VHTrading » Topic: VH1 36 years ago… http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/feed http://bbpress.org/?v=2.0 en http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32705<![CDATA[VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32705 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:19:26 +0000 PT5150

Van Halen News Desk
Happy Birthday, Van Halen!

On this day in 1978, Van Halen’s magnificent 1978 self-titled debut album rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. What are your thoughts on this album?

EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”.

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32706<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32706 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:24:43 +0000 PT5150

Best debut album from any band. Monster songs from start to finish.

EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”.

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25 songs were brought into consideration during the Van Halen sessions. The band really jumped around and put on a show for themselves during the recordings. It took three weeks to record this album (Warner Bros. 3075, 1978 [35:03]) at a cost of $40,000.
Certifications[edit]Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[19] Gold 25,305[19]
France (SNEP)[20] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] 10× Platinum 10,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”.

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32710<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32710 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:12:31 +0000 PT5150

Anyone know to date what VH1 has sold World Wide??
Not sure what year the above figures are from?

EDDIE’S fingers aren’t fingers they are muscle-powered pistons that hammer guitar strings to the fretboard with the force of a rivet gun”.

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32712<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32712 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:45:23 +0000 sickman

1978 Van Halen Peak US Chart=19 World Wide Sales=17 million
Not sure if these are accurate. I haven’t really checked out this site too much but that was as of December 2013
http://www.statisticbrain.com/van-halen-band-career-statistics/

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32721<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32721 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:23:08 +0000 dokkendude

Monster debut changed everything for me
still love it start to finish

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32727<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32727 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:51:07 +0000 guitard

I bought it without ever having heard anything on it or having ever heard of Van Halen. It was something about that album cover … one look and I was sold. And then I went home and listened to the whole thing all the way through two times. I literally was the first kid in my school to have the album. But of course, that only lasted for a week or two. Before long, everyone was jamming along to it.

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32742<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32742 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:15:31 +0000 Mink

Top to bottom one of the greatest albums of all time!

http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/donttellme/Matts-Main-List.html

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]]> http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32746<![CDATA[Reply To: VH1 36 years ago…]]>http://www.vhtrading.com/topic/vh1-36-years-ago/#post-32746 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 02:28:19 +0000 mcs5150

Mink: Top to bottom one of the greatest albums of all time!

I agree wholeheartedly. It is out of this world.

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