The ultimate Van Halen archive celebrating the original band from 1978 to 1984. Includes live audio, video, bootlegs, interviews and photos. This site attempts to chronicle those legendary years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmG-CjxvMt8
1st set (quality: A-)00:00 On Fire 03:28 I'm The One 08:05 (Here's) Just What You Wanted (unreleased original)11:19...
Van Halen live on 8/6/1978 at the Oklahoma Jam. Great quality although a little fuzzy at times.
Date: 8/6/1978
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Venue: Super...
Wow!! New unearthed video footage of Van Halen on their first tour in 1978!!! Massive thanks to Paul Fletcher/B2B Productions for releasing this footage...
Released: Mar 23, 1979
Source: Wikipedia
Van Halen II is the second album by Van Halen, released in 1979. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard charts and...
Silent footage from 4/8/1979 using old demo for audio.
Light Up The Sky 3:18
Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:48
Runnin' With The Devil 4:21
Dance The Night...
Soundboard bootleg from the 1980 World Invasion Tour.
Date: 5/1/1980
Location: Largo, MD
Venue: The Capital Centre
Source: Soundboard bootleg
Audio Bootleg Quality: A
Romeo Delight *Missing
Bottoms Up *Missing
Drum...
Van Halen TV performance in Italy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcYKw8lbLKQ&feature=emb_title
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Pro soundboard from the Diver Down / Hide Your Sheep Tour in 1982.
Date: 11/18/1982
Location: Dallas, TX
Venue: Reunion Arena
Source: Soundboard
Audio Bootleg Quality: Soundboard A+
Romeo...
Rolling Stone article: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/van-halens-split-personality-rolling-stones-1984-feature-19840621
It's a cold March day in Cincinnati. Snow is drifting up against the back door, wind is seeping through the windows,...
Van Halen's video for "Panama" released on June 18, 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuKDBPw8wQA
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Van Halen TV performance in Italy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcYKw8lbLKQ&feature=emb_title
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Silent footage from 4/8/1979 using old demo for audio.
Light Up The Sky 3:18
Somebody Get Me A Doctor 4:48
Runnin' With The Devil 4:21
Dance The Night...
