Van Halen - San Diego Sports Arena: San Diego, California, USA December 3, 1978 (SBD) - Master

Van Halen
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, California, USA
December 3, 1978
Soundboard Recording - Master
Flac Level 6 24bi/96khz
High Quality MP3 320kbps/48khz
No Cover Art
Newspaper Article Included

Lineage: TDK D-C90 cassette > Nakamichi DR-1 (azimuth adjustment) > Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD > Audacity (24-96) > FLAC 6

01 On Fire
02 I'm The One
03 Bass Solo
04 Runnin' With The Devil
05 Atomic Punk
06 Drum Solo
07 Jamie's Cryin'
08 Ice Cream Man
09 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
10 Eruption
11 You Really Got Me

Total Playing Time: 47mn 20sc

David Lee Roth vocals
Edward Van Halen guitar, backing vocals
Michael Anthony bass, backing vocals
Alex Van Halen drums, percussion

So another un-circulated Van Halen Soundboard surfaced at the Traders Den this year. This time from the last performance of the tour supporting Black Sabbath as the world was treated to their debut album. I might be a Boomer but at least I was there to see the Van Halen Stormtroopers take over the World one stage at a time. It's not very easy to explain to those who were not there what it was like to hear those classic Eddie Van Halen riffs for the first time. The way the man played was a revelation and a revolution when it came to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal.

Strung out and falling apart at the seems Black Sabbath didn't know what they had unleashed on the world. Nor did they understand that Van Halen was emulating their idols when Tony Iommi confronted them about "stealing Black Sabbath's show" guitar and drum solos were Sabbath's territory. Alex Van Halen has released a really good book on the days of Van Halen. Alex talks of how Van Halen would rush en mass to get side stage to watch their idols Black Sabbath every night. They wanted to emulate their idols not destroy them. They were heartbroken by Tony's accusations, having been starstruck the whole tour....

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Van Halen - Maple Leaf Gardens: Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 26, 1982 (SBD) - Master

Van Halen
Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 26, 1982
Soundboard Recording - Master
Flac Level 6 24bit/96khz & High Quality MP3 320kbps/48khz
Front Cover Included

Lineage: Maxell UDXL-I C-90 cassette > Nakamichi DR-1 (azimuth adjustment) > Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD > Audacity (24-96) > FLAC 6

01 Intro
02 Romeo Delight
03 Unchained
04 Drum Solo
05 The Full Bug
06 Runnin' With The Devil
07 Jamie's Cryin'
08 Little Guitars
09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone!
10 Bass Solo
11 Hang 'Em High
12 Cathedral
13 Secrets
14 Drum Solo II
15 Everybody Wants Some!!
16 Dave Talks (cut)
17 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise)
18 Dance The Night Away
19 Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I'm So Glad
20 Dave Acoustic Solo (cut)
21 Intruder
22 Pretty Woman
23 Guitar Solo
24 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
25 Bottoms Up!
26 You Really Got Me
27 Happy Trails
28 You Really Got Me (Reprise) (cut)

Here's the other 1982 that popped up at The Trader's Den.

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Van Halen - The Centrum: Worcester, Massachusetts October 22 & 24, 1982 (SBD) - Master

Van Halen
The Centrum
Worcester, Massachusetts
October 22 & 24, 1982
Soundboard Recording - Master
Flac Level 6 24bit/96khx & MP3 320kbps 48khz
Front Cover Only

10/22/1982 Lineage: Maxell UDXL-II C-90 cassette > Nakamichi DR-1 (azimuth adjustment) > Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD > Audacity (24-96) > FLAC 6

10/24/1982 Lineage: Maxell UDXL-I C-90 cassette > Nakamichi DR-1 (azimuth adjustment) > Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD > Audacity (24-96) > FLAC 6

Set List 10/22/1982

01 Intro
02 Romeo Delight
03 Unchained
04 Drum Solo
05 The Full Bug
06 Runnin' With The Devil
07 Jamie's Cryin'
08 Little Guitars
09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone!
10 Bass Solo
11 Hang 'Em High
12 Cathedral
13 Secrets
14 Drum Solo II
15 Everybody Wants Some!! (cut)
16 Dave Talks
17 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise)
18 Dance The Night Away
19 Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I'm So Glad
20 Dave Acoustic Solo
21 Pretty Woman
22 Guitar Solo
23 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
24 You Really Got Me (cut)

Set List 10/24/1982

01 Intro
02 Romeo Delight
03 Unchained
04 Drum Solo
05 The Full Bug
06 Runnin' With The Devil
07 Jamie's Cryin'
08 Little Guitars
09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone!
10 Bass Solo
11 Hang 'Em High
12 Cathedral
13 Secrets
14 Drum Solo II
15 Everybody Wants Some!! (cut)
16 Dave Talks
17 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise)
18 Dance The Night Away
19 Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I'm So Glad
20 Guitar Solo (cut)
21 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
22 Bottoms Up!
23 You Really Got Me
24 Happy Trails
25 You Really Got Me (Reprise)

I promised You some rare Masters....This set of recordings from Van Halen's Legendary Hide Your Sheep Tour just surfaced at The Traders Den this week!! These 2 shows are very nice sounding soundboards. Hardly any audience noise is heard and you can hear everything going on on stage.

I will also say that David Lee Roth is in fine form on the 22nd but the 24th is a little bit drunker and slurring his words a bit. This is a classic Roth era Van Halen show. Van Halen always brought that Drunk At The Bar And Jamming Vibe onto those huge stages they took on tour. It was their stock and trade or modus operandi, it was what made a Van Halen show. It was an event, a traveling party that brought all the decadence that your parents warned you of, and you secretly wanted because of their warnings (Warning Labels Sell Records Thank You Tipper!!). Van Halen on tour in the 1980s was like The Rolling Stones on tour in the 1970s. You sat in the audience just knowing that back stage there was a Circus Of Unfathomable Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll Delights!

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Trust Me You Want Both Shows!!!

Van Halen - Sloppy Seconds Live! ~ West Palm Beach Auditorium West Palm Beach, Florida, USA July 6, 1979 (SBD)

Van Halen
Sloppy Seconds Live! - (MH)
West Palm Beach Auditorium
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
July 6, 1979
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: CD-R > E.A.C. > Wave > Trader's Little Helepr > Flac Level 8

CD1
01 - Light Up The Sky 3:49
02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 3:14
03 - Runnin With The Devil 3:09
04 - Dance The Night Away 3:42
05 - Beautiful Girls 3:21
06 - Dave Raps / On Fire 5:57
07 - Your're No Good 2:50
08 - Jamie's Cryin 3:54
09 - Feel Your Love 6:03
10 - Outta Love 4:49
11 - Ice Cream Man 6:17

CD2
01 - Ain't Talkin Bout Love 8:07
02 - Eddie's Solo / You Really Got Me 13:37
03 - Bottoms Up / Story Of Joe 7:47
04 - Atomic Punks 3:55
05 - Dance The Night Away * / Beautiful Girls * 7:14

*Bonus Tracks from 1979 tour rehearsals (these 2 songs are recorded too hot they clip a lot)

Total Playing Time CD1: 47mn 3sc
Total Playing Time CD2: 40mn 39sc
Total Playing Time Both CDs: 1hr 27mn 42sc

David Lee Roth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Eddie Van Halen (R.I.P.) – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals (all those beautiful high notes)
Alex Van Halen – drums, percussion

I have been looking for another Van Halen soundboard that dosen't sound like crap other than The US Festival boot. I mean just the David Lee Roth era not the Sammy Hagar era. Sammy's time in Van Halen is well documented with a few nice sounding boots as well as a live album. The David Lee Roth era is pretty undocumented in comparison. Almost every soundboard bootleg that I have come across to me sounded like crap. This is a soundboard I have been waiting to hear. I have actually heard some bad copies of this show so was surprised. It sounds pretty good, however this brings up a different discussion.

David Lee Roth has always been a sloppy live vocalist. I wouldn't put him in the category of say present day Vince Neil. Dave could enunciate the words that came out of his mouth, when remembered. Vince Neil has recently been fired by a once again re-united Motley Crue for his sloppy singing. Vince has always been a little sloppy but he's gotten bad. Check him out on Youtube some embarrassing stuff. David Lee Roth wasn't always too drunk to remember the words ala US Festival 1983. He danced around so much that he wasn't singing on cue or missing verses. Now I'm not saying that Sammy Hagar era Van Halen was better live than the Roth era. That's like comparing Syd Barrett Pink Floyd to Gilmour/Waters Pink Floyd live, two very separate beasts. Sammy and David are two very different performers. Now my 1st chance seeing Van Halen was opening for Black Sabbath on Ozzy's last tour with them in 1976. I don't remember Dave being sloppy that night but I do remember Black Sabbath sounded stale after Van Halen's set. The rest as they say is history...

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