Earlier this year, Lilith Records released several Van Halen live shows in MP3 form.

Devore, California, May 29th, 1983 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Van Halen – Devore, California, May 29th, 1983 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Release Date: 25/04/2016
Record Label: Lilith Records
320kbps MP3 + 320kbps M4A
1 Tour Song (Live) 4:31
2 Ice Cream Man (Live) 2:55
3 Heartbreak Hotel (Live) 2:41
4 Intruder / Guitar Solo (Live) 8:33
5 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (Live) 6:18
6 Runnin’ With The Devil (Live) 3:23
7 Intruder / Pretty Woman (Encore) [Live] 5:13
8 Guitar Solo (Encore) [Live] 12:15
9 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (Encore) [Live] 6:13
10 Bottom’s Up (Live) 6:12
11 You Really Got Me (Live) 6:02
Duration: 1:04:16

Van Halen – Montevideo, Uruguay, February 8th, 1983 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Release Date: 25/04/2016
Record Label: Lilith Records
320kbps MP3 + 320kbps M4A
1 Intro / Romeo Delight (Live) 1:21
2 Unchained with Drum Solo (Live) 7:14
3 The Full Bug (Live) 3:58
4 Runnin’ With The Devil (Live) 5:30
5 Jamie’s Cryin’ (Live) 4:04
6 Little Guitar (Live) 4:46
7 Bass Solo (Live) 4:43
8 Where Have All The Good Times Gone? (Live) 3:00
9 Dancing In The Street (Live) 2:53
10 Little Dreamer (Live) 3:32
11 So This Is Love? (Live) 4:46
12 Cathedral / Secrets (Live) 5:16
13 Drum Solo / Everybody Wants Some (Live) 7:46
14 Dance The Night Away (Live) 3:28
15 Some Body Get Me A Doctor / I’m So Glad (Live) 10:33
16 Summertime Blues (Live) 5:14
Duration: 1:18:04

Van Halen – Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, March 11th, 1995 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Release Date: 27/04/2016
Record Label: Lilith Records
320kbps MP3 + 320kbps M4A
1 Opening (Live) 7:46
2 The Seventh Seal (Live) 6:23
3 Big Fat Money (Live) 3:54
4 Runaround (Live) 6:16
5 Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do) (Live) 6:15
6 Amsterdam (Live) 6:36
7 When It’s Love (Live) 6:46
8 Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (Live) 4:55
9 Bass Solo (Live) 0:58
10 Aftershock (Live) 5:44
11 Drum Solo (Live) 4:27
12 Best of Both Worlds (Live) 5:41
13 Feelin’ (Live) 6:37
14 Eagles Fly (Live) 6:35
15 Take Me Back (Deja Vu) (Live) 4:25
16 316 (Live) 7:08
17 Why Can’t This Be Love (Live) 3:40
18 Finish What Ya Started (Live) 5:59
19 Right Now (Live) 8:30
20 Panama (Live) 6:35
21 Dreams (Live) 5:55
Duration: 2:01:05

MP3? really? oh, and the errors … sigh

Caracas, Venezuela, January 16th, 1983 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Original Release Date: 24 Aug. 2016
Release Date: 24 Aug. 2016
Label: Lilith Records
Copyright: 2016 Lilith Records
Total Length: 1:16:22

1 Romeo Delight 3:49
2 Unchained / Drum Solo 6:10
3 The Full Bug 3:22
4 Runnin’ With The Devil 2:59
5 Jamie’s Cryin’ 3:47
6 Little Guitars 4:45
7 Dance The Night Away 3:09
8 Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I’m So Glad 8:30
9 Little Dreamer 3:05
10 Mean Street 4:26
11 Secrets 3:33
12 Everybody Wants Some!! 7:03
13 Ice Cream Man 3:35
14 Intruder 1:59
15 (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:56
16 Eruption 1:09
17 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 4:58
18 Bottoms Up! 3:33
19 You Really Got Me 3:34

[related to the above MP3 release, but this time on CD]

Caracas, Venezuela 1983
Van Halen (Artist)

Format: Audio CD
Audio CD (11 Nov. 2016)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Go Faster Records

Track Listing
1. Romeo Delight 3:50
2. Unchained/Drum Solo 6:11
3. The Full Bug 3:23
4. Runnin’ With The Devil 3:00
5. Jamie’s Cryin’ 3:47
6. Little Guitars 4:45
7. Dance The Night Away 3:10
8. Somebody Get Me A Doctor/I’m So Glad 8:30
9. Little Dreamer 3:06
10. Mean Street 4:26
11. Secrets 3:33
12. Everybody Wants Some!! 7:03
13. Ice Cream Man 3:36
14. Intruder 1:59
15. (Oh) Pretty Woman 2:57
16. Eruption 1:09
17. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 4:59
18. Bottoms Up! 3:34
19. You Really Got Me 3:35

Product Description
VAN HALEN CAUGHT LIVE AT THEIR PEAK IN 1983! By the start of the 1980s, following a string of multi-Platinum albums and electric live performances due in no small part to the onstage chemistry between guitarist Eddie Van Halen and singer David Lee Roth – Van Halen were an unstoppable force. Their 1982 album Diver Down followed peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard chart and went four times Platinum in the U.S. alone. In support of the album, the group toured worldwide through 1982 and 1983. 1983 would also be the first and only time the group would travel to South America, and it is from this leg of the tour that the show featured on this CD originates. Recorded at the first of three dates at Venezuela s 20,000-capacity Poliedro de Caracas, the performance was broadcast simultaneously over FM radio. On top form and playing a rich selection from their current and back catalogue – including (Oh) Pretty Woman , Eruption and Ain t Talkin Bout Love among numerous other Halen classics – this extraordinary show is now finally available for fans of this enduring collective to add to their collections.

You can hear samples of the tracks of the Caracas, Venezuela 1983 disc here. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYLNF5M/

ron: Caracas, Venezuela 1983 Van Halen (Artist)

Format: Audio CD Audio CD (11 Nov. 2016)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Go Faster Records

Customer review:

Truly awful
By C. J. Gornall on 24 Nov. 2016
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
OK, so who forgot to remove the sock from the one microphone that was used to record this concert?

Some of the FM broadcast CDs that have appeared over the past couple of years or so have been quite good, with decent sound quality….this isn’t one of them! From the very start it sounds like guitar, drums & bass are all playing different songs &, when you can actually hear him, DLR seems to have adopted some sort of Speedy Gonzalez accent when addressing the crowd. It’s almost bad enough to be funny.

Put simply, avoid!

A 2-LP version of this release is coming in Feb. 2018.

Back in December 2017, the three items listed in the first post were re-released with a different border under the RR Live Recordings label.

Artwork for the Caracas LPs.

I can’t wait for them all to come out on 180-gram vinyl so I can not buy them either….

CARACAS, VENEZUELA 1983 Limited Red Vinyl 2LP Set

VAN HALEN
Label: BIG CAR
Release Date: 13 April 2018
Format: LP Double Vinyl

£18.99

VAN HALEN CARACAS, VENEZUELA 1983 Limited Red Vinyl 2LP Set

Overview:
By the start of the 1980s, following a string of multi-Platinum albums and electric live performances – due in no small part to the onstage chemistry between guitarist Eddie Van Halen and singer David Lee Roth – Van Halen were an unstoppable force. Their 1982 album Diver Down followed peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard chart and went four times Platinum in the U.S. alone. In support of the album, the group toured worldwide through 1982 and 1983. 1983 would also be the first and only time the group would travel to South America, and it is from this leg of the tour that the show featured on this release originates. Recorded at the first of three dates at Venezuela’s 20,000-capacity Poliedro de Caracas, the performance was broadcast simultaneously over FM radio. On top form and playing a rich selection from their current and back catalogue – including ‘(Oh) Pretty Woman’, ‘Eruption’ and ‘Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love’ among numerous other Halen classics – this extraordinary show is now finally available for fans of this enduring collective to add to their collections.

Featured Tracks:
SIDE A
1.Romeo Delight
2.Unchained/Drum Solo
3.The Full Bug
4.Runnin’ With The Devil
5.Jamie’s Cryin’

SIDE B
6.Little Guitars
7.Dance The Night Away
8.Somebody Get Me A Doctor/I’m So Glad
9.Little Dreamer

SIDE C
10.Mean Street
11.Secrets
12.Everybody Wants Some!!
13.Ice Cream Man

SIDE D
14.Intruder
15.(Oh) Pretty Women
16.Eruption
17.Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
18.Bottoms Up!
19.You Really Got Me