Van Halen Encyclopedia

Updates on obscure/interesting/fun Van Halen trivia:

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Join The Van Halen Encyclopedia list for email updates on my attempt to bring this mammoth book to the web. This is going to be fun! 🎸 https://t.co/ntRt8roZ37

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@barrybutler9 @VanHalenNews @VanHalen @971TheDrive @RockShowCo1 @VanHalenVault @eddievanhalen @LiveNationIL Well done! I miss those older venues. Too much concrete for rock in the newer ones. I wait until bands go to Northerly now :)

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What’s the deal with “Growth?” I’m asking the Van Halen community to help solve the mystery and update a new Van Halen Encyclopedia in the process. @GregRenoff @VanHalenNews @VanHalenVault @vhlinksdotcom @brentkinnaird https://t.co/tAUVkH9h8h

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It may be more of a weekly dump of info that builds upon and corrects the old stuff. Email? Audio? Video? It all sounds like too much fun to avoid.

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OK, I’m back. Looking into ways to update the Van Halen Encyclopedia as more of a community wiki. There’s tens of thousands of updates — some that totally flew under the public radar. Anybody want to help? Last time I tried a traditional wiki, it was a huge headache 😂.

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Aftershock
(Balance [5:29])

Eddie used his old MXR Flanger for some parts in the song.

The lyrics are about Sammy's divorce from his wife Betsy.

The track appears in a different place in the song order for the cassette version of the album.

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On August 8, 1986, the band played the song on stage in the middle of “Best of Both Worlds.”

The band also performed this song on August 11, 1986, and mimicked the dance from the Robert Palmer video for the song.

https://t.co/afJQYTCw3j

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Addicted to Love

During the 5150 tour, the band played this Robert Palmer cover almost every night backstage before concerts.

https://t.co/FYHyHGLXlC

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I’d take his word for it, guys. Also, Korina body with a rosewood neck and PAFs. Used in the clubs, on the first album and videos, and on the final cover of WACF. Swapped out for a borrowed Destroyer from Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. to record Women and Children First.

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(On the color of the Shark Guitar)

Well considering how many times I’ve seen, held, and played the guitar I would say it’s burgundy and silver but what do I know? 🤷‍♂️

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Action Now
A two-page @VanHalen feature by Steven Rosen appeared in the August 1981 issue of this magazine.

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@davidcaolo Promising, though. @garycherone was one of my faves during that Waiting for the Punchline and Extreme 3 era. I really want to hear more of that second VH album. Fingers crossed it shows up in a future box set.

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Access Hollywood
@eddievanhalen and @Wolfiesmom appeared on this television show on April 20, 1997 to promote Valerie's Lifetime channel special, "Intimate Portrait."

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On June 5, 1998, this show premiered the "Fire in the Hole" video. https://t.co/CSv5K4GRnx

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The episode showed clips of Van Halen's 1991 MTV Video Music Awards performance of "Poundcake" from September 4, 1991. https://t.co/XJF1sBjkCH

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Access
Van Halen appeared on the cover of this magazine’s March 1995 issues. The issue featured "Just For Laughs," a one-page @garycherone interview by Keith Sharp and "Rock's Ultimate Balancing Act," a three-page @VanHalen interview by Roy Trakin.

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ABC in Concert
Gary Cherone hosted this show, which aired sporadically on the ABC network in the 1970s and 1990s, on July 17, 1993. A 1988 Van Halen live performance was also featured on this show.
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This is one of only two Van Halen tracks featuring Sammy Hagar on guitar. Eddie played slide guitar using a 1959 black Airline (purchased at the 1985 NAMM show in Anaheim, CA) through a small Music Man amplifier.

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First entry update: begin and the beginning.

A Apolitical Blues
(OU812 [3:50])
Van Halen covered this Little Feat song, from their album 1972 album Sailin' Shoes, for the OU812 album.

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Engineer Donn Landee hung two microphones in the middle of a room to capture a live feel. The song was recorded in about 30 minutes.