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PREFACE: Why I am including this band on my pages? Definitely NOT because I agree with the general
lifestyle they stand for. I just guess it's one of the first bands I happened to come across, that
introduced me to harder (and later weirder) music in general. A trip down memory lane,
if you want, that enables me to relive some of my first feelings of total freedom.
DEMO
VAN HALEN "Zero Demos, recorded in Los Angeles and New York City, May 1976"
(32:46 min, 1976, 10 tracks, origin: FLAC, pitch corrected and eq'd version)
[produced by Gene Simmons]
- On Fire / Woman In Love / House Of Pain / Runnin' With The Devil / She's The Woman / Let's Get Rockin' /
Big Trouble / Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone / Put Out The Lights -
NOTE: Recorded at Village Recorder Studios, Los Angeles, CA & Electric Ladyland Studios, NYC.
VAN HALEN "Warner Bros. Demos, Los Angeles, CA, late 1977 [produced by Ted Templeman & Mo Ostin]"
(87:04 min, 1977, 25 tracks, origin: FLAC, pitch corrected and eq'd version)
- Let's Get Rockin' / We Die Bold / Voodoo Queen / Little Dreamer / House Of Pain / Runnin' With The Devil /
On Fire / Babe Don't Leave Me Alone / Bring On The Girls / Young & Wild / Last Night / Light In The
Sky / Get The Show On The Road / D.O.A. / Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Show Your Love /
She's The Woman / Put Out The Lights / Big Trouble / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Feel
Your Love Tonight / In A Simple Rhyme / Piece Of Mind / You Really Got Me /
Happy Trails -
STUDIO
VAN HALEN "Women And Children First Sessions, some time in 1979"
(32:53 min, 1979, 9 tracks, origin: FLAC)
- And The Cradle Will Rock / Romeo Delight / unreleased instrumental / Everybody Wants Some / Loss Of Control /
Take Your Whiskey Home / Fools / In A Simple Rhyme / Take Your Whiskey Home [intro only] -
REHEARSAL
VAN HALEN "Rehearsal, Unknown Venue, Pasadena, CA, October 15th, 1977"
(13:45 min, 1977, 5 tracks, origin: FLAC)
- On Fire instrumental / Voodoo Queen instrumental / Atomic Punk instrumental / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / On Fire -
INTERVIEW
VAN HALEN "First Radio interview of Rodney Bingenheimer [KROQ] with David Lee Roth"
(7:12 min, 1976?, 4 tracks, origin: FLAC)
- KROQ intro / Rodney Bingenheimer interview intro / David Lee Roth interview
with Rodney Bingenheimer / Runnin' With The Devil [Demo] -
NOTE: Possible yet unconfirmed date is December 14th, 1976.
VAN HALEN "Radio interview of Rodney Bingenheimer [KROQ] with Runaways and David Lee Roth, December 1978"
(22:13 min, 1978, 5 tracks, origin: FLAC)
- KROQ intro / David Lee Roth / The Runaways / David Lee Roth / David Lee Roth -
LIVE
- 1974! -
VAN HALEN "Gazzari's Club, West Hollywood, CA, February 1974 [Gazzari's Dance Party]
(31:28 min, 8 tracks, 1974!, SB, origin: FLAC)
- Chevrolet [ZZ Top] / Maybe I'm A Leo [Deep Purple] / We All Had A Real Good Time [Edgar Winter] / Walk Away
[James Gang] / Can't Get Enough [Bad Company] / If You Can't Rock Me [Rolling Stones] /
Might JustTake Your Life [Deep Purple] / Make It Last [Montrose] -
- 1975 -
VAN HALEN "Gazzari's Club, West Hollywood, CA, "sometime in 1975" [Gazzari's Dance Party]
(32:42 min, 10 tracks, 1975, SB, origin: FLaC)
- Sweet Emotion [Aerosmith] / Twist And Shout [Isley Brothers] / The Grind [Tommy Bolin] / Tush [ZZ Top] /
Trampled Under Foot [Led Zeppelin] / Stone Cold Sober [Rod Stewart] / Jean Genie [David
Bowie] /Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll [Edgar Winter] / Get Down Tonight
[KC And The Sunshine Band] / Walk This Way [Aerosmith] -
- 1976 -
VAN HALEN "Golden West Ballroom, Norwalk, CA, May 9th, 1976"
(84:29 min, 23 tracks, 1976, SB, origin: FLaC)
- Rodney Bingenheimer intro [audience] / On Fire / Show Your Love / Last Child [Aerosmith] / Tush [ZZ Top] /
The Rover [Led Zeppelin] / The Fool And Me [Robin Trower] / Let's Get Rockin / Ice Cream Man /
Last Night / Eruption / We Die Bold / Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Baby, Don't Leave Me
Alone / Oceanside / She's The Woman / Rock And Roll All Night [Kiss] / Beer
Drinkers And Hellraisers [ZZ Top] / Summertime Blues [Eddie Cochran] /
Sweet Emotion [Aerosmith] / Live For The Music [Bad Company] /
Hots On For Nowhere [Led Zeppelin] / La Grange [ZZ Top] -
XXX VAN HALEN "Pasadena Community College, Pasadena, CA, May 30th, 1976"
(60:49 min, 14 tracks, 1976, SB, origin: FLAC)
- On Fire / Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone / Show Your Love / Runnin' With The Devil /
Let Me Swim In Your Ocean (cut after drum solo) / Let's Get Rockin' / Eyes Of The Night / In A Simple
Rhyme (cut) / La Grange (Dave's talking cut) / Honolulu Baby / guitar solo (cut) /
House Of Pain (tail end cut) / Fools (cut in middle) - XXX
XXX VAN HALEN "The Starwood, Hollywood, CA, June 29th, 1976"
(75:49 min, 15 tracks, 1976, SB)
- Somebody Get Me A Doctor (cuts in) / Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone (cut) / Show Your Love / D.O.A. / Runnin'
With The Devil / Let Me Swim In Your Ocean / She's The Woman / Ice Cream Man / Believe Me /
Honolulu Baby / In A Simple Rhyme / guitar solo / House Of Pain /
Eyes Of The Night / Fools - Story Of Joe - XXX
- 1977 -
VAN HALEN "Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA, October 15th, 1977"
(44:17 min, 11 tracks, 1977, 1st gen SB, origin: FLAC)
- On Fire / Feel Your Love Tonight / Running With The Devil / Atomic Punk / Little Dreamer / Somebody Get Me A
Doctor / Icecream Man / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / Eruption / Dead Or Alive / You Really Got Me -
- 1978 -
VAN HALEN "Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, June 1st, 1978"
(46:24 min, 12 tracks, 1978, SB master, origin: FLAC)
- On Fire / I'm The One / bass solo / Runnin' With The Devil / Atomic Punk / Little Dreamer / Feel Your Love Tonight /
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / Eruption / You Really Got Me / D.O.A. / Bottoms Up! -
VAN HALEN "Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, June 10th, 1978"
(41:21 min, 10 tracks, 1978, audience master, origin: FLAC)
- On Fire / I'm The One / bass solo - Runnin' With The Devil / Atomic Punk - drum solo / Little Dreamer / Feel Your
Love Tonight / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / guitar solo / You Really Got Me / D.O.A. -
VAN HALEN "Oklahoma Jam, State Fairgrounds Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK, August 6th, 1978"
(47:08 min, 11 tracks, 1978, 1st gen audience, origin: FLAC)
- On Fire / I'm The One / bass solo / Runnin' With The Devil / Atomic Punk - drum solo / Little Dreamer /
Feel Your Love Tonight / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / Eruption - guitar solo /
You Really Got Me / Bottoms Up! -
- 1979 -
VAN HALEN "Selland Arena, Fresno, CA, March 25th, 1979 + 3 [On Fire In Fresno '79]"
(73:18 min, 15 tracks, 1979, audience, origin: FLAC)
- KROQ interview DLR w Rodney Bingenheimer / House Of Pain [demo] / Running With The Devil [demo] /
Light Up The Sky / Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Running With The Devil / Beautiful Girls /
On Fire / Feel Your Love Tonight / Outta Love / Ice Cream Man / Ain't Talkin'
'bout Love / Dead Or Alive / You Really Got Me / Bottoms Up! -
VAN HALEN "Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR, Jun 8th, 1979"
(79:31 min, 17 tracks, 1979, audience, origin: FLAC)
- Light Up The Sky / Somebody Get Me A Doctor - drum solo / Runnin' With The Devil / break / Dance The Night
Away / Beautiful Girls / On Fire / bass solo / You're No Good / Jamie's Cryin' / Feel Your Love Tonight /
Outta Love Again / Ice Cream Man / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / Spanish Fly - guitar solo /
You Really Got Me / Bottoms Up! -
VAN HALEN "Kyoto Kaikan, Kyoto, Japan, September 3rd, 1979"
(86:40 min, 15 tracks, 1979, audience master, origin: FLAC)
- Light Up The Sky / Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Running With The Devil / Dance The Night Away / Beautiful Girls /
On Fire / You're No Good / Jamie's Crying / Feel Your Love Tonight / Outta Love Again / Ice Cream Man /
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / guitar solo - You Really Got Me / Bottoms Up! / Atomic Punk -
- 1980 -
VAN HALEN "Capitol Theater, Largo, MD, May 1st, 1980 [Tora! Tora! Tora!]"
(63:28 min, 14 tracks, 1980, SB, origin: FLAC)
- Runnin' With The Devil / Tora! Tora! - Loss Control / Take Your Whiskey Home / Dance The Night Away /
Women In Love / Jamie's Cryin' / Feel Your Love Tonight / Bright Lights, Big City / Atomic Punk /
And The Cradle Will Rock / Light Up The Sky (incl. drum solo) / guitar solo /
Ain't Talkin''Bout Love / Ice Cream Man -
VAN HALEN "Rainbow Ballroom, London, England, June 23rd, 1980"
(76:31 min, 16 tracks, 1980, 1st gen audience, origin: FLAC)
- Romeo Delight / Bottoms Up! / Runnin' With The Devil / Tora! Tora! - Loss Of Control / Take Your Whiskey Home /
Dance The Night Away / Women In Love / Jamie's Cryin' / Bright Lights, Big City / Everybody Wants
Some / And The Cradle Will Rock / Light Up The Sky / guitar solo / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love /
Ice Cream Man / You Really Got Me -
- 1981 -
VAN HALEN "County Coliseum, El Paso, TX, October 7th, 1981"
(114:39 min, 20 tracks, 1981, 1st gen FM/audience, origin: FLAC)
- KLAQ FM interview w Alex (07:31 min) / On Fire / Sinner's Swing / drum solo / Hear About It Later / Dave raps -
So Is This Love / Jamie's Cryin' / bass solo / Runnin' With The Devil / Dance The Night Away /
Sunday Afternoon In The Park / Summertime Blues / break / Everybody Wants Some /
Ice Cream Man / Mean Street / guitar solo / You Really Got Me / Unchained /
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love -
- 1982 -
VAN HALEN "Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada, October 27th, 1982"
(114:56 min, 24 tracks, 1982, audience, origin: FLAC)
- radio ad [01:02] / Romeo Delight / Unchained / drum solo / The Full Bug / Runnin' With The Devil / Jamie's Cryin' /
Little Guitars / Where Have All The Good Times Gone / bass solo / Hang 'em High / Cathedral / Secrets /
drum solo - Everybody Wants Some / Dance The Night Away / Somebody Get Me A Doctor /
Ice Cream Man / Pretty Woman intro / Pretty Woman / guitar solo / guitar solo cont. /
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / Bottoms Up! / You Really Got Me -
VAN HALEN "Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, November 18th, 1982 [Dallas Diver]"
(91:34 min, 20 tracks, 1982, audience, origin: FLAC)
- Romeo Delight / Unchained / drum solo / The Full Bug / Runnin' With The Devil / Jamie's Cryin' / Little Guitars /
Where Have All The Good Times Gone / bass solo / Hang 'em High / Cathedral / Secrets / Everybody
Wants Some / Dance The Night Away / Somebody Get Me A Doctor [incl. I'm So Glad] /
Intruder - [Oh] Pretty Woman / guitar solo / Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love /
Bottoms Up! / You Really Got Me [incl. Happy Trails] -
- 1983 -
VAN HALEN "US Festival 1983, Heavy Metal Day, Glen Helen Park, Devore, CA, May 28th, 1983"
(15:18 min, 4 tracks, 1983, FM, origin: FLAC)
- Running With The Devil / Pretty Woman / You Really Got Me / VH Interview -
VAN HALEN "US Festival 1983, Glen Helen Park, San Bernadino, CA, May 29th, 1983"
(124:09 min, 18 tracks, 1983, video master, origin: FLAC)
- Romeo Delight / Unchained - drum solo / Full Bug / Running With The Devil / Jamie's Cryin' / So This Is Love /
Little Guitars / bass solo - Dancing In The Streets / Somebody Get Me A Doctor - Girl Gone Bad jam -
I'm So Glad - Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Dance The Night Away / Cathedral - Secrets /
Everybody Wants Some / Ice Cream Man / Intruder - Pretty Woman / guitar solo /
Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love / Bottoms Up / You Really Got Me -
Happy Trails - You Really Got Me -
- 1984 -
VAN HALEN "Monsters Of Rock Festival, Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 1st, 1984"
(82:05 min, 19 tracks, 1984, audience master, origin: FLAC)
- tuning / Unchained / Hot For Teacher / drum solo / On Fire / Running With The Devil / Little Guitars / House Of Pain /
bass solo / I'll Wait / Everybody Wants Some / Pretty Woman / 1984 - Jump / guitar solo / Panama /
You Really Got Me / Happy Trails / You Really Got Me / crowd noises -
NOTE: Gosh, was 1984 - Jump a shitty song compared to the rest.
This, imho, is where the band ended.
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