http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=464381

Van Halen
1989-02-01 (February 1st)
Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

Professionally recorded and mixed audio.
“7227″ CD, Living Legend Records LLRCD 139, released in 1991.

Confirmed accurate rip from original silver CD (EAC log file included).

01. One Way To Rock
02. Summer Nights
03. Panama
04. A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
05. Why Can’t This Be Love
06. Mine All Mine
07. drum solo
08. “5150″
09. When It’s Love
10. Eagles Fly
11. I Can’t Drive 55
12. Best Of Both Worlds
13. guitar solo
14. Cathedral
14. Black And Blue
15. You Really Got Me

This is the same Tokyo OU812 show that was recently reseeded as a DVD. Somebody requested an audio version, so here you go. I ripped this fileset myself from a silver of “7227″ I bought in 1992. This was one of the earliest, if not the first release of the Tokyo show on bootleg CD. I haven’t heard “I Can’t Tell You”, but I have heard “Got The Miracle Fingers”. “7227″ sounds better than “Miracle Fingers” in my opinion. Living Legend Records releases were generally known for decent sound back then.

This CD sounds a little flat and dull, but not more so than any other (CD, VHS or DVD) version of the Tokyo show I have heard. Except for a few rare instances (cymbal wash) the spectogram for this CD caps out at about 14-15 KHz. I guess that’s because it’s sourced from an analog TV broadcast. There definitely is no MP3 compression involved here, MP3 wasn’t even around (in the wild) in 1992

Sammy Hagar was sick with the flu in Tokyo, which strangely makes his vocals more agreeable (to me). Probably my favorite Hagar era live recording.

The Tokyo show was aired as a Japanese free TV broadcast (Lawson) in 1990. The audio for this show was mixed by EVH (possibly with Donn Landee) at 5150 studio. I remember an interview from 1991 where Eddie explained the long break between the end of the OU812 tour and the release of “F.U.C.K.” with the time it took to mix this show (among other things).

For those that don’t do torrents, I’ve uploaded this to Dropbox.
PM me or post in this thread if you would like the link.

On a different subject.
I see that the set list for these Japan shows in 89 were a lot longer that what was shown on TV.
Has any otf the other songs ever surfaced or is there a audience filmed version of the show?
Thanks..

A.F.U. Osaka, Japan 25 January 1989

Disc 1
One Way To Rock 5:01
Summer Nights 5:44
Panama 4:01
A.F.U. (Naturally Wired) 4:24
Bass Solo 2:59
Runnin’ With the Devil 2:57
Why Can’t This Be Love 4:21
Mine All Mine-Drum Solo 12:19
Cabo Wabo 5:18
Finish What Ya Started 5:21
5150 6:35

Total Time – 59:05

Disc 2
When It’s Love 7:40
Eagles Fly 5:06
I Can’t Drive 55 4:58
Best Of Both Worlds 6:33
Guitar Solo 11:33
Black And Blue 4:25
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 5:14
You Really Got Me 2:28
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll 4:57
Rock and Roll 6:28

Isn’t “The Monsters Revisited” title a complete audience version of the 2-1-89 show?

Yes the monsters revisited is the audience compete version of this show.

Ron I have the silver disc version of I can’t tell you but it lasts forever and it’s a little better sounding with crisper audio than the 7227 version and also double Dutch courage and city nights.

I’ve got the silver discs of both the “7227″ and “Double Dutch Courage”…………………if someone needs a copy let me know.

Last call before I remove from Dropbox.

Anyone have a soundboard of this or “Got the Miracle Fingers” version?

http://www.vhboots.com/miraclefingers.html