Christmas has come a little early this year…

1982 Diver Down Studio Sessions

Van Halen Studio Instrumentals

Big Trouble/Put Out the Lights, Ted Templeman Demo

No Peace Of Mine, House Of Pain Ted Demos, + extras

Ted Templeman Van Halen Sessions

I do believe there is even more to come…The videos above run approximately 100 minutes but there is probably almost 4hrs of music/jams/instrumentals/demos to this.

jorge: I do believe there is even more to come…The videos above run approximately 100 minutes but there is probably almost 4hrs of music/jams/instrumentals/demos to this.

Was this already circulating or it’s fresh out of someone’s vault?

Anyway it’s the first time i hear it and i am very happy.

Thanks Dutchie

As far as I can tell this is new but it is not yet clear where it was leaked from. The recordings cover the whole Dave era with demos and alternative mixes/overdubs from all 6 albums and from the original WB demo. They run for over 4 hours, at least that’s what I’ve seen.

Oh. My. Gawd. They were awesome. Thank you!

Wow!

The track listing with a few corrections/explanations (“Red Zone” for example has been known as “Acts Like It Hurts” until now).

01 DOA take 1
01 Eruption raw guitar track
01 Jamie’s Cryin’ take 1 (inst)
01 On Fire (guitar track)
02 Bring On The Girls (not as bright)
02 Dance The Night Away (take 1)
02 Hear About It Later (take off yo)
02 Runnin’ With The Devil (DLR multiple vox)
03 Dance The Night Away (take 2)
03 We Die Young (false start)
03 Dirty Movies (demo)
03 Runnin’ With The Devil (Ed solo)
04 Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love (no guitar)
04 Dance The Night Away (take 3)
04 We Die Young (false start 1)
04 Unchained (Roth vox overdubs)
05 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (DLR vox_Ed solos)
05 Dance The Night Away (take 4 inst)
05 We Die Young (take 3)
05 Unchained (guitar track)
06 Dance The Night Away ((alt. 2)
06 We Die Young (false start 2)
06 Hot For Teacher (guitar dry)
06 On Fire (demo vox, no guitar)
07 Eruption (dry mix)
07 Hot For Teacher (classroom noises raw)
07 INST – great! (aka “Act Like It Hurts)
07 Young & Wild
08 Ain’t No Stopping (aka Let’s Get Rockin’)
08 Jamie’s Cryin’ (studio sound)
08 Red Zone (take 1, aka “Act Like It Hurts”)
08 Somebody Get Me A Doctor (2 false starts)
09 Jamie’s Cryin’ (raw tracks)
09 On Fire (Ed guitar dry)
09 Put Out The Lights (take 1)
09 Somebody Get Me A Doctor (alt)
10 Fools (alt 2 better, more talk)
10 I’m The One (alt take)
10 Little Dreamer (alt take)
10 Put Out The Lights (take 1)
11 Atomic Punk (alt incl vox)
11 Eruption (room mics)
11 Fools (inst)
11 House Of Pain
12 Atomic Punk (Ed guitar dry)
12 Eruption (dry take)
12 Get The Show On The Road
12 No Piece Of Mind (take 1 great!)
12 Red Zone (aka “Act Like It Hurts”, false start)
13 You Really Got Me (Ed guitar dry)
13 Red Zone (aka “Act Like It Hurts” take 2)
13 In A Simple Rhyme (brighter mix, great)
14 Babe Don’t Leave Me Alone
14 You Really Got Me (great! alt vox)
14 Red Zone (aka “Act Like It Hurts”, best inst)
14 You Really Got Me (brighter mix)
15 The Full Bug (take 1, dff mix)
15 Happy Trails (brighter mix)
15 Jamie’s Cryin’ (part – early)
16 The Full Bug ((take 2)
16 Little Dreamer (alt vox)
16 You Really Got Me (crazy vocals!)
17 Big Trouble
17 Jamie’s Cryin’ (no verb)
17 Where Have All The Good Times Gone
18 Ice Cream Man (louder vox)
18 On Fire
18 Secrets (inst)
19 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘ Bout Love (all guitars dry)
19 Mean Street jam (48 sec)
20 Mean Street jam (take 2 full)
22 I Wanna Be Your Lover (out of tune)
25 Unchained (iso guitar)

Jorge – THANK YOU!

Thank you Jorge

These tracks are absolutely astounding. There are so many things we have never heard before. For example: the raw guitar track of Unchained with the part under the solo, the undubbed raw master take (Tk 3) of You Really Got Me with Dave’s scratch vocal, and on and on. The WB Demos sound PHENOMENAL here. I am blown away. This is truly a VH fans dream release. Selfishly, I hope there is more, but man….. this leak is incredible….