Van Halen/CA,USA 1975 2Days & more

A 3-disc set of Van Halen’s early live performances before their official debut, recorded on a soundboard. First of all, Disc 1 includes high-quality stereo line recordings of two performances (February and April) performed as a local band at a weekend dance party at Pasadena High School in 1975. The only original songs are I Wanna Be Your Lover, Take Your Whiskey Home, and I Live With Fools, and the rest are cover songs. Still, Eddie’s outstanding guitar playing, which can be heard clearly and directly in the line recording, is the best, boasting a quality that you can enjoy over and over again. Deep Purple’s Maybe I’m A Leo is sure to please fans of the playing style. Budgie’s In For The Kill, Spooky Tooth’s Wildfire, ZZ Top’s Brown Sugar, and Sugarloaf’s Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You are valuable performances that can only be heard on this recording, and are a must-have for fans. At the end, there are bonus songs House Of Pain and Runnin’ With The Devil from the Gene Simmons demo recorded in the fall of 1976. Discs 2 & 3 include a high-quality line recording of Norwalk’s live performance at the Golden West Ballroom on May 9, one year after the Pasadena High School sound source. The number of original songs in the set has increased significantly, and familiar numbers that will later be included on albums are also appearing here and there. (Show Your Love is I’m The One) Although this is a monaural soundboard recording, the sound quality is excellent and you can listen to it without stress. In the past, only 15 songs were recorded on Disc 2, but a few years ago, the second half of the show, which mainly consisted of cover songs, was discovered and became available for listening. The first half, full of original songs, is great, but the second half is also full of fun, as you can listen to Kiss’ Rock And Roll All Nite, Aerosmith’s Sweet Emotion, Bad Company’s Live For The Music, etc. Dave’s lively vocals are also wonderful, but everyone will listen to Eddie’s play, which shows off his tremendous speed in various places. Hots On For Nowhere, which is played with the introduction “From Zeppelin’s new work”, is a valuable cover that can only be heard at this live performance. The bonus track includes an additional interview with a local radio station at the time. The best version that carefully removes most of the noise that was found in the original sound source. This is a 3-disc set that everyone from beginners to enthusiasts can enjoy. Pasadena High School, California, USA February 1975 STEREO SBD Pasadena High School, California, USA April 1975 STEREO SBD Goldenwest Ballroom, Norwalk CA. USA 9th May 1976 SBD Disc 1 Live at Pasadena High School, California, USA February 1975 1. I Wanna Be Your Lover 2. In For The Kill (Budgie) 3. Take Your Whiskey Home 4. Wildfire (Spooky Tooth) Live at Pasadena High School, California, USA April 1975 5. Chevrolet (ZZ Top) 6. Maybe I’m A Leo (Deep Purple) 7. Brown Sugar (ZZ Top) 8. And We All Had A Real Good Time (Edgar Winter Group) 9. Walk Away (James Gang) 10. Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo (Rick Derringer) 11. Don ‘t Call Us, We’ll Call You (Sugarloaf) 12. I Live With Fools Gene Simmons Demo Fall 1976 13. House Of Pain 14. Runnin’ With The Devil Disc 2 Live at Goldenwest Ballroom, Norwalk CA. USA 9th May 1976 1. Rodney Bingenheimer Intro. 2. On Fire 3. Show Your Love 4. Last Child (Aerosmith) 5. Tush (ZZ Top) 6. The Rover (Led Zeppelin) 7. The Fool And Me (Robin Trower) 8. Let’s Get Rockin’ 9. Ice Cream Man 10. Last Night 11. Eruption 12. We Die Bold 13. Somebody Get Me A Doctor 14. Babe, Don’t Leave Me Alone 15. Oceanside 16. She’s The Woman Disc 3 Live at Goldenwest Ballroom, Norwalk, CA. USA 9th May 1976 1. Rock And Roll All Nite (Kiss) 2. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (ZZ Top) 3. Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran) 4. Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith) 5. Live For The Music (Bad Company) 6. Hots On For Nowhere (Led Zeppelin) 7. La Grange (ZZ Top) Bonus Tracks 8. Excerpt From The Early Years DVD 9. DLR Plugs RB From KROQ (The Starwood Club, Hollywood, CA. 1st June 1976) The first Dave Lee Roth interview with Rodney Bingenheimer 10. KROQ Intro.11. Interview Intro. 12. David Lee Roth Interview 13. Runnin’ With The Devil David Lee Roth & The Runaways Rodney interview with Bingenheimer in December 1978 14 KROQ Intro. 15. Interview #1 16. Interview #2 17. Interview #3 18. Outro. David Lee Roth – Lead Vocals Eddie Van Halen – Guitars, Vocals Michael Anthony – Bass, Vocals Alex Van Halen – Drums SOUNDBOARD RECORDING