[Jason Hughes]

Got to talking about the tragedy that is Van Halen the other day after seeing Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony in concert (great show). Anyway, we realized there are few B-sides as well known-of un-released material out there.

What I know of are:

Crossing Over (B - side from I Can't Stop Loving You)
A Apolitcal Blues (which wound up on OU812)
An un-released song from III called That's Why I Love You

Anybody know of others? Where you can get any of these?

[TheLongshot]

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Originally Posted by Jason Hughes

A Apolitcal Blues (which wound up on OU812)

Actually, it was a CD only track for OU812. It wasn't released on the CD or LP version of the album (much to my disappointment at the time.) Course, now that CD is the default format, it is widely available and probably shouldn't be on this list.

"Crossing Over" was a bonus track on the Japanese version of Balance, and as you say, was released on the single for "I Can't Stop Loving You".

Jason

[Aaron Silverman]

Were any official concert videos from the Roth era ever released? Are there any known videos from the early days that could be released at some point? The US Festival, maybe?

[Brad M]

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Originally Posted by Aaron Silverman

Were any official concert videos from the Roth era ever released?

No. There were no "official" concert videos. Too bad.

The website youtube has some bootlegs of the band with David Lee Roth.

The band released 2 concert videos, both with Sammy. The first is Live Without A Net and is from 1986 when the band released 5150. The 2nd is Live: Right Here, Right Now which is from their For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tour. They also released the Best of Video Collection. That dvd features the video of Without You from III.

None of these are "Van Halen" but they are still worth checking out:
David Lee Roth released 2 different cd singles to his remake of Night Life. The first one has a live version of Jump and the second has a live version of Panama. There's a bluesy version of Ice Cream Man on one of his cds. Dave also just released a bluegrass cd and he performs Jump and Jamie's Cryin'. On Sammy's newest live album you will find a live version of When It's Love featuring Gary Cherone. And Eddie is now scoring a porno.

[Greg_S_H]

You need to hear the bluegrass version of Jump. The spot-on solo is pretty amusing. You could also check out Paul Anka's recent lounge version of Jump.

[ElevSkyMovie]

I have seen 4 DLR songs that the band allowed one of the cable tv companies to air. I think it was Showtime. I think it was from the Diver Down tour, may have been the US Fest. It was extensively overdubbed in the studio. I don't know if any more video exists from this show.

There is also the Oakland '81 footage. Rumour has always been that Eddie is sitting on a full Oakland Fair Warning show. Michael Anthony has said in an interview that he didn't think the whole show was filmed, just a few songs. Many people have seen "Unchained" on MTV and VH1 from this footage.

[George Caronan]

Unofficially speaking...with the Roth era I know that a full Rio 1983 concert and a Landover 1981 [?] full gigs are out there on DVD. One live soundboard show that I know exists on CDs is the Pasadena 1977 show. The guy who ran the mix runs a small independent record shop in Pasadena. Loads of outtakes and demos from the first album has been floated about too in the collectors' circles.

[KevinJ]

I have a cd set of the US Festival show.....it's quite interesting imho.

[Kevin G.]

I have been searching and searching for "Inherit The Wind", cut from The Twister Sountrack...all unavailable in the circles I buy music from. Not necessarily Full Van Halen, but some very melodical, introspective, twists and turns from Edward. Kind of a departure from the lightning-fast hammer-ons and noodling.


Jason,
Where did you catch the show? My wife and I went with a close friend to the Michigan show at Pine Knob. It was phenomenal. That guy just exudes "good time". I saw the Sam and Dave Tour a couple years back, and it was brutal for any DLR fans. Sam blew him off the stage, while Dave just blew.

[Jason Hughes]

Similar to Inherit the Wind, here is a link to some music Eddie is doing for that porn. Actually, pretty good.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...wsitemID=55667

I saw Sammy at Pine Knob. It was great. I liked that Sammy and Michael did a duet for Why Can't This Be Love.

I guess there just really isn't much in the way of B-Sides out there...

What a sad little boy Eddie has become. It seems to me that Sammy is a guy who is easy to get along with. Michael seems to have no problem with him. Sammy was on some business show on MSNBC (there is a link to the interview somewhere at www.redrocker.com) he said he talks to Alex all the time and that they get along great and that even Dave and himself get along somewhat (although he made quite a bit of fun of his apparel). Somebody seriously needs to beat the shit out of Eddie; sounds like it is the only thing that might set him straight. Think about it, if you don't count VH III (I don't) and those crappy three new songs on The Best of Both Worlds (I don't) it has been 11 years since a Van Halen album. Sad.

[Greg_S_H]

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Van Halen is probably the first major rock star to lend his name to an adult project.

He might not have a household name like EVH, but Michael Bloomfield did it long before this.