8) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 1:49
9) Jamie's Crying 1:34
10) House of Pain / Solo Bits 20:35
Total Time - 37:32
Track 10 expanded:
Girl Gone Bad 8:19 (jam session with Alex and Mike, but no vocals)
Solo practice 1:19
House of Pain 0:44
Solo Practice 0:55
Panama 0:13
Solo Practice 1:20
House of Pain 1:30
Solo Practice 1:40
House of Pain 0:49
Solo Riff 0:30
Top of the World 0:31
Solo Practice 2:35
Notes:
The first 9 tracks are fake! It is not Edward Van Halen, it is Curt
Mitchell from an instructional guitar video titled, Learn To Burn.
However, the last track (the long one) is real. (i.e, Ed)
a) From the Liner Notes:
This CD contains the original soundboard practice sessions of
Edward Van Halen. They are solo sessions with Edward from 1977-1983.
Hours upon hours of tape have been gone through and edited to bring
you these choice selections, spanning the best years of Eddie's guitar
work! This tape source had to be literally "pieced" together in order
to bring you, the listener, the most accurate of each song in its
original sequence.
b) There's no copyright date, but the cover is a picture of Ed from
the F.U.C.K. tour playing his double neck. The disc itself has a
5150-era picture of Ed playing his candy-striped beauty.
1984 Previous Night
-------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : ELEMENT of CRIME - elements-025
Source : Tracks 1-8: Guitar Inst.
Tracks 9-11: Insrumental
Tracks 12-13: Demos (soundboard)
1) Eruption 2:33
2) Hot For The Teacher 2:18
3) You Really Got Me 1:43
4) Runnin' With The Devil 1:34
5) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 2:40
6) Panama 3:06
7) Somebody get me a Doctor 1:52
8) Jamie's Cryin' 1:36
9) Girl Gone Bad #1 2:07
10) Girl Gone Bad #2 6:06
11) Guitar Jamming 12:26
12) House Of Pain 3:29
13) Runnin' With The Devil 3:41
Total Time - 45:15
Notes:
a) The cover is a HQ pic of Ed from '84, smiling and wearing his yellow
and black tiger shirt. His pic overlays red and white stripes which
is the pattern on the back as well. His guitar partially goes into
the cover and so does his right hand (It looks really cool). On the
right side of the cover it says "1984 PREVIOUS NIGHT" in green letters.
On the left side of the front if you look through the jewel case it
says "V A N H A L E N" in red on a white background which gives the
whole package added beauty.
b) The inside has another '84 pic of Ed on red & white stripes but this
time his guitar fret is there along with his left hand. The same
stripes are under where the CD sits.
c) The back has small individual pics of each member, circa 1984 and on
the left side is the track listing with a pic of a riffle on the bottom
representing the label "elements of crime," but since this CD is only
one element it says "ELEMENT OF CRIME" by the riffle.
d) The CD itself looks like a vinyl record. The middle is red with the
incorrect spelling of "1984 Previous Night". It says "1984 Previos
Night."
e) Based on the tracks and the order in which they follow each other
this is basically the same as the "Eddie Van Halen: Guitar Man" CD
and the last third of the "At the best" CD. However, "At the best"
does not include tracks 9-13 which are the more interesting tracks.
f) Tracks 1 through 8 and 11 are Guitar instrumental takes.
g) Tracks 9 and 10 are Instrumental takes.
h) Tracks 12 and 13 are Demo takes.
i) The sound of guitar instrumental takes:
Eruption is a "B"
the rest are B+/A-
j) The sound of the Instrumental takes is "A-".
k) The sound of the Demo takes is A/A+.
l) As with many Van Halen bootleg recordings, "1984 Previous Night" is
recommended to die hard fans. It's also recommended to those who
don't have "Eddie Van Halen Guitar Man."
Van Halen At The Best
---------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Swindle Records - SWN025
Source : (See Notes)
1) Show your Love 4:02
2) Vodoo Queen 3:33
3) Little Dreamer 3:07
4) Last Night 3:23
5) Get the show on the road 2:53
6) Babe don't leave me alone 3:00
7) Big Trouble 3:36
8) She's the Woman 3:00
9) Put out the lights 3:39
10) Happy Trails 1:12
11) If you can't rock me 3:12
12) Jean Genie 4:54
13) Dave raps/Intro of the band 1:27
14) Women in Love 3:48
15) Rock Steady 7:31
16) Rock n' Roll Hoochie Koo 7:52
17) Eruption 1:56
18) Eruption 2:06
19) Hot For Teacher 2:11
20) You Really Got Me 1:50
21) Runnin' With the Devil 1:57
22) Runnin' With the Devil 2:35
23) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:04
24) Panama 1:58
25) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 1:54
Total Time - Just over 70 mins
Notes:
a) The front cover has Ed playing from the "Live Without A Net" video.
b) The back cover has Dave in a cowboy outfit and the songs w/times.
c) Made in italy 2/95.
d) The disk itself has the same artwork as the cover.
e) The first 16 songs are the same as Van Halen '77 + Live.
f) Tracks 1-10 are listed as being recorded live at the garage Oct. 1977.
g) Tracks 11-16 live at Pasadena Hilton 1975. (artwork states 1976)
h) Tracks 17-25 which aren't on 77+live are all Eddie solo studio
recordings. They aren't full songs but they you will know them
when you hear them.
i) The front cover is 2 panel, inside is pictures of the band, Ed, Mike,
and Al look like pictures from New Haven '86.
j) The back of the cover is the same as the back of the cd.
k) The back cover fold around, where the title is on both ends,
has one printed upside down.
l) The sound quality is pretty good considering the age of the first
two parts and the studio section is great.
Van Halen Dave Is Back, Rarest Covers And Demos
-----------------------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Roaring Mouse (No matrix number)
Source : Various (see notes)
1) Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers 2:43
2) On Fire 3:36
3) 79th and Sunset 2:07
4) Honolulu Baby 3:36
5) Summertime Blues 3:25
6) Heartbreak Hotel 2:48
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:46
8) On Fire 2:56
9) Black Star 5:24
10) All That I Needed 4:11
11) Sleepless Nites 4:35
12) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 4:10
13) Rock 'N Roll Hoochie Koo 4:52
14) Don't Call Us 3:19
15) I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:29
16) Eyes Of Night 4:35
17) Young and Wild 2:14
Total Time - 61:46
Notes:
a) Front cover has Dave in handcuffs with 2 police officers.
b) Rear cover says *Fan Club Issue Only* and the songs are listed.
c) Sound quality varies from soundboard to audience (claims that some
songs are *cleaned up* versions).
d) Tracks 3, 7-11, & 17 are listed as STUDIO tracks, the others are
listed as LIVE.
e) Track 3 was performed during an interview with Jim Ladd.
f) Tracks 9-11 are supposed Mammoth Demo tracks featuring Greg Stafford
on vocals. Now known not to be Van Halen at all.
g) Supposedly limited to 500 copies.
Dave's Sloppy Seconds
---------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Matt the Ratt Records (MTR-5150-05)
Source : (various)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Daryl Van Halen 1:42 1) Everybody Wants Some 7:04
2) House of Pain / 2) Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers 3:25
Runnin' With the Devil 6:59 3) Don't Call Us (We'll Call You) 4:02
3) Babe Don't Leave Me Alone 3:12 4) Hear About It Later 5:13
4) Fools 4:33 5) The Full Bug 3:22
5) Ice Cream Man 3:50 6) Bullet Head 3:31
6) She's The Woman 2:59 7) Eyes of Night 4:21
7) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:37 8) Dance The Night Away 3:08
8) In A Simple Rhyme 3:34 9) (Here's) Just What You Wanted 2:53
9) Take It Back 2:44 10) Rock Steady 5:38
10) Piece of Mind 3:55 11) Little Guitars 4:28
11) Show Your Love 4:00 12) Beautiful Girls 3:57
12) Put Out the Lights 3:32 13) Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:05
13) Eruption Sessions 2:25 14) Panama (Letterman) 2:40
14) Big Trouble 3:39 15) Sinners Swing 3:53
15) Young and Wild 2:36 16) Honolulu Baby 3:14
16) Angel Eyes 3:13 17) Summertime Blues 5:26
17) Get the Show on the Road 2:55 18) Wildfire 1:20
18) I Wanna Be Your Lover 2:57
19) Walk Away 3:55 Disc 2 Time - 70:40
20) 79th and Sunset 1:57
21) Act Like it Hurts 3:30
22) Happy Trails 1:11
Disc 1 Time - 72:55
Total Time - 143:35
Notes:
a) A few single disc sets of this title were distributed prior to the final
release. They may be marked with MTR-5150-04 and contain similar
artwork.
b) Track 1 of Disc 1 contains many memorable guitar licks set over Sunday
Afternoon in the Park.
c) Track 10 of Disc 1 is labeled "Voodoo Queen".
d) Most of Disc 1 is made up of Demos.
e) Disc 2 contains a variety of sources:
1) Caracas '83
2) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
3) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
4) San Diego '81
5) Caracas '83
6) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
7) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
8) Live '79
9) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
10) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
11) ???
12) '79?
13) ???
14) 6/27/85
15) Los Angeles '81
16) Early Club Days ('76 or '77)
17) Paris '81
18) Demo?
f) Released in Jan. 2001
Van Halen '77 + Live
--------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Baby Face Records - catalogue number BF2302
Source : Various (see notes)
1) Show your Love 4:02
2) Vodoo Queen 3:33
3) Little Dreamer 3:07
4) Last Night 3:23
5) Get the show on the road 2:53
6) Babe don't leave me alone 3:00
7) Big Trouble 3:36
8) She's the Woman 3:00
9) Put out the lights 3:39
10) Happy Trails 1:12
"Bonus live trax from Pasadena Hilton '75"
11) If you can't rock me 3:12
12) Jean Genie 4:54
13) Dave raps/Intro of the band 1:27
14) Women in Love 3:48
15) Rock Steady 7:31
16) Rock n' Roll Hoochie Koo 7:52
Total Time - 59:01
Notes:
a) Cover and back show DLR. High quality production.
b) Track listings are those given in the inlay, including spelling
mistakes. Also in inlay:
Tracks 1-9/13-14 Van Halen
Track 10 Gene Autry
Track 11 Jagger-Richards
Track 12 Bowie
Track 15 Bad Co
Track 16 Edgar Winter
c) Tracks 1-10 sound studio quality, tracks 11-16 are good considering the
age.
d) Tracks:
i) "Show Your Love" is actually "I'm The One" from VH1.
ii) "Voodoo Queen" contains some of the main riffs from
"Mean Streets" from Fair Warning, but with different vocals.
iii) "Last Night" is basically the same music as "Hang 'Em High" from
Diver Down, with a few minor differences and different vocals.
iv) "Get the show on the road": this song has a great riff behind it...
very hard. Contains vocal elements from "Romeo Delight."
v) "Babe don't leave me alone": another unreleased original, doesn't
contain any elements from anything else they've released either.
vi) "Big Trouble": Another original.
vii) "She's The Woman": Contains some riffs from "Mean Streets."
viii)"Put Out The Lights": great grinding riff behind this one.
Doesn't contain any elements from released songs.
ix) The most amusing part of this disc is listening to Dave introduce
the band in Track 11 at the Hilton. This show was from back in
their early days, and it just sounded crazy to hear him say,
"Yeah, for those of you who just walked in, we're Van Halen."
x) "Women In Love": This is NOT the same as "Women in Love..." on
VHII. The chorus itself sounds somewhat the same and some of
the lyrics match, but the music is different. It's got a style
that definitely doesn't sound like VH...more like some sort
of '70's pop music or something.
e) Track 13 is actually 0:27 long, not 1:27 as listed on the inlay.
f) Artwork shows "Bonus live trax from Pasadena Hilton '76", but this
was actually recorded in 1975.
g) Some printings of the track list have track 16 as "Rock N' Roll
Hoochie Kii."
h) All in all, an excellent disc.
Last Night
----------
Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Elements 045/46
Source : Whiskey a Go-Go / Pasadena Hilton 1975/ Studio (1976/77 & 12/31/77)
Disc 1 (1st Outakes and Demos) Disc 2 (1 - 7 Whiskey a Go-Go &
8 - 12 Pasadena Hilton 1976)
1) Intro~Aint Talkin Bout Love 3:59 1) On Fire 3:10
2) House Of Pain 3:48 2) I'm The One 3:55
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:33 3) Eruption 3:37
4) I'm The One 4:02 4) D.O.A. 3:17
5) Voodoo Queen 3:35 5) You Really Got Me 6:08
6) Little Dreamer 3:06 6) Walk Away 3:32
7) Hang 'Em High (Last Night) 3:23 7) In For The Kill 6:15
8) Get The Show On The Road 2:55 8) If You Can't Rock Me 2:14
9) Baby Don't Leave Me Alone 2:58 9) Jean Genie 5:38
10) Big Trouble 3:35 10) Women In Love 4:27
11) She's The Woman 3:01 11) Rock Steady 7:13
12) Put Out The Lights 3:35 12) Rock-n-Roll Hootchie Koo 8:22
13) Happy Trails 1:30
Disc 2 Time - 57:49
Disc 1 Time - 43:02
Total Running Time - 100:51
Notes:
a) The Front Cover background is striped just like Ed's guitar (only green
w/black stripes). The top of the cover has VH 1 logo with yellow
bordering. Below that is a picture of Ed 2"x3" playing the black -n-
white guitar w' the famous chain strap. Underneath that are the letters
"Last Night" in red.
b) The Back Cover has the same background as the front cover. Top has 4
individual pictures 1"x1" of the band (circa 1978). Below that is the
VH logo (same as VH 1) with "Last Night" in white lettering on the left
side and "In For The One" on the right side in white lettering.
c) Both discs are identical except for one says "Last Stand" and the other
"In For The One" They both look like 45 rpm records with a silver middle
and black (looks like record grooves) on the outside.
d) Sound Quality: Demos are excellent soundboard. Whiskey A Go-Go says it's
soundboard but it's a really (for the time era) clean audience recording.
Pasadena Hilton is excellent soundboard also.
e) The manufacturer says that these are "all soundboard" recordings but
they are not (as described below). A fine looking package. Songs 1 - 3
on the 1st disc are the same old versions that we've heard before
(cleaned up a little). Song 4 disc 1 sounds like a very good audience
recording (not soundboard). Songs 5 - 13 are the same as 77 + Live.
Songs 1 - 7 are indeed from the Whiskey and are a not soundboard but are
an excellent audience recording. This is a "tape source" and is
remarkably clean! Pasadena Hilton is the same selections and quality as
the "Eyes Of Night" cd.
f) This 2 cd set might not be worth the asking price and alot of it is
rehash, BUT the disc does have the Whiskey New Years Eve Show which
itself is pretty historical. If your a VH "completest" and want
something historical for your collection then pick it up.
Van Halen '77+ Lives On: '77+ Live Part Four
--------------------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Baby Face Records BF027
Source : (See notes)
1) Show Your Love 4:49
2) Running With The Devil 3:42
3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:41
4) In A Simple Rhyme 5:14
5) I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:41
6) Last Night (Hang 'em High) 3:43
7) Peace Of Mind 4:04
8) Eruption 5:14
9) House Of Pain 3:29
10) D.O.A. 5:46
11) You Really Got Me 2:36
12) Jamie's Crying 3:34
13) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:49
14) Ain't Talkin Bout Love 6:29
Total Time - 61:53
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-11 were recorded at the Starwood 1/18/77.
b) Tracks 12-14 are from Fresno 1978.
c) Sound quality isnt that bad. B+/B++
d) Inside foldout is a picture of Dave singing and the setlist.
e) Disc is orange and says "1977 + Lives On" with a picture of a babyface.
f) Under disc tray is a picture of Dave doing a leaping split.
g) Inside of front is Eddie with his guitar.
h) Back is an old picture of Dave with the setlist imposed over him.
June 10, 1977 (First Set)
-------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Whiskey A Go-Go - Hollywood, CA - June 10, 1977
1) Get The Show On The Road 3:36
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:01
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:17
4) Atomic Punk 3:17
5) Little Dreamer 3:03
6) Voodoo Queen 4:50
7) Show No Mercy 3:46
8) Guitar Solo 4:20
9) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:52
10) Show Your Love 4:57
11) Bottoms Up! 4:32
Total Time - 45:37
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>CDR(x)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B
c) This is the first set of the evening. It's not low generation
but it's still good.
d) Released in October 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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VH6-10-771st show 02.flac:d72b872807347211e89d1d211c20270d
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June 10, 1977 (Second Set)
--------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Whiskey A Go-Go - Hollywood, CA - June 10, 1977
1) On Fire 3:32
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:56
3) Young And Wild 4:01
4) Atomic Punk 3:38
5) The Shape You're In 4:29
6) Ice Cream Man 5:41
7) Last Night 3:35
8) Guitar Solo 4:27
9) D.O.A. 6:12
10) Goodbye To Jane (Slade) 5:15
Total Time - 44:50
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>CDR
b) Quality: B
c) This is the second set from the evening. It isn't low generation but
it's still a good listen.
d) Released in November 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
Track01.flac:8c476ac315f431984a2f28e93d32c3dc
Track02.flac:f566bb3d3a45e9574eb3c68381fc4845
Track03.flac:bf45f6be054c43a6dce7da3a69196010
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Track09.flac:50ef33159b2d64f86417cc423d41d199
Track10.flac:bde474796f7a32af4e76d41edeaa7d29
Oldest Lost Tape
----------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : XRX8609-1
Source : 6/10/77 at the Whisky a Go Go
1) Get the Show on the Road 3:34
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:01
3) Young & Wild 3:36
4) Atomic Punk 3:48
5) The Shape You're In 5:44
6) Ice Cream Man 5:04
7) Last Night (Early Hang Em' High) 3:30
8) Eruption/DOA 9:00
9) Running Wild 3:28
10) Little Dreamer 3:09
11) Voodoo Queen 3:58
12) Show No Mercy 4:45
13) Bottom's Up 6:23
14) Goodbye To Jane 4:29
15) I'm The One (Show Your Love) 4:28
Total Time - 69:04
Notes:
a) This is a high quality gold CDR of the 6/10/77 show at Whiskey A Go
Go. The recording contains a color cover and color back insert.
b) All photos on the CD are taken from Issue #1 of The Inside (pages
21-22).
c) The front cover has the VH logo on top. There is a picture of the
band in what looks like a record studio/station (page 22 of The Inside).
"Oldest Lost Tape" is printed in the right corner.
d) The inside cover has a very young photograph of Edward Van Halen,
age 6 (page 21 of The Inside). He looks like he is dressed in some type
of suit or tuxedo.
e) The back cover contains a vintage photo of the band which has ended
up on a few posters from their early touring days (page 21 of The
Inside). The songs are listed horizontally and printed in red. Tracks
1, 3, 5, 11, & 12 are asterisked with the note "Previously Unreleased".
Track 14 is double asterisked with the note "Slade Cover" by it.
f) Track 12 (Show No Mercy), the guitar intro is EXACTLY like "Take Me
Back (Deja Vu)" from Balance.
g) This is an "A-" audience recording of the early club days. A lot of
Dave's rappin/talkin' is in this one. A nice set of songs for 1977.
A must if you can get your hands on it!! This even has a few of those
illustrious 25 song demo tracks (tracks 5 & 12 are songs that are not
even on the 25 song demo itself!)
Magic Mountain 1977
-------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : The Atomic Punks
Source : Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia California, October 1977
1) On Fire 4:57
2) One More Time 4:12
3) Running With The Devil 4:05
4) Atomic Punk 3:06
5) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 4:37
6) Loss Of Control 3:47
7) No More Waiting 3:54
8) Eruption 2:44
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:06
10) Show Your Love (I'm The One) 4:32
11) Summertime Blues 6:00
12) Angel Eyes 3:04
13) Take Your Wiskey Home 3:55
14) In A Simple Rhyme 3:48
Total Time - 56:47
Notes:
a) This is a professionally done CD-R. The disc itself is silk-screened
maroon with the words "Magic Mountain" printed in bold letters. The
liner notes on this disc are printed on very high quality glossy paper.
Quality comparable to "That's All Folks!"
b) The front cover is a picture of Dave and Ed on stage in front of a red,
black, and white guitar pattern.
c) The inside front is a picture of all four band members.
d) The inside back is a picture of Eddie (looks like he's in the studio)
with his guitar in the middle of a story from someone who was at the
concert that day, claiming to have been really messed up from "many
bong tokes"!! He also goes on to describe the entire disc. An interesting
note is at the bottom of this story in fine print is:
"Buyer Beware:
If this cd booklet looks like a cheap Xerox copy, don't buy it. The CD
should be a high quality CDR with a real CD like booklet."
e) The under disc tray art is a picture of Eddie and Alex on Yamaha dirt
bikes.
f) The back is a picture of all four members hanging around a Cadillac
stretch limo in front of a pharmacy. Above it is a listing of the songs
in red.
g) The sound is excellent for a 22 year old recording. All the instruments
come through nice and clear. At times there is some slight feedback
during the show, but none takes away from enjoying the show.
h) Track 2 is noted on the artwork as "Unreleased By VH, Only known Live
Version", a very fast rocking song.
i) Track 6 is noted on the artwork as "Earliest Live Version Of Song From
Women & Childern First".
j) Track 7 is noted on the artwork as "Unreleased By VH, Only Known Live
Version On Soundboard". This is really "Show No Mercy" and the intro
is the same as "Take Me Back(Deja Vu)" from "Balance".
k) Track 11 is noted on the artwork as "Rare Cover, Earliest Known Live
version By VH". There is too much bass on this one song.
l) Track 12 "Angel Eyes" is an absolutely beautiful acoustic song by Dave.
Not your typical VH, probably the reason it was never released, but Dave
fans will love it! The sound is excellent...very clear. Supposedly from
1974, one of the rarest songs from the DLR era.
m) Tracks 13 and 14 are the same versions from "Demo Daze" but claim to be
from a much lower generation tape source.
n) All said......this disc is a must have for every Van Halen fan if you can
get your hands on one! This is one of their first shows after being
signed by Warner Bros.
Die Laughing
------------
Format : LP
Label : (unknown) V-77
Source : Pasadena Civic - October 15, 1977
Side 1
On Fire
Feel Your Love Tonite
Runnin' With The Devil
Atomic Punks
Little Dreamer
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Side 2
Ice Cream Man
Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Eruption
D.O.A.
You Really Got Me
Notes:
a) Sound is excellent mono.
b) The cover is a photocopied cover of Dave and Ed in concert circa 1978.
c) First issued on black vinyl with photocopy paper cover later issued on
multi-covered vinyl limited to 50!!
Die Laughing
------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Homemade Productions
Source : Pasadena, CA - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire
2) Feel Your Love Tonight
3) Runnin' With The Devil
4) Atomic Punk
5) Little Dreamer
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
7) Ice Cream Man
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
9) Eruption
10) D.O.A.
11) You Really Got Me
Total Time - ??:??
Notes:
a) This is a re-mastered version of the Die Laughing LP bootleg. The sound
quality is better, quite similar to some of the other boots from this
same show. On the inside cover and the back cover there are some
comments about the CD:
"This is a re-mastered CD version of the Van Halen bootleg LP
called Die Laughing. Recorded in Pasadena, CA., 12/20/77, this
is a high-quality show in both sound and performance. Hear the
original lineup of the band just under 2 months before their
debut LP was released on Warner Bros. Records. This is a limited
edition re-master and is on CD-R media, not a regular silver CD.
Some versions of this boot have the dialog between songs cut
out. This one, however, has all of the dialog included."
b) The front cover is a vintage yellow-style color. It has 4 individual
pictures of Dave, Ed, Mike, and Alex from that same time period. In the
bottom left corner of the cover is says "Re-master Not For Sale" The
performance and sound is better, and unlike a lot of the boots from this
show, the speed doesn't seem too slow.
c) The inside cover is blank. However, there is a separate piece of paper
with a flyer printed on it, dated Friday, October 1st., probably in 1977.
It's a purplish, lavender color with an old picture of the band on stage
back when Eddie hadn't cut up his Destroyer guitar. According to the
flyer, Van Halen was the main act and two other bands, Headwinds and
Eulogy were the other 2 on the bill for that evening.
d) The back cover gives the track listing and the same comments as the
inside cover, word for word. In the top right corner is a picture of
Dave, looking rather drunk. The bottom right corner is a picture of the
band from around the time their first album was released. The date
printed on the artwork for the show (12/20/77) is incorrect though. The
actual date of this show was October 15, 1977.
e) Released in late 2000.
Midnight Cash
-------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Faze Two - MC 078
Source : Civic Auditorium - Pasadena, CA - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire 3:10
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:00
3) Running With The Devil 3:32
4) Atomic Punk 4:17
5) Little Dreamer 3:02
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:49
7) Ice Cream Man 4:25
8) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 3:53
9) Eruption 3:32
10) D.O.A. 4:32
11) You Really Got Me 4:40
12) House of Pain 3:38
13) Runnin With the Devil 3:29
Total Time - 52:34
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-11 are the same as "The Atomic Punks", but the sound
quality is a little bit better.
b) "House of Pain" and "Runnin' With the Devil" are both studio
out-takes.
c) "House of Pain" has different lyrics than what is on "1984".
d) Front cover- Pick of Dave in the back of a limo smoking a cigar
w/two girls on either side of him wearing VH hats (police style).
e) Inside jacket: Has a pic of each member.
i) Mike: Lying on amps w/basses all around him.
ii) Ed: Ed wearing a white suit seated at a piano.
iii) Al: Sitting w/drums.
iv) Dave: Live shot.
f) Back Cover: Has a pic of the guys around a table playing poker
(or some card game) w/girls around.
The Atomic Punks
----------------
Format : LP
Label : Hee Jee Records & Trading Company (HJLR P 0045)
Source : October 15, 1977 - Pasadena Civic Center
Side A
------
1) On Fire 3:02
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:53
3) Running With The Devil 3:18
4) Atomic Punk 3:20
5) Little Dreamer 3:02
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:47
Side B
------
7) Ice Cream Man 3:47
8) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 3:51
9) Eruption 3:29
10) D.O.A. 4:25
11) You Really Got Me 4:40
Notes:
a) Fabulous full color cover showing the band on stage at some outdoor gig
played in a three-tired stadium. It is an action shot showing Edward and
Michael jamming and David Lee Roth high in the air doing one of his
famous leaping splits.
b) The rear cover contains a photo of Edward, Michael and David on stage
from what looks like the 1984 tour.
c) This is a Korean release. From what little English there is, it looks
like this LP was issued in 1992.
d) Track times are taken from the rear cover.
The Atomic Punks
----------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : METAL MEMORY - MM 90006
Source : Civic Auditorium - Pasadena, CA - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire 3:10
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:00
3) Running With The Devil 3:32
4) Atomic Punk 4:17
5) Little Dreamer 3:02
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:49
7) Ice Cream Man 4:25
8) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 3:53
9) Eruption 3:32
10) D.O.A. 4:32
11) You Really Got Me 4:40
Total Time - 42:43
Notes:
a) Very raw (before Van Halen I was released), bandwidth seems restricted,
probably as an artifact of the recording technology back then. The show
has been edited with dialog between songs getting cut out.
b) Rear artwork incorrectly indicates the date of this show as "20 dec. 1977"
Atomic Punk
-----------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Pipeline - PPL 537
Source : Pasadena Civic Auditorium - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire 3:22
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:24
3) Running With The Devil 4:33
4) Atomic Punk 3:30
5) Little Dreamer 3:23
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:10
7) Ice Cream Man 3:35
8) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 4:33
9) Eruption 3:53
10) D.O.A. 5:04
11) You Really Got Me 4:53
Total Time - 46:27
Notes:
a) This disc is a high quality soundboard recording of the Pasadena Civic
Center show from October 15, 1977. Van Halen played only one more live
show before the first album was released.
b) The mixing is pretty raw. But, this is a good representation of the
band from the pre- VH1 days.
c) The back cover of the disc claims that this disc was recorded "live in
St. Petersburg, FL - May 29, 1990", which is clearly incorrect. Sammy
was in the band in 1990!
Young & Wild
------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Backstage - BKCD 019
Source : Pasadena Civic Auditorium - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire 3:54
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:25
3) Runnin' Wuth The Devil 4:33
4) Atomic Punk 3:30
5) Little Dreamer 3:24
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:09
7) Ice Cream Man 3:35
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:33
9) Eruption 3:53
10) D.O.A. 5:04
11) You Really Got Me 4:54
Total Time - 47:01
Notes:
a) Same show as "The Atomic Punks", but this one is the full show with all
the dialog included. However, the master used for this disc was recorded
too slow and the band doesn't seem right, it's just begging to be sped up
but that seems a little impossible with a CD.
b) Rear artwork incorrectly indicates this show being from December 20, 1977.
Live USA
--------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Imtrat - imt 900.022
Source : Pasadena, CA - Oct. 15, 1977
1) On Fire 2:59
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:50
3) Running With The Devil 3:16
4) Atomic Punk 3:20
5) Little Dreamer 2:58
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:40
7) Ice Cream Man 4:22
8) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 6:23
9) Eruption 6:53
10) D.O.A. 8:41
11) You Really Got Me 4:00
Total - 53:23
Notes:
a) The jacket claims that the original VH songs were written by Van
Halen/Van Halen/Roth/Sobolewski even though Michael Anthony is listed
as the bassist. (of course Michael Anthony's real last name is
"Sobolewski")
b) Tracks 8, 9, 10 for some reason or another are repeated back to
back. The only advantage is that Eruption seems twice as long.
c) Sound quality probably similar to the other boots of this show. No
blatant editing (i.e, Dave's on-stage banter is present) is
noticeable except those listed in Note b.
Eruption
--------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Iron Cock - IC003
Source : Pasadena Civic Auditorium - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire 3:08
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:02
3) Running With The Devil 3:28
4) Atomic Punk 4:17
5) Little Dreamer 3:00
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:45
7) Ice Cream Man 4:20
8) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 3:55
9) Eruption 3:32
10) D.O.A. 4:22
11) You Really Got Me 4:42
Total Time - 42:43
Notes:
a) The cover and the back look like a close-up picture of red hot lava.
b) The rear artwork indicates this show is from "December 1977", which is
incorrect.
The Nightmare Before Halloween
------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Live 1 Productions 2004: Live 1 Records
Source : Pasadena Civic - Pasadena, CA - October 15, 1977
1) On Fire 2:53
2) VooDoo Queen 3:04
3) Atomic Punk 0:59
4) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:57
5) On Fire 2:54
6) On Fire 3:42
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:53
8) Runnin' With the Devil 3:38
9) Atomic Punk 4:15
10) Little Dreamer 3:13
11) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:54
12) Ice Cream Man 4:22
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:52
14) Eruption 4:06
15) D.O.A. 4:30
16) You Really Got Me 4:54
Total Time - 58:08
Notes:
a) "Wrongly dated for far too long, it's now time to set the record
straight. VH never played another show at the Civic after this date,
so throw away all those 12/20/77 average sounding boots, and settle
into this experience, complete with rehearsals."
b) Cover art shows the classic VH logo along with 4 color pictures of the
band along with the show title in the center.
c) Inside back cover artwork shows the handbill for the show as well as the
original images that were used on the handbill. Very cool! It also
has the text from the first note.
d) The undertray artwork is a large classic VH logo with miniature versions
running up the left edge so they can be visable through a clear tray.
e) Rear artwork shows the classic VH logo, the handbill along with show
information and track listing.
f) Tracks 1-3 are instrumental tracks played during rehearsal.
g) Tracks 4 & 5 are tracks from rehearsal with DLR on vocals.
h) Tracks 6-16 are from the show itself.
i) Quality is very very good. This is the one and only copy of the
last Pasadena Civic show you will want/need.
j) The artwork indicates, "Digital Remastering by Wooda".
k) Released in July 2004.
Dressed To Kill
---------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Gema - PRE 162
Source : Soundboard: Oct. 15, 1977, Soundboard Dec. 31, 1977, and Studio, ???
1) On Fire 3:06
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:56
3) Running With The Devil 3:27
4) Atomic Punk 3:28
5) Little Dreamer 2:58
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:48
7) Ice Cream Man 3:29
8) Ain't Talking About Love 3:47
9) Eruption 3:20
10) D.O.A. 4:54
11) You Really Got Me 3:50
12) House Of Pain 3:43
13) Running With The Devil 3:29
14) Down In Flames 4:34
15) Bullithead 3:13
Total Time - 55:14
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-11 are taken from the Oct. 15, 1977 show at the Pasadena Civic.
The only difference is that all of the talking between songs has been edited
out, so none of Dave's on-stage banter on this disc. Other than that, it's
a great sounding recording. Ed is in fine form as usual.
b) Tracks 12 and 13 are taken from the demo tape produced by Gene Simmons of
KISS. No other taped copies of these two songs can touch these tracks in
terms of sound quality. This is a great opportunity to hear two great
songs in their early forms, complete with some great overdub work by Ed.
c) Tracks 14 and 15 are taken from their New Year's Eve, 1977 gig at the
Whiskey-A-Go-Go in Hollywood. As far anyone knows, these are unreleased
originals, not cover tunes. Sound quality isn't quite as good as the other
live tracks, but still are pretty good given their age.
d) Artwork incorrectly indicates the Oct. 15, 1977 date as Dec. 20, 1977.
December 31, 1977 (First Set)
-----------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Whiskey A Go-Go - W. Hollywood, CA - December 31, 1977
1) On Fire 3:28
2) I'm The One 3:54
3) Here's Just What She Wanted 3:28
4) Show No Mercy 4:23
5) Eruption 3:37
6) D.O.A. 4:16
Total Time - 23:06
Notes:
a) Lineage: SB?>low-gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(0)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B+
c) The complete first set has never circulated and there are fade-outs on
the tape. However nothing is cut off like the other copies of this
out there.
d) Released in October 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
01 - On Fire.flac:dc57094be4707171ea15dbd5de291d48
02 - I'm The One.flac:8520af5db17ae17cf8c5c71ee6f0fa7a
03 - Here's Just What You Wanted.flac:68f6f577a996b3cc840af96ad14dc313
04 - Show No Mercy.flac:980bc27dc5d40c5d41f7ccd22851f2c2
05 - Guitar Solo.flac:4a5e7671927ffd5f2037bf981a05e7e6
06 - D.O.A..flac:512591e42227b11bae073c25b9ae5a6c
Bullethead
----------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High - AH CD 070
Source : Whisky A Go-Go - Hollywood, CA - December 31, 1977
1) On Fire 3:12
2) Show Your Love 4:18
3) Just What You Wanted 3:28
4) No More Waiting 3:41
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:45
6) Atomic Punk 2:50
7) Down In Flames 4:56
8) Bullethead 3:15
9) Little Dreamer 3:05
10) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:22
11) Ice Cream Man 3:35
12) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:47
13) Eruption 4:29
14) D.O.A. 5:33
15) Happy Trails 1:08
16) You Really Got Me 6:14
Total Time - 61:46
Notes:
a) The band is introduced as "Warner Bros. Recording Artists"
b) Tracks 1 & 2 seem to be recorded from the same source. Then at track 3
the quality shifts. While still good, you can tell it comes from a
different source. Tracks 3 & 4 seems to be from the same source. Then
at Track 5 it shifts sources again. The quality shifts again for the
last track (You Really Got Me) indicating another source change.
c) Overall quality rating: B/B-.
d) Artwork states, "The Complete Recording Of Legendaly Concert".
e) Photos used throughout the artwork are nice and everything is
professionally done.
f) Limited to 300 numbered copies world wide.
g) Released in late 2002.
New Years Eve Assault 1977
--------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Live1 Productions
Source : Whiskey A Go-Go - W. Hollywood, CA - December 31, 1977
1) On Fire 3:13
2) Show Your Love 4:14
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:28
4) Atomic Punk 3:28
5) Down In Flames 4:59
6) Bullet Head 3:36
7) Little Dreamer 3:12
8) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:39
9) Ice Cream Man 4:50
10) Ain't Talkin' Bout' Love 3:53
11) Eruption 4:41
12) D.O.A. 5:10
13) Happy Trails 1:53
14) You Really Got Me 6:14
Total Time - 52:51
Notes:
a) Lineage: SB?>1st-gen cass>Sony TC-WE475>Adobe Audition>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B+
c) This is the second set of the night.
d) This transfer is from a 1st generation tape. All tape stops and starts
were edited out.
e) Cover shows the guys with sparklers, old logo at top, title at bottom.
f) Inside cover has a shot from the show that night (with a few extra
people on stage) and the band with some beer cans.
g) The back cover shows the track list in yellow along with notes on the
recording as well as a couple of great old photos.
h) Barcode on the back is a partial code from the first Van Halen CD.
i) Released in October 2005.
01-On Fire.flac:51c0ce8362f225691ad65b0eb54fa740
02-Show Your Love.flac:74f5a3743c9086e32e19df14ca5e2336
03-Runnin' With The Devil.flac:8dfcd47cd12a5efbc4a70d0df8d26e6c
04-Atomic Punk.flac:dd73a97dd03a69a61250927397f617c7
05-Down In Flames.flac:1179c2226d13ef52640a42d2b314f6f5
06-Bullet Head.flac:b95da0b0c315abe063f32faca425739a
07-Little Dreamer.flac:b992d04be083d22f12cbb4f5df7c5d6c
08-Somebody Get Me A Doctor.flac:3c192c13af3b1b6ec946392018a5ca99
09-Ice Cream Man.flac:5fa12abc417f6cf84ae90ca4124ddaa7
10-Ain't Talkin' Bout' Love.flac:843a1b54bfc5d2ea52beb132660b8b26
11-Eruption.flac:5eda91c57243d6fc5129d3095391300e
12-D.O.A..flac:87117d64e6f207806c2717218c61f5a2
13-Happy trails.flac:74e947043124268a3def847a553d5a8e
14-You Really Got Me.flac:98ef6bc2a2d7cfa224c44f6ff274bbdc
Civic Pride
-----------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : GARJR-001
Source : Tracks 1-11: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, October 15, 1977
Tracks 12-14:Kyoto, Japan September 3, 1979
1) On Fire 3:54
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:25
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:33
4) Atomic Punk 3:30
5) Little Dreamer 3:25
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:11
7) Ice Cream Man 3:36
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:33
9) Eruption 3:52
10) D.O.A. 5:04
11) You Really Got Me 4:42
12) You're No Good 2:49
13) Feel Your Love Tonight 10:00
14) You Really Got Me 12:12
Total Time - 71:48
Notes:
a) The cover insert, with Eddie and David (circa 1982-83), is somewhat
animated- with an effect similar to the Dire Straits "Money For
Nothing" video. The back of the insert has a picture of all four
band members bowing during an encore. It, also, contains the
following text:
"Hey, Pilgrims. Wanna hear something that rocks? This is it! Van
Halen doing a home town gig. A great soundboard performance! Also
included are three tracks from Kyoto, Japan 1979 to round off the
set. Enjoy the sound of this band before all the squabbling and
in-fighting.
Much thanks to all involved, but especially Toni (a rolling stone
gathers no) for all her support. Dedicated to Stryder the Bear Dog."
c) Under the cd, in the jewel case, is a picture of the VH Christmas card.
d) The disc itself is all red and simply reads,
"CIVIC PRIDE
GARJR 001
FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY"
e) On the back of the case, "Feel Your Love Tonight" is mistitled for
the Kyoto, Japan show. It reads: "I Can't Wait To Feel Your Love
Tonight". The artwork also incorrectly indicates the date of the
Pasadena show as being from December 20, 1977.
f) The sound quality of this disc is very similar to the Atomic Punk boot-
a very raw soundboard recording. The Pasadena show is a very worthy
addition to any VH collection.
g) The three tunes from Japan are from a relatively horrible audience
recording and the sound is very distant on these tracks. In my
estimation, they are a complete waste of disc space.
h) Dave's stage rap is very minimal- leading me to believe that it was cut
out when the manufacturer made this package.
i) All in all, this is a good disc- on par with the Atomic Punk release of
the same show. Don't expect anything Earth shattering from the Japan
show, though.
Pasadena Partyslammers
----------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Roaring Mouse / Partydog Records
Source : Pasadena CA - October 15, 1977 & Kyoto, Japan on September 3, 1979
1) On Fire 3:54
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:25
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:33
4) Atomic Punk 3:30
5) Little Dreamer 3:25
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:11
7) Ice Cream Man 3:36
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:33
9) Eruption 3:52
10) D.O.A. 5:04
11) You Really Got Me 4:42
12) Your No Good 2:49
13) Feel Your Love Tonight 10:00
14) You Really Got Me 12:12
Total Time - 71:48
Notes:
a) "Pasadena Partyslammers" is another CD pressing of the October 15, 1977
soundboard performance by Van Halen before the release of their first
album. The mixing is pretty raw, however, this is a good representation
of the band from the very early days. This concert continues to be the
most copied show simply because it still remains (as of mid-2001) as one
of the best audio recordings from the Dave-era.
b) The final three tracks are from Kyoto, Japan on September 3, 1979. These
tracks are from an audience recording released as a full show on two
discs titled "Shooting Irons". The sound quality is less than perfect as
far as audience recordings come. Highlights include Dave humming a
little of the W&CF album when he introduces FYLT and Eddie playing the
latter part of his guitar solo at the beginning of the final track, YRGM.
c) It is the opinion of some that these last three tracks are a total waste
of disc space due to the sound quality, however for many VH fans, any
recordings of Dave-era shows will never be considered "a waste of disc
space".
d) The front cover states at the top that this is an "Ultimate Sound
Recording". The front artwork highlights Eddie playing guitar with Mike,
Dave and Alex emerging from stars to the left. The back artwork uses the
same photo used for the cover of "Gazzari's '74" except that a map of
Pasadena, California has been added to the background. Rear artwork also
incorrectly indicates the Pasadena show as being from December 20, 1977.
Photos published in The Inside magazine have been used throughout the
inserts. The artwork is very high quality.
e) This disc appears to be a repressing of the "Civic Pride" bootleg due to
the same identical times that appear for all tracks. No changes are
evident from comparative listening of the two discs. The total running
time for both discs match exactly at 71:48. The disc indicates that it
was pressed in Taiwan.
Youth Gone Wild
---------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : DGCD 042
Source : October 15, 1977 Pasadena & Somewhere in California 1993
1) On Fire 3:53
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:24
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:33
4) Atomic Punk 3:32
5) Little Dreamer 3:23
6) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:09
7) Ice Cream Man 3:38
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:32
9) Eruption 3:52
10) D.O.A. 5:07
11) You Really Got Me 4:51
12) Panama 4:09
13) Jump 4:09
Total Time - 55:12
Notes:
a) The CD itself is black with orange printing.
b) The front shows DLR sans shirt, drum kit in the background.
c) The front sleeve is bi-folded but blank on the inside and a track
listing on the back of it.
d) The back shows Edward during one of his guitar solos.
e) The inside of the back cover, what you see when you lift the CD out,
is also blank.
f) The first 11 tracks are the same as the Young and Wild CD. They are
from the 10/15/77 Pasadena show and seem just a little slow.
g) The quality of the last two tracks is B+.
h) The artwork incorrectly indicates that the Pasadena date is 12/20/77
instead of the actual date of 10/15/77.
Whiskey n' Gin
--------------
Format : 2 LP's
Label : Harlet Records (1987)
Source : Sides 1 & 2 recorded live at the Whiskey A Go Go Dec 31st, 1977
Tracks 11 & 12, Side 3 recorded live at the Santa Monica High School
Tracks 13 - 19, Sides 3 & 4, various studio outtakes
Side 1 Side 3
------ ------
1) On Fire 11) I Live With Fools
2) Show Your Yove 12) In for the Kill
3) Just What You Wanted 13) Ain't Talkin 'bout Love
4) No More Waiting 14) On Fire
5) Eruption
6) Dead or Alive Side 4
------
Side 2 15) Untitled demo
------ 16) House of Pain
7) Stop Tryin 17) Runnin With the Devil
8) Bullit Head 18) Young and Wild
9) You Really Got Me 19) Real Go-Getter
10) Walk Away
Notes:
a) Track 2, Side 1 - This song is "I'm the One".
b) Track 7, Side 2 - This song is "Down In Flames".
c) Track 10, Side 2 - This is a James Gang cover.
d) Track 11, Side 3 - This is an early verison of "Fools".
e) Track 12, Side 3 - This is a Budgie cover.
f) Track 13, Side 3 - Contains a quick "Rock Candy" intro.
g) Track 15, Side 4 - This song is "Black Star".
h) Track 18, Side 4 - Incredibly bad sound quality of an otherwise
great song.
i) Track 19, Side 4 - An acoustic song like the beginning of "Take Your
Whiskey Home".
j) Side 3 also includes "Take Your Whiskey Home" after "In for the Kill".
k) Side 4 also includes the following outtakes:
i) On fire (instrumental)
ii) Mean Streets (instrumental)
iii) Atomic Punk (1/2)(instrumental)
l) All the recordings seem to be recorded too fast.
m) The sound quality is o.k. except for Young & Wild.
Rules are for Fools
-------------------
Format : 2 LP's
Label : International Records
1155 Broadway
New York, NY 10015
Rock Solid - RSR240 (A-D)
Source : (see notes)
Side One Side Three
-------- ----------
1) On Fire 11) Fools
2) I'm the One 12) In for The Kill
3) Just What You Wanted 13) Take Your Whiskey Home
4) No More Waiting 14) Ain't Talk 'bout Love
5) Eruption 15) On Fire
6) D.O.A.
Side Four
Side Two ---------
-------- 16) Untitled Demo
7) Stop Tryin' 17) House of Pain
8) Bullet Head 18) Runnin' With The Devil
9) You Really Got Me 19) Young & Wild
10) Walk Away 20) Real Go Getter
Notes:
a) Sides one and two are from The Whisky A Go Go on 12/31/1977.
b) "Fools" & "In for The Kill" from Side three are from the Santa Monica
High School in 1976.
c) The remainder of the tracks are outtakes from 1976 thru 1981.
d) The audio is not exceptional, just OK. However, "Young & Wild" is really
poor quality. It's almost like the recorder was in one room and VH was
playing in another, with doors closed.
e) "House of Pain" on Side four is more a jam of Eddie, Alex and Mike. You
can also hear strains of "On Fire" and "Mean Street".
f) "Real Go Getter" seems to be played only by Eddie and Dave, in the same
style as "Could This Be Magic?" from Women and Children First.
g) Tracks appear identical to the "Whiskey n' Gin" boot.
Summertime Blues
----------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Unreleased Mega Battle UMB-060
Source : The Whiskey A Go-Go 31 Dec 1977/Paris 1978
1) On Fire 3:23
2) Show Your Love 3:50
3) Just What You Wanted 3:27
4) No More Waiting 4:21
5) Eruption 3:35
6) Dead or Alive 3:16
7) Stop Trying 4:31
8) Bullet Head 3:46
9) You Really Got Me 6:07
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:08
11) Atomic Punk 3:37
12) Little Dreamer 3:27
13) Summertime Blues 5:49
14) Bottoms Up! 3:50
Total Time - 57:16
Notes:
a) The cover is a great live photo of Ed circa 1978 playing his yellow and
black striped Kramer, with the original "VH" logo embossed over it, but
not obscuring it. The top of the cover says "VAN HALEN SUMMERTIME BLUES".
It's printed on decent glossy photo paper.
b) The back cover has Dave and Ed playing live, with Dave holding an
acoustic guitar around his neck and Ed playing his red, black and white
striped Kramer. The top right of the back cover states when and where the
shows were recorded, but a mistake is made in reference to the Dallas
show. It says that the last 5 tracks, denoted with an asterik, were
performed in "Dallas, USA 1978". This is wrong, as you can hear Dave tell
the audience "Paris, I love you all!" prior to the start of track #10.
c) Also noted towards the bottom center of the back cover is "Limited No.",
with a serial number next to it.
d) The disc is a CD-R, with a plain white label.
e) The Whiskey gig is extremely clear, and while on other discs this show
has been described as having been "speeded up", that's not the case here.
The mastering process from vinyl to CD has been nothing short of perfect.
Van Halen are introduced as "Warner Brothers recording artists, Van
Halen!".
f) There is some fade-out in between a few tracks, and the band plays 4
unreleased songs. The two standouts of these unreleased songs are "Just
What You Wanted" and "No More Waiting". Of special note, the intro to
"No More Waiting" later surfaced as the intro to "Take Me Back (Deja
Vu)" off their 1995 release, "Balance". Ed plays it with an electric
guitar, rather than an acoustic one, for "No More Waiting".
g) The "backwards horn noise" which starts off "Runnin' with the Devil",
is an annoyance throughout the Whiskey portion. It goes off at any given
moment.
h) This being a New Year's Eve gig, Dave asks everyone how their year went
and proceeds to tell the audience he judges the year on "how good the
Thai sticks were, and they were pretty good this year!" He then shouts,
"Let's hear it for Thailand! Let's hear it for Colombia! Let's hear it
for Mexico! Let's hear it for Edward!", and the start "No More Waiting".
i) Ed's "Eruption" is nothing short of phenominal here.
j) The Paris gig is great. Sound quality is comparable to a soundboard
recording, though it might have been recorded from the first few rows.
One of the best sounding Van Halen with Dave gigs from this era.
k) Dave tries to get the audience going by saying "We're Van Halen playing
for you here!", and when he gets a lackluster response, he shouts "Let's
try that one more time...WE'RE VAN HALEN!", and receives a somewhat
better response.
l) Overall, an outstanding disc, considering the eras and recording
equipment used uring this period. Pick it up and add it to your VH
collection, if not just for the 4 unreleased songs they play during the
Whiskey set.
March 24, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA - March 24, 1978
1) On Fire 3:49
2) I'm The One 4:16
3) Bass Solo 1:00
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:53
5) Atomic Punk 2:41
6) Drum Solo 1:03
7) Little Dreamer 3:22
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:03
9) Guitar Solo 3:16
10) You Really Got Me 3:36
11) Ice Cream Man 4:13
Total Time - 35:17
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>2nd gen cass>CDR(x)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B/B+
c) This is a pretty clear copy, with no tape hiss.
d) As of fall 2005, this is the earliest circulating Van Halen show outside
of California gigs. The audience isn't very loud because the band was
new and they were all waiting for Journey to come on.
e) Towards the end of "I'm The One" the band isn't together.
g) Released in October 2005.
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March 25, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Palladium - New York, NY - March 25, 1978
1) On Fire 3:36
2) I'm The One 4:21
3) Bass Solo 1:01
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:51
5) Atomic Punk 2:41
6) Drum Solo 1:18
7) Little Dreamer 3:27
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:09
9) Guitar Solo 2:57
10) You Really Got Me 2:49
11) Bottoms Up! 4:55
Total Time - 35:09
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B/B-
c) Decent audience recording. The band gets a lukewarm reception, the
crowd is restless to see Journey it seems.
d) Released in October 2005.
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April 28, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Palladium - New York, NY - April 28, 1978
1) On Fire 3:19
2) I'm The One 4:24
3) Bass Solo 1:32
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:36
5) Atomic Punk 2:41
6) Drum Solo 0:49
7) Little Dreamer 3:30
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:44
9) Ice Cream Man 5:10
10) Guitar Solo 4:23
11) You Really Got Me 3:32
12) D.O.A. 4:24
Total Time - 42:09
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B
c) An enjoyable show. Not much audience noise.
d) Released in October 2005.
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Burning Blood
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High Sound Production (AH CD 034)
Source : Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland - May 6, 1978
1) On Fire 3:49
2) I'm The One 4:33
3) Bass Solo 1:19
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:31
5) Atomic Punk 3:53
6) Little Dreamer 3:32
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:29
8) Ice Cream Man 4:42
9) Eruption 4:09
10) You Really Got Me 3:27
11) Summertime Blues 6:46
12) D.O.A. 5:24
13) Bottoms Up! 4:21
Total Running Time - 54:55
Notes:
a) Excellent audience recording from the first world tour.
b) This is a great sounding show for being 23 years old. Rating: "A"
The band sounds really tight.
c) The overall mix is very loud with alot of drums and guitar.
d) Alex does a short 1 minute solo after Atomic Punk.
e) Track 2 is noted on the rear artwork as "Show Your Love"
f) Somebody starts saying something in Dutch over the P.A. after "Ain't
Talkin' 'Bout Love" which gets the crowd cheering.
g) Released around October, 2001.
Stand By Your Side
------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : RagDoll Music RDM-951021
Source : Matador Theatre, Paris (May 10, 1978)
1) On Fire 3:20
2) Show Me Your Love 5:46
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:38
4) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:50
5) Atomic Punk 3:34
6) Little Dreamer 3:32
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:50
8) Mean Streets 5:37
9) Ice Cream Man 3:21
10) You Really Got Me 8:17
11) D.O.A (written "Dead Or Alive") 4:17
12) Summertime Blues 5:25
13) Bottoms Up! 3:46
Total Time - 58:19
Notes:
a) "Mean Streets" is really "Voodoo Queen".
b) "Show Me Your Love" is really "I'm the One".
c) The back of the CD includes a picture of Dave (78 or 79?) over
the same pattern stripes that are on the front but the stripes
are dark green.
d) There are other names of other CD titles listed on the CD (about
9 more). All the writing on the CD is in light blue and on the
top it says PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE.
e) On the left, it says the following:
ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION
POWER STRUGGLE
FORSEE THE RESULTS
SPECTATOR INTEREST
f) The sound quality is pretty good. However, there are limitations
and in 5 words: It's a good audience recording.
May 10, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Matador Theater - Paris, France - May 10, 1978
1) On Fire 3:17
2) I'm The One 4:19
3) Bass Solo 1:26
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:17
5) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:55
6) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:42
7) Little Dreamer 3:26
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:50
9) Voodoo Queen 5:11
10) Ice Cream Man 4:46
11) Guitar Solo 3:48
12) You Really Got Me 3:12
13) D.O.A. 4:09
14) Summertime Blues 5:28
15) Bottoms Up! 3:45
Total Time - 57:38
Notes:
a) Audience recording.
b) Lineage: AUD>2nd gen cass>Dat>CDR
c) Another awesome early show. Probably the best version of this show
circulating so far.
d) Released in November 2004.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Profile: Van Halen
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Format : LP
Label : (unknown)
Source : (see notes)
Side 1
1) On Fire
2) I'm the One
3) Running With the Devil
4) Feel Your Love Tonight
5) Atomic Punk
6) Little Dreamer
7) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Side 2
8) D.O.A.
9) Summertime Blues
10) Bottoms Up
11) Jamie's Cryin'
12) Feel Your Love Tonight
13) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Notes:
a) The LP is in a plain white cardboard folder but whoever made it put
a cardboard covering over that.
b) All the pictures are brown-ish...sepia tone type color. On the front
there is a small pic of the band at the top, a small pic of Eddie and
Dave at the bottom and a bigger picture of Dave and Eddie in the
middle.
c) On the back there is a pic of Mike and Alex in the middle (a wrap
around from the front), a small picture of Eddie holding up a guitar,
and along the right side are 7 close-ups of Eddie playing (looks like
it is from a Guitar magazine lesson)
d) The labels on the record are plain white, no markings.
e) "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" on Side 1 fades out right at the part in the
middle of the song where Dave says "no time to f*ck around".
f) "D.O.A." on Side 2 starts in the middle of the last verse.
g) "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" on Side 2 fades out around the same place
as it did on the 1st side; right before Dave's long rap in the middle.
h) All of Side 1 and the first three songs on Side 2 are the same as on
"Stand By Your Side" Matador Theatre, Paris (May 10, 1978).
i) The last three songs on Side 2 are from the show in Anaheim, CA when
they parachuted onto the stage.
May 18, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Apollo Theatre - Glasgow, Scotland - May 18, 1978
1) Intro 3:06
2) On Fire 3:01
3) I'm The One 4:55
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:00
5) Atomic Punk 2:40
6) Drum Solo 1:02
7) Little Dreamer 3:23
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:53
9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:45
10) Guitar Solo 3:55
11) You Really Got Me 3:39
12) D.O.A. 4:19
Total Time - 41:44
Notes:
a) Lineage (both tapes): AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>
WAV>FLAC(level 5)
b) Quality (tracks 1-9): B
c) Quality (tracks 10-12): C+
d) Two tapes were used to complete this show. The first tape is far and
away better than any other copy of this show. Unfortunately, that tape
cuts off after ATBL. A higher generation tape was used for the last
three tracks and to complete the show.
e) In the beginning of the show, Michael's bass is not working and the band
has to stall until the problem gets fixed.
f) Released in January 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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May 22, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Lasbel : (none)
Source : Manchester Apollo - Manchester, England - May 22, 1978
1) On Fire 3:34
2) I'm The One 4:17
3) Bass Solo 1:16
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:46
5) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:34
6) Little Dreamer 3:29
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:38
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:04
9) Guitar Solo 3:07
10) You Really Got Me 3:50
11) D.O.A. 5:54
Total Time - 40:32
Notes:
a) Lineage: SB>low-gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6
b) Quality: A
c) Released in May 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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May 23, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Lasbel : (none)
Source : Hanley, England - Victoria Hall - May 23, 1978
1) On Fire 3:34
2) I'm The One 4:23
3) Bass Solo 2:00
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:26
5) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 4:06
6) Little Dreamer 3:30
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:41
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:08
9) Guitar Solo 3:37
10) You Really Got Me 4:14
11) Bottoms Up! 5:19
12) D.O.A. / post-show chatter 5:16
Total Time - 47:20
Notes:
a) Lineage: SB>low gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6
b) Quality: A
c) The show starts with about 24 seconds of silence and ends with about
40 seconds of post show noise.
d) Released in May 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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May 26, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Lasbel : (none)
Source : Bristol, England - Bristol Hippodrome - May 26, 1978
1) I'm The One 1:43
2) Bass Solo 1:36
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:06
4) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:39
5) Little Dreamer 3:26
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:47
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:10
8) Guitar Solo 3:30
9) You Really Got Me 4:21
10) D.O.A. 5:27
Total Time - 35:48
Notes:
a) Lineage: SB>low gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6
b) Quality: B+
c) The show starts with about 14 seconds of silence and ends with the
taper(s) talking about having a problem with someone.
d) Weakest sounding of all the 1978 UK soundboards. Incomplete, and at
times bassy and distorted.
e) Track 1 (I'm The One) cuts in.
f) Released in May 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Ipswich 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Lasbel : (none)
Source : Ipswich Gaumont - Ipswich, England - May 28, 1978
1) On Fire 3:43
2) I'm The One 4:25
3) Bass Solo 1:12
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:13
5) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:42
6) Little Dreamer 3:26
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:37
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:07
9) Guitar Solo 3:08
10) You Really Got Me 4:23
11) D.O.A. / post show chatter 5:32
Total Time - 41:35
Notes:
a) Lineage: SB>low gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6
b) Quality: A+
c) Probably the best sounding of the 1978 UK soundboards.
d) The show ends with some post show filler and 35 seconds of silence.
e) Cover art consists of a gray-scale promo image of the band along with
the band name and title.
f) The rear artwork contains the set list on a black background.
g) Released in May 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Simple Rhymes
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Format : 2 LP's
Label : Distributed by Underground Records, Dallas, TX, USA
Source : 1st LP (Sides 1 & 2): Recorded 11 Oct 78 in Offenbach, Germany
2nd LP (Sides 3 & 4): Recorded 8 Feb 78 in Pasadena, CA
Side 1 Side 2
On Fire Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Runnin' With the Devil Eddie's Solo
I'm the One You Really Got Me
Atomic Punk Bottoms Up
Jamie's Cryin'
Feel Your Love
Side 3 Side 4
I'm the One Eruption
Runnin' With the Devil House of Pain
Somebody Get Me a Doctor DOA
In a Simple Rhyme You Really Got Me
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Hang 'em High
Notes about Sides 1 & 2:
a) This is a great performance.
b) According to what Dave says, this is VH's first trip to Germany.
c) The sound quality isn't the best, but it's not bad.
d) Backing vocals are great, instruments are great.
e) Lots of improv jams during songs.
Notes about Sides 3 & 4:
a) Sound quality isn't as good - a little more treble than 1st LP.
b) There is a scratch at beginning of Side 4.
c) All songs that weren't on VH I are arranged quite differently than
album versions.
d) "Hang 'em High" - which isn't even listed on the album jacket -
is performed with alternate lyrics that I can't make out.
e) Good performance, except it seems that Dave either forgot words or
forgot to sing in some places.
f) A couple of dropouts.
g) Ed tunes up a lot.
h) Not bad, though, especially as an insight into the development of
the later tunes.
First UK Invasion
-----------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Bondage Music - BON323
Source : Hammersmith Odeon - London, England - June 1, 1978
Gazzari's - West Hollywood, CA - 1974
1) Introduction 0:39
2) On Fire 3:03
3) I'm The One 4:28
4) Bass Solo 1:21
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:18
6) Atomic Punk 4:05
7) Little Dreamer 3:29
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:56
9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:40
10) Guitar Solo 3:52
11) You Really Got Me 4:38
12) D.O.A. 5:23
13) Bottoms Up! 2:15
14) Cheverolet 3:41
15) Maybe I'm A Leo 2:42
16) We All Had A Real Good Time 3:26
17) Walk Away 4:41
18) Can't Get Enough 4:05
19) If You Can't Rock Me 3:21
20) Might Just Take Your Life 3:43
21) Make It Last 5:51
Total Time - 77:38
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-13 are from the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
b) Tracks 14-21 are from Gazzari's in West Hollywood.
c) The Gazzari's tracks are cover tunes from the following bands:
14. ZZ Top
15. Deep Purple
16. Edgar Winter
17. Joe Walsh
18. Bad Company
19. Rolling Stones
20. Deep Purple
21. Montrose
d) Cover art shows the band on stage along with a promo shot of the
guys and the title of the show.
e) The inside-back artwork has another stage shot of the band along with
the names and what instrument they play.
f) The undertray image is a studio photo that shows a large amount of
beer cans laying around, etc...
g) The back artwork features a great stage shot of Edward and his black
and white striped guitar with DLR behind him. The VH logo and track
listing runs down the right hand side.
h) The image on the disc is the same as the stage shot on the rear artwork.
Done in b/w with the title and label information in dull yellow.
i) Audio quality of the London 1978 show is the same as the one released
in December 2004 with the only difference being that this version has
a fade out of "Bottoms Up" instead of a hard cut like the original.
j) Audio quality of the Gazzari's show is similar to that of the Gazzari's
Dance Contest release (both of which are better than the original
Gazzari's 1974 title).
k) The quality of both shows is A+.
l) Released in January 2005.
June 1, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Hammersmith Odeon - London, England - June 1, 1978
1) On Fire 3:46
2) I'm The One 4:28
3) Bass Solo 1:22
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:11
5) Atomic Punk 4:11
6) Little Dreamer 3:27
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:57
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:24
9) Guitar Solo 4:09
10) You Really Got Me 4:41
11) D.O.A. 5:21
12) Bottoms Up! 2:22
Total Time - 46:19
Notes:
a) Master for this release was an unknown generation cassette tape and it's
lineage is: SBD(?)>ANA(?)>MDmaster>CDmaster
b) The last track, Bottoms Up, is cut mid-song. This is the way the master
tape is/was.
c) Audio quality is A+. It doesn't get any better than this from 1978! This
is a soundboard recording that also has some audience mixed in with it.
Very nice!
d) Released on December 16, 2004.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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June 10, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Hammersmith Odeon - London, England - June 10, 1978
1) On Fire 3:32
2) I'm The One 4:31
3) Runnin' With The Devil 5:01
4) Atomic Punk 4:31
5) Little Dreamer 3:32
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:38
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:13
8) Eruption 3:49
9) You Really Got Me 3:36
10) D.O.A. 4:55
Total Time - 41:23
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: 7/10.
b) Lineage: Master cass>CDR(2)>EAC w/offset>WAV>FLAC
c) Very raw sounding but clear.
d) There was minimal editing, no effects, minimal noise reduction, so this
show is basically EXACTLY the same as it appears on the original master
cassette that was recorded on the night.
e) The equipment used was a tape recorder that was smuggled into the show.
f) The location of the taper is believed to be up in the circle.
g) There is a fade out between "You Really Got Me" and "D.O.A." because
of worry over the tape running out, neither of the songs are affected.
h) Released in 2004.
Live in Tokyo 1978
------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : The Atomic Punks
Source : Shinjuk Hall, Tokyo Japan, June 17 1978
1) On Fire 3:35
2) Show Your Love 4:43
3) Bass Solo 1:27
4) Running With the Devil 4:05
5) Atomic Punk 3:33
6) Little Dreamer 3:28
7) Last Night 3:33
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:02
9) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love 7:26
10) Ice Cream Man 4:38
11) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:48
12) Eruption 3:48
13) You Really Got Me 4:12
14) D.O.A. 4:39
15) Bottoms Up 8:36
Total Time - 65:33
Notes:
a) This is a A-/B++ audience recording. Dave's vocals come through real
clear, but Eddie's guitar and Mike's bass seem a little distant. The
last two tracks come through real clear. Audience noise is very minimal.
Sound would compare to "LISTEN UP EDDIE".
b) All liner notes are printed on very high quality glossy paper.
c) The front cover is a live picture of the band on their first tour with
the VH symbol as a backdrop for the stage.
d) The inside foldout is various live picture of the band members from the
early days.
e) The inside cover is a picture of Dave holding a mic with a purple light
shining on him.
f) The under disc tray is a picture of Eddie sitting on the roll bar of a
Jeep Renegade.
g) The back is the VH album cover logo on black with the set list in red on
both sides and the location above that in white letters in a red
backdrop.
h) The disc is a CD-R that is silk-screened red/orange (no sticky label)
with "Shinjuk 78" printed in bold letters.
i) Track 3, "Bass Solo" is not listed on the rear cover, thus throwing off
all subsequent track numbers by one. The track list above is correct.
The rear cover shows track 15 as "Never Out". This does not exist on the
disc.
j) Track 5, "Atomic Punk" contains a short drum solo.
k) During "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love", the band does a little jam session so
Dave can tell everyone he feels "sexy"!!
l) This is one of the first and probably only live recording after VAN HALEN
was released to include the song "Last Night".
Shinjuku 78 the Other Show
--------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Good Times Music - GTM-104
Source : Japan 6/19/78 Shinjuku, Koseinenkin Hall
1) On Fire 3:28
2) I'm The One 4:54
3) Bass Solo 1:34
4) Running With The Devil 3:16
5) Atomic Punk 4:30
6) Little Dreamer 6:01
7) Down In Flames 4:27
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:03
9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:07
10) Ice Cream Man 5:30
11) Eruption 4:23
12) You Really Got Meat 3:36
13) DOA 4:47
14) Bottoms Up 8:52
15) Last Nite 3:34
16) Cross Roads 3:13
Total Time - 73:25
Notes:
a) Track 12 is "You Really Got Me", but is printed "Meat" on the back cover.
b) Track 15 is from 6/17/78, however the date printed on the back cover is
6/17/98! Dave's voice is hard to hear over the music.
c) Track 16 is listed as being from 3/31/84. This is just Edward playing
solo during an interview with Lisa Robinson.
d) The disc is a CD-R with a white printable surface that is stamped:
Van Halen
Shinjuku 78
GTM-104
e) There is a long instrumental introduction in the beginning of "Little
Dreamer".
f) "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" is not included on this disc (possibly for
running time problems). It should be between "Ice Cream Man" and
"Eruption". "Ice Cream Man" fades out at the end and then fades into
Eddie's solo.
g) Audio quality is slightly better than "Live in Tokyo 1978".
June 22, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Sun Plaza - Tokyo, Japan - June 22, 1978
1) On Fire 3:45
2) I'm The One 4:35
3) Bass Solo 1:45
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:15
5) Dave Raps 1:03
6) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:42
7) Little Dreamer 4:20
8) Down In Flames 5:03
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:55
10) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:08
11) Ice Cream Man 5:40
12) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:55
13) Eruption 3:57
14) D.O.A 4:33
15) You Really Got Me 6:30
16) Bottoms Up! 6:15
Total Time - 70:29
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>2nd gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone burner>CDR(1)>
EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
b) Quality: B+
c) 2nd gen tape transfer of the common source of this show. Free of edits.
Tracking was done on a standalone burner so it might be a little off on
some tracks. The whole thing is almost seamless but for a minor tape
flip between the end of ATBL and the beginning of "Ice Cream Man".
d) This is not to be confused with the alternate master source of this.
That one is a different taper's recording of the same show.
e) Released in November 2005.
FLAC Fingerprints:
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Sonic Tokyo
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : CTD, Chase The Dragon #001 (1995)
Source : Live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, 6/22/78
1) On Fire 2:58
2) I'm The One 4:37
3) Running With The Devil 6:01
4) Atomic Punk 3:53
5) Little Dreamer 4:22
6) Down In Flames 4:53
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:07
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:08
9) Ice Cream Man 5:04
10) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:09
11) Eruption 3:53
12) D.O.A. 4:55
13) You Really Got Me 6:15
14) Bottoms Up 5:50
Total Time - 69:09
Notes:
a) Cover is a stage shot of Mike, Dave, and Ed. Mike with
Jack Daniels bass, Dave with (Panama?) hat and goofy
expression, Ed with red/white bicycle tape guitar.
b) Inside insert is a close-up of Ed and Dave; back of
insert is somebody's hand playing what looks like a
Les Paul.
c) "Down In Flames" is mislabeled "You're No Good".
d) Tracks 4-9 are same as 10-15 on "Eyes Of The Night".
e) Sound quality is B, comparable to Eyes of the Night but
a little less bassy. Sonic Tokyo has much better sound
than, say, "Rockin' Into The Night", a CD from two days
later in Osaka.
Don't Ever Set Me Free
----------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : BANG-019/20
Source : Live at the Sun Plaza Hall, TOKYO - June 22, 1978
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 1) Ice Cream Man
2) I'm The One 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
3) Running With The Devil 3) Eruption
4) Atomic Punk 4) D.O.A.
5) Little Dreamer 5) You Really Got Me
6) Your No Good 6) Bottoms Up
7) Feel Your Love
8) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love Total Time - ??:??
Total Time - ??:??
Total Show Time - ?:??:??
Notes:
a) The cover is a concert shot with Dave up front on the far right, Eddie
in the back playing next to Alex's drum set.
b) Disc 1 is lime green in color. Disc 2 is blue.
c) The rear cover is shot from the 1978 era showing Dave pointing at the
audience.
Eastern Eruption
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : LANGLEY-152
Source : Sun Plaza, Nakano, Tokyo - June 22, 1978
1) On Fire 3:54
2) I'm The One 4:43
3) Running With The Devil 6:26
4) Atomic Punk 3:46
5) Little Dreamer 4:39
6) Down In Flames 5:07
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:06
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 9:11
9) Ice Cream Man 5:05
10) Someboady Get Me A Doctor 4:01
11) Eruption 4:10
12) D.O.A 5:43
13) You Really Got Me 7:34
14) Bottoms Up 6:28
Total Time - 75:01
Notes:
a) Recording taken from master cassette.
b) Different source than the "Don't Ever Set Me Free" recording.
c) Track 6 is labeled, "You're No Goodman" on the artwork.
d) Disc is a silkscreened CD-R.
e) Artwork includes several pics from the early days of VH including a
ticket stub from the previous evening. Also, Michael's first name is
misspelled as "Maichael" on the inside art.
f) Released around September 2002.
June 24, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Nagoya-Shi Kokaido - Nagoya, Japan - June 24, 1978
1) On Fire 3:33
2) I'm The One 5:01
3) Bass Solo 1:45
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:11
5) Atomic Punk 2:54
6) Drum Solo 0:59
7) Little Dreamer 5:08
8) Down In Flames 5:27
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:36
10) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:02
11) Ice Cream Man 6:32
12) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:14
13) Guitar Solo 3:59
14) D.O.A. 4:38
15) You Really Got Me 7:41
16) Bottoms Up! 5:18
Total Time - 74:05
Notes:
a) Lineage (raw tracks): AUD>unknown gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>
CDWave>FLAC(level 5)
b) Lineage (remastered tracks): AUD>unknown gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>
Wavelab 4.0>Separate channel EQ>DeCrackler>Full Chanel EQ>Normalization>
WAV>CDWave>FLAC(level 5)
c) Quality (raw tracks): B/B-
d) Quality (remastered tracks): B+/B
e) This a decent sounding thing. Not stellar but not bad, and better than
most of what's out there. There's some tape hiss but nothing to get
worked up about. Also there is an annoying noise artifact which is soft,
but it's there. Unlike other copies, this is the complete show and does
not have "On Fire" chopped off. Sounds like it runs a hair slow.
Remastering made it better, including suppressing the noise artifact
and bringing the sound more up front.
f) Released in January 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Can't Sleep at Night
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Bang 014/15
Source : Live at Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, 6/24/1978
Disc 1 Disc 2
------- ------
1) On Fire 3:40 Ice Cream Man 6:33
2) I'm The One 5:05 Somebody Get Me a Doctor 4:08
3) Running With The Devil 5:40 Eruption 3:49
4) Atomic Punk 3:48 DOA 6:11
5) Little Dreamer 4:36 You Really Got Me 8:47
6) Down in Flames 4:32 Bottoms Up 6:35
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:20 Summertime Blues 5:31
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:52
Total Time - 41:35
Total Time - 39:35
Notes:
a) This is the same show as the Rockin' Into The Night CD.
RITN has "Jamie's Cryin'", and this one doesn't, but it
sounds as though "Jamie's Cryin'" was spliced in from
somewhere else on Rockin' Into The Night. Also, Can't Sleep
at Night has the entire "Summertime Blues"; the hot jammin'
at the end is edited off on Rockin Into The Night.
b) Overall sound quality is slightly better on "Can't Sleep at
Night", B to B- audience. There are some volume fluctuations
and lots of audience noise.
c) Lots more between-song banter on this one, including a few
minutes of solid clapping between DOA and YRGM, and YRGM and
Bottoms Up.
d) Cover is an old shot of the band, Mike and Alex waving
sparklers. Rear is another old shot, Van Halen standing on
the roof of a Japanese building. "I'm The One", and "Down in
Flames" are mislabeled "Show Me Your Love", and "You're No
Good", respectively.
Rockin' Into The Night
----------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Red Robin Records - 04
Source : Live, Osaka, Japan, 1978.
1) I'm on Fire 2:58
2) I'm the One 4:32
3) Runnin' with the Devil 4:23
4) Atomic Punk 3:36
5) Little Dreamer 4:04
6) Down in Flames 4:23
7) I Can't Wait to Feel Your Love 4:07
8) Ain't Talkin' About Love 7:35
9) Ice Cream Man 5:06
10) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3:39
11) Eruption - D.O.A. 8:03
12) Jaime's Crying 3:14
13) You Really Got Me 6:44
14) Bottoms Up 5:15
15) Summertime Blues 2:53
Total Time - 70:32
Notes:
a) The front has a picture of Ed, circa 1978. The back has got a nice
full color closeup shot of DLR. Sound quality is so-so for a
recording from this era. All the dialog between songs has been edited
out in this one.
b) An interesting song on this one is "Down In Flames." Would anyone out
there know if this was a Van Halen cover, or was it an unreleased
Van Halen song that they just happened to play in concert?
c) Dave isn't too trashed in this one, and actually does sing most the
lyrics.
DOA Dreamer
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Element of Crime - elements-023
Source : June 24, 1978 Nagoya Japan
1) I'm the One 5:14
2) Bass Solo ~ Runnin' with the Devil 4:51
3) Atomic Punk 4:45
4) Little Drumer 5:04
5) Where Were You 5:08
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:40
7) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 9:21
8) Ice Cream Man 4:53
9) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 4:13
10) Eruption 4:18
11) D. O. A. 4:40
12) You Really Got Me 7:35
13) Bottoms Up! 5:25
Total Time - 70:09
Notes:
a) The front cover has is black and is divided up like a tic-tac-toe
board or like the Brady Bunch intro. In the center is the VH logo
with D.A.A Dreamer printed underneath it (on the side of the disc the
title is correct and says Van Halen D.O.A Dreamer). The eight other
squares are all pictures of the band. Each picture is outlined in
yellow and stands alone from the others. All the pictures are of
great quality and a brief description is listed below:
i) Upper left hand corner. This is a old picture of Mikey. He is
holding his bass and pointing with his right hand.
ii) Top center. Dave is running around on stage and is dressed in red
garb.
iii) Upper right hand corner. Eddie is in front of Alex's kit. This
picture is a little dark.
iv) Middle right. Dave is belting lyrics.
v) Center. D.A.A. Dreamer with logo
vi) Middle Left. Dave and Eddie. Eddie has his guitar between his
legs.
vii) Lower Left. Mike and Eddie. Eddie is point to the crowd and Mikey
is singing.
viii) Bottom Center. Alex is standing up behind his kit and it looks
like he is pouring a beer all over himself.
ix) Lower Right. Eddie kicking his axe up for a solo.
b) The inside cover has a picture of all four band members jumping up
in the air. It was obviously taken in Japan, because the title of a
Japanese building can be seen behind them. It looks like all four band
members are sporting bell bottoms!
c) The inside cover is just one single page with the above pictures on
it.
d) The back cover is black with the song titles on it. Little Dreamer
is misspelled Little Drumer. A picture of Eddie with his Destroyer is
to the right of the lyrics.
e) The jewel case has a black disc tray, but there is a picture on the
back inside cover. The picture looks like it is a shot of Dave from
the back. He is standing on stage in a stadium arena. Some audience
members have a huge poster of the VH I album cover and are holding it
up. This picture is definitely not from Japan (judging from the
audiences appearance).
f) The disc is black with a red center. D. O. A. Dreamer is printed on
the disc.
g) Track 5: "Where Were You" is really "Down In Flames". This title is
on the UNCD's Disc II. Dave intros the song by saying that they are
going to do one off the next album called "Down In Flames"
h) This is an audience recording that gets a little better as the disc
progresses on. Alex's drums sound a little muffled in the beginning
and seem to fluctuate in and out of clarity. Dave's lyrics are a
little hard to hear at first. The tape player kicks in and out a
couple of times during the recording.
You are able to hear a lot of clapping, whistling, and screaming from
the crowd. Dave does a lot of his rapping throughout the concert.
i) Eddie's solo sounds fairly close to cover with a little improvisation.
It is a nice variety. The solo ends with a smooth transition into D.O.A.
j) Overall, this is a B- to B+ audience recording. It a nice raw
audience recording and is one of the few boots that I have seen with
Down in Flames on the set list. If you have a chance to pick it up
for your collection it would be a good addition.
Fire In Osaka
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Format : 2 LP's
Label : BBQ/TMQ 1988
Source : Osaka - 6/27/78
Side 1
On Fire
I'm The One
Running With The Devil
Atomic Punk
Side 2
Little Dreamer
Down In Flames
Feel Your Love
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Side 3
Ice Cream Man
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Eruption / D.O.A.
Side 4
Jamie's Cryin'
You Really Got Me
Bottom's Up
Summertime Blues
First Eruption in Osaka 1978
----------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : Trade Mark of Quality (TMOQ)
Source : Osaka, Japan 6/27/78
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:40 1) Ice Cream Man 6:46
2) I'm The One 5:13 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:05
3) Bass Solo / 6:05 3) Eruption 3:58
Runnin' With The Devil 4) D.O.A. 5:18
4) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 3:43 5) You Really Got Me 7:39
5) Little Dreamer 4:47 6) Bottoms Up 6:34
6) Where Were You 4:46 7) Summertime Blues 5:22
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:26
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:59 Running Time Disc 2 - 39:42
Running Time Disc 1 - 40:39
Total Show Time - 80:21
Notes:
a) The front cover is a photo of Dave and Ed from the same time period as
the recording, with Ed playing his black and white Charvel. They are
bathed in red light. The Sam-era VH logo is super-imposed over them.
"Van Halen" is written down the right front, with "First Eruption in
OSAKA 1978" across the bottom front.
b) The back cover is a posterized photo of Dave and Ed live, also from
around the same time period as the recording. Ed is once again playing
his black and white striped Charvel, Dave is on his knee in a crouched
position. You can see part of Mike in the background.
c) Both discs are silkscreened black, but are not identified which is disc
1 or disc 2.
d) "Where Were You" is incorrect..the track is actually "Down in Flames".
e) "D.O.A." is missing from the setlist printed on the back cover.
f) The overall sound quality is decent, probably an audience recording
judging from the slight distance in the sound. (b+/b)
July 9, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA - July 9, 1978
1) On Fire 3:37
2) I'm The One 5:06
3) Bass Solo 1:39
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:34
5) Atomic Punk 2:40
6) Drum Solo 1:12
7) Little Dreamer 3:56
8) Down In Flames 5:47
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 1:19
10) Guitar Solo 1:41
11) D.O.A. 5:08
12) You Really Got Me 5:01
13) Bottoms Up! 2:47
Total Time - 44:32
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: B-
b) Lineage: AUD>2nd gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity editing>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) This is still more of a completist item, but it's the best copy out there
as of this time.
d) There's distortion present throughout, however the quality does get
better as it goes along. Digital editing was very minimal, to get rid of
prolonged silence at the beginning and end of the recording, as well as a
tape flip gap.
e) Track 9 (Feel Your Love Tonight) is cut.
f) Track 10 (Guitar Solo) cuts in.
g) Track 13 (Bottoms Up!) is cut.
h) Released February 2005.
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ain't talkin' 'bout love
------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Turtle Records - TR-45
Source : Oklahoma City - August 6, 1978
1) On Fire 3:18
2) Show Your Love 6:22
3) Running With The Devil 4:11
4) Atomic Punk 3:53
5) Little Dreamer 3:19
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:13
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:27
8) Eruption 3:56
9) You Really Got Me 4:53
Total Time - 40:40
Notes:
Very raw, but a good recording. Sound quality is good for the time period
involved.
Oklahoma City 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Mammoth Sounds
Source : Oklahoma City - 1978
1) On Fire 3:19
2) Show Your Love 4:58
3) Running With The Devil 5:36
4) Atomic Punk 3:53
5) Little Dreamer 3:18
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:23
7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:28
8) Eruption 3:47
9) You Really Got Me 4:51
Total Time - 40:38
Notes:
a) This show appears to be the same show as "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love".
The track listing is exactly the same. However, this disc does not give
any date of the concert it was taken from.
August 6, 1978
--------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Oklahoma Fairgrounds - Oklahoma City, OK - August 6, 1978
1) On Fire 3:23
2) I'm The One 5:00
3) Bass Solo 1:34
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:20
5) Atomic Punk / Drum Solo 4:46
6) Little Dreamer 3:20
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:55
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:35
9) Guitar Solo 4:11
10) You Really Got Me 4:50
11) Bottoms Up! 6:09
Total Time - 47:08
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: A
b) Lineage: AUD>1st gen cass>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level5)
c) This was part of the Oklahoma Jam.
d) Released in December 2004.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Bottoms Up!
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Bondage Music (BON233)
Source : Oklahoma City, OK - August 6, 1978
Unknown USA - 1979
1) On Fire 3:32
2) I'm The One 5:06
3) Bass Solo 1:27
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:15
5) Atomic Punk 3:57
6) Little Dreamer 3:22
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:23
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:27
9) Eurption 4:02
10) You Really Got Me 5:34
11) Bottom's Up! 5:38
12) Dance The Night Away 3:07
13) You're No Good 2:56
14) Bottoms Up! 2:39
Total Time - 56:25
Notes:
a) Tracks 1 - 11 are from Oklahoma in 1978. The rear artwork incorrectly
lists the date for this show as July 15, 1978.
b) Track 5 (Atomic Punk) and Track 7 (Feel Your Love Tonight) contain
Alex's Drum Solos.
c) Tracks 12 - 14 are from unknown venues on unknown dates in 1979.
d) Very good quality soundboard recording (ie:low audience noise) Sound is
pretty even throughout. All instruments can clearly be heard. Dave has
some cool raps between the songs. There are a couple of edits between
the end of the last song and the encore, probably to shorten up time.
e) The 3 bonus songs sound professionally recorded, possibly from a video
source? Dave's raps are edited down to him just saying the song titles.
There is a noticeable crackly kind of sound during the 3 bonus songs,
some RF type of interference perhaps?
f) Released in July or August 2001.
August 29, 1978
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - August 29, 1978
1) On Fire 4:12
2) I'm The One 5:39
3) Bass Solo 1:40
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:20
5) Atomic Punk 2:37
6) Drum Solo 1:07
7) Little Dreamer 3:19
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:30
9) Dave Raps 2:12
10) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:55
11) Guitar Solo 5:34
12) You Really Got Me 5:11
13) Bottoms Up! 5:09
Total Time - 50:10
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>2nd gen cass>CDR(x)>EAC>WAV>FLAC
b) Quality: B
c) This is a complete show taken from a 2nd generation cassette tape.
d) Quality might be a little less than Philly 3/24/78 but it's a worthy
show to have.
e) Released in October 2005.
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Hellooooo Fresno!
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Club Rog Productions 2002
Source : Selland Arena - Fresno, CA - September 22, 1978
1) On Fire 3:41
2) I'm The One 5:19
3) Bass Solo 1:42
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:06
5) Atomic Punk 2:38
6) Drum Solo 1:06
7) Jamies Cryin' 3:42
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:45
9) Daves Rap 2:51
10) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:09
11) Eruption 4:29
12) You Really Got Me 5:55
Total Show Time - 46:23
Notes:
a) An audience recording. The sound is thin. Cymbals sound very tinny.
Vocals and guitar are clear.
b) Front and back artwork is a muted image of some architecture with the
title, venue and date information. The back contains the track listing.
c) The disc background is a blue/white gradient. The show title is above
the hub and has a 3D type of effect applied to it that makes it look like
it is fading into the distance. The location and date of the show is
centered below the hub.
d) Limited to 30 copies. Each of the original 30 copies were numbered. The
number of each copy is written on the inside of the artwork.
e) Released in mid-2002.
Never Fear
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Selland Arena - Fresno, CA - September 22, 1978
Disc 1
1) On Fire 3:30
2) I'm The One 5:05
3) Bass Solo 1:48
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:05
5) Atomic Punk 4:30
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:30
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:31
8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:58
9) Guitar Solo 4:25
10) You Really Got Me 5:45
11) Bottoms Up! 5:22
Total Time - 50:32
Notes:
a) Audience recording.
b) Track 5 (Atomic Punk) includes a Drum Solo.
c) Track 8 (Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love) includes Dave speaking.
d) Includes "Bottoms Up!", whereas the Hellooooo Fresno! bootleg does not.
e) Artwork created by BB Gun.
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Suspicious Performance
----------------------
Format : LP
Label : Home Made Records (VH 106)
Source : Anaheim Stadium - 9/23/78
Side 1
------
Jamie's Crying
Feel Your Love Tonight
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Side 2
------
Guitar Solo
You Really Got Me
Bottoms Up
Notes:
a) The track listing printed on the cover has some mistakes:
1) Bottoms Up is listed as "Heart Attack".
2) Feel Your Love Tonight is listed as "I Can't Wait To Feel".
3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is listed as "Im Talking About Love".
b) The front cover depicts a woman on the telephone with the credits
underneath her while a suspicious looking guy in sunglasses lurks around
the doorway. The song titles are on the left-hand edge perpendicular to
the edge of the sleeve.
c) The credits read as follows:
Produced by April Dancer
Photo Back Cover: RENÉ
Cover Design Pygnosis Inc.
(c) 1978 Motorpsycho Music Corp.
A division of HOME MADE RECORDS
200 E. 55 St. New York City U.S.A.
d) The back cover depicts a man on a motorcycle following a girl in a car
On the back of his jacket it says Van Halen M.C. Pasadena Ca.
e) The label says the following "A Special Collection of Live Recordings
issued prior to Sept 28 1978".
f) The audio quality is an average audience recording.
Rainbow Theater
---------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Back It Up! 2000
Source : London - October 22, 1978
1) Radio Intro 1:10
2) On Fire 4:08
3) Show Your Love 5:34
4) Bass Solo 1:50
5) Running With The Devil 3:15
6) Dave Speaks 1:15
7) Atomic Punk 2:44
8) Drum Solo 1:44
9) Jamie's Crying 3:42
10) Down In Flames 4:20
11) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:30
12) Little Dreamer 3:28
13) Ice Cream Man 5:42
14) Eddie and Dave Jam 3:20
15) Ain't Talkin Bout Love 6:00
16) Eddie's Solo 5:25
17) You Really Got Me 6:25
18) Bottoms Up! 4:33
19) DOA 5:09
Total Time - 75:14
November 19, 1978
-----------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN - November 19, 1978
1) On Fire 3:44
2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:33
3) Bass Solo 1:41
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:18
5) Down In Flames 4:44
6) Atomic Punk 2:44
7) Drum Solo 1:23
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:36
9) Ice Cream Man 5:20
10) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:18
11) Guitar Solo 4:23
12) You Really Got Me 6:40
13) D.O.A. 4:45
Total Time - 52:16
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>Master cass>???>CDR(?)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge
Audacity editing>WAV>CDWave>FLAC(level 5)
b) Quality: B++
c) There were two versions of this spread--an "unequalized" version and an
"equalized" version. This copy came from the "equalized" version which
sounds better than the "unequalized" version.
d) The speed has been corrected downwards by 5% and both channels amplified
to 99.9% peak level.
e) The quality is VG+, with a spacious arena sound. It's a pretty clear
recording. The one drawback is some idiot, possibly the taper, who
continually screams into the taping device.
f) This show has an interesting setlist. "I'm The One" is cut, the only
recorded 1978 show which has that. In its place is "Feel Your Love
Tonight". "Little Dreamer" is also gone and in its place is "Jamie's
Cryin'". There is no introduction into "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love",
they go right from the end of "Ice Cream Man" into ATBL.
g) There is a cut at the 1:24 mark in "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love".
h) The date of this show has been disputed in the past. The correct date,
per the Black Sabbath official website, is November 19, 1978. This was
a Sunday. Indeed, Dave for whatever reason makes it a point to say
"Sunday afternoon" over and over.
i) Despite the idiot's screaming into the taping device, this is a nice
listen even for casual fans.
j) Released in November 2005.
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Paris78/Osaka79
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Format : LP
Label : Side A - PAOS 101A
A Nippon/France Production
8-32 Chigayatamachi Shinjuku
Tokyo, Japan
Side B - PAOS 101B
A Franco/Nippon Production
58 Rue de Victor Hugo
Aix en Provence, France
Source : Side A - Osaka Japan 1979
Side B - Paris France - May 10, 1978
Side A
1) Light Up The Sky
2) Dance The Night Away
3) Beautiful Girls
4) You're No Good
5) Jamie's Cryin'
6) Outta Love Again
Side B
7) I'm The One
8) Voo Doo Queen (Mean Street Lick)
9) Eruption
10) Summertime Blues
11) Bottoms Up
Total Time approx 45:30
Notes:
a) Side #1, Picture of Mike in Samurai Costume from Pretty Woman Video.
b) Side #2, Picture of Dave in Napoleon Costume from Pretty Woman Video.
c) Dave does a bunch of jungle sounds like the intro to Everybody Wants
Some.
d) Both shows are in bar like atmosphere by the sound of the crowd.
e) The sound quality is okay but definitely done by an amateur.
On Fire In Fresno
-----------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Babyface - BF016
Source : Fresno, California - 3/25/79
1) David Lee Roth w/Rodney Binghimhiemer KROQ
12/14/76 introducing a new demo tape
"Running with the Devil" :47
2) House of Pain-demo 3:43
3) Running w/ The Devil-Demo 3:28
4) Light Up The Sky 3:39
5) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:42
6) Runnin With The Devil 3:06
7) Beautiful Girls 3:22
8) On Fire 4:46
9) Feel Your Love Tonite 6:54
10) Outta Love 3:51
11) Ice Cream Man 5:48
12) Aint Talkin Bout Love 6:26
13) Dead Or Alive 8:09
14) You Really Got Me 9:15
15) Bottoms Up 5:17
Total Time - 73:02
Notes:
a) Tag line on this disc is: "'77 + Live Finale".
b) Sound is Soundboard and is Excellent - (virtually no audience noise!)
c) 1st nite of the 2nd worldwide tour for VH.
d) Incomplete show (minus 2 songs). The first song, "Dance the Night
Away", would go between Tracks 6 & 7. The second song, "You're No
Good", would go between Tracks 8 & 9.
e) Times taken from jacket, not disc.
World Wide Tour 1979
--------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : 3/25/79 Selland Arena in Fresno, CA
1) Light Up The Sky 3:57
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:48
3) Runnin With The Devil 4:25
4) Dance The Night Away 3:04
5) Beautiful Girls 3:50
6) On Fire 5:20
7) You're No Good 4:38
8) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:54
9) Outta Love Again 4:00
10) Ice Cream Man 2:49
11) Aint Talking Bout Love 6:35
12) Spanish Fly/Eruption 3:14
13) Dead Or Alive 4:31
14) Bottoms Up 5:05
Total Time - 62:26
Notes:
a) This is similar to the "On Fire In Fresno" show of 3/25/79 at Selland
Arena. The 3 demo songs that are on On Fire In Fresno, are left off of
this recording. World Wide Tour 1979 contains a couple of songs that
are left off On Fire In Fresno. Specifically, "Dance The Night Away" and
"You're No Good".
b) This is a high quality gold CD-R with color inserts on front and
back.
c) The front cover is black and contains 3 concert photos of the band
from the early 80's. There is a photo of Mikey and Edward in the lower
right hand corner. It has Edward jumping off of Alex's drum platform
doing the splits over Mikey. Quite cool!
d) The inside cover is white and contains a photograph of the band all
on stage holding hands presumably before or after their encore.
e) The back cover is the same photo as the inside cover only larger.
It has all the song titles in red along the left hand side. In the
right upper corner it says in red lettering, "Live at the Selland
Arena in Fresno, Calif March 25th, 1979 on the opening night of
the second VH world tour."
f) This is a nice CD-R to obtain becasue it has a few extra cuts not
found on the "On Fire In Fresno" disc.
Live and Loud!
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High (AH CD 005)
Source : March 25, 1979 - Serrande Arena, Fresno CA
1) Light Up The Sky 3:52
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:46
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:22
4) Dance The Night Away 3:05
5) Beautiful Girls 3:22
6) On Fire 4:37
7) Bass Solo 2:01
8) You're No Good 3:03
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 8:19
10) Outta Love Again 3:56
11) Ice Cream Man 5:59
12) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:35
13) Guitar Solo 3:16
14) D.O.A. 4:29
15) You Really Got Me 8:23
16) Bottoms Up! 4:56
Total Time - 74:00
Notes:
a) Limited edition of 300 numbered copies.
b) A recording of the first night of their world tour in support of VH II.
c) This is the complete show, where as the "On Fire In Fresno" disc was not.
d) The audio quality is very good. A solid "A".
March 25, 1979
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Selland Arena - Fresno, CA - March 25, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:56
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
/ Drum Solo 3:43
3) Runnin' With The Devil
/ Dave Raps 4:17
4) Dance The Night Away 3:01
5) Beautiful Girls 3:18
6) On Fire 4:30
7) Bass & Drum Jam 2:02
8) You're No Good 4:29
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:38
10) Outta Love Again 3:47
11) Ice Cream Man 5:40
12) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:25
13) Guitar Solo 3:09
14) D.O.A. 5:19
15) You Really Got Me 9:36
16) Bottoms Up! 5:32
Total Time: 75:29
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: A
b) Lineage: AUD>1st gen cass>CDR(?)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>
declicked w/Soundforge Audacity>WAV>FLAC (level 5)
c) This show has the only recorded 1979 performance of "D.O.A."
d) The "Live And Loud" bootleg is probably a couple of generations higher.
It (LaL) also has slight tape drag for the last few tracks whereas this
version does not.
e) "Ice Cream Man" is cut at the tail end.
f) Released in November 2004.
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California World Music Festival
-------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Trademark of Quality - T.O.Q.
Source : Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California - April 8, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:06
2&3)Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:26
4) Alex's Drum Solo 1:12
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:37
6) Dance The Night Away 4:04
7) Beautiful Girls 3:33
8) Alex 0:28
9) Dave talks 0:24
10) Dave continues to speak 0:24
11) More of the same 0:27
12) Still more chatter 0:34
13) On Fire / Bass Solo 5:14
14) You're No Good 2:51
15) Feel Your Love Tonite 6:10
16) Outta Love Again 4:58
17) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:52
18) Eruption (Eddie's solo) / 11:26
You Really Got Me
19) Bottoms Up! 5:02
Total Time - 65:48
Notes:
a) The band is REALLY pumped for this show which is basically in thier own
back yard.
b) Audience recording that is exceptionally good quality (after the 1st 30
seconds)! Highly recommended.
c) The front artwork shows the band on stage.
d) The back artwork contains the track listing plus the "Califfornia World
Music Festival" logo as well as the line up of acts on the bill.
e) The CD art is black with the set list, the logo, and Edward with his
black and yellow striped guitar.
f) The inside jacket contains a bit of VH's history, complete with numerous
spelling mistakes.
g) The tracks on disc are odd with Tracks 8-12 only about 30 seconds each.
California World Music Festival 1979
------------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Metal Sword Records - MS CD 043
Source : Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California - April 8, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:18
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:48
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:21
4) Dance The Night Away 3:04
5) Beautiful Girls 3:32
6) On Fire 5:31
7) Bass Solo 1:53
8) You're No Good 3:00
9) Feel Your Love Tonite 6:25
10) Outta Love Again 4:37
11) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 9:26
12) Eruption (Guitar solo) 4:43
13) You Really Got Me 6:16
14) Bottoms Up! 3:45
Total Time - 64:39
Notes:
a) Same audio source as the other California World Music Festival disc, but
this one has the audio recorded at a higher level. It's a good audience
recording.
b) The front artwork shows Edward on a background of yellow textured stripes.
c) The back artwork contains the track listing along with a great photo of
the band on stage.
d) The CD has the same yellow striped textured pattern from the rest of the
artwork along with the name of the disc, a VH logo and the Metal Sword
logo.
This Is Joe
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Format : 2 LP's
Label : (unknown)
Source : Center Coliseum, Seattle WA 4/18/79
Side 1 Side 3
------ ------
1) Light Up The Sky 11) Outta Love Again
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 12) Ice Cream Man
3) Runnin' With The Devil 13) Ain't Talkin 'bout Love
4) Dance The Night Away
5) Beautiful Girls Side 4
------
Side 2 15) Guitar Solo
------ 16) You Really Got Me
7) On Fire 17) Bottom's Up!
8) You're No Good 18) Story Of Joe
9) Jamie's Cryin'
10) Feel Your Love Tonight
Notes:
a) Issued at least twice, on Black Vinyl and a rarer Clear Vinyl.
Light Up The Sky
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Amsterdam AMS 735
Source : Center Coliseum, Seattle WA 4/18/79
1) Light Up The Sky 3:05
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor/ Drum Solo 4:16
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:07
4) Dance The Night Away 3:01
5) Beautiful Girls 3:37
6) On Fire 4:26
7) Bass Solo 2:02
8) Your No Good 2:47
9) Jamie's Cryin 3:39
10) Feel Your Love Tonite 5:06
11) Outta Love Again 3:51
12) Ice Cream Man 5:45
13) Ain't Talkin Bout Love 6:49
14) Guitar Solo (all of Spanish Fly) 4:23
15) You Really Got Me 7:24
16) Bottoms Up / Story Of Joe 5:37
Total Time - 68:56
Notes:
a) The front cover is the same format as "Woman & Children 1st" Dark
blue border with a silver edge. Picture of Dave, Mike and Ed (circa
1982). Stage shot of Dave doing the one foot kick over Mike's head
while Eddie is dressed in red/white overalls playing extremely high
on the neck.
b) The back cover is the same as "Women & Children 1st" with song
listings in a very nice font. Black letters on a silver background
on a blue sleeve.
c) The disc is gray with silver lettering. Top of the disc has the words
"Amsterdam" along with "Not for sale, promotional copy" below it.
Bottom of disc has the title "Light Up The Sky" on it. Songs are
abbreviated and listed on the right side of the disc. Left side has
copyright information.
d) This is an audience recording that gets about a B/B+ rating.
The source is definitely lifted from the original boot record as you
can hear slight crackles. The sound on this cd is one of an "intimate"
setting without the distant , hollow big arena sound. Ed's guitar
sound is basic and gutsy and along with Daves vocals both are clearly
distinguishable. Mike's bass is heard but there is no depth. This is
not a "crank out" shitty audience recording. Audience noise is very
minimal.
e) This is a very "professional looking package. The colors are deep
and the picture looks glossy. This comes in a cardboard sleeve as
opposed to a jewel case. It's packaged like a mini 5" VH album. What
makes this a "collector" item is that it has a song (story) "The Story
Of Joe". It gives you the essence of what VH was all about.
May 18, 1979
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : War Memorial - Rochester, NY - May 18, 1979
1) Somebody Get Me a Doctor
/ Drum Solo 4:30
2) Runnin' With the Devil 3:15
3) Dance the Night Away 4:10
4) Beautiful Girls 3:35
5) On Fire 6:57
6) Bass Solo 1:50
7) You're No Good 3:12
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:25
9) Atomic Punk 3:36
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:50
11) Outta Love Again 3:07
12) Ice Cream Man 4:02
13) Ain't Talkin' Bout' Love 7:56
14) Spanish Fly/Guitar Solo 5:11
15) You Really Got Me 5:55
16) Bottoms Up! 6:54
Total Time - 74:27
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: C
b) Lineage:
Unknown gen.cassette.aud>SonyTCWE435>PioneerPDR-4>CDR>EAC>WAV>
Trader'sLittleHelper>FLAC
c) Brutal quality, almost like it was recorded somewhere just outside the
arena, possible a hallway or tunnel. You can make out the songs though.
d) "Dance the Night Away", "You're No Good" and "Bottom's Up!" were filmed
at this show and then used as promos for shows like Don Kirshner's Rock
Concert.
e) Released in June 2011.
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June 8, 1979
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Barton Coliseum - Little Rock, AR - June 8, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 4:09 1) Outta Love Again 4:50
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 5:14 2) Ice Cream Man 7:15
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:15 3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 9:05
4) Dance The Night Away 3:08 4) Guitar Solo 5:54
5) Beautiful Girls 3:24 5) You Really Got Me 8:02
6) On Fire 6:57 6) Bottoms Up! / Story Of Joe 8:39
7) Bass Solo 1:37
8) You're No Good 2:54 Disc 2 Time - 43:48
9) Jamie's Cryin' 3:52
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:48
Disc 1 Time - 42:22
Total Running Time - 85:10
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck, speed corrected
on deck>Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>
Soundforge Audacity minimal editing>WAV>CDWave>WAV>dbPowerAmp>
FLAC(level 5)
b) Quality: B+/B
c) Tape is probably around a 3rd or 4th gen. Pretty clear and enjoyable.
The tape ran fast, like all other copies. Speed corrected on the tape
deck. There's a soft crackle throughout from the tape, however this is
only noticeable on headphones, and only at a loud volume. Stereo
separation is pleasant with the drums shifted more towards the left,
vocals more towards the right, and the bass and guitar centered.
d) Digital editing was minimal; WAV file ripped from the CDR, got rid of
gaps, faded out the ends of both discs. Tracking was done with CDWave.
e) This is probably not for the very picky.
f) Released in May 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : TH Barton Coliseum - Little Rock, AR - June 8, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:51
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 2:49
3) Drum Solo 1:58
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:53
5) Dance The Night Away 3:00
6) Beautiful Girls 6:37
7) On Fire 3:00
8) Bass Solo 1:29
9) You're No Good 3:06
10) Jamie's Cryin' 4:48
11) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:37
12) Outta Love Again 4:42
13) Ice Cream Man 6:29
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 9:36
15) Guitar Solo 4:19
16) You Really Got Me 6:51
Total Show Time - 71:08
Notes:
a) Audience Recording.
b) Artwork is on a dark blue background. The front shows a classic stage
shot of Mike, Dave and Ed. The back has a track listing in white.
June 14, 1979
-------------
Format : Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Vorst Nationaal - Brussels, Belgium - June 14, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:14
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
/ Drum Solo 4:51
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:01
4) Dance The Night Away 3:03
5) Beautiful Girls 3:23
6) On Fire / Bass Solo 6:59
7) You're No Good 2:56
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:54
9) Feel Your Love Tonight 7:57
10) Outta Love Again 4:43
11) Ice Cream Man 5:39
12) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:24
13) Guitar Solo 4:57
14) You Really Got Me 7:36
15) Bottoms Up! 3:50
16) Atomic Punk 3:57
Total Time - 78:33
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: B
b) Lineage: AUD>low-gen cass>CDRx>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level5)>remastering>FLAC(level5)
c) It is suspsected that the analog source is either a Master or 1st gen.
d) The sound, despite being low-gen, wasn't what it should have been due to
the poor tape transfer. The digital errors were cleaned up as much as
possible. Crowd noise was edited towards the end to fit this onto one CD.
The sound is a little tinny but clear. The remaster brings out the bass
as much as possible.
e) This is the opening night of Van Halen's European leg of the "World
Vacation" tour. This is the typical 1979 set list which features the drum
solo in "SGMAD," Dave's raps before "On Fire," the bass solo after "On
Fire," an extended "Feel Your Love Tonight" with the "Romeo Delight"
tease, the extended "ATBL" and extended "YRGM". This is a solid,
enjoyable show.
f) Released on December 23, 2004.
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June 15, 1979
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Jaap eden Hal - Amsterdam, Holland - June 15, 1979
Disc 1
1) Intro 1:14
2) Light Up The Sky 3:04
3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 2:58
4) Drum Solo 2:11
5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:14
6) Dance The Night Away 3:08
7) Beautiful Girls 6:23
8) On Fire 3:10
9) Bass Solo 1:37
10) You're No Good 3:01
11) Jamie's Cryin' 6:27
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:37
Disc 1 Time - 43:08
Disc 2
1) Outta Love Again 6:58
2) Ice Cream Man 4:27
3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 9:04
4) Guitar Solo 4:29
5) You Really Got Me 8:27
6) Bottoms Up! 5:01
7) Atomic Punk 3:58
Disc 2 Time - 42:26
Total Show Time - 85:34
Notes:
a) Lineage: unknown gen. cassette > AIFF > soundstudio > SHN
b) Pretty good sounding audience recording.
c) Originally distributed in SHN format as one long show, unable to fit onto
a standard audio CD. It was later split onto two discs and some of the
track boundaries were reset.
d) Released in January 2006.
Complete Two Nights
-------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : Lost and Found - LAF029/LAF030
Source : Edenhal, Amsterdam, Holland - June 15, 1979
Rainbow Theatre, London, England - June 29, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 4:16 1) Atomic Punk 3:52
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 2:53 2) Light Up The Sky 3:41
3) Drum Solo 2:01 3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:02
4) Runnin' With The Devil 4:21 4) Drum Solo 1:58
5) Dance The Night Away 3:03 5) Runnin' With The Devil 4:03
6) Beautiful Girls 3:28 6) Dance The Night Away 3:03
7) On Fire 6:00 7) Beautiful Girls 3:23
8) Bass Solo 1:38 8) On Fire 6:47
9) You're No Good 2:57 9) Bass Solo 1:45
10) Jamie's Cryin' 8:21 10) You're No Good 2:49
11) Feel Your Love Tonight 8:21 11) Jamie's Cryin' 3:55
12) Outta Love Again 4:40 12) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:10
13) Ice Cream Man 6:26 13) Outta Love Again 4:16
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:33 14) Ice Cream Man 5:39
15) Guitar Solo 4:48 15) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:54
16) You Really Got Me 7:28 16) Guitar Solo 4:38
17) Bottoms Up! 3:58 17) You Really Got Me 5:29
18) Bottoms Up! 3:17
Disc 1 Time - 79:04 19) Atomic Punk 3:38
Disc 2 Time - 79:28
Notes:
a) The Amsterdam show takes up all of Disc 1 and the first track on Disc 2.
b) The London show may have been edited slightly to get it all to fit on the
2nd disc.
c) Quality of both shows is a good audience recording for the era, but
missing in the lower end.
d) Artwork is nice, but nothing special. Discs are CD-R's with shiny
labels.
e) Artwork states, "Limited 100 Copies Only".
f) Released in late 2002.
We're An American Band
----------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Metal Sword - MS CD 083
Source : Lyon, France - June 21, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:15
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 2:52
3) Drum Solo 2:00
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:44
5) Dance The Night Away 3:05
6) Beautiful Girls 3:17
7) On Fire 3:41
8) You're No Good 2:58
9) Jamie's Cryin' 3:48
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:46
11) Outta Love Again 4:00
12) Ice Cream Man 6:42
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:27
14) Spanish Fly / Guitar Solo 5:40
15) You Really Got Me 8:50
16) Bottoms Up! 5:13
17) Atomic Punk 4:16
Total Running Time - 76:34
Notes:
a) Very nice artwork and decent sound on this one. For the age of the
recording, the quality is very good. (Audience)
b) Back artwork states the date as May 21, 1979. This is incorrect, the
correct date is June 21, 1979.
c) Track 7 isn't listed on the artwork anywhere.
d) Released in late 2001.
June 26, 1979
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : City Hall - Newcastle, England - June 26, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 3:45 1) Ice Cream Man 5:43
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 5:26 2) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:20
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:31 3) "Halen" 2:10
4) Dance The Night Away 3:15 4) Guitar Solo 5:33
5) Beautiful Girls 3:31 5) You Really Got Me 7:36
6) On Fire intro 3:44 6) "Halen" 1:30
7) On Fire 3:08 7) Bottoms Up! 7:39
8) Bass Solo 1:54 8) Atomic Punk 3:57
9) You're No Good 3:00
10) Jamie's Cryin' 3:55 Disc 2 Time - 42:29
11) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:56
12) Outta Love Again 5:17
Disc 1 Time - 48:23
Total Time - 90:52
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: B/B+
b) Lineage: Unknown gen.cassette.aud>SonyTCWE435>PioneerPDR-4>CDR>EAC>
WAV>Trader'sLittleHelper>FLAC
c) Great show from the band as they make their way through Europe
headlining the "II" tour. The crowd is really into the band when when
Roth tells them they are "blowing his mind" it feels sincere and not the
typical Roth hyperbole. The taper did a nice job of capturing the show,
pretty good quality for 30 years ago.
d) The tracks labeled "Halen" contain the crowd chanting "Halen" between
songs.
e) Released in August 2011.
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Blitzed In London
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Trademark of Quality
Source : London, 6/28/79
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 1:37 1) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:36
2) Drum Solo 0:46 2) Guitar Solo 6:59
3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:58 3) You Really Got Me 7:16
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:15 4) Bottoms Up! 5:09
5) Dance The Night Away 4:02 5) Atomic Punk 4:15
6) Beautiful Girls 3:21
7) Dave Raps 3:26 Disc 2 Time - 32:15
8) On Fire 3:23
9) Bass Solo 1:46
10) You're No Good 2:45
11) Jamie's Cryin' 3:44
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:02
13) Outta Love Again 4:50
14) Ice Cream Man 4:43
Disc 1 Time - 48:38
Total Show Time - 80:53
Notes:
a) Artwork is green, front cover shows Dave and Ed with the name of the
band, the title of the disc and the date of the show.
b) Back artwork has a picture of Dave, the track listing and a note that
says, "Van Halen's 1st Headlining Tour Of Europe June 28th, 1979".
c) The CD-Rs contain the title and track listing.
d) Track 2 of Disc 1 contains about 20 seconds of drum solo and 20
seconds of silence.
e) The audio quality is very good. All instruments can be heard. "A" or
"A-" quality.
f) Dave stops during the middle of "On Fire" to ask security in front of
the stage to move.
g) Dave tells the audience that they are recording the show during "Ain't
Talkin' 'Bout Love" for an interview that will happen back in the US.
June 29, 1979
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Rainbow Theatre - London, England - June 29, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:32
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:50
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:05
4) Dance The Night Away 4:10
5) Beautiful Girls 3:20
6) On Fire 6:51
7) Jam 1:46
8) You're No Good 2:53
9) Jamie's Cryin' 3:40
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:28
11) Outta Love Again 5:05
12) Ice Cream Man 5:00
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:25
14) Crowd Noise 1:41
15) Guitar Solo 4:51
16) You Really Got Me 5:35
17) Bottoms Up! 4:45
18) Atomic Punk 4:17
Total Time - 79:21
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: B
b) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone CDR recorder>CDR2>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) This recording sounds a little genned, perhaps 3rd or 4th gen. You can
tell that it was originally a little brighter sounding than this.
There's also mild, noticeable tape hiss throughout.
d) Released in December 2004.
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I Want to F*ck Your Girlfriend
-------------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Balboa Productions BP-0005/06
Source : (see notes)
Disc 1 Disc 2
------ ------
1) Eruption 4:08 16) Eruption 6:35
2) You Really Got Me 3:13 17) You Really Got Me 7:44
3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 2:10 18) Bottoms Up 5:20
4) Light Up the Sky 3:58 19) Atomic Punk 5:53
5) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 4:52 20) radio show broadcast 20:30
6) Runnin' with the Devil 4:31 interview in England 1978
7) Dance the Night Away 3:07 21) Runnin' with the Devil 5:46
8) Beautiful Girls 8:28 22) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:05
9) On Fire 4:57 23) You Really Got Me / 5:55
10) You're No Good 2:55 Happy Trails
11) Jaime's Cryin' 5:13
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 6:51 Total Time - 61:03
13) Outta Love Again 5:30
14) Ice Cream Man 6:04
15) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:44
Total Time - 74:54
Notes:
a) Tracks 1-3 were recorded in Bradford, England - Spring tour 1978.
b) These three tracks are either an A audience recording or an aged
soundboard recording.
c) Tracks 4-19 were recorded at the Music Hall in Houston, Texas on
July 11, 1979.
d) These sixteen tracks are a B audience recording.
e) Tracks 21-23 taken from the transcription discs of the US
Festival 1983.
f) Track 21 contains on site broadcasting before VH takes the stage.
g) The interview is very good qualtiy - broadcast quality.
h) The US Festival stuff is incredible. It starts with a play-by-play
announcer giving the back stage happening as Van Halen goes on stage.
You really get the feel of the day. In it they mention that Van Halen
specially made a "party" video that was played before VH took the US
Festival stage.
i) Brilliant quality.
j) The cover is a 78 promo shot and the discs say "VH with Dave" on them.
Texas II Step
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Back It Up! 2001
Source : Music Hall - Houston, TX - July 11, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up the Sky 4:00 1) Outta Love Again 5:30
2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 4:45 2) Ice Cream Man 6:30
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:40 3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10:45
4) Dave Speaks 0:53 4) Guitar Solo 5:43
5) Dance The Night Away 3:12 5) You Really Got Me 7:52
6) Beautiful Girls 3:28 6) Bottoms Up! 7:05
7) On Fire 8:07 7) Atomic Punk 4:37
8) Bass Solo 1:54
9) You're No Good 2:51 Disc 2 Time - 48:02
10) Jamie's Crying 4:00
11) Dave Speaks 2:37
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:21
Disc 1 Time - 44:48
Total Show Time - 92:50
Notes:
a) This show has been remastered from a 1st generation analog tape source.
When compared to the same concert available on the "I Want To F*ck Your
Girlfriend" discs, this one is more complete and more clear.
b) Front cover is a deep shade of blue with a photo of Dave at the mic, arms
raised.
c) Back cover is a lighter shade of blue. A photo of Ed & Al appear above
the track listing.
July 11, 1979
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Music Hall - Houston, TX - July 11, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 4:02 1) Outta Love Again 5:11
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:37 2) Ice Cream Man 6:26
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:33 3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10:31
4) Dance The Night Away 3:05 4) Guitar Solo 5:30
5) Beautiful Girls 3:23 5) You Really Got Me 7:55
6) Dave's Story 5:05 6) Bottoms Up! 6:33
7) On Fire 3:05 7) Atomic Punk 4:28
8) Bass Solo 1:50
9) You're No Good 2:47 Disc 2 Time - 46:35
10) Jamie's Cryin' 3:51
11) Dave Speaks 2:45
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:16
Disc 1 Time - 44:20
Total Running Time - 90:55
Notes:
a) Audience recording, unknown mic > unknown record deck. Taped by Mystical
Crow.
b) Transfer from master cassettes by Mark P.
c) As originally shared, the track markers weren't always lined up, and not
all the songs had separate tracks. The tracks and running times listed
above reflect adjustments made to the original transfer.
d) Released in 2005.
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August 11, 1979
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Asbury Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ - August 11, 1979
1) Light Up The Sky 3:58
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 6:10
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:46
4) Dance The Night Away 3:08
5) Beautiful Girls 3:31
6) On Fire 8:10
7) Bass Solo 1:51
8) You're No Good 2:58
9) Jamie's Cryin' 4:02
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 9:14
11) Outta Love Again 6:24
12) Ice Cream Man 5:47
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 11:34
14) Guitar Solo 6:50
Total Time - 78:30
Notes:
a) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>Soundforge Audacity
speed correction +5%>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
b) Quality: B/B-
c) The show is cut right after the guitar solo and is incomplete.
d) Released in May 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Shooting Irons
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Real Thing - RTCD-034/035
Source : September 3, 1979 - Kyoto Japan
Disc One Disc Two
1) Light Up The Sky 1) Guitar Solo / Outta Love
2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 2) Ice Cream Man
3) Running With The Devil 3) Ain't Talkin bout Love
4) Dance the Night Away 4) Eddie's Solo
/ Drum Solo / You Really Got Me
5) Beautiful Girls 5) Bottom's up!
6) Drums intro / On fire 6) Atomic Punk
7) You're No Good
8) Jamie's Cryin'
9) Feel Your Love Tonight
Total Time - 44:34 Total Time - 41:24
Total Show Time - 85:58
Notes:
a) Cover has black and white pic from WB promo video from VH1 as backdrop,
foreground has 4 individual color pictures of each band member- it
appears to be from 1979 tour.
b) Each cd is standard "silver" and has "Real Thing Shooting Irons" printed
on them. Each cd says "for promotional use only, not for sale".
c) Sound is c+ to b- audience recording.
Celeblation of Big Rock
-----------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Aces High (AH CD 031/32)
Source : Furitu, Taiikukan - Osaka, Japan - September 10, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 3:25 1) Outta Love Again 4:49
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:20 2) Ice Cream Man 6:17
3) Drum Solo 2:40 3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:50
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:45 4) Spanish Fly / Guitar Solo 5:59
5) Dance The Night Away 3:00 5) You Really Got Me 9:43
6) Beautiful Girls 3:11 6) Bottom's Up 4:27
7) On Fire 6:37 7) Atomic Punk 4:36
8) Bass Solo 1:43
9) You're No Good 2:57 Disc 2 Time - 43:41
10) Jamie's Cryin' 4:01
11) Jam 4:12
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:56
Disc 1 Time - 44:47
Total Show Time - 88:28
Notes:
a) Released in August or September of 2001.
b) These pressed CDs are limited to 300 copies, the artwork states.
c) Audience recording.
d) Track 7 of Disc 2 (Atomic Punk) starts with them playing Growth and then
dropping into Atomic Punk.
Van Halen - Japan Tour
----------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : Shelter
Source : Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - 9/13/79
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light up the Sky 1) Ice Cream Man
2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 2) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
3) Runnin with the Devil 3) Spanish Fly
4) Dance the Night Away 4) Eruption
5) Beautiful Girls 5) You Really Got Me
6) On Fire 6) Bottoms Up
7) You're No Good
8) Jamie's Cryin' Time Disc 2 - 35:35
9) Feel Your Love Tonight
10) Outta Love Again
Time Disc 1 - 55:39
Total Running Time - 1:31:14
Notes:
a) The front cover is a picture of Eddie with black and yellow striped
guitar with a Japanese symbol superimposed over him and the VHII symbol
at the top with "Van Halen Japan Tour 1979.9.13" over that.
b) The white symbols on the cover say, "Ichiban", which in english means,
"Number One". The red symbols say, "Nippon Budokan", which is the
location of the show.
c) The back has 12 different pictures of Dave in concert.
d) Sound source is audience. EX- At times you can hear the recording device
being bumped around but it doesn't last long. Aud. noise is very minimal.
e) SGMAD has a short "Soldier Type" drum solo at the end.
f) "Runnin With The Devil" is mislabeled as "Bunnin' With The Devil".
g) "You're No Good" starts off with a Bass Solo.
h) FYLT starts off with the intro to "Fools".
i) "Outta Love Again" is on Disc 1 but it is not included in the set list.
j) Disc 2 "Eruption" and "Spanish Fly" are listed separate but are combined.
k) The discs are CD-R's black and gold labeled with what should say
"Shelter" in the middle.
l) A cool note: At the beginning of the concert, the announcer announces
Van Halen in Japanese instead of English!!!
Tokyo 2nd Gen
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Budokan Hall - Tokyo, Japan - September 13, 1979
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Light Up The Sky 3:50 1) Outta Love Again 4:59
2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 2) Ice Cream Man 7:11
/ Drum Solo 6:40 3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:20
3) Runnin' With The Devil 4:30 4) Guitar Solo 7:10
4) Dance The Night Away 3:05 5) You Really Got Me 8:39
5) Beautiful Girls 3:15 6) Growth Intro / Atomic Punk 5:44
6) On Fire 6:59
7) Bass Solo 2:04 Disc 2 Time - 40:06
8) You're No Good 3:32
9) Jamie's Cryin' 3:45
10) Feel Your Love Tonight (Pt. I) 8:48
11) Feel Your Love Tonight (Pt. II) 1:52
Disc 1 Time - 48:24
Total Running Time - 88:30
Notes:
a) Audience recording, EX-/VG+.
b) Lineage: 2nd gen cass>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Borderline EX- quality. Great sound and Eddie's got the guitar making
some awesome airy tones.
d) Released in June 2004.
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Women and Children First Sessions
---------------------------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Roaring Mouse - BTF-449 (PRO-5150)
Source : Studio Outtakes 1980
1) And the Cradle Will Rock ... 3:42
2) Romeo Delight * 4:22
3) Unreleased * 3:37
4) Everybody Wants Some!! 4:03
5) Loss of Control 3:25
6) Take Your Whisky Home 2:30
7) Fools 6:08
8) In a Simple Rhyme * 4:37
9) Take Your Whiskey Home ** 0:54
Total Time - 33:18
* instrumental
** intro only
Notes:
a) The audio level on this disc is VERY LOW. It's poorly mixed with
bass and drums dominating the sound. However, if you turn the
bass way down and the volume way up, you can actually coax a
pretty decent sound out of this disc with the last few tracks
being the most listenable.
b) The liner notes indicate that "studio chatter is present" and
other members "noodling around". This is a gross exaggeration
or even just a bold faced lie. Unless, you consider Dave saying
"Take one" at the begining of track #9 to be "studio chatter".
Any "extra noodling" cannot be heard.
c) The cover of the disc is EXACTLY like the official WACF release
except that the background is red instead of green. The liner
notes are copied directly from the offical release, too, but with
the following paragraph added:
"Contained on this CD are working versions of the songs that appeared
on the finished album. The tracks are in various stages of completion,
while some have different lyrics, others have no vocals at all! Studio
chatter is present on some, on others various members can be heard
noodling around on their respective instruments and so on. The
variations are numerous and a good listen proves to be a fascinating
study in observing a particular period of one of the most innovative
and successful bands ever to emerge on the rock scene. Van Halen,
Warner Special Projects and The Van Halen Fan Club have made a limited
edition of this CD available to members only, free of charge as a thank
you for their unfailing support and dedication over the years."
d) In the top left corner of the liner notes, there is the number
"PRO-5150". On the back of the CD, again a direct ripoff of the
official release (with different track list obviously).
The following line was added just above the copyright notice:
"FAN CLUB ISSUE ONLY - NOT FOR SALE PRO-5150"
Adjacent to the WB logo, is a Roaring Mouse logo.
e) The rest of the inside has four large individual pictures and one
small group shot. It has the same credits, with the following
differences:
i) On the real WACF:
"Cover Concept, Creative Consultant, Road Production
Director: Pete Angelus".
"Assistant to the Manager: Diane Livingston.
Art Director: Richard Seireeni."
ii) On the Studio Sessions:
"Cover Concept, Creative Consultant: The Fool and The
Atomic Punk. Art Director Pete Angelus."
"Assistant to the Manager: Diane Livingston. Art
Directors: The Fool and The Atomic Punk."
iii) Guitar Technician: Robin "Rude" Leiren on the original has a line
over the "e" on Rude, on the Studio Session, no line over the "e".
f) The disc itself is plain with simple text and with NO reference to
Van Halen or WB at all. The title of the disc is "Buns and Tits First"
and the number is BTF-449. It also indicates the disc is DDD and has
the standard "all rights reserved" notice on there.
April 27, 1980
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI - April 27, 1980
1) WABX Detroit Radio Interview 16:46
2) Bottoms Up! / Drum Solo 3:10
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:20
4) Loss Of Control 4:48
5) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:49
6) Dance The Night Away 2:54
7) Women In Love... (Pt. I) 0:28
8) Women In Love... (Pt. II) 3:10
9) Jamie's Cryin' 4:05
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:29
11) And The Cradle Will Rock... 3:05
12) Light Up The Sky / Drum Solo 5:01
13) Guitar Solo 6:21
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:52
15) Ice Cream Man 3:55
16) You Really Got Me 3:56
Total Time - 76:16
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: F
b) Lineage: Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone
CDR burner>CDR3>WAV>DBPowerAmp>FLAC(Level 5)
c) Probably the worst recording of Van Halen ever made! Largely distorted,
with the instruments bleeding over each other creating one morass of
sound that is largely unlistenable. Only Roth's vocals stand out, and
they are distorted too. A rare, but entirely cacophonous recording.
The poor recording makes it difficult to discern or analyze this show.
The clearest feature is a young woman who lets go of an ear-shattering
scream now and then. The only somewhat clear moments are Ed's isolated
guitar work on Take Your Whiskey Home, Women in Love and the Spanish Fly/
Guitar Solo. He plays hauntingly during his solo, the only part of tape
that provided prolonged clarity.
d) The first track (Radio Interview) is from the day of the show.
e) Track 2 (Bottoms Up) cuts in.
f) Released in March 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Remembering Largo
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Capitol Center, Largo MD - May 1, 1980
1) Runnin' With The Devil 3:46
2) Loss Of Control 4:12
3) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:47
4) Dance The Night Away 3:01
5) Women In Love 3:51
6) Jamie's Cryin' 4:08
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:06
8) Bright Lights, Big City 8:09
9) Atomic Punk 3:06
10) ...and The Cradle Will Rock 3:06
11) Light Up The Sky 5:27
12) Guitar Solo 6:28
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:00
14) Ice Cream Man 3:47
Total Time - 63:54
Notes:
a) This is a soundboard recording.
b) This is an incomplete show. It is missing the first 2 songs, "Romeo
Delight" and "Bottom's Up" and the encore of "Everybody Wants Some" and
"You Really Got Me".
c) It has a little too much bass at times but everything still comes out
clear.
d) For some reason only half of "...and the cradle will rock" is on the
disc. It fades in during the middle of the song.
e) Includes a killer version of "Atomic Punk".
f) Dave is trashed and at one point stops talking and says, "I'm so fucked
up I forgot what I was going to say".
g) All in all one of the best 1980 shows from that tour!
h) It is possible that this recording came from a video source.
Bright Lights, Big Largo
------------------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : BF 2003
Source : The Capitol Center - Largo, MD - May 1, 1980
1) Runnin' With The Devil 5:07
2) Loss of Control 3:17
3) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:46
4) Dance the Night Away 3:05
5) Women in Love 3:48
6) Jamie's Cryin' 4:12
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:03
8) Bright Lights, Big City 8:08
9) Atomic Punk 3:35
10) ...And The Cradle Will Rock 3:07
11) Light Up The Sky ~ Drum Solo 5:27
12) Spanish Fly ~ Cathedral 1980 6:29
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:17
14) Ice Cream Man 3:40
Total Time - 65:01
Notes:
a) This is a soundboard performance, but has a slight hiss throughout.
This is probably an artifact of the analog recording it was transferred
from. Dave talks a lot through the show! One of his best comments, or
rather a story, is about a girl he met the previous night who took off
her bra and panties and threw them onstage and "that was all she was
wearing at the time". He then goes on to say that he "woke up next to
the girl the next day" and she turned and said "DAVE" (Dave says this in
a high pitched voice and Eddie mocks him with his guitar) "What is it
that you like about me so much?". Dave: "I looked down at her with her
big red eyes and told her, BABY, I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO FEEL YOUR LOVE
TONIGHT!". Then they start playing FYLT. On the inside cover of the
artwork it says "Extra special thanks to the 'girl with the big red eyes'
for helping us all to remember Maryland." This is where it comes from...
b) In the beginning of "Take Your Whiskey Home", Eddie seems to be playing
with his guitar with the main riff and keeps going on until Dave finally
stops his yapping and starts to abruptly sing.
c) "...And The Cradle Will Rock" fades in at the beginning.
d) "Ice Cream Man" is cut off at the VERY end.
e) Overall it's an excellant recording. All insturments are well balanced.
Not too much bass in it like in most other recordings. The whole band
gives an energetic performance.
f) The artwork is very well done, looks VERY professional, printed on heavy
glossy stock paper. One of the best comments on the liner notes is:
"Open the vaults, share the music."
Tora! Tora! Tora!
-----------------
Format : Compact Disc
Label : Aces High (AH CD 021)
Source : Capitol Theater, Largo MD - May 1, 1980
1) Runnin' With The Devil 4:47
2) Tora! Tora! ~ Loss of Control 3:17
3) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:45
4) Dance The Night Away 3:05
5) Women In Love 3:45
6) Jamie's Cryin' 6:18
7) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:57
8) Bright Lights, Big City 8:08
9) Atomic Punk 2:44
10) And The Cradle Will Rock 3:06
11) Light Up The Sky (incl. Drum Solo) 5:26
12) Guitar Solo 6:28
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:01
14) Ice Cream Man 3:37
Total Running Time - 63:24
Notes:
a) Same show as "Remembering Largo" and "Bright Lights, Big Largo".
b) The CD is silver and the artwork impressive.
c) The cover based on WACF cover. A textured picture of Ed's Frankenstrat
is used as a background element on the cover, disc, and backcover...very
nice.
d) Inside cover opens up to reveal a shot of Dave and shot of Ed from the
1980 tour.
e) Undertray has a shot of Ed standing up against his speakers with his
guitar.
f) Show has been digitally remastered and sounds a little better than
existing versions of this show in ciculation. There is reduced hiss
and Dave sounds a tad clearer.
g) "And the Cradle Will Rock" is mislabeled "And the Candle Will Rock".
h) Limited edition 300 copies world wide.
May 5, 1980
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY - May 5, 1980
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Intro 1:06 1) Bright Lights, Big City 8:41
2) Romeo Delight 3:36 2) Atomic Punk 2:40
3) Bottoms Up! 3:53 3) And The Cradle Will Rock... 5:01
4) Drum Solo 1:40 4) Light Up The Sky 5:25
5) Runnin' With the Devil 3:39 5) Guitar Solo 7:48
6) Tora! Tora! 1:21 6) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:15
7) Loss Of Control 3:15 7) Ice Cream Man 4:01
8) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:38 8) You Really Got Me 3:04
9) Dance The Night Away 3:06
10) Women In Love 3:50 Disc 2 Time - 41:56
11) Jamie's Cryin' 4:20
12) Feel Your Love Tonight 5:31
Disc 1 Time - 39:59
Total Time - 81:55
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: D (terrible!).
b) Lineage:
Unknown gen.cassette.aud> SonyTCWE435> PioneerPDR-4> CDR> EAC> WAV>
Trader'sLittleHelper> FLAC
c) There are two equally bad recordings of this show. The "better"
sounding one dies out after about 55 minutes, while the other is
complete. It seems as though both were recorded from the last row up
in the rafters of the auditorium.
d) The "better" tape was used as the main source, the gaps and the end
of the show were filled out with the other tape to build the complete
show.
e) Released in January 2012.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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May 26, 1980
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Daneb Sportpark - Pink Pop Festival - Geleen, Holland - May 26, 1980
1) Romeo Delight 4:29
2) Bottoms Up! 3:02
3) Drum Solo 1:24
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:52
5) Loss Of Control 3:17
6) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:40
7) Dance The Night Away 2:59
8) Jamie's Cryin' 4:20
9) Everybody Wants Some!! 4:48
10) Atomic Punk 2:52
11) And The Cradle Will Rock... 5:13
12) Light Up The Sky 5:15
13) Guitar Solo 5:52
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:15
15) You Really Got Me 4:23
Total Time - 62:49
Notes:
a) Lineage (raw tracks): AUD>low-gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>Sony
RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC>WAV>CDWave>FLAC(level 5)
b) Lineage (remastered tracks): AUD>low-gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC>WAV>Wavelab 4.0>Right
Channel only (picked up better and lowered the whistling)>Duplicate
to left>falsify stereo>Separate chanel EQ>Normalization>WAV>CDWave>
FLAC(level 5)
c) Quality (raw tracks): B+/B
d) Quality (remastered tracks): B++
e) Good sounding, relatively speaking. It's still the same familiar,
distant source with the talking and the whistling, but to hear a low-gen
copy makes it sound a whole lot better and quite enjoyable.
f) Remastered to get rid of the whistling and bring the sound as up front as
possible.
g) Released in January 2006.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
(raw tracks)
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The Good, The Bad and Van Halen
-------------------------------
Format : 2 LP's
Label : RR Records PL 47
Source : June 23, 1980 - London Rainbow Ballroom
Side A
Romeo Delight
Bottoms Up
Runnin With The Devil
Loss Of Control
Take Your Whiskey Home
Side B
Dance The Night Away
Women In Love
Jamie's crying'
Take A Break
Big City Blues
Side C
Everybody Wants Some
And The Cradle Will Rock
Light Up The Sky
Eruption
Side D
Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Ice Cream Man
You Really Got Me
Notes:
a) This is an audience recording, sound = very good, stereo!
b) The cover is deluxe orange and black and has DLR and Eddie on stage from
the late 1970's.
c) The back cover has 3 different pictures of the band from what looks like
the studio from either the 1st or 2nd album.
d) The LP's are black vinyl.
e) 250 copies made.
f) The same recording was also available under the title: "Special Offer".
It was a Japanese Pressing.
Label: UD 6540/1
With a deluxe purple and white cover.
1980 London Invasion
--------------------
Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : Party Dog Records
Source : June 23, 1980 - London Rainbow Ballroom
1) Intro 0:54
2) Romeo Delight 3:31
3) Bottoms Up! / Drum solo 5:19
4) Runnin With The Devil 3:22
5) Tora! Tora! / Loss of Control 4:22
6) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:50
7) Dance The Night Away 3:09
8) Women In Love 3:47
9) Jamie's Cryin' 5:33
10) Bright Lights, Big City 8:32
11) Everybody Wants Some !! 5:00
12) And The Cradle Will Rock 4:20
13) Light Up The Sky 4:57
14) Eddie's Solo 7:01
15) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:01
16) Ice Cream Man 5:10
Total Time - 73:58
Notes:
a) "You Really Got Me" was omitted due to space constraints of a 74 minute
CD-R.
b) The sound quality is MUCH better than the vinyl version and seems to be
from the "original" tape source, with few pops or crackles.
c) The show is spliced in several places (in between every song).
d) Show is very clear with no one instrument overpowering the others.
e) The CD-R is white with reverse blue lettering "1980 LONDON INVASION".
f) Artwork is very glossy. Very high quality.
g) Front cover is a picture of Eddie with his guitar.
h) Inside cover is a picture of all 4 members from the 1980 Tour with the
setlist printed over them.
i) Under the disc tray is a b/w picture of the cover image.
j) Back has a picture of Dave standing on the drum riser in a zebra suit
with fuzzy boots.
k) At times there is quite a bit of crowd cheering which could have been
edited out to leave room for the last song that was omitted.
Pot At The End Of The Rainbow
-----------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Trademark of Quality - Always Expect the Best
Source : Rainbow Ballroom - London - 6/24/1980
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:26 1) Guitar Solo 4:00
2) Bottoms Up 2:57 2) Guitar Solo continued 1:39
3) Drum Solo 2:11 3) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:28
4) Running With The Devil 3:33 4) Ice Cream Man intro 1:53
5) Dave Speaks 1:07 5) Ice Cream Man 4:31
6) Loss Of Control 3:24 6) You Really Got Me 4:06
7) Take Your Whiskey Home 4:13 7) Crowd noise 1:09
8) Dance The Night Away 3:01
9) Women In Love 3:43 Disc 2 Time - 21:52
10) Jamie's Cryin' 4:51
11) (Silence) 0:05
12) Bright Lights, Big City 1:43
13) Everybody Wants Some 3:52
14) Everybody Wants Some - Pt2 1:35
15) ...and the Cradle Will Rock 4:34
16) Light Up The Sky 4:34
Disc 1 Time - 49:49
Total Show Time - 70:41
Notes:
a) Disc 1 opens with the sounds of a helicopter in the background as the
band is introduced.
b) Track 11 of Disc 1 is just 5 seconds of silence.
c) Track 12 of Disc 1 (Bright Lights, Big City) is not the complete song.
d) Track 7 of Disc 2 is just the crowd yelling and screaming as VH leaves
the stage.
e) The overall quality of the recording is very good and it's a great show.
Dave talks to the crowd a bit about this being the last European show.
For a recording of this age, the audio sounds very good. Don't know
what it sounded like before "re-mastering", but the results are great!
f) The cover art shows Dave leaning up against Mikey, both singing. "Van
Halen" and the title are both in purple text along with the show location
and date.
g) The inside cover shows Dave in the air, Edward to the right with a
backdrop of VH logos and is shot at such an angle that you can see the
lighting guys hanging from the rig.
h) The rear cover show Edward and Dave, the track listing and the following
text:
"Contained within is a 2 CD set is the LAST night of
Van Halen's European tour for 1980. Recorded at
London's Rainbow Ballroom
This is a re-mastered edition of a rarely circulated
show."
i) Disc 1 has the title in an arc over the hub in light blue lettering
and the track listing running down the right side. The background is
a multicolored image of various shapes. Lots of blue, purple, green
and yellow shades.
j) Disc 2 is set up the same as Disc 1, but the background is a swirling
pattern made up of shades of green, purple, yellow and white.
Have You Seen Junior's Grades?
------------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Back It Up! 2001
Source : Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto Ontario Canada - July 18, 1980
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:20 1) Everybody Wants Some 5:39
2) Bottoms Up 3:30 2) The Cradle Will Rock 5:02
3) Drum Solo 2:25 3) On Fire 2:59
4) Running With The Devil 3:34 4) Eddie's Solo 7:20
5) Dave Speaks 1:28 5) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:30
6) Tora, Tora, Tora / 6) Ice Cream Man 6:44
Loss Of Control 3:17 7) You Really Got Me 3:21
7) Take Your Whiskey Home 5:19 8) Radio Interview
8) Dance The Night Away 3:02 July 11, 1980 - Toledo OH 11:43
9) Women In Love 3:42
10) Jam 2:05 Disc 2 Time - 51:20
11) Jamie's Crying 3:14
12) Bright Lights, Big City 8:49
Disc 1 Time - 44:50
Total Running Time - 96:10
Notes:
a) The artwork for this show says the venue was the C.N.E Coliseum in
Toronto. It was actually the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
b) Cover art has the title and pertinent show information along with a
collage of "in concert" images framed on a dark green background.
c) Rear artwork contains a track listing in red script text on a speckled
background with three larger "in concert" images along the right side.
d) The show is a fairly clean audience recording with a bit of echo
letting you know the size of the coliseum. The audience certainly
enjoys the performance.
e) During the interview, (Track 8, Disc 2), Dave talks about the following
topics:
1) A visit from the Toledo police
2) The poster included in the WACF LP
3) Story behind Everyone Wants Some
4) Rain and woman from "It Could Be Magic?"
5) Women problems
6) Almond Joy jingle / Monkey Hour
7) Family / Travel
8) Roller Hockey
9) Life on stage
10) Dragnet
f) Released in 2001.
Live In Baltimore
-----------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD - July 22, 1980
1) Romeo Delight 4:03
2) Runnin' With The Devil 3:31
3) Loss Of Control 5:22
4) Take Your Whiskey Home 5:36
5) Dance The Night Away 3:04
6) Women In Love... 3:58
7) Jam 1:52
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:17
9) Bright Lights, Big City 8:54
10) Everybody Wants Some!! 5:47
11) And The Cradle Will Rock... 4:49
12) On Fire 3:14
13) Guitar Solo 6:20
14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:38
15) Ice Cream Man 4:56
16) You Really Got Me 3:23
Total Time - 73:50
Notes:
a) Audience recording, VG.
b) Lineage: Unknown gen cassette>CDR(?)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level5)
c) This is one of the better sounding North American VH 1980 shows. Not many
of them sound good but this one is pretty decent.
d) The sound in the right channel is quieter than in the left until Track 11.
Tracks 11, 12 and most of 13 get even quieter in the right channel. Late
in Track 13 (Guitar Solo) there's a small cut and then the sound returns
to normal.
e) Bottoms Up! isn't in the setlist which usually was the second song of the
1980 set. If they did it that night, this recording doesn't have it.
f) Released in August 2004.
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Uniondale/Glasgow
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Nassau County Coliseum - Uniondale, NY - July 27, 1980
Apollo Theatre - Glasgow, Scotland - May 18, 1978
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:09 1) And The Cradle Will Rock... 6:19
2) Bottoms Up! 4:01 2) On Fire 2:56
3) Drum Solo 3:11 3) Guitar Solo 7:11
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:31 4) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:04
5) Dave Raps 2:04 5) Ice Cream Man 5:31
6) Loss Of Control 3:22 6) You Really Got Me 3:00
7) Take Your Whiskey Home 5:41 7) Improvised Jam 3:06
8) Dance The Night Away 2:44 8) On Fire 3:03
9) Women In Love... 4:10 9) I'm The One 5:03
10) Jam / Jamie's Cryin' 5:05 10) Runnin' With The Devil 4:06
11) Bright Lights, Big City 8:16 11) Atomic Punk 3:56
12) Everybody Wants Some!! 5:41 12) Little Dreamer 3:29
13) Feel Your Love Tonight 4:00
Disc 1 Time - 52:01 14) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:49
15) Guitar Solo 4:09
16) You Really Got Me 3:51
17) D.O.A. 4:23
Disc 2 Time - 74:38
Total Running Time - 126:39
Notes:
a) All of Disc 1 and Tracks 1-6 of Disc 2 are from the Uniondale, NY show.
b) Disc 2 Track 7-17 are from the Glasgow, Scotland show.
c) Uniondale is an audience recording, VG.
d) Glasgow is an audience recording, G+.
e) Lineage (both shows): unknown gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>PC>Goldwave .wav recorder>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
f) Quality-wise, the Uniondale show is one of the better VH 1980 shows.
g) The quality of the recording isn't that great on the Glasgow show but the
performance is very energetic. Not only that, they run into technical
problems in the opening number so they do a jam for 3 minutes to stall
the crowd, which is pretty cool.
h) Any cut you hear in the Uniondale show, and there are a few of them, are
on the analog source. At one point during the guitar solo you can hear
one guy tell the taper that he's "not holding it right" referring to the
recording device.
i) The date is debatable on Uniondale, this is also labeled as 7/26/80. VH
did play Uniondale on 7/26/80 as well as 7/27/80 but tapes of both
nights do not exist, so it has to be one or the other.
j) Released in June 2004.
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This Ain't Cheap Trick
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Format : Compact Disc (CD-R)
Label : P.B.190
Source : Albuquerque, New Mexico 9-10-80
1) Romeo Delight 4:15
2) Bottoms Up 3:20
3) Drum Solo 2:27
4) Running With The Devil 3:49
5) Tora! Tora! / Loss Of Control 5:47
6) Take Your Whiskey Home 3:50
7) Dance The Night Away 3:03
8) Women In Love 3:45
9) Jamie's Cryin' 5:38
10) Everybody Wants Some 6:59
11) ...And The Cradle Will Rock 4:55
12) Eddie's Solo 9:01
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:44
14) Ice Cream Man 6:17
15) Ice Cream Man (Cont.) 0:36
16) You Really Got Me 3:39
Total Time - 72:05
Notes:
a) The sound quality is an audience "B". Ed and Al pretty much dominate the
mix, Dave's vocals, along with the background vocals are clear.
b) There's lots of classic "Dave-isms" during the show. Edward sounds
inspired on "Women In Love". You can't help but laugh when after Eddie
plays the instrumental intro to "Women In Love", Dave says, "This one
goes out to all the lighting people!" As VH buffs know, the lighting
people were the ones who pointed out the women in the audience that the
band wanted to party aftershow with.
c) A rare find if you can get your hands on it.
d) Released in 2000.
Across The Bay
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA - October 9, 1980
1) Romeo Delight 4:12
2) Bottoms Up! 3:17
3) Runnin' With The Devil 5:33
4) Loss Of Control 3:18
5) Take Your Whiskey Home 5:10
6) Dance The Night Away 3:10
7) Women In Love 3:47
8) Jamie's Cryin' 5:26
9) Everybody Wants Some!! 5:23
10) ...And The Cradle Will Rock 3:51
11) Guitar Solo 9:00
12) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:52
13) Ice Cream Man 4:45
14) You Really Got Me 3:11
Total Time - 65:57
Notes:
a) Audience recording.
b) Sound increases/changes after Track 1.
c) Track 3 includes a couple of minutes of Dave talking.
d) Tape flip between tracks 8 & 9.
e) Dave talks for a while again at the end of Track 12.
f) Artwork created by BB Gun.
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1981
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Format : LP
Label : None
Source : Paris, 1978 & Anaheim Stadium 19??
Side 1
1) On Fire
2) Show Your Love
3) Bass Solo
4) Running With The Devil
5) Feel You Love Tonight
6) Atomic Punk/Drum Solo
7) Little Dreamer
8) Ain't Talking About Love
Side 2
1) Instumental Jam
2) Summertime Blues
3) Instrumental Jam
4) Bottoms Up
5) Jamie's Cryin'
6) Feel Your Love Tonight
7) Dave Rap/Guitar Jam
8) Ain't Talking About Love
Notes:
a) Songs 1 through 4 on both Sides from Paris France.
b) Songs 5 through 8 on Side 2 are from Anaheim Stadium.
c) During the songs from Anaheim Stadium, Dave says, "We were in Milwaukee
last night, and we got some. I'm not talking about no BEER either!!!!"
d) Song 8 on both sides fades out during the middle of the song.
e) The song listing on the cover is totally wrong.
June 11, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA - June 11, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:56 1) Everybody Wants Some!! 9:53
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:35 2) Sounds Of Summertime 4:06
3) Drum Solo 2:24 3) Ice Cream Man 4:29
4) Hear About It Later 4:51 4) Mean Street 5:06
5) Dave Raps 1:47 5) Guitar Solo 8:20
6) So This Is Love? 3:28 6) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:54
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:39 7) You Really Got Me 5:28
8) Bass Solo 3:15 8) Unchained 6:52
9) Runnin' With The Devil 3:20 9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:10
10) Dance The Night Away 3:15
11) Dave Raps #2 1:11 Disc 2 Time - 53:24
12) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 2:02
13) Romeo Delight 4:42
Disc 1 Time - 41:33
Total Running Time - 94:57
Notes:
a) Audience recording, VG+.
b) Lineage: 3rd gen cass(?)>Aiwa CSD-ED37>PC>Goldwave .wav recorder>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Here and there you'll hear fluttering but it always dissipates quickly.
d) Disc 2 Track 3 has a weird sound about 3 seconds into it.
e) After "Unchained" going into "ATBL" the sound gets a little duller. ATBL
was on a different tape so that's why. Around 4:40 Disc 2 Track 8 you'll
hear the sound get a little duller. Nothing horrible but there's a
difference. Other than that it's a great bright sound throughout.
f) A highly recommended Fair Warning show...it's got a stellar "Hear About
It Later". The only downside is that there's someone blowing a horn
throughout the whole thing.
g) Released in May 2004.
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Home Ground
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Format : 2 LP's
Label : (unknown)
Source : 6/19/81 LA Sports Arena
Side 1 Side 3
------ ------
1) On Fire 11) Sounds Of Summertime
2) Sinner's Swing 12) Ice Cream Man
3) Hear About It Later 13) Mean Street
4) So This Is Love 14) Eruption '81
5) Jamie's Crying
6) Air Raid (Bass Solo) Side 4
------
Side 2 15) You Really Got Me
------ 16) Unchained
7) Running With The Devil 17) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
8) Dance The Night Away
9) Sunday Afternoon In The Park
10) Romeo Delight
Notes:
a) "Dance The Night Away" on Side 2 isn't listed on the cover.
b) Great montage artwork on cover. Shot of band members on front surrounded
by flames and other graphics.
c) Records are pressed on red vinyl, with a plain white label and no
markings.
d) Overall sound quality would rate about a B. It's an audience recording,
and the band sounds clear but there's a "spacious" arena-quality to it.
e) Because the show was in LA, the boys were probably partying hard and it
shows in a few songs; Dave doesn't sing the entire second verse of "So
This Is Love". In the same song, Eddie plays part of the second solo
during the FIRST solo. Also, Dave "makes up" lyrics in the second verse
of "Unchained". (just like "Romeo Delight" in the US Festival show)
June 19, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Los Angeles Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA - June 19, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:50 1) Sounds of Summertime 4:02
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:40 2) Ice Cream Man 5:45
3) Drum Solo 2:24 3) Mean Street 5:16
4) Hear About It Later 4:51 4) Guitar Solo 6:57
5) Dave Raps 2:35 5) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:56
6) So This Is Love? 3:25 6) You Really Got Me 4:37
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:37 7) Unchained 5:27
8) Bass Solo 3:43 8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:43
9) Runnin' With The Devil 3:17
10) Dance The Night Away 3:18 Disc 2 Time - 40:46
11) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 3:18
12) Romeo Delight 4:43
13) Everybody Wants Some!! 9:04
Disc 1 Time - 51:49
Total Running Time - 92:35
Notes:
a) Taken from the vinyl bootleg, "Home Ground".
b) Audience recording VG+ or B+/A-.
c) Lineage: original vinyls>CDR(?)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC
d) The transfer is superior, as good a transfer as you'll ever hear of this
show. Hardly sounds like vinyl.
e) The track listing on the vinyl bootleg, "Home Ground" does not correspond
to the vinyl>CD transfer.
f) The volume dips down a little bit in the beginning of "On Fire" but
rebounds shortly.
g) There are 3 or 4 cuts between songs, nothing major. The audience
cheering is cut out; no music is lost.
h) Released in April 2004.
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Full Moon, Fair Warning
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : TB
Source : The Fabulous Forum, Los Angeles, CA - June 21, 1981
Tracks 6-11 of Disc 2 are from various sources - see notes
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Intro 0:55 1) Guitar Solo 8:00
2) On Fire 3:14 2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:19
3) Sinner's Swing! 3:52 3) You Really Got Me 4:29
4) Drum Solo 2:34 4) Unchained 4:55
5) Hear About It Later 5:20 5) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:23
6) Dave's Rap 3:01 6) Lucielle 3:20
7) So This Is Love? 3:34 7) Everybody Wants Some! 12:47
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:56 8) Unchained 4:23
9) Bass Solo 3:43 9) So This Is Love? 3:30
10) Runnin' With The Devil 3:21 10) Hear About It Later 4:59
11) Dance The Night Away 3:52
12) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 3:42 Time Disc 2 - 55:14
13) Romeo Delight 4:56
14) Everybody Wants Some! 6:36
15) Ice Cream Man 5:54
16) Mean Street 5:29
Time Disc 1 - 63:59
Total Time - 119:13
Notes:
a) The base color of the cover art is red. The title is superimposed in
white text. There is a picture of Edward, cigarette hanging out of his
mouth, playing his Red & White striped guitar with an image of a "full
moon" in the background.
b) The rear artwork has the set list in yellow text over a close up of
Edward fingering his Red & White guitar. Vertically along the left edge
is the VH logo, a copy of a ticket stub from that show, and the cover
of the Fair Warning tour program.
c) Also of special note along the bottom of the rear artwork is the
following in white text:
Made for the VHML Trading Tree 2000
If you bought this disc, you're an idiot
d) The CD artwork has the same image of Edward and the "full moon" from the
cover with the text:
Fair Warning Tour
LIVE
June 21, 1981
LA Forum
Los Angeles, CA
and the disc number (1 or 2).
e) Track 6 of Disc 2 is from Providence, RI - 5/15/81.
f) Track 7 of Disc 2 is from New York, NY - 7/17/81.
g) Tracks 8-10 of Disc 2 are from the 1981 videos shot in Oakland, CA
and shown on various TV stations like MTV over the years.
h) The audio of the LA show is a mono audience recording, but a very good
one.
Listen Up Eddie
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : KTS 706AS
Source : Great Western Forum, Inglewood CA, 6-21-81
1) On Fire 4:06
2) Sinners Swing 3:52
3) Hear About It Later 5:56
4) David Lee Roth Rap 2:57
5) So This Is Love 3:35
6) Jamie's Crying 3:44
7) Running With The Devil 3:43
8) Dance The Night Away 3:23
9) Sunday Afternoon In Park 2:04
10) Romeo Delight 4:50
11) Everybody Wants Some 4:51
12) Mean Street 5:15
13) Eddie's Solo 7:32
14) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:25
15) You Really Got Me Going 4:26
Total Time - 62:52
Notes:
a) The front cover has a picture of Dave (circa 1976 demos). "Van Halen"
in the top right hand corner with "Listen Up Eddie" approx in the
middle and "Fair Warning Tour 1981" in the bottom right hand corner.
All lettering on the front cover is in white.
b) The back cover says, "Van Halen - Listen Up Eddie" on top in pink
lettering. "L.A. Forum June 21st, 1981 Fair Warning Tour" also on
top in white lettering. Below is a picture of Eddie with his arms
around 2 girls (circa 1979). Song titles are below that in pink
lettering with "KTS Kiss The Stone Archive Series The Ultimate In
Quality!!! 1997/add ACUM"
c) The inside booklet shows David Lee Roth with the members of The Runaways.
In the picture, left to right is, Sandy West, (unknown), Joan Jett,
Lita Ford, David Lee Roth, and Vickie Blue.
d) The disc is silver in color with "Sinners Swing" in black lettering
arching the top of the disc and "KTS 706 AS The Ultimate In Quality"
along the bottom.
e) It's an audience recording. "audience Ex-" but could have been a very
solid EX if it were run through an EQ. The sound is somewhat distant
as a whole and no one instrument "overpowers" another.
f) The complete show from this date also had solo's for Alex and Mike.
"Ice Cream Man", "Unchained", and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love". These
last two tracks were supposed to be included in this release as
evidenced by this cover art, which was never used.
Sinners Dance
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : Pandoras Records - P.R. CD 581/582
Source : Los Angeles, CA - 6/21/1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:52 1) Everybody Wants Some 8:17
2) Sinner's Swing 3:37 2) Ice Cream Man 4:29
3) Drum Solo 2:22 3) Mean Street 5:08
4) Hear About It Later 7:51 4) Eruption 81 7:36
5) So This Is Love 3:23 5) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:58
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:51 6) You Really Got Me 4:13
7) Air Raid (Bass Solo) 3:25 7) Unchained 4:22
8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:26 8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:32
9) Dance The Night Away 4:58
10) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 2:02 Disc 2 Time - 42:35
11) Romeo Delight 4:38
Disc 1 Time - 43:25
Total Show Time - 86:00
Notes:
a) Artwork contains the Lion that Van Halen used on their tour book from
the 1981 tour.
b) Artwork states that this show is from 6/19/81. It is actually from the
third night in Los Angeles.
c) Complete mono audience recording that while featuring a nice loud
audience, is actually pretty good. The recording is clean but
somewhat overdriven and light on the bass.
d) Track 4 of Disc 1 contains a couple of minutes of Dave chatting.
e) Packaging states a copyright of 2000 and sports what looks like a
Japanese UPC label.
June 21, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA - June 21, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:58 1) Guitar Solo 7:37
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:35 2) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:06
3) Drum Solo 2:36 3) You Really Got Me 4:11
4) Hear About It Later 4:48 4) Unchained 4:37
5) Dave Raps 2:53 5) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:02
6) So This Is Love? 3:26
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:46 Disc 2 Time - 24:35
8) Bass Solo 3:23
9) Runnin' With The Devil 3:24
10) Dance The Night Away 4:55
11) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:58
12) Romeo Delight 4:36
13) Everybody Wants Some!! 6:10
14) Ice Cream Man 5:35
15) Mean Street 5:03
Disc 1 Time - 60:15
Total Running Time - 84:50
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: B++
b) Lineage: AUD>Master cass>???>"Full Moon, Fair Warning" CDRx>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity speed correction +5%>WAV>CDR1>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level5)
c) This is adapted from "Full Moon, Fair Warning".
d) It has been speed corrected and rough track transitions have been
cleaned up.
e) The original recording inherently gets ever so slightly slower as it
goes on. It was not adjusted track by track, but a flat, across the
board 5% increase in speed. The last two songs still sound a tinge
slow, but nothing major.
f) There is a cut between "Everybody Wants Some" and "Ice Cream Man",
cutting out the latter half of EWS and the first half of ICM. There is
also some kind of cut between "Romeo Delight" and EWS, but no music is
cut there--EWS just starts abruptly with no cheering in between.
g) There are an inordinate amount of firecrackers going off throughout the
entire show.
h) Released in February 2005.
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July 4, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI - July 4, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 2:11 1) Everybody Wants Some!! 9:41
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:18 2) Ice Cream Man (Pt. I) 4:27
3) Drum Solo 2:38 3) Ice Cream Man (Pt. II) 4:04
4) Hear About It Later / Dave Raps 7:05 4) Mean Street 4:44
5) So This Is Love? 3:27 5) Guitar Solo 6:42
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:33 6) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:58
7) Bass Solo 3:23 7) You Really Got Me 4:46
8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:18 8) Unchained 4:07
9) Dance The Night Away / Dave Raps 6:01
10) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:54 Disc 2 Time - 41:33
11) Romeo Delight 4:44
Disc 1 Time - 41:38
Total Running Time - 83:11
Notes:
a) Audience recording, VG-.
b) Lineage: unknown gen cass>CDR(2)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Disc 1, Track 1 (On Fire) cuts in.
d) Disc 2, Track 8 (Unchained) sounds like it was added on from a higher-gen
tape of this show.
e) Released in July 2004.
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Mean Streets of Chicago
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : International Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL - July 10, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:35 1) Ice Cream Man 5:12
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:21 2) Mean Street 5:03
3) Drum Solo 3:00 3) Guitar Solo 8:42
4) Hear About It Later 7:10 4) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:47
5) So This Is Love? 3:25 5) You Really Got Me 5:12
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:38 6) Unchained 4:28
7) Bass Solo 4:11 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:26
8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:23
9) Dance The Night Away 5:29 Disc 2 Time - 34:53
10) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 2:00
11) Romeo Delight 4:33
12) Everybody Wants Some!! 4:36
Disc 1 Time - 48:27
Total Running Time - 83:20
Notes:
a) Audience recording, VG-.
b) The sound is unbalanced for most of the show, favoring the left channel.
This gets corrected on Disc 2 Track 5 at the 3:39 mark. Overall you can
hear a little tape hiss as well.
c) Small clicks between Disc 1 Tracks 1&2, 3&4, 8&9, 9&10; Disc 2 Tracks 4&5.
d) Cut between Disc 1 Tracks 11&12, Disc 1 Track 12 & Disc 2 Track 1.
e) Disc 2 Track 7 cuts off abruptly.
f) Fadeouts on Disc 1 Track 12, Disc 2 Tracks 5&6.
g) Fade-in Disc 2 Track 1.
h) It doesn't seem any music is lost except for Disc 1 Track 12 which cuts
off before the section in "Everybody Wants Some" where Dave works the
crowd. Disc 2 Track 1 fades in and picks up right at the beginning of
"Ice Cream Man" but omits Dave's customary spiel with the crowd before
that. Disc 2 Track 7 cuts off abruptly with no fadeout.
i) The "heartbeat" section of "Romeo Delight" seems to be a little more
up-tempo and louder as compared to how they did it in other '81 shows.
Ed does a little more "noodling" in this show than in other shows during
the "Cathedral" section of the solo.
j) Released in April 2004.
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July 10, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : International Amphitheater - Chicago, IL - July 10, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:53 1) Guitar Solo 8:49
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:27 2) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:49
3) Drum Solo 2:56 3) You Really Got Me 4:45
4) Hear About It Later 4:54 4) Chicago Radio Interview 7:33
5) Dave Raps 2:16 5) Amsterdam Radio Interview 9:28
6) So This Is Love? 3:29 6) EVH plays w/Pretenders 8:00
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:42 7) EVH plays w/Allan Holdsworth 6:33
8) Bass Solo 4:01
9) Runnin' With The Devil 3:28 Disc 2 Time - 47:58
10) Dance The Night Away 5:27
11) Sunday Afternoon in the Park 2:01
12) Romeo Delight 4:36
13) Everybody Wants Some!! 11:42
14) Ice Cream Man 8:55
15) Mean Street 5:09
Disc 1 Time - 72:02
Total Running Time - 120:00
Notes:
a) Audience recording.
b) Quality of Chicago 7/10/81: B+/B
Quality of Chicago 7/29/80 interview: C+
Quality of Amsterdam 1981 interview: B-
Quality of EVH w/Pretenders 2/14/82: B+/B
Qualty of EVH w/Allan Holdsworth 4/23/82: C/C-
c) Lineage of Chicago 7/10/81: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck,
pitch correction one-half step down and Dolby C noise reduction applied>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone recorder>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge
Audacity minimal editing/splicing>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
Lineage of all other files: AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone recorder>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge
Audacity minimal editing>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
d) This is an alternate source of this show. This one doesn't have the
encores, but it has a complete EWS and Ice Cream Man. If you put the two
sources together (this one and "Mean Streets of Chicago") you get a
complete show.
e) The tape sounded decent, wasn't too genned. This source is more distant
and quasi-reminiscent of "Home Ground" in terms of the spacious, distant
sound. The other source is very upfront without a lot of ambience. The
tape had a high-pitched hiss which is why Dolby C noise reduction was
applied right on the deck. Speed correction was also applied right on
the deck, a half step down as it ran too fast. All the highs are still
there however, and if you turn it up loud enough you can still hear the
high-pitched hiss a little bit.
f) Editing was minimal; EWS was spliced together from both sides of the
tape. Unfortunately, side 2 of the tape wasn't as good quality as side
one of the tape, so there's a dropoff around the 0:33 mark of EWS where
the splice is.
g) Because Disc 2 would only have been about 16 minutes, some bonus
material has been thrown in to fill it out.
h) Track 4 is a radio interview from a Chicago radio station, 7/29/80.
There were studio songs played but they were mostly cut on the tape, and
what was left of that was cut out here.
i) Amsterdam 1981, track 5, is hilarious. DLR and the boys walk around town
asking strangers if they've heard of Van Halen. No one recognizes them
but for one person at the end who goes, "Wait, you're David Lee Roth!"
This broadcast also has a couple of the Oakland 6/13/81 tracks in there
which were left in.
j) Tracks 6 and 7 are stuff that aren't widely circulated. Track 6 is a
decent generation of EVH playing a couple of songs with the Pretenders
at UCLA on 2/14/82. Track 7 is quite genned and is Ed playing with Allan
Holdsworth at The Roxy in Los Angeles on 4/23/82. Nevertheless, it's a
nice thing to have for historical purposes.
k) Released in March 2005.
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July 20, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - July 20, 1981
Disc 1
1) On Fire 4:02
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:30
3) Drum Solo 2:53
4) Hear About It Later
/ Dave Talks 7:41
5) So This Is Love? 4:07
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:40
7) Bass Solo 4:35
8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:26
9) Dance The Night Away
/ Dave Talks 6:31
10) Sunday Afternoon In The Park 2:00
11) Romeo Delight (Part I) 1:56
Disc 1 Time - 44:26
Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight (Part II) 2:57
2) Everybody Wants Some!!
/ Dave's Solo (Part I) 13:36
3) Dave's Solo (Part II)
/ Ice Cream Man 6:29
4) Mean Street 5:17
5) Guitar Solo 9:19
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:04
7) You Really Got Me 2:54
Disc 2 Time - 43:40
Total Running Time - 88:06
Notes:
a) Audience recording (VG)
b) Lineage: low-gen cass>CDR(?)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC
c) This is a previously undercirculated show. Rowdy show with great
Daveisms. Dave works the crowd brilliantly.
d) The encores "Unchained" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" are missing. Disc
2 ends with "You Really Got Me" fading out.
e) "Romeo Delight" fades out on Disc 1 and fades back in on Disc 2. There is
a few seconds of music missing in this song, perhaps due to a tape flip.
f) There is a flaw that occurs Disc 2, Track 2 at the 2:51 mark.
g) Small ticks between Disc 1 Tracks 2&3, 6&7, 8&9, 9&10. Disc 2 Tracks 2&3,
3&4.
h) Eddie and the boys have a little surprise intrusion Disc 2 Track 3 at the
0:56 mark.
i) Disc 1, Track 11 (Romeo Delight (Part I)) fades out.
j) Disc 2, Track 1 (Romeo Delight (Part II)) fades in.
k) Disc 2, Track 7 (You Really Got Me) fades out.
l) Released in April 2004.
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Martial Law
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
LabeL : Metal Sword - MS CD 063/064
Source : Philadelphia, PA - 21 July 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Radio Ad 0:18 1) Improvised Jam / 9:57
2) On Fire 3:58 Ice Cream Man
3) Sinner's Swing 3:40 2) Mean Street 5:49
4) Drum Solo 3:43 3) Guitar Solo 8:51
5) Hear About It Later 7:48 4) Feel Your Love Tonight 3:05
6) So This is Love? 3:44 5) You Really Got Me 4:21
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:52 6) Unchained 6:20
8) Improvised Jam 4:18 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:34
9) Runnin' With The Devil 3:30
10) Dance The Night Away 5:37 Disc 2 Time - 44:57
11) Sunday Afternoon In The Park / 7:09
Romeo Delight
12) Everybody Wants Some 14:03
Disc 1 Time - 61:40
Total Show Time - 106:19
Notes:
a) A great audience recording.
b) Disc 1, Track 8 (Improvised Jam) as the back cover says, is Michael's bass
solo.
c) Disc 2, Track 1 (Improvised Jam) as the back cover says, is Dave's usual
banter with the crowd before going into "Ice Cream Man".
d) Released in July 2001.
July 28, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Capital Centre - Largo, MD - July 28, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:57 1) Guitar Solo 7:26
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:43 2) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:59
3) Drum Solo 3:05 3) You Really Got Me 5:02
4) Hear About It Later 6:52 4) Unchained 6:10
5) So This Is Love? 3:30 5) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:25
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:48
7) Bass Solo 4:24 Disc 2 Time - 28:02
8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:27
9) Dance The Night Away 5:01
10) Sunday Afternoon in the Park 2:05
11) Romeo Delight 4:46
12) Everybody Wants Some!! 12:49
13) Ice Cream Man 7:40
14) Mean Street 5:36
Disc 1 Time - 70:43
Total Running Time - 98:45
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: B
b) Lineage: AUD>low-gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C
standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity
minimal editing>WAV>CDWave>WAV>dbPowerAmp>FLAC(level 5)
c) Very solid, tight performance. Show moves along pretty fast as they
don't do as much fooling around as in other shows. "Ice Cream Man" is
among the shortest 1981 renditions. Dave's rap after "Hear About It
Later" is also a little shorter. Not much else to say other than this is
a nicely executed show that really doesn't have any hitches.
d) Quality is pretty good for a 1981 recording. There's audience
cheering but you'll hear the songs just fine without much interference.
There is a minor cut at the beginning of "Everybody Wants Some" for a
tape flip, and then a minor cut in crowd noise before the encores for a
tape change. Other than that there aren't any analog issues to speak of.
e) Released on late May 2005.
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August 25, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC - August 25, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Intro 2:24 1) Ice Cream Man 11:19
2) On Fire 2:55 2) Mean Street 4:45
3) Sinner's Swing! / Drum Solo 6:20 3) Guitar Solo 10:36
4) Hear About It Later 4:45 4) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:53
5) So This Is Love? 4:18 5) You Really Got Me 3:42
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:37 6) Unchained 4:28
7) Bass Solo 3:44 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:28
8) Runnin' With The Devil 3:00
9) Dance The Night Away 3:45 Disc 2 Time - 44:14
10) Sunday Afternoon In The Park
/ Romeo Delight 8:42
11) Everybody Wants Some!! 11:53
Disc 1 Time - 55:28
Total Running Time - 99:42
Notes:
a) Audience recording, quality: B.
b) Lineage: AUD>unknown gen cass>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Fantastic performance, cool intro to "On Fire."
d) Released in October 2004.
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Then and Now
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Format : LP
Label : Unknown
Source : Greensboro 1981, and Somewhere in 1986
Side A: 1986 Somewhere
1) Eruption 8:10
2) Rock and Roll 5:40
3) Wild Thing 5:10
Side B: 1981 Greensboro
1) Ice Cream Man 7:40
2) Mean Street 4:30
3) Eruption 8:30
Total Time - 39:00 (approx)
Notes:
a) Cover shows close up of DLR laughing. Back has a drawing of a hand
plugging a plug into an outlet.
b) There aren't any track listings, concert info, credits, or label
to be seen.
c) DLR mentions Greensboro a few times but you can't tell which
Greensboro he's talking about. Probably Greensboro Alabama.
d) Good sound quality on each side.
August 31, 1981
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Jefferson Coliseum - Birmingham, AL - August 31, 1981
1) Dave Raps 2:05
2) Sunday Afternoon in the Park 1:59
3) Romeo Delight 4:45
4) Dave Raps some more 3:03
5) Everybody Wants Some!! 7:36
6) Sounds of Summertime 3:23
7) Ice Cream Man 2:48
8) Mean Street 4:51
9) Guitar Solo 9:52
10) Feel Your Love Tonight 2:56
Total Time - 43:21
Notes:
a) Audience recording, VG (incomplete).
b) Lineage: unknown gen cass>Aiwa CSD-ED37>PC>Goldwave .wav recorder>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) There was no equalization, normalization, etc.... It was recorded on a
medium volume level and left alone.
d) There is a few seconds of silence between "Ice Cream Man" and "Mean
Street".
e) It gets better in quality as it goes along.
f) It's a crime that the whole show isn't circulating because this is a
special 1981 show.
g) Released in May 2004.
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September 28, 1981
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Phoenix, AZ - September 28, 1981
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) On Fire 3:55 1) Ice Cream Man 14:24
2) Sinner's Swing! 3:36 2) Mean Street 4:46
3) Drum Solo 3:02 3) Guitar Solo 10:17
4) Hear About It Later 4:39 4) You Really Got Me 6:30
5) Dave Raps 2:55 5) Unchained 4:20
6) So This Is Love? 4:14 6) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:09
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:43
8) Bass Solo 4:12 Disc 2 Time - 46:26
9) Runnin' With The Devil 3:29
10) Dance The Night Away 6:21
11) Sunday Afternoon in the Park 2:03
12) Romeo Delight 5:56
13) Everybody Wants Some!! 12:45
Disc 1 Time - 60:51
Total Running Time - 107:17
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: B/B-
b) Lineage:
AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone burner>CDR(1)>
EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) A unique version of "Romeo Delight" is played this night. After the
"heartbeat" section the band breaks into a jam with Eddie and Dave
responding to one another a la Jimmy Page and Robert Plant during
sections of "Dazed and Confused."
d) Released in May 2005.
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Diver Down Tour Rehearsals
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Zoetrope Studios - Pasadena, CA - June 27, 1982
1) Dave Talks About The Rehearsal 4:00
2) Romeo Delight 3:50
3) Unchained 3:22
4) Drum Solo 2:07
5) Dance The Night Away 2:59
6) Runnin' With The Devil 3:05
7) Dave Talks Again 3:36
8) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:09
9) Hang 'em High 3:19
10) Little Guitars 4:38
11) Bass Solo 3:01
12) Jamie's Cryin' 4:18
13) Cathedral 1:07
14) Secrets (cut) 2:49
15) Everybody Wants Some!! 5:42
16) Intruder 2:00
17) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:14
18) Guitar Solo 5:27
19) Bottoms Up! 3:32
20) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:51
21) The Full Bug 4:58
Total Running Time - 75:55
Notes:
a) The source for this disc was an unknown generation cassette tape with
Dolby noise reduction applied.
b) The quality is VG- or about B-/C+. The audio is muffled throughout,
like the taper was hiding the recorder under a jacket or something.
c) Track 14 (Secrets) was cut off on side 1 of the tape and then Track
15 (Everybody Wants Some!!) picked up on side 2 of the tape.
d) This was the tour rehearsal for friends before the band was to embark
on the "Hide Your Sheep" tour. Because of this, it's not a normal
show as evidenced by the setlist and the way Dave talks to the audience.
e) Released in June of 2004.
Sold Out On A Saturday Night
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : "Here I say" Records
Source : Charlotte, NC - 7-17-82
Disc 1
1) Romeo Delight 5:40 1) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 6:22
2) Unchained 3:33 2) Cathedral 1:59
3) Drum Solo 2:34 3) Secrets 3:34
4) Dance The Night Away 3:12 4) Everybody Wants Some /
5) Runnin' With The Devil 6:53 Intruder 9:50
6) Where Have All Those Good Times Gone 3:33 5) Oh! Pretty Women 2:56
7) Hang'em High 4:11 6) Eruption "guitar solo" 8:33
8) Little Guitars 5:26 7) Bottom's Up 1:09
9) Bass Solo 3:04 8) Ain't Talkin'Bout Love 4:49
10) Jamie's Cryin 3:48 9) The Full Bug 4:58
11) Ice Cream Man 7:06 10)You Really Got Me /
Happy Trails 4:45
Total Time Disc 1 - 40:27
Total Time Disc 2 - 49:22
Total Show Time - 89:49
Notes:
a) A very clear and good recording of the 3rd show (first weekend) of the
1982 Diver Down tour.
b) A big plus with the recording....this was a rare setlist structure
because the setlist was changed shortly after this show and pretty much
stayed the same for the rest of the tour.
c) Dave tells Charlotte about his "Southern Hospitality" before the show,
and talks about being "Sold Out On A Saturday Night".
d) One fault in the recording is on Disc 2 "Bottom's Up" fades out after
the chorus and then fades back into the start of "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout
Love".
e) Very nice professionally done artwork.
f) Each CD is red with "Sold Out On A Saturday Night" printed in white.
g) Each case is numbered, only 75 were made.
h) If you can find this show, get it. It will be a plus to any Van Halen
collection.
August 19, 1982
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Pavilion - Chicago, IL - August 19, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:38 1) Intruder 1:59
2) Unchained 3:29 2) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:15
3) Drum Solo 2:31 3) Guitar Solo 8:14
4) The Full Bug 3:23 4) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:42
5) Runnin' With The Devil 5:34 5) Bottoms Up! 3:48
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:31 6) You Really Got Me (Pt. 1) 2:25
7) Little Guitars 4:22 7) Happy Trails /
8) Where Have All The Good You Really Got Me (Pt. 2) 3:51
Times Gone! 2:48
9) Hang 'em High 3:18 Disc 2 Time - 29:18
10) Cathedral / Secrets 4:42
11) Everybody Wants Some!! (Pt. 1) 4:51
12) Everybody Wants Some!! (Pt. 2) 5:36
13) Dance The Night Away 3:11
14) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
/ I'm So Glad 4:53
15) Ice Cream Man 7:57
Disc 1 Time - 64:49
Total Running Time - 94:07
Notes:
a) Audience recording, VG-.
b) Lineage: unknown gen cass>CDR(?)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC
c) Small clicks between Disc 1 Tracks 8&9, 10-13. Disc 2 Tracks 4&5, 6&7.
There's a small "blip" Disc 1 Track 3 at the 0:04 mark.
d) The tail end of Disc 1 Track 8 fades out, and the bass solo is
completely omitted. Disc 2 Track 3 fades out and is cut.
e) Disc 1 Track 14 (Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I'm So Glad) cuts as the
band is about to start up SGMAD again. Another cut is before the end of
the track, which picks up with audience cheering.
f) Disc 2 Track 3 (Guitar Solo) is cut.
g) Disc 2 Track 4 (Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love) has a cut in the aud cheering.
h) Disc 2 Track 5 Bottoms Up! has a cut in the aud cheering.
i) There's a small flaw between Disc 1 Tracks 11&12...about 5 seconds of
Dave's talking at the end of Track 11 is repeated again at the beginning
of Track 12.
j) Eddie's guitar cuts in and out on songs like "Romeo Delight" and "Somebody
Get Me A Doctor." They must have had technical difficulties that night.
k) This is not the "Down Down Down in Chicago" bootleg.
l) Released in May 2004.
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Hung 'Em High In Seattle
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Mean Street Studios Production
Source : Seattle, WA - Seattle Center Coliseum - Sept. 2, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:32 1) Intruder 2:07
2) Unchained 3:32 2) Pretty Woman 3:20
3) Drum Solo 2:43 3) Guitar Solo 10:05
4) The Full Bug 3:34 4) D.O.A. 3:39
5) Runnin' With The Devil 6:34 5) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 8:08
6) Jamie's Cryin 3:40 6) Bottom's Up 5:26
7) Little Guitars 4:34 7) Growth 0:16
8) Where Have All Those Good Times Gone 3:19 8) Girl You Really Got Me 3:33
9) Bass Solo 3:36 9) Happy Trails /
10) Hang'em High 3:40 You Really Got Me 3:53
11) Cathedral 1:28
12) Secrets 3:19 Disc 2 Time - 40:33
13) Everybody Wants Some 12:04
14) Dance The Night Away 3:13
15) Somebody Get Me A Doctor /
Girl Gone Bad /
I’m So Glad 7:14
16) Washington 4:22
17) Ice Cream Man 2:33
Disc 1 Time - 74:20
Total Show Time - 114:53
Notes:
a) A great audience recording of the "Hide Your Sheep" 1982 Diver Down tour
from Seattle Washington. Sound quality is comparable to the "Shouting
Out Loud" show. Disc 1 is an overall "B+ / A-" type of quality. Disc 2
is a solid "A". It seems that Disc 2 could be from a different source
than Disc 1 Both discs are definitely from the same show.
b) Right from the start you can tell this is going to be a "High" energy
show as the crowd is screaming and several M-80 fireworks are going off.
c) Track 9 (Bass Solo) on Disc 1 is a cool one by Michael! It starts out
with a sort of trippy sound and then he goes in to snippets of "Women And
Children First", "The Bonanza Theme" and various other things.
d) The setlist is similar to most of the 1982 tour shows, with the exception
of an impromptu tune Dave does before going into Ice Cream Man called
"Washington". Dave starts out strumming on the guitar and starts singing
a tune about being in Washington State. Dave then goes into "Classic"
story telling mode where he tells the crowd about staying at one of the
Hotels on the Seattle Waterfront (The Edgewater), which is built on
pilings and hangs out over the water. He then goes on to tell the crowd
about partying with the band and fishing out his window but he was so
trashed he didn’t realize his fishing line was 2 feet off the water. A
total classic Dave story at it’s best!
e) Track 17 on Disc 1 (Ice Cream Man) is cut-off and fades out at the last
couple of seconds of the song.
f) The end of Disc 2 is sort of amusing also. After Van Halen leaves the
stage when the encore is over, the crowd is still cheering & waiting for
more music, but when the house music comes on over the PA system, the
crowd erupts into one loud "AHH.......", then the noise fades out. The
show is then finally over.
g) The artwork appears to be professionally done with bright colors and easy
to read text throughout.
h) The artwork on the front cover is yellow with a large Washington State
picture in the center, with a "Diver Down" red & white stripe color
pattern. The words Van Halen & Hung 'Em High In Seattle are in black.
i) The inside of the front cover is blue with a picture of Dave & Eddie from
the 1982 tour in the middle. The words "Seattle Center Coliseum" &
"September 2nd, 1982" are in red text.
j) The back artwork contains a picture of the Seattle skyline in a long
exposure shot with the Space Needle and the lights from the surrounding
buildings in a cool sort of streaking pattern. The back also includes the
text "Limited Edition Of 300 Copies World Wide".
k) Released in September 2002.
September 14, 1982
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Cow Palace - San Francisco, CA - September 14, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Radio Promo 0:32 1) Ice Cream Man 8:14
2) Romeo Delight 4:25 2) Intruder 2:03
3) Unchained / Drum Solo 6:25 3) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:55
4) The Full Bug 3:40 4) Guitar Solo 9:21
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:10 5) D.O.A. Part 1 1:47
6) Dave Raps 2:53 6) D.O.A. Part 2 1:36
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:30 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:50
8) Little Guitars 4:25 8) Bottoms Up! 4:16
9) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:19 9) You Really Got Me /
10) Bass Solo 4:22 Happy Trails 7:43
11) Hang 'em High 3:15
12) Cathedral 2:05 Disc 2 Time - 43:49
13) Secrets 3:14
14) Everybody Wants Some!! 11:20
15) Dance The Night Away 3:05
16) Somebody Get Me A Doctor /
I'm So Glad 5:40
17) Ice Cream Man 8:48
Disc 1 Time - 74:42
Total Running Time - 118:31
Notes:
a) "Ice Cream Man" at the end of Disc 1 is repeated at the beginning of
Disc 2.
b) There is a cut during D.O.A. Instead of leaving it as one track the
song has been split into two tracks on Disc 2 at that cut.
c) Dave mentions that it is the first time they've played the Cow Palace.
d) Audio is a VG audience recording. The bass is a little light, but
overall this is a quality show with a bonus of "D.O.A.," which was
not played all that often on this tour.
e) The source for this show is the original analog master cassette.
f) Released in March 2004.
September 15, 1982
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Cow Palace - San Francisco, CA - September 15, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Radio Promo 0:32 1) Ice Cream Man 8:44
2) Romeo Delight 4:45 2) Intruder 2:17
3) Unchained / Drum Solo 7:45 3) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:05
4) The Full Bug 3:35 4) Guitar Solo Pt. I 5:30
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:10 5) Guitar Solo Pt. II 5:27
6) Dave Raps 4:05 6) D.O.A. 3:36
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:27 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:26
8) Little Guitars 4:10 8) Bottoms Up! 4:32
9) Where Have All The Good 9) You Really Got Me
Times Gone! 3:30 / Happy Trails 8:49
10) Bass Solo 4:30
11) Hang 'em High 3:15 Disc 2 Time - 48:31
12) Cathedral 2:05
13) Secrets 3:17
14) Everybody Wants Some!! 12:59
15) Dance The Night Away 3:10
16) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
/ I'm So Glad 6:58
17) Ice Cream Man 0:16
Disc 1 Time - 71:36
Total Running Time - 120:07
Notes:
a) Audience recording, lineage: Analog Master>CDR(?)>EAC(secure mode)>WAV>FLAC
b) This is the second night of the 1982 San Francisco run. This one has a
warm sound that the first night did not have. Eddie's solo is tight and
Dave spends more time talking to the crowd than the first night.
c) This comes straight from the master and is undoubtedly the best possible
version of this show you can get. There are no speed/pitch problems,
only some small cuts, probably when the taper was flipping tapes.
d) Disc 1 Track 8 (Little Guitars) has a slight cut at the beginning.
e) Disc 1 Track 14 (Everybody Wants Some!!) has a slight cut at the
beginning.
f) Disc 1 Track 17 (Ice Cream Man) the very beginning, fades out.
g) Disc 2 Track 4 (Guitar Solo Pt. I) has a slight cut.
h) Released in March 2004.
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Four on the Floor
-----------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : TB
Source : San Francisco Cow Palace - September 15, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Radio Commercial 1) Dance The Night Away
2) Romeo Delight 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
3) Unchained 3) Ice Cream Man
4) Alex's Drum Solo 4) Intruder
5) Full Bug 5) Pretty Woman
6) Runnin' With The Devil 6) Bottoms Up!
7) Jamies Cryin' 7) Eddie's Guitar Solo
8) Little Guitars 8) D.O.A.
9) Were Have All The Good times Gone? 9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
10) Michael's Bass Solo 10) You Really Got Me
11) Hang em' High 11) Happy Trails
12) Cathedral
13) Secrets Time Disc 2 - 63:12
14) Everybody Wants Some
Time Disc 1 - 63:37
Total Show Time - 126:49
Notes:
a) Track 1 of Disc 1 is a radio commercial advertising the show.
b) Early pressings of this show did not have track markers, each disc
contained 1 long track.
c) This is a good audience recording. Lots of crowd noise makes you feel
like you're right there in the pit!
d) The track listing on the back cover is missing "Everybody Wants Some" as
the last track of Disc 1.
e) "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" includes the "I'm So Glad" jam.
Live At The Cow Palace 1982
---------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : Wild Ride
Source : San Francisco Cow Palace - September 15, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 1) Dance The Night Away
2) Unchained 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
3) Drum Solo 3) Ice Cream Man
4) Full Bug 4) Pretty Woman
5) Running With The Devil 5) Bottoms Up
6) Jamies Cryin 6) Eddies Solo
7) Little Guitars 7) D.O.A.
8) Were Have All The Good times Gone 8) Ain't Talkin Bout Love
9) Bass Solo 9) You Really Got Me
10) Hang em' High 10) Happy Trails
11) Cathedrals
12) Everybody Wants Some
Total time - 63:11 Total time - 61:01
Total show time - 124:12
Notes:
a) The sound quality is Audience Ex-
This was actually taped from the soundboard area by one of Bill Grahms
security people. Has a *slight* echo hall sound but not nearly as bad as
other VH recordings. Audience noise is at a bare minimum.
b) Alternate versions of this title exist, in one version, the front cover
is a photocopied B/W cover. Looks like a clip art program. With "Van
Halen Live At The Cow Palace In San Francisco,Ca. 15/9/82" (cover
incorrectly reads 15/9/84) and there is no back cover.
Dive Bomber
-----------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : Metal Sword - MS CD 036/37
Source : San Francisco Cow Palace - September 15, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Radio Advertisement 0:37 1) Dance The Night Away 3:32
2) Romeo Delight 4:58 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / 7:30
3) Unchained 4:50 I'm So Glad
4) Drum Solo 3:03 3) Ice Cream Man 9:17
5) The Full Bug 3:45 4) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 6:00
6) Runnin' With The Devil 6:27 5) Bottoms Up! 4:50
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:33 6) Guitar Solo 11:44
8) Little Guitars 4:30 7) D.O.A. 3:54
9) Were Have All The Good times Gone! 3:29 8) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 8:13
10) Bass Solo 4:48 9) Growth / You Really Got Me 4:16
11) Hang em' High 3:39 10) Happy Trails 3:38
12) Cathedral 2:09
13) Secrets 3:32 Disc 2 Time - 62:54
14) Everybody Wants Some!! 13:56
Disc 1 Time - 63:16
Total Running Time - 126:10
Notes:
a) Released mid-2001.
b) Excellent audience recording.
c) Track 1, Disc 1 is a radio commercial advertising the show.
d) Same source as the "Four on the Floor" recording.
October 7, 1982
---------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : New Haven Coliseum - New Haven, CT - October 7, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:05 1) Dance The Night Away 3:01
2) Unchained / Drum Solo 6:15 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
3) The Full Bug 3:20 / I'm So Glad 5:13
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:05 3) Ice Cream Man 9:00
5) Dave Raps 2:28 4) Intruder 2:03
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:16 5) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:48
7) Little Guitars 4:30 6) Guitar Solo 10:03
8) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:15 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:23
9) Bass Solo 4:22 8) Bottoms Up! 1:59
10) Hang 'em High 3:10
11) Cathedral 1:36 Disc 2 Time - 39:31
12) Secrets 3:20
13) Everybody Wants Some!! Pt.I 3:15
14) Everybody Wants Some!! Pt.II 7:56
Disc 1 Time - 53:54
Total Running Time - 93:25
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: B+
b) Lineage:
AUD>low-gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone>CDR2>EAC(secure/offset)>
WAV>FLAC FRONTEND>FLAC
c) An excellent show, but there are several cuts in the analog tape. A
complete show is not circulating.
d) Disc 1, Track 3 (The Full Bug) cuts in.
e) Disc 1, Track 5 (Dave Raps) has a cut in it.
f) Disc 1, Track 6 (Jamie's Cryin') cuts in.
g) Disc 1, Track 13 (Everybody Wants Some) is cut.
h) Disc 1, Track 14 (Everybody Wants Some) cuts in.
i) Disc 2, Track 3 (Ice Cream Man) is cut in the middle.
j) Disc 2, Track 8 (Bottoms Up!) is cut.
k) Released in May 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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October 8, 1982
---------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Madison Square Garden - New York, NY - October 8, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:23 1) Dance The Night Away 3:23
2) Unchained 4:08 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
3) Drum Solo 2:57 / I'm So Glad 7:06
4) The Full Bug 3:43 3) Ice Cream Man 7:42
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:06 4) Intruder 1:59
6) Dave Raps 2:28 5) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:09
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:36 6) Guitar Solo 10:53
8) Little Guitars 4:39 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:34
9) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:22 8) You Really Got Me
10) Bass Solo 4:37 / Happy Trails 5:48
11) Hang 'em High 3:25
12) Cathedral 2:02 Disc 2 Time - 45:35
13) Secrets 3:13
Disc 1 Time - 45:40
Total Running Time - 91:15
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: C
b) Lineage:
AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C
standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge
Audacity minimal editing>WAV>CDWave>FLAC(level 5)
c) For completists only. Muddy recording with tape hiss.
d) The recording is missing "Everybody Wants Some!!" and "Bottoms Up!",
hence it's about 20 minutes shorter than the typical 1982 recording.
Not sure if those songs were just not played, whether they weren't
recorded.
e) Side 2 of the tape (Disc 2 on CD) is muddier sounding than side one
(Disc 1).
f) Editing was very minimal, all that was done was getting rid of gaps.
g) The taper is pretty obnoxious throughout and keeps screaming "Hang 'em
High" prior to that song being played.
h) During "Romeo Delight," someone close to the taper laughs loudly when
Dave says "I forgot the fucking words!"
i) Disc 1, Track 13 (Secrets) has the tail end cut off.
j) Disc 2, Track 7 (Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love) cuts in.
k) Disc 2, Track 8 (You Really Got Me) cuts in, and then "Happy Trails" is
cut at the end.
l) Released in July 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Hurricane Halen
---------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Ready Go! - RG15/16
Source : October 12, 1982 - Largo Maryland
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Band Intro 0:44 1) Dance The Night Away 3:11
2) Romeo Delight 3:31 2) Somebady Get Me A Doctor 6:26
3) Unchained 4:36 3) Ice Cream Man 10:13
4) Drum Solo 3:19 4) Intruder/Pretty Women 5:01
5) The Full Bug 3:45 5) Guitar Solo 12:33
6) Runnin With The Devil 3:13 6) Aint Talking Bout Love 7:39
7) Jamies Crying 6:44 7) Bottoms Up 5:42
8) Little Guitars 4:25 8) Growth 0:31
9) Where Have All The Good 3:32 9) You Really Got Me/Happy Trails 7:17
Times Gone
10) Bass Solo 3:58 Disc 2 Time - 58:33
11) Hang Em High 3:31
12) Cathedral 1:48
13) Secrets 3:25
14) Everybody Wants Some 12:26
Disc 1 time - 58:57
Total Show Time - 117:30
Notes:
a) Source is from the Pro Video.
b) Artwork incorrectly lists this recording as being from October 11, 1982.
c) Lots of hiss and pops througout both discs. Probably a rating of
"B" (do to pops and hiss).
Live In Largo '82
-----------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Back It Up! Productions
Source : Capital Center - Largo, MD - October 12, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:16 1) Ice Cream Man 10:05
2) Unchained 4:39 2) Intruder/Pretty Woman 5:19
3) Drum Solo 3:33 3) Eddie's Solo 12:35
4) Full Bug 3:46 4) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:20
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:15 5) Bottoms Up 4:14
6) Dave Raps 3:15 6) You Really Got Me / 6:19
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:48 Happy Trails
8) Little Guitars 4:36
9) Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:34 Disc 2 Time - 45:52
10) Bass Solo 4:23
11) Hang 'Em High 3:27
12) Cathedral 1:44
13) Secrets 3:33
14) Everybody Wants Some 12:42
15) Dance The Night Away 3:19
16) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / 6:59
I'm So Glad
Disc 1 Time - 70:49
Total Show Time - 116:41
Notes:
a) The source of this show is from the Soundboard (Video).
October 20, 1982
----------------
Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - October 20, 1982
1) Pre-recorded music before the show 2:15
2) Romeo Delight 3:36
3) Unchained 4:32
4) Drum Solo 3:14
5) The Full Bug 3:44
6) Runnin' With The Devil 3:03
7) Dave Raps 3:37
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:42
9) Little Guitars 4:49
10) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:26
11) Bass Solo 3:34
12) Secrets 1:26
13) Everybody Wants Some!! 14:18
14) Dance The Night Away 0:15
Total Time - 55:31
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: B
b) Lineage:
AUD>1st gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C standalone
burner>CDR>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity splicing/
editing>WAV>CDR2>DBPowerAmp>FLAC(Level 5)
c) On the tape itself, the show is oddly out of order. The taper's
machine broke the night of the show, and he had to keep holding down the
record button to record. This explains why there are so many dropouts
in the analog source; the guy had to put up a fight to tape it. It is
surmised that perhaps the guy accidentally hit auto reverse on the
Walkman, or was fiddling with it and accidentally flipped the tape?
After all, we don't have the rest of the bass solo, Hang 'em High,
Cathedral, or the first half of Secrets, so he must have been playing
with it all that time. Finally the guy probably just gave up shortly
after "Dance The Night Away" started, and hence there are only 55+
minutes of this show available.
d) Because the stuff was out of order on the tape, after recording it on
the standalone, the CD was ripped and edited.
e) The sound is alright though flat and bassy. It also has a flatness to
it. But it is decent, clear enough with no hiss as it's a first gen.
f) The original tape cut out after the bass solo, then had the second half
of EWS and the first 15 seconds of DTNA. Side two of the tape had the
second half of Secrets and the first half of EWS. The order was fixed
and combined the EWS parts to give us what sounds like a mostly complete
EWS.
g) One cool thing about this tape is the music before the show, which so
very few VH boots have. It is possibly a Judas Priest song.
h) Track 11 (Bass Solo) is cut.
i) Track 12 (Secrets) cuts in.
j) Track 14 (Dance The Night Away) is cut.
k) Released in March 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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October 26, 1982
----------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, ON - October 26, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Unchained / Drum Solo 7:05 1) Guitar Solo 10:32
2) The Full Bug 3:50 2) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:41
3) Runnin' With The Devil 3:16 3) Bottoms Up! 4:53
4) Dave Raps 1:54
5) Jamie's Cryin' 3:35 Disc 2 Time - 21:06
6) Little Guitars 4:35
7) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:32
8) Bass Solo 4:10
9) Hang 'em High 3:35
10) Cathedral 1:40
11) Secrets 3:23
12) Everybody Wants Some!! 12:15
13) Dance The Night Away 3:20
14) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
/ I'm So Glad 6:50
15) Ice Cream Man 6:35
16) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 5:12
Disc 1 Time - 74:51
Total Running Time - 95:57
Notes:
a) Audience recording, Quality: B++
b) Lineage:
AUD>1st gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone burner>CDR(1)>EAC
(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)
c) Very nice sounding recording, but the band isn't particularly "on"
this night as there's some sloppiness in RWTD and SGMAD.
d) The taper intentionally cut off Romeo Delight and You Really Got Me
when trading it out.
e) Released in September 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Shouting Out Loud
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Rock Calendar Records - RC2112
Source : Montreal Forum, October 27th 1982
1) Dance the Night Away 2:54
2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 2:02
3) I'm So Glad 3:56
4) Somebody Get Me a Doctor (reprise) 1:06
5) Ice Cream Man 3:44
6) Intruder 2:05
7) Oh Pretty Woman 2:44
8) Guitar Improvisation 3:20
9) Romeo Delight 3:02
10) Unchained 6:11
11) The Full Bug 3:17
12) Runnin' With the Devil 2:48
13) Jamie's Cryin' 3:10
14) Secrets 4:20
15) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:45
16) Bottoms Up! 4:09
17) You Really Got Me 2:02
18) Happy Trails 1:10
19) You Really Got Me (reprise) 1:29
20) Panama 4:25
Total Time - 71:43
Notes:
Great quality for a recording from this era.
Everybody Wants A Virgin
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (CD-R)
Label : STTP 095/096 (Shout to the Top)
Source : Montreal Forum, October 27th 1982 (see notes)
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Unchained 3:02 1) Dance The Night Away 3:15
2) Drum Solo-Alex 3:01 2) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 5:18
3) The Full Bug 3:40 3) I'm So Glad 1:18
4) Running With The Devil 3:06 4) Somebody Get Me A Doctor (Reprise) 0:55
5) Little Guitars 4:36 5) Ice Cream Man 4:49
6) Where Have All The Good 3:28 6) Intruder 2:13
Times Gone? 7) Pretty Woman 2:57
7) Hang 'Em High 3:12 8) Eruption 11:07
8) Cathedral 1:33 9) Bottom's Up 4:44
9) Secrets 3:18 10) Tora! Tora! / You Really Got Me 2:10
10) Bass Solo-Michael 3:32 11) Happy Trails 1:25
11) Everybody Wants Some 7:45 12) You Really Got Me (Reprise) 2:42
Disc 1 Time - 40:13 Disc 2 Time - 42:53
Total Show Time - 83:06
Notes:
a) Recording sounds like a pro source.
b) Tora! Tora! is actually Growth.
c) The audience noise is mainly cut out. Also, Dave's rap throughout songs
are edited out. They never mention the city they are playing in as most
talking is edited out. This might not be a Hapmton, Virginia recording.
d) The date is wrong on the back of the disc. Reads: Live in Hampton,
Virginia November 18, 1982. According to the VHE, VH played the Hamptons
on 10/31/1982 and Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX on 11/18/1982.
Comparisons with the Montreal 1982 concert prove that the audio on this
disc is from the that show.
Assaults Montreal
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : No matrix numbers given
Source : Montreal, Canada 10/27/82 & Greensboro, NC, USA 8/25/81
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:06 1) Ice Cream Man 8:46
2) Unchained / Drum Solo 6:32 2) (Oh) Pretty Woman 5:07
3) The Full Bug 3:35 3) Guitar Solo 10:44
4) Runnin' With The Devil 5:18 4) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:35
5) Jamie's Crying 3:27 5) Bottoms Up! 4:46
6) Little Guitars 4:27 6) You Really Got Me 7:28
7) Where Have All The 7) Ice Cream Man 7:34
Good Times Gone 3:12 8) Cold Steel Blues 4:42
8) 1984 / Bass Solo 4:07 9) Guitar Solo 9:53
9) Hang 'Em High 3:15
10) Cathedral / Secrets 4:32 Total Time - 65:27
11) Everybody Wants Some!! 12:45
12) Dance The Night Away 3:06
13) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8:52
Total Time - 67:19
Total Show Time - 132:46
Notes:
a) Tracks 7, 8 & 9 on Disc 2 are from Greensboro, NC, USA.
b) The cover Has Eddie in B/W in mid-air playing the Frankenstein.
c) The back cover has a group shot, Dave in red & yellow stripes, Michael
in a jumpsuit & scarf, Alex in leather & shades, Eddie in stripes.
d) This is an A-/B+ audience recording of the Diver Down tour. Both the
Montreal, and North Carolina shows are very similar in quality.
e) Rear cover lists "The Full Bug" as "The Big Full".
f) Mike's bass solo is listed as "1984 - Bass solo" - which obviously
wasn't released until the "1984" album was released. The solo
contained elements of "Could This Be Magic", and the theme to the
television show, "Gunsmoke".
g) "Mean Street" is listed as "Cold Steel Blues".
Floor'em at the Forum
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Digital Reproductions DR CD-02782
Source : Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec - October 27, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Radio Anouncement 1:02 1) Dance the Night Away 3:20
2) Romeo Delight 4:30 2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 9:02
3) Unchained 3:38 3) Ice Cream Man 8:48
4) Drum Solo 3:05 4) Intruder 2:13
5) The Full Bug 3:40 5) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:05
6) Runnin' with the Devil 5:29 6) Guitar Solo 11:17
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:35 7) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:57
8) Little Guitars 4:39 8) Bottoms Up! 4:45
9) Where Have All the Good Times Gone 3:18 9) You Really Got Me
10) Bass Solo 4:15 / Happy Trails 7:09
11) Hang'em High 3:20
12) Cathedral 1:25 Disc 2 Time - 56:39
13) Secrets 3:15
14) Drum Intro 2:13
15) Everybody Wants Some!! 10:55
Disc 1 Time - 58:27
Total Show Time - 1:55:06
Notes:
a) The source was recorded on cassette with a Sony TCD5M with Sennheiser
MD441 mics. It was then transferred to another cassette and then to
CD. It was missing parts including the end of "Romeo Delight", the end
of "Little Guitars" and a small segment in the middle of the "Guitar
Solo". Each of these bits were filled in by the mono video soundtrack
from a BetaMax master to Super VHS to Digital-8 source. Since the
analog audio is in stereo and the video was in mono, there is a noticable
sound difference when the analog audio was filled in with the video
soundtrack.
b) The sound quality of the analog audio source improves as the show runs,
it starts out as VG+ and gets progressively better by the middle of the
show. It is very clean with virtually no tape hiss (no hiss or noise
reduction was used). The source was very tinny sounding with little bass,
this was fixed during the remastering process and the resulting sound is
much better.
c) "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" includes "I'm So Glad".
d) Artwork includes some nice action shots of the band on stage along with
details on the source and track listing. The under-tray artwork is a
nice variation on the old "wings" VH logo.
e) Released in April 2004.
Floor 'em at the Forum
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Format : 2 DVD's (Homemade DVDR)
Label : Digital Reproductions DR DVD-02782-2
Source : The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - October 27, 1982
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 3:42 1) Dance the Night Away 3:16
2) Unchained 3:35 2) Somebody Get Me a Doctor 7:38
3) Drum Solo 3:06 3) Ice Cream Man 8:41
4) The Full Bug 3:39 4) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 5:12
5) Runnin' with the Devil 5:23 5) Guitar Solo 11:18
6) Jamie's Cryin' 3:40 6) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:46
7) Little Guitars 4:37 7) Bottoms Up! 4:51
8) Where Have All the Good Times Gone 3:18 8) You Really Got Me 7:44
9) Bass Solo 4:14 / Happy Trails
10) Hang'em High 3:10 Disc 2 Time - 55:26
11) Cathedral / Secrets 4:39
12) Drum Intro 2:14
13) Everybody Wants Some!! 10:51
Disc 1 Time - 56:08
Total Show Time - 1:51:34
Notes:
a) "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" includes "I'm So Glad".
b) There are two 20 second intros on the disc that cannot be skipped. The
first one talks about freely trading the discs and the second one is an
animated Digital Reproductions logo. The main menu on both discs is a
static shot of EVH with the audio of "Intruder" as the bed.
c) Disc 1 includes a RockLine interview from Feb 15, 1982 that is about
37 minutes long. It is hosted by Bob Coburn along with Alex Van Halen
and David Lee Roth. It's broken up into 12 segments and each segment has
a different picture displayed on-screen in slide-show format.
d) Disc 2 includes a RockLine interview from Aug 9, 1982 that is about
37 minutes long. It is hosted by Bob Coburn along with Michael Anthony,
David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen. It's broken up into 11 segments and
each segment has a different picture displayed on-screen in slide-show
format.
e) When accessed via a computer DVD-ROM drive, both discs contain artwork
for the DVD, as well as artwork for the 2 CD audio version of this show.
Disc 1 contains the audio for CD 1 and Disc 2 contains the audio for CD
2. The audio is stored in SHN format and includes MD5 files that allow
you to verify the integrity of all the files.
f) The video was sourced from a Digital-8 clone of a Super VHS copy of the
original BetaMax master tape. The video is pretty complete with some of
the longer dead spaces missing during the original filming and some other
small cuts, none of them during songs. The picture is completely
unobstructed as it was filmed from high up at the back of the venue on a
tripod. The video is pretty stable throughout the show. Due to the
resolution of the camera and the technology of the time, the video
quality is kind of low-res and a bit grainy at times.
g) The soundtrack is in mono which was the only option on the camcorder that
the filmer rented for the show. However, there is a second soundtrack
for the show taken from a 1st gen analog recording. The sync of the
analog audio to the analog video, while not perfect, is rarely off by
more than a few hundredths of a second.
h) The Digital-8 video was transfered to computer via firewire connection
from a Sony TRV-340 camcorder. All video was mastered in Adobe Premier
and all the audio was remastered using Adobe Audition. The video was
encoded at the highest constant bit rate (8000kbps) using TMPGEnc with
all settings at highest quality. The audio was encoded as 256kbps 2.0
Dolby Digital stereo.
i) Released in April 2004.
Dallas Diver
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Bondage Music - BON 310/311
Source : Reunion Arena - Dallas, TX - November 18, 1982
Disc 1
1) Romeo Delight 4:13
2) Unchained 3:33
3) Drum Solo 3:05
4) The Full Bug 3:44
5) Runnin' With The Devil 3:15
6) Jamie's Crying 3:34
7) Little Guitars 4:23
8) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:18
9) Bass Solo 4:52
10) Hang 'Em High 3:18
11) Cathedral 1:37
12) Secrets 3:18
Disc 1 Time - 42:15
Disc 2
1) Everybody Wants Some! 8:59
2) Dance The Night Away 3:07
3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor (incl. I'm So Glad) 6:49
4) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 4:46
5) Guitar Solo 11:07
6) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 4:51
7) Bottoms Up 4:08
8) You Really Got Me (incl. Happy Trails) 5:30
Disc 2 Time - 49:21
Total Show Time - 91:36
Where Did All The Good Times Go?
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Format : Compact Disc (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Voodoo Records #VR72
Source : Baton Rouge, LA - November 26, 1982
1) Hang 'Em High 3:31
2) Cathedral 1:31
3) Secrets 3:22
4) Drum Solo 1:59
5) Everybody Wants Some!! 9:27
6) Dance The Night Away 3:24
7) Somebody Get Me a Doctor / 8:38
Girl Gone Bad / I'm So Glad
8) Dave's Acoustic Jam 3:43
9) Ice Cream Man 3:30
10) Intruder 1:59
11) (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:05
12) Guitar Solo 10:06
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:42
14) Bottoms Up 5:15
15) You Really Got Me / 6:21
Happy Trails
Running Time - 72:40
Notes:
a) Limited Edition of 20 copies with printed disc labels.
b) Originally released in February of 2000.
I'm So Glad
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Element of Crime (elements-026)
Source : Live in Caracus - 1/16/83
1) Romeo Delight 3:49
2) Unchained 6:10
3) The Full Bug 3:22
4) Runnin With The Devil 3:00
5) Jamies Cryin 3:47
6) Little Guitars 4:43
7) Dance The Night Away 3:11
8) Somebody Get Me A Doctor/I'm So Glad 8:30
9) Little Dreamer 3:05
10) Mean Street 4:26
11) Secrets 3:33
12) Everybody Wants Some! 7:03
13) Ice Cream Man 3:35
14) Intruder 1:59
15) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:56
16) Eruption 1:09
17) Aint Talkin Bout Love 4:58
18) Bottoms Up! 3:33
19) You Really Got Me 3:35
Total Time - 76:24
Notes:
a) Art work on front, back and middle appear to have been taken during
the 1984 tour.
b) Packaging is above average. (nice clean, glossy photos)
c) The front cover shows Dave singing (circa 1983) with the words
"Van Halen I'm So Glad" in green lettering.
d) The back cover shot has a picture of Dave doing a *kick* over Mikes
head while he's playing the bass.
e) Upon opening the jewel case there is a color picture of all 4 singing
Happy Trails.
f) The disc is wicked it's made to look like a actual vinyl record with
the center 2/3 of the disc is green in color and the outer 1/3 is
black.
g) When you take out the cd you can see more pictures through the clear
jewel case and it shows Dave on stage singing while doing the splits
(not in the air but on the stage floor) with 2 smaller pics inserted
of Ed/Mike (in one) and Ed/Al in the other.
h) Sound quality is comparable to the Eyes Of The Night CD. Guitars are
very clear- Drums are legible- Bass is hidden- Roth seems "lazy" at
times, Mono soundboard source (not audience).
i) Not the clearest boot, but one hell of a set!
j) An additional pressing of this boot appears to have been made. Not all
of the materials described above are present on this pressing. The set
list and sound quality are the same, but the front cover is a copy of
the original. It's a bit fuzzier. There is no middle artwork, and no
artwork under the disc. The back artwork is also a good copy of the
original. The disc itself is all black except for a silver "EL 026"
marking.
Caracas FM
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Poliedro de Caracas - Caracas, Venezuela - January 16, 1983
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 3:31 1) Everybody Wants Some!! 5:15
2) Unchained / Drum Solo 6:18 2) Dance The Night Away 3:46
3) The Full Bug 3:33 3) Somebody Get Me A Doctor (Pt.1) 1:59
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:31 4) Jam / I'm So Glad
5) Jamie's Cryin' 3:50 / Somebody Get Me A Doctor (Pt.2) 6:52
6) Little Guitars 4:39 5) Ice Cream Man 3:22
7) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 3:30 6) Intruder 1:54
8) Bass Solo 0:21 7) (Oh) Pretty Woman / Guitar Solo 4:08
9) Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers 2:33 8) 79th and Sunset 1:58
10) Little Dreamer 3:25 9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:01
11) Mean Street 4:57 10) Bottoms Up! (Pt.1) 2:02
12) Secrets 3:27 11) Bottoms Up! (Pt.2) 1:31
12) You Really Got Me 3:34
Disc 1 Time - 43:40
Disc 2 Time - 41:28
Total Running Time - 1:25:08
Notes:
a) Front artwork shows Edward and Dave on stage along with a chrome version
of the old VH logo and the title of this set.
b) Rear artwork shows Edward on stage along with the track listing and
running times, the location of this show and the source for this
recording.
c) The source is an unknown generation cassette from an FM broadcast. It
starts off a bit rough, but it eventually settles in nicely.
d) There are some oddities interspersed in between the songs from the
concert. Perhaps that's how the radio station decided to air it.
Disc 1, Track 3 includes 12 seconds of interview
Disc 1, Track 6 includes 22 seconds of Rothisms
Disc 1, Track 8 (Bass Solo) is cut
Disc 1, Track 10 includes 20 seconds of interview
Disc 2, Track 2 includes a Dave & Alex clip 34 seconds long
Disc 2, Track 7 includes only 1:03 of Eddies Guitar Solo
Disc 2, Track 8 is a pre-recorded acoustic Roth song
e) Released in May 2004.
Live In Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Format : 2 VideoCDs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Sao Paulo Brazil - January 21, 1983
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 4:32 1) Ice Cream Man 6:30
2) Unchained 3:43 2) Heartbreak Hotel 2:36
3) Drum Solo 2:58 3) (Oh) Pretty Woman 5:00
4) The Full Bug 3:51 4) Guitar Solo 10:50
5) Running With The Devil 3:55 5) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love / 8:14
6) Jamie's Cryin' 4:03 Bottoms Up
7) Little Guitars 4:59 6) You Really Got Me / 3:10
8) Bass Solo 4:10 Happy Trails
9) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 3:11
10) Little Dreamer 3:09 Disc 2 Time - 36:20
11) Mean Street 5:04
12) Dance The Night Away 3:05
13) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 2:02
14) Girl Gone Bad Jam 4:04
15) I'm So Glad 2:11
16) SGMAD (reprise) 1:16
17) Cathedral / Secrets 4:54
18) Everybody Wants Some 8:42
Disc 1 Time - 69:49
Total Show Time - 106:09
Notes:
a) This is a Homemade VideoCD that is mastered from a VHS copy of the
Sao Paulo show from 1983.
b) Released in mid-2001.
Diver Down Brazil
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Format : DVD (DVDR)
Label : Langley DVD Masters-045
Source : Sao Paulo, Brazil - January 21, 1983
1) Romeo Delight
2) Unchained
3) Drum Solo
4) The Full Bug
5) Runnin' with the Devil
6) Jamie's Cryin'
7) Little Guitars
8) Bass Solo
9) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
10) Little Dreamer
11) Mean Street
12) Dance the Night Away
13) Somebody Get Me a Doctor
14) Girl Gone Bad Jam
15) I'm So Glad
16) Cathedral
17) Secrets
18) Everybody Wants Some
19) Dave's Song to Brazil
20) Ice Cream Man
21) Heartbreak Hotel
22) (Oh) Pretty Woman
23) Guitar Solo
24) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
25) Bottoms Up
26) You Really Got Me
27) Happy Trails
Approximately 107min.
Notes:
a) Pro-shot NTSC.
b) Released in 2004.
Brazil Tour 83
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Format : DVD (Homemade DVDR)
Label : Piratex
Source : Ibirapuera Gymnasium - Sao Paulo, BR - January 21, 1983
1) Intro 2:02
2) Romeo Delight 4:14
3) Unchained 5:42
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:11
5) Jamie's Cryin' 3:39
6) Little Guitars 4:03
7) Dance The Night Away 2:50
8) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 1:44
9) David's Song To São Paulo 2:26
10) Ice Cream Man 0:59
11) Ice Cream Man (cont.) 1:58
12) Heartbreak Hotel 2:39
13) Everyboby Wants Some !! 2:37
14) Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers 3:05
15) Little Dreamer 3:08
16) Mean Street 2:27
17) Intruder/Pretty Woman 4:51
18) Bottoms Up ! 2:33
19) You Really Got Me 2:27
Extras
a) Unchained 4:09
b) So This Is Love 2:01
c) Hear About It Later 4:52
Total Time - 66:37
Notes:
a) Source: TV Bandeirantes Brasil Broadcast
b) NTSC video 720x480 (525/60).
c) The average bit rate of the video is about 6Mbsec.
d) The audio is encoded with 2-Channel Dolby Digital at 224 Kbps.
e) PC Authored with menus.
f) The concert portion runs 55 minutes and 35 seconds, with the extras
running an additional 11 minutes and 2 seconds.
g) The concert portion is basically edited highlights, most songs are not
complete. There are interviews with fans, a few shots of the band
arriving at the airport and a shot of a fan sticking his thumb up to
camera with a cheesy grin saying "Hey! Van Halen!!" that is repeated
throughout the program.
h) The last track of the concert (You Really Got Me) is cut short and
continues with a lip-synced performace from early in the bands career.
i) The extras are the live promo videos from Oakland 1981.
j) Also included are more than 60 screenshots and more than 135 photos of
the show and related items.
k) The artwork front has the Van Halen "Lion" logo along with the name of
the show. The back contains the set list, band line up, date and venue
info, along with length, region, and format details.
l) Alternate artwork titled "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" exists, along
with a disc label.
m) Released in May 2011.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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The Full Montevideo
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Auditorio El Cilandro - Montevideo, Uruguay - February 5, 1983
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) CX-50 FM Interview 33:06 1) Cathedral 2:45
2) Romeo Delight 1:24 2) Secrets 3:20
3) Unchained 3:53 3) Everybody Wants Some!! 7:35
4) Drum Solo 3:01 4) Dance The Night Away 3:05
5) The Full Bug 3:47 5) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
6) Runnin' With The Devil 2:43 / Girl Gone Bad
7) Dave Raps 2:31 / I'm So Glad 10:43
8) Jamie's Cryin' 3:26 6) Summertime Blues 5:06
9) Little Guitars 5:00 7) Ode to Montevideo 4:28
10) Bass Solo 4:36 8) Ice Cream Man 2:51
11) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 2:57 9) Heartbreak Hotel 2:34
12) Dancing In The Street 2:50 10) Intruder 2:12
13) Little Dreamer 3:24 11) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:57
14) So This Is Love? 3:52 12) Guitar Solo 11:18
13) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:45
Disc 1 Time - 76:36
Disc 2 Time - 65:45
Total Running Time - 142:21
Notes:
a) Lineage of show:
SB or FM?>2nd gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C standalone
burner, S/N ratio 98 dB>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity
minimal editing>WAV>CDWave>WAV>FLAC Frontend>FLAC(level 8)
Lineage of interview: FM>unknown gen cass>same as above
b) Quality of show: A-/A
Quality of interview: B/B-
c) Notes from ffoner:
QUALITY: Flawed FM Broadcast. The sound of this show is somewhat unusual
for an FM broadcast but does improve over the course of the tape. The
first minutes of the tape feature some FM signal drift that turns the
tape from stereo to mono. While part of this show does circulate on
video, Roth mentions that the show is being broadcasted on the radio.
There are also electrical grounding noises, and odd shifts in the
recording character that slightly shift the recording quality from song
to song. The taper, presumably, also went to pains to edit out the DJ's
occasional interjections in Spanish, but was not totally successful
because snippets still remain. Despite these imperfections, this is
still an outstanding recording.
THE SHOW: This recording starts abruptly at the midpoint of "Romeo
Delight." It sounds like the person in Uruguay who recorded this show
may have turned on his stereo, heard the broadcast, grabbed a tape, and
started recording. Thank goodness he or she did, because this tape
captures one of the most interesting and satisfying post-club days
performance. The band runs through a diverse and unusual setlist that
includes deep LP cuts like "Little Dreamer" and "Dancing in the
Streets." Overall, the band sounds like they are having a blast playing
from of this stadium size crowd.
The show is probably most memorable for Roth's "Gringo Espanol," which
he frequently uses to talk to the audience. Among other comments Roth
tells the audience that Uruguay is "Numero Uno en Futbol." Yet Roth does
not let his showmanship get in the way of his singing. He puts a great
effort into entertaining the crowd with strong and accurate vocals. In
particular, he leads the band though a presumably quickly rehearsed
acoustic song, sung in Spanish, called by Van Halen audio aficionados
the "Ode to Montevideo."
Roth, and the rest of the band, may have been inspired because they
decided to play setlists that in many ways resembled the band's cover
tune heavy sets from the early days. As with the other South American
shows, the band alters their standard Diver Down set by adding an
energetic cover of "Summertime Blues," done in the Who "Live at Leeds"
style. And for one of the few times ever captured on tape, the band
works up a mean cover of "Heartbreak Hotel." This great rendition begins
with Roth's vocals taking the lead before turning the spotlight over to
Edward, who fires off an intense solo. The tape concludes with Ain't
Talkin' 'Bout Love," which if it was indeed the last song of the night,
it would represent one of the rare shows that did not include "You
Really Got Me." More than likely, the customary set closer was performed
that night.
All in all, the sound quality, strong performance, and diverse setlist
makes this tape one of the best shows from the Roth era, and a must for
every collection.
d) Notes from Lou:
Quality is superior to "South American Assault," and unlike that title,
includes most of "(Oh) Pretty Woman" and the complete guitar solo. This
production also includes the interview from the day before the show.
Interview is an unknown gen tape transfer of an FM broadcast. The
interview is conducted in Spanish with English translation for the band
members. Dave expresses his eagerness to play in South America. Among
other things, Dave explains why the band was not interested in putting
out a live album. The interview is a typical Dave-dominated interview,
very funny and enjoyable. The band is rowdy and goofing off as usual.
The interview was previously in low circulation.
Show is 2nd gen tape transfer of what is most likely an FM broadcast.
Absolutely no equalization, normalization, remastering, speed correction
or anything of that sort was done. All of the anomalies present on the
tape such as fluctuations in sound quality and pitch were left as is. No
fadeins or fadeouts were added; what you hear is what was on the tape. The
only editing done was elimination of gaps, splicing together "Everybody
Wants Some!!" and indexing tracks.
Van Halen does a setlist quite different from the typical 1982 North
American setlist. This is the first recording where "Dancing In The
Street" appears, and the first time "So This Is Love?" appears since the
Fair Warning tour. "Little Dreamer," prior to the 1983 South American
run, had not been played since 1978. "Summertime Blues" is perhaps their
hottest rendition. "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" from this show is one of
their longest recorded jams. Finally, the guitar solo contains a preview
of "Hot For Teacher."
Dave has the crowd in the palm of his hand the entire show. His Spanish
isn't exactly textbook, but the crowd eats it up, particularly on the
purposefully silly "Ode to Montevideo" where the crowd can be heard
singing the tune in unison even after Dave has finished. Despite its
simplicity, the song is pure Dave, and only something Dave could pull
off with charm and flair.
The energy level is as high as any Van Halen show recorded. For example
"Dance The Night Away," "SGMAD" and "Summertime Blues" all segue into
one another. The band knows that the South American tour is a special
occasion, almost as if they knew they would never play there again. This
is Van Halen at its best. Hopefully this production will do the show
greater justice than its predecessors.
e) The FM interview is from Montevideo, Uruguay on February 4, 1983.
f) Disc 1, track 2 (Romeo Delight) cuts in.
g) Disc 1, track 6 (Runnin' With The Devil) has a small cut in the beginning.
h) Disc 1, track 14 (So This Is Love?) has a fadeout, which was on the tape.
i) Disc 2, track 11 [(Oh) Pretty Woman] is cut in the middle.
j) Fantastic, high resolution artwork is an 8 page inside booklet,
undertray and back cover. (If you think the picture of "Dave" on the
back doesn't look quite right, you are correct. It is a photo of one
of the little people that Dave used to employ.)
k) Released in July 2005.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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South American Assault
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Metal Maniacs MM009/MM010
Source : Disc One/Disc Two 1-5 Montevideo, South America Uruguay 2/5/83
Disc Two 6-9 US Festival 83
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 1:30 1) Summertime Blues 9:38
2) Unchained 6:59 2) Ice Cream Man 2:51
3) The Full Bug 3:44 3) Heartbreak Hotel 2:38
4) Running With The Devil 5:18 4) Intruder / Guitar Solo 8:25
5) Jamie's Cryin' 3:53 5) Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love 6:10
6) Little Guitars 4:35 6) Running With The Devil 3:24
7) Bass Solo 4:37 7) Pretty Woman 3:10
8) Where Have All The Good 3:05 8) You Really Got Me 2:19
Times Gone 9) Happy Trails 3:26
9) Dancin' In The Streets 2:45
10) Little Dreamer 3:29 Total Time - 42:01
11) So This Is Love 6:30
12) Secrets 3:25
13) Drum Solo / 7:29
Everybody Wants Some
14) Dance The Night Away 3:10
15) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10:53
Total Time - 71:22
Total Show Time - 113:23
Notes:
a) Disc One and the first five tracks of Disc Two are from the South
American show done in Montevideo, Uruguay on 2/5/83.
b) The front cover has a picture of Dave and Eddie on it. Eddie has his
Les Paul and is leaning against Dave who is putting his hands behind
his head. Dave doesn't have a shirt on and he had two bandannas around
his neck.
c) The Back cover has the tracks listed on the left in white lettering.
There is a picture of Dave standing in front of a crowd raising his
hand. In the upper right hand corner is a big red capital M, with the
words Metal Maniacs underneath it.
d) There are no pictures on the inside covers. Both discs are black with
silver lettering. Disc One has MM009 in silver lettering at the top and
Disc Two has MM010. Each disc has Compact Disc Digital Audio at the
bottom.
e) The Montevideo recording fades out in a couple of spots throughout
the recording. The first track, Romeo Delight, is a little rough and
then it smoothes out.
f) Dave does a lot of rapping with the audience in this show. It is all
in Spanish which the crowd LOVES. In Unchained he has a long couple
of sentences with the crowd. Alex's has a small drum solo right at
the end of Unchained in which the crowd really gets into.
g) Mikey sings a line or two in Runnin' with the Devil for Dave. The
recording screws up in the beginning of RWTD but smoothes out.
h) Jamie's Cryin' starts off in a mono sound and then goes into stereo.
It fluctuates in and out periodically throughout the song.
i) Little Guitars sounds great and is perfect almost to the cover!
j) Mikey's solo has a bunch of psychedelic sound in the beginning. It is
a fairly long solo and he uses all of his effects and pedals in this
one. His solo provides a smooth transition into Where Have All The Good
Times Gone.
k) Eddie's intro and guitar in Dancin' In The Streets are flawless!
l) Dave's vocals in Little Dreamer and So This Is Love sound fabulous.
m) Eddie plays Cathedral after So This Is Love. The end of Cathedral is
a nice transition into Secrets.
n) "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" includes "I'm So Glad".
o) The song Summertime Blues has a nice bluesy solo from Eddie at the end.
This is the same Summertime Blues that is on Disc III of The Unreleased.
However The Unreleased recording doesn't have the bluesy solo on it. The
Heartbreak Hotel recording is identical to that on Disc III of The
Unreleased also.
p) Before the track ends on Summertime Blues, Dave brings out his acoustic
for the crowd. He strums a few chords on the acoustic and begins to sing,
"Oh Montevideo, que bueno" to the crowd. He also includes phrases like,
"Montevideo es numero uno!" and, "Montevideo es numero uno en futbol!"
He sings this basic song for a few minutes and once he ends the whole
crowd continues the chorus themselves. Dave then jumps right into Ice
Cream Man.
q) The particular recording of Intruder on this show is one of the best
live versions that has ever been have heard. The band appear to just
about to go into Pretty Woman when it cuts out and Eddie's solo starts.
He has a couple of long riffs of the Mean Street intro. (with some wicked
licks thrown in) in the beginning of his solo.
r) Eddie plays a little bit of Cathedral in the song Ain't Talking Bout
Love. Dave also has a long Spanish rap with the crowd during this song.
s) Tracks 6-9 on Disc 2 are identical to those on California Calling,
Listen to This Jimmy. Tracks 8 & 9 have the part where Dave calls to
Alex and they all sing the acappella "Happy Trails" and then finish the
rest of "You Really Got Me".
t) The set is fairly identical to California Calling, however this recording
has a few rare songs like Summertime Blues and Heartbreak Hotel on it.
These are the same recordings that are on Disc III of The Unreleased
(Tracks 6 and 7). There are several spots where the recording fades in
and out but overall it is a great set. Dave's lyrics/voice sound great
and Ed's chops are on 100%. The band is well tuned on this tour and this
is a great set with a lot of Eddie's "Classic Solos/Riffs". This show is
a must have for Dave Fanatics and for the collector!
Diver Down Uruguay
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Gypsy Eye 223/224
Source : Feb. 5, 1983 - Montevideo, Uruguay
May 29, 1983 - Devore California - US Fest
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 1:21 1) Tuor Song 4:31
2) Unchained / Drum Solo 7:14 2) Ice Cream Man 2:55
3) The Full Bug 3:58 3) Heartbreak Hotel 2:41
4) Runnin' With The Devil 5:30 4) Intruder / Guitar Solo 8:33
5) Jamie's Cryin' 4:04 5) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:18
6) Little Guitars 4:46 6) Runnin' With The Devil 3:23
7) Bass Solo 4:43 7) Intruder / Pretty Woman 5:13
8) Where Have All The Good Times Gone? 3:00 8) Guitar Solo 12:15
9) Dancing In The Streets 2:53 9) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:13
10) Little Dreamer 3:32 10) Bottom's Up! 6:12
11) So This Is Love 4:46 11) You Really Got Me 6:02
12) Cathedral / Secrets 5:16
13) Drum Solo / Everybody Wants Some 7:46 Disc 2 Time - 64:22
14) Dance The Night Away 3:28
15) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / 10:33
I'm So Glad
16) Summertime Blues 5:14
Disc 1 Time - 78:13
Total Running Time - 142:35
Notes:
a) Front cover is a simple stage shot of David Lee Roth with "Van Halen" in
red text in the upper left corner.
b) Rear cover is an in-concert picture taken from the stage behind the band
so you can see the audience excitement.
c) The inside cover is a promo shot of the band, who dresses these guys?
d) The undertray artwork contains separate photos of Ed and Dave. Edward has
on his white/black/red striped coveralls and Dave is wearing tiger-skin
pants and a white jacket that has animals on it.
e) Disc 1 is red and contains the word "Diver" and the number "1".
f) Disc 2 is orange and contains the word "Down" and the number "2".
g) All of Disc 1 and Tracks 1-5 of Disc 2 are from Montevideo, Uruguay.
h) Tracks 6-11 of Disc 2 are from the US Fest.
Look At All The People Here Tonight
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : None (VH-405 is printed on CD)
Source : Tracks 1-4, US Festival 83
Tracks 5-9, Anaheim 78
Tracks 10-13, US festival 83
1) Runnin' with the Devil 3:23
2) Pretty Woman 3:14
3) You Really Got Me 2:03
4) Happy Trails 3:46
5) Jamie's Cryin' 3:39
6) Feel Your Love Tonight 7:20
7) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 6:09
8) Eruption/You Really Got Me 11:10
9) Bottoms Up 4:52
10) Dance the Night Away 3:11
11) Secrets 5:52
12) Ice Cream Man 3:03
13) David Lee Roth Speaks 2:19
Total Time - 60:01
Notes:
a) Quality is good in all areas.
b) Track 13 is from the US festival press conference.
c) Packaging is pretty crappy, looks like color photocopied inserts
with a picture of Dave and Alex on the cover.
IN THE RAW
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Mongoose Records
Source : 1983 - soundboard
1) Running With The Devil
2) Little Guitars
3) Bass Solo
4) Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
5) Dancing In The Street
6) Little Dreamer
7) So This Is Love
8) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
9) Summertime Blues
10) Ice Cream Man
11) Heartbreak Hotel
12) Guitar Solo
13) Pretty Woman
14) Guitar Solo
15) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Notes:
a) Sound quality is terrible.
b) Putting some EQ on it makes it clearer, (as with most bootlegs).
LATIN CONNECTION
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Format : 2 LP's
Label : hencho en Argentina (C) 1984
VH 7884
Source : Buenos Aires, Argentina - Feb. 11, 1983
Side A Side C
1) Romeo Delight 12) Cathedral
2) Unchained 13) Secrets
3) Solo Alex 14) Drum Solo Alex
4) The Fool Bug 15) Ode To Argentina
5) Running With The Devil 16) Icecream Man
6) Jamie's Crying
Side B Side D
7) Little Guitars 17) Pretty Woman
8) 1984 18) Solo Edward
9) Bas Solo Michael 19) Ain't Talking 'Bout Love
10) Where Has All The Good... 20) You Realy Got Me
11) Summertimeblues
Total Time - 90 Minutes (approx)
Notes:
a) Title taken from the cover, which has a painted picture of Dave's
face.
b) Quality: It's from the soundboard, but it's lacking at both the top
and bottom end. You can hear Mike's bass, but it has no depth.
Dave screams a bit, but generally gives a good performance. Says
it's stereo on the record, but there doesn't seem to be any separation
at all.
c) Track listing (from back cover - NOT ACCURATE! Typos included!)
Below is the ACTUAL TRACK LISTING:
| 1. Romeo Delight 13. So This Is Love? |
| 2. Unchained 14. Summertime Blues |
| 3. Drum Solo 15. Cathedral |
| 4. The Full Bug 16. Secrets |
| 5. Runnin' With The Devil 17. Drum Solo Alex |
| 6. Jamie's Cryin' 18. Ode To Argentina |
| 7. Little Guitars 19. Icecream Man |
| 8. 1984 20. (Oh) Pretty Woman |
| 9. Bass Solo 21. Guitar Solo |
| 10. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 22. Ain't Talking 'Bout Love |
| 11) Dancing In The Streets 23) You Really Got Me |
| 12) Little Dreamer |
Burnin' In Buenos Aires
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Format : DVD
Label : Atomic Punk Records / Party Dog Home Video
Source : Buenos Aires - February 11, 1983 & Bonus (see notes)
1) Introduction 1:04
2) Romeo Delight 3:44
3) Unchained 3:50
4) Drum Solo 2:17
5) The Full Bug 3:43
6) Runnin' With The Devil 4:58
7) Jamie's Cryin' 3:28
8) Little Guitars 4:38
9) Bass Solo 4:37
10) Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 2:56
11) Dancing In The Street 2:47
12) Little Dreamer 3:19
13) So This Is Love? 4:31
14) Summertime Blues 2:57
15) Cathedral 1:59
16) Secrets 3:22
17) Drum Solo 3:01
18) Ode To Argentina 4:16
19) Ice Cream Man 2:36
20) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 3:19
21) Guitar Solo 7:21
22) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 3:15
23) You Really Got Me 4:02
Total Time - 82:00
Bonus Footage
1) Rock Pop - ZDF Germany June 21, 1980 - You Really Got Me 2:38
2) Rock Pop - ZDF Germany June 21, 1980 - And The Cradle Will Rock 2:55
3) Loss Of Control (Color Version) - Australia TV 1980 3:11
4) Music Box - German TV 1981 - Unchained & Short Interview 4:17
5) US Festival May 29, 1983 - 4 Songs 12:34
6) Ear Sky - VKTV 1984 - Dave Interview & I'll Wait Promo 5:43
7) BBC Old Grey Whistle Test - Aug 18. 1984 - Interview with Dave & Al 6:22
8) BBC Old Grey Whistle Test - Aug 18. 1984 - Hot For Teacher 4:06
9) Swedish TV News Report - Aug 25, 1984 3:21
10) German TV News Report - Sept 2, 1984 1:44
11) French TV 1985 - "Enfants Du Rock" - Interview with Dave 8:01
Total Time - 54:52
Notes:
a) Track 6 of the Buenos Aires show (Runnin' With The Devil) includes Dave
rapping with the crowd.
b) Track 14 of the Buenos Aires show (Summertime Blues) is cut.
c) Track 21 of the Buenos Aires show (Guitar Solo) is cut.
d) Track 22 of the Buenos Aires show (Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love) cuts in.
e) Track 23 of the Buenos Aires show (You Really Got Me) is cut in the
middle.
f) The audio of the Buenos Aires show is Dolby Digital 5.1 encoded at
448kbps. The video averages about 3Mbps with motion artifacts visible.
g) There are slight pauses between tracks of the Buenos Aires performance.
h) Track 5 of the Bonus Footage (US Festival) contains "Runnin' With The
Devil", "Pretty Woman", "You Really Got Me", and "Happy Trails".
i) Single layer DVD.
j) Packaging is a digipack case with nice artwork front, back, inside and
under the clear tray.
k) Released in July 2005.
City Nights
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Format : 2 LP's
Label : Amazing Stork Records
Source : 1983 US Festival
Side 1 Side 3
1) romeo's delight 10) everybody wants some
2) unchained 11) ice cream man
3) full bug 12) pretty woman
4) runnin' with the devil
5) jamie's cryin'
Side 2 Side 4
6) so this is love 13) eddie's solo
7) dancin' in the streets 14) ain't talkin' 'bout love
8) somebody get me a doctor 15) bottoms up
9) cathedral-secrets 16) you really got me
Notes:
a) On the spine and cover of the album, the title is "City Nights", but
on each actual record, the title appears to be "Valerie's Delight".
b) On the front and back of the cover are a picture of a woman
topless with a nice pair of (you know...), who looks vaguely similar
to Valerie Bertinelli.
c) Tracks are listed on the cover in all lower case, but are listed
in all upper case on the record.
d) At the bottom of the back cover, there is a small note that says
"This album is dedicated to the Wild Man of the Rockies".
e) Also on the back cover, there is a note that says "Special thanks to
Marcie, Leather, Jim, Mary & Monica, Jeff, Jon, Annette & Johnny,
Special Ed, Mike G., Rick B., Domino's Pizza, Billy, Timmy, Mitch,
M.L.II Glen, Mile High Club, Chip, Bic and Mike the Loser"
f) The sound quality is ok, not as good as the 'Dressed to Kill'
bootleg cd.
Sea of Faces... Oceans of Beer
------------------------------
Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : Trademark of Quality
Source : US Fest - May 29, 1983 - Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino CA
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) DLR Interview 3:12 1) Cathedral / Secrets 5:31
2) VH Heads to the Stage 2:08 2) Tai Chi Solo 2:31
3) Romeo Delight 4:08 3) Everybody Wants Some 2:55
4) Unchained 4:40 4) Dave's Dedication 1:09
5) Drum Solo 3:13 5) Everybody Wants Some (cont.) 3:08
6) The Full Bug 3:58 6) Heavy Narcotics 3:23
7) Runnin' With The Devil 3:12 7) No Feedback 1:20
8) Look at all the People 3:40 8) More Feedback 1:10
9) Real Jack Daniels 0:52 9) Ice Cream Man 2:54
10) Jamie's Cryin' 2:20 10) Ice Cream Man (cont.) 2:15
11) Jamie's Cryin' (cont.) 0:59 11) Intruder / (Oh) Pretty Woman 4:57
12) So This Is Love 5:03 12) Guitar Solo 4:17
13) Little Guitars 4:55 13) Guitar Solo (cont.) 1:28
14) Bass Solo 1:11 14) Guitar Solo (cont.) 1:12
15) Bass Solo (cont.) 2:02 15) Guitar Solo (cont.) 3:21
16) Bass Solo (cont.) 1:12 16) Guitar Solo (cont.) 2:08
17) Dancing In The Street 2:50 17) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 2:49
18) Somebody Get Me A Doctor / 18) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (cont.) 3:03
Girl Gone Bad / 19) The Full Bug 3:07
I'm So Glad 8:12 20) Cathedral 1:13
19) Dance The Night Away 3:13
Disc 2 Time - 53:51
Disc 1 Time - 61:05
Total Running Time - 114:56
Notes:
a) Track 8 of Disc 1 is Dave and the guys in awe of all the people in the
audience.
b) Track 9 of Disc 1 is Dave talking about drinking real Jack Daniels.
c) "Jamie's Cryin'" is spread across two tracks with a fade-out/in, in the
middle.
d) Track 2 of Disc 2 is the intro for "Everybody Wants Some".
e) Track 4 of Disc 2 is Dave dedicating the next song to "every one of you
who's ever had somebody you were in love with".
f) Tracks 6 - 8 of Disc 2 is Dave tuning up for "Ice Cream Man".
g) Tracks 19 - 20 of Disc 2 aren't part of the US Fest show, they are studio
cuts.
h) The disc artwork is cool with Schlitz Malt Liquor cans used to indicate
which disc is which.
i) The sound quality is great. We've all heard this show before, but to
hear it as the audience heard it is really special. This is a great
audience recording.
CALIFORNIA CALLING Listen To This Jimmy
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : Aurola Musikk Produksjon - AMP2 5002 A/B
Source : May 29, 1983 - US Festival - Devore, CA
Disc One Disc Two
1) Romeo Delight 5:04 1) Cathedral 3:27
2) Unchained~Drum Solo 7:53 2) Secrets 3:29
3) The Full Bug 3:57 3) Drum Solo 2:34
4) Runnin With The Devil 7:33 4) Everybody Wants Some 14:48
5) Jamie's Cryin 3:45 5) Ice Cream Man 5:28
6) So This Is love 5:18 6) Pretty Woman 5:49
7) Little Guitars 4:44 7) Guitar Solo 11:57
8) Bass Solo 8) Ain't Talkin Bout Love
~Dancing in the street 7:14 ~Encore 7:41
9) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 9) Bottom's Up 4:39
(Incl.Girl Gone Bad~I'm So Glad) 10) You Really Got Me
~Guitar Solo 8:55 ~Happy Trails
10) Dance The Night Away 3:19 ~You Really Got Me 6:27
Total Time - 57:47 Total Time - 66:22
Notes:
a) The case is cardboard (like the one for RH:RN), black, with a pic of
a stage shot of Ed, Dave, & Mike from the US Festival. At the top is
the title. In the middle is the aforementioned pic. Under the title
and on the sides (of the front) is the old VH logo with the wings
extended all the way out to each end. At the bottom it reads:
ORIGINAL SOUNDBOARD RECORDING.
b) The back has a stage shot of the band from 84 with the track list
at the top.
c) The inside is awesome with pics on the inside and outside (Dave and
Ed (US Festival shots) and Mike, Dave, and Ed (84 shot) respectively.
Printed inside is the text:
Produced by KENNY BRIGHTSTAR
Mixed by JOHN GREGORY at Digitech Studios, Pasadena, CA.
d) The CD's also look awesome. Both CD's have the title on top and at
the bottom it reads: "US FESTIVAL '83." Disc one is has the
characteristic EVH guitar red & white striped pattern. Disc two is
the same pattern but it's black and white. Both discs say "1997 The
copyright in this sound recording owned by Aurola Musikk Produksjon A/S.
Inside the holes that hold the CDs in the packaging you can see a tiny
VH logo for disc 1, and disc 2's hole contains the initials "US".
e) The audio for this 2 disc set is most likely from a video source as
evidenced by several minor edits, and by the inclusion of an edited
version of "You Really Got Me" at the end of the show. However, this is
one of the best sounding Dave era cd's.
f) This 2 disc set was limited to 300 copies, worldwide! There will be
no "second runs or reissues".
g) "Everybody Wants Some" is erroneously written as Track 3 with the Drum
Solo.
h) At the end of the last track on disc two, the following is spoken by
Bill Graham:
"You know, I wanted to bring my mother down here to see Van Halen. But
she was afraid that the heavy metal people are too rowdy, I mean, come
on, right? She should have been here today, with the sun and the water."
US Festival '83
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Format : 2 Compact Discs
Label : (unknown) RC003 / RC004
Source : May 29, 1983 - US Festival - Devore, CA
Disc One Disc Two
1) Romeo Delight 5:04 1) Cathedral 3:27
2) Unchained ~Drum Solo 7:53 2) Secrets 3:29
3) The Full Bug 3:57 3) Drum Solo 2:34
4) Runnin With The Devil 7:33 4) Everybody Wants Some 14:48
5) Jamie's Cryin 3:45 5) Ice Cream Man 5:28
6) So This Is love 5:18 6) Pretty Woman 5:49
7) Little Guitars 4:44 7) Guitar Solo 11:57
8) Bass Solo / Dancing in the Street 7:14 8) Ain't Talkin Bout Love 7:41
9) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 9) Bottom's Up 4:39
/ Girl Gone Bad / I'm So Glad 10) You Really Got Me
/ Guitar Solo 8:55 / Happy Trails 6:27
10) Dance The Night Away 3:19
Total Time - 57:47 Total Time - 66:22
Total Show Time - 124:09
Notes:
a) The case is a standard 2 CD jewel case, with a pic of Mike, Eddie and Dave
in what looks to be a shower room? At the top are the words "Digital
Soundboard Recording", about in the middle are the words "VAN HALEN"
in bright red outlined in black. At the bottom is "US Festival '83",
white on top, red on bottom and outlined in blue.
b) The back has a stage shot Eddie, the tracklist in the middle, and to the
right, "Location: US Festival California 1983" and "Pure
Soundboard Recordings", with the CD logo underneath.
c) The CD's are very plain. Pink in color, CD 1 labeled "RC003", and
CD 2 labeled "RC004".
d) The audio for this 2 disc set is most likely from a video source as
evidenced by several minor edits, and by the inclusion of an edited version
of "You Really Got Me" at the end of the show. However, this is one of
the best sounding Dave era cd's.
e) This 2 disc set appears to be a "boot" of the "California
Calling" set.
f) At the end of the last track on disc two, the following is spoken by
an unknown person (male):
"You know, I wanted to bring my mother down here to see Van Halen. But
she was afraid that the heavy metal people are too rowdy, I mean, come
on, right? She should have been here today, with the sun and the water."
Old No. 7
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Format : 2 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : (none)
Source : Glen Helen Park (US Festival) - San Bernadino, CA - May 29, 1983
Disc 1 Disc 2
1) Romeo Delight 5:08 1) Ice Cream Man 12:36
2) Unchained / Drum Solo 7:43 2) Intruder / Pretty Woman 5:17
3) Full Bug 4:02 3) Guitar Solo 12:18
4) Runnin' With The Devil 3:11 4) Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 7:31
5) Jamie's Cryin' 8:05 5) Bottoms Up 6:14
6) So This Is Love 4:56 6) You Really Got Me
7) Little Guitars 4:56 / Happy Trails
8) Bass Solo / You Really Got Me 5:58
/ Dancing In The Streets 7:23
9) Somebody Get Me A Doctor Disc 2 Time - 49:57
/ Girl Gone Bad Jam
/ I'm So Glad
/ Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8:51
10) Dance The Night Away 3:14
11) Cathedral / Secrets 6:59
12) Everybody Wants Some 9:52
Disc 1 Time - 74:19
Total Running Time - 124:16
Notes:
a) Lineage: Master Video > VHS copy > CDR
b) The audio for this set comes from the video master. It is very clean
except for the following:
1) There are two minor "pops" in Track 1 of Disc 1.
2) There is an edit at the beginning of "You Really Got Me" where the VHS
source runs out.
c) "You Really Got Me" from the "US Festival: Heavy Metal Day" was spliced
in to complete the show. It is a almost flawless splice, except the
crowd gets louder.
d) Front artwork is on a black background and has a Van Halen "Old No. 7"
logo above three in-concert shots of Dave and Edward.
e) The back artwork is also on a black background and contains the track
listing, location and a Dave and Edward shot.
f) Released in 2004.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Memorial Day '83
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Format : 3 Compact Discs (Homemade CD-R)
Label : S.T.O.H. Production 2012
Source : Glen Helen Park - San Bernardino, CA - May 29, 1983 (and more)
Disc 1
1) US Festival '83 contest commercial (WROQ 95.1 Charlotte, NC) 0:35
2) David Lee Roth interview #1 (Westwood One Radio Network) 3:07
3) David Lee Roth interview #2 (MTV raw footage version with Mark Goodman) 14:34
4) Pre-show party with Pat "Paraquat" Kelly 3:24
5) Countdown to Van Halen time 0:39
6) Pre-show commentary (Westwood One Radio Network) 1:56
7) Romeo Delight 5:03
8) Unchained / Alex Van Halen drum solo 7:50
9) The Full Bug 3:56
10) Runnin' With The Devil 7:38
11) Jamie's Cryin' 3:40
12) So This Is Love? 5:20
13) Little Guitars 4:35
14) Michael Anthony bass solo / Dancing In The Street 7:13
15) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8:51
Disc 1 Time - 78:22
Disc 2
1) Dance The Night Away 4:47
2) Cathedral 1:58
3) Secrets 3:25
4) Drum break 2:32
5) Everybody Wants Some!! 14:39
6) Ice Cream Man 5:15
7) Intruder 2:15
8) (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:55
9) Edward Van Halen guitar solo 12:17
10) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 7:32
11) Bottoms Up! 6:15
12) You Really Got Me / Happy trails 6:27
13) Show wrap up (WCCC 107 Hartford, CT) 2:09
Disc 2 Time - 72:28
Disc 3
1) Pretty woman (single edit) 2:54
2) Cosmo Vinyl press conference 0:31
3) Cosmo Vinyl interview (MV3 interview with Richard Blade) 1:08
4) News report #1 4:10
5) David Lee Roth interview (MV3) 3:18
6) David Lee Roth press conference 1:53
7) News report #2 1:29
8) News report #3 3:22
9) Westwood One US '83 radio special Van Halen montage 25:51
10) Happy Tails (2011 Fan mix) 0:58
Disc 3 Time - 45:35
Total Time - 196:25
Notes:
a) This collection of tracks is meant to be a complete audio history for
the legendary Van Halen concert at the 1983 US Festival in California
and was put together by 'Scallions'.
b) Disc 1, tracks 1-6 take place before the concert.
c) Disc 1, tracks 7-15 and Disc 2, tracks 1-12 are the concert itself.
d) Disc 2, track 13 and all of Disc 3 contain items from after the show,
such as the Clash controversy, news reports, edits, radio shows, etc...
e) The cover artwork has the image from the tour program over the top of
a crowd shot from the event.
f) The inside contains the event logo, the event line-up, and ticket stubs
from all three days.
g) The insert is a scan from the event program.
h) The rear artwork contains the set list from the first two discs and a
flyer from the day.
i) The cover of the Bonus Disc (Disc 3) is the same as the cover for the
two disc set, but is desaturated except for the "Bonus Disc" text.
j) The back of the Bonus Disc cover contains the set list for that disc.
k) Released in late December 2011.
Checksums/Fingerprints:
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Live and Alive
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Format : Compact Disc
Label : Imtrat-imm 40.90187
Source : New Haven 1986, Argentina 1983
1) Get Up 4:06
2) Why Can't This Be Love 4:04
3) Little Guitars 4:26
4) Bass Solo 4:32
5) Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:02
6) Dancing In The Street 2:38
7) So This Is Love 3:32
8) Summertime Blues 5:05
9) Heartbreak Hotel 2:34
10) Pretty Woman 1:56
11) Guitar Solo 11:04
Total Time - 46:59
Notes:
a) Track 7 listed as being written by "Herbert Newman/Steven Howard"(?!)
b) Quality: It's from the soundboard, but it's lacking at both the top
and bottom end. You can hear Mike's bass, but it has no depth.
Dave screams a bit, but generally gives a good performance. Says
it's stereo on the record, but there doesn't seem to be any separation
at all.
c) Recorded for "Radio Independencia", if Dave's rap (en Espanol!) at
the beginning of "So This Is Love" is understood correctly.
d) States it was recorded "in USA 1986/1983" which is obviously wrong.
Rape of the Vaults (Part 1)
---------------------------
Format : DVD (Homemade DVDR)
Label : A Rat Bastard Production
Source : "Panama" Video Outtakes
1) Intro 0:40
2) Alex Drums 1 2:13
2) Dave Kickboxing 0:41
4) Dave & Alex in Car 6:29
5) Mike & Bear 1 1:45
6) Mike in Pool 1:45
7) Mike & Bear 2 3:28
8) Dave in Bedroom 8:07
9) Dave Arrested 1 1:59
10) Dave on Motorcycle 5:21
11) Edward in Limo 3:41
12) Dave Arrested 2 1:26
13) Hotel 3:26
14) Dave in Record Store 3:41
15) Dave Going to the Limo 6:00
16) Edward Playing Piano 5:08
17) Alexs Drums 2 3:45
18) Credits 0:29
19) Panama 3:42
Total Running Time - 63:46
Notes:
a) Disc intro starts off with a MPAA-like logo that's been "Van Halenized"
which transitions to the "Rat Bastard Productions" logo and then finally
to the title card, all set to the music of "1984".
b) The Menu contains the track listing on the left and a clapboard type
marker on the right. It's an animated menu with various video clips
from within the project running inside the clapboard while the studio
track, "Panama", plays in the background.
c) The video itself has no audio, so live concert audio has been laid in
under the video. The audio comes from the bootleg entitled, "Reunion".
d) Track 2 has several clips of Alex climbing out from under a pile of drums
and drumsticks.
e) Track 3 shows Dave practicing Spin Kicks on a hanging weight bag.
f) Track 4 starts off with Alex drinking a Schlitz beer and then ripping the
can in half. It continues with Dave driving and Alex riding around
shirtless in a Mercury lowrider. At one point they get pulled over by
police while the camera continues to roll.
g) Track 5 has Michael sporting a Miami Vice look interacting with what
looks like a Chucky Cheese animated bear.
h) Track 6 has Michael in scuba gear in a swimming pool with patio
furniture and a bottle of Jack Daniels.
i) Track 7 has Michael in dark shades and a T-Shirt interacting with more
Chucky Cheese characters.
j) Track 8 contains shots of Dave in bed smoking a cig and talking on the
phone. A maid is in the background vacuuming and cleaning. She catches
the ashes as Dave flicks them from the cig.
k) Track 9 shows Dave being arrested and dragged out by two cops while only
wearing a towel.
l) Track 10 follows Dave around town while he rides a motorcycle.
m) Track 11 has multiple clips of Edward getting out of a white limo and
walking into an office building marked "8401".
n) Track 12 contains more takes of Dave getting arrested.
o) Track 13 has a roadie knocking on a hotel door. Edwards opens up and
the roadie tosses in a guitar case while Edward looks confused.
p) Track 14 has Dave shopping for cassette tapes with a midget and some
bodyguards.
q) Track 15 has Dave leaving a building marked with "6525" with two girls
wearing VH flight hats and red spandex. The climb into a white Rolls
Royce.
r) Track 16 has multiple takes of Edward wearing a white tux playing a black
piano. Valerie appears in the background during several takes.
s) Track 17 has Alex climbing out from under a pile of drumsticks and other
various drum parts.
t) Track 19 contains the finished "Panama" video that we all know and love
so you can see how the shot footage ended up in the final product.
u) Multiple times during the tracks a clapboard that reads, "Jump" with a
date of Nov 5, 1983 can be seen.
v) The video quality throughout is very good. A timecode is present
centered in the lower half of the video throughout.
w) The audio is in Dolby Digital 5.1 format (AC3).
x) A pre-release version used audio from Van Halen's 1983 Caracus show
under the video track. This version was not widely circulated.
y) Released in November 2003.
Rape of the Vaults (Part 2)
---------------------------
Format : DVD (Homemade DVDR)
Label : A Rat Bastard Production
Source : "Jump" Video Outtakes
1) Introduction 0:32
2) Practice Jump 1:29
2) Dressing Room 2:31
4) Inside Airplane 3:22
5) Outside Airplane 5:20
6) Boat 3:22
7) Playing Cards 10:59
8) Dave Shopping 3:16
9) Girls & Limo 3:07
10) Studio 4:02
11) Ed Playing Guitar 3:18
12) Credits 0:25
13) Jump 4:01
Total Running Time - 45:44
Notes:
a) Disc intro starts off with a MPAA-like logo that's been "Van Halenized"
which transitions to the "Rat Bastard Productions" logo and then finally
to the title card, all set to the music of "1984".
b) The Menu contains the track listing on the left and a clapboard type
marker on the right. It's an animated menu with various video clips
from within the project running inside the clapboard while the studio
track, "Jump", plays in the background.
c) The video itself has no audio, so audio has been laid in under the video.
The audio comes from the "1984" album with most of the vocal stripped out.
Additional audio from the original "House of Pain" and some guitar playing
from an 1984 sound check can also be heard.
d) Track 2 shows Dave practicing standing backflips on a mat while the band
"plays" in the background.
e) Track 3 shows a dressing room marked, "BAND". Dave preens a bit, Alex
sticks drumsticks in his pants, Alex tips over a couch while Michael is
on it.
f) Track 4 contains multiple takes of a stewardess offering drinks to
Dave (he passes) in one part of an airline cabin, and then back to where
Ed and Al are seated reading newspapers to offer the same drinks.
g) Track 5 contains several shots happening outside the plane, some with
just the band, others with a stewardess. Lots of shots of the band
sitting or tipping over (domino style) luggage.
h) Track 6 has Michael on a docked boat with two beautiful girls falling
all over him.
i) Track 7 has the band seated around a table on a boat playing cards.
Drink, chips and women make up the rest of the shot. Multiple takes
and various angles are used.
j) Track 8