World Tour 1978 compilation at Dime

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Van Halen
Various dates
Various locations
Series name/number: reCOLLECTIOn 01
Compilation title: World Tour 1978
Compiled and released: December 2014

DISC 1
Total Time: 40:07

1. On Fire (May 28, 1978: Ipswich Gaumont – Ipswich, England) 3:43
2. I’m The One (May 21, 1978: Newcastle City Hall – Newcastle, England) 4:10
3. Bass Solo (May 22, 1978: Manchester Apollo – Manchester, England) 1:23
4. Runnin’ With The Devil (May 22, 1978: Manchester Apollo – Manchester, England) 3:09
5. Atomic Punk (June 1, 1978: Hammersmith Odeon – London, England) 3:50
6. Drum Solo (June 1, 1978: Hammersmith Odeon – London, England) 1:20
7. Little Dreamer (June 19, 1978: Koseinenkin Hall – Tokyo, Japan) 6:01
8. Down In Flames (June 24, 1978: Nagoya-Shi Kokaido – Nagoya, Japan) 5:06
9. Jamie’s Cryin’ (September 23, 1978: Anaheim Stadium – Anaheim, California) 3:29
10. Feel Your Love Tonight (August 6, 1978: Oklahoma City Fairgrounds – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) 4:11
11. Last Night (June 17, 1978: Shinjuk Hall – Tokyo, Japan) 3:42

DISC 2
Total Time: 51:33

1. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (October 14, 1978: Friedrich-Ebert Halle – Ludwigshafen, West Germany) 9:53
2. Voodoo Queen (May 10, 1978: Théâtre Mogador – Paris, France) 5:00
3. Ice Cream Man (June 22, 1978: Sun Plaza – Tokyo, Japan) 5:33
4. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (June 27, 1978: Koseinenkin Hall – Osaka, Japan) 3:55
5. Guitar Solo (September 22, 1978: Selland Arena – Fresno, California) 4:27
6. You Really Got Me (September 22, 1978: Selland Arena – Fresno, California) 6:07
7. Summertime Blues (May 6, 1978: Paradiso – Amsterdam, Holland) 6:35
8. D.O.A. (pril 28, 1978: The Palladium – New York City, New York) 4.47
9. Bottoms Up! (August 29, 1978: The Spectrum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 5:03

LINEAGE

DISC 1

1. On Fire (May 28, 1978: Ipswich Gaumont – Ipswich, England)
SB>low gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

2. I’m The One (May 21, 1978: Newcastle City Hall – Newcastle, England)
SBD(?)>ANA(?)>MD>CDR(x)>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

3. Bass Solo (May 22, 1978: Manchester Apollo – Manchester, England)
SB>low-gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

4. Runnin’ With The Devil (May 22, 1978: Manchester Apollo – Manchester, England)
SB>low-gen cass>MD transfer>CDR(2)>EAC>WAV>FLAC6>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

5. Atomic Punk (June 1, 1978: Hammersmith Odeon – London, England)
Unknown FLAC lineage>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

6. Drum Solo (June 1, 1978: Hammersmith Odeon – London, England)
Unknown FLAC lineage>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

7. Little Dreamer (June 19, 1978: Koseinenkin Hall – Tokyo, Japan)
AUDIENCE ANALOG MASTER TO DAT TO CDR(x) TO EAC TO TLH FLAC LEVEL 8>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

8. Down In Flames (June 24, 1978: Nagoya-Shi Kokaido – Nagoya, Japan)
AUD>unknown gen cass>RCA SCT-520 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Wavelab 4.0>Separate channel EQ>DeCrackler>Full Chanel EQ>Normalization>WAV>CDWave>FLAC(level 5)>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

9. Jamie’s Cryin’ (September 23, 1978: Anaheim Stadium – Anaheim, California)
“Suspicious Performance” vinyl>standalone CDR burner>CDR(1)>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

10. Feel Your Love Tonight (August 6, 1978: Oklahoma City Fairgrounds – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
AUD Master> unknown lineage to M4A>WAV>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

11. Last Night (June 17, 1978: Shinjuk Hall – Tokyo, Japan)
Analog Master>DAT(2)>CDR(2)>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

Disc 2

1. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (October 14, 1978: Friedrich-Ebert Halle – Ludwigshafen, West Germany)
Unknown gen.cassette.aud>SonyTCWE435>PioneerPDR-4>CDR(x)>EAC>WAV>Trader’sLittleHelper>FLAC>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

2. Voodoo Queen (May 10, 1978: Théâtre Mogador – Paris, France)
JVC M201 stereo electret microphone ->
-> JVC KD2 stereo cassette recorder ANRS off.
-> master TDK AD type I master cassette
-> Nakamichi Dragon (NAAC auto-azimuth) Dolby off for playback
-> Zoom H2 -> WAV 24 bit- 96 KHz
-> Goldwave v.5.56 for tracks, edits, maximize at 90%, 16 bit- 44 1 KHz transfer, flacs level 8
-> TLH 2.4.1 (build 160)-> SBEs, md5s>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

3. Ice Cream Man (June 22, 1978: Sun Plaza – Tokyo, Japan)
AUD>2nd gen cass>Sony tape deck>TDK standalone burner>CDR(1)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>FLAC(level 5)>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

4. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (June 27, 1978: Koseinenkin Hall – Osaka, Japan)
Original CDR (First Eruption in Osaka 1978)>EAC>WAV->AudioCD>EAC(w/offset)>WAV>FLAC>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

5. Guitar Solo (September 22, 1978: Selland Arena – Fresno, California)
AUD Master (“Remastered by Single-8″) WAV>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

6. You Really Got Me (September 22, 1978: Selland Arena – Fresno, California)
AUD Master (“Remastered by Single-8″) WAV>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

7. Summertime Blues (May 6, 1978: Paradiso – Amsterdam, Holland)
AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC>WAV>FLAC>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

8. D.O.A. (April 28, 1978: The Palladium – New York City, New York)
AUD>unknown gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>
Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC>WAV>FLAC>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

9. Bottoms Up! (August 29, 1978: The Spectrum – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
AUD>2nd gen cass>CDR(x)>EAC>WAV>FLAC>Audacity 1.3 Beta (amplification, crossfading)>WAV>FLAC8

NOTES

Upon first listen of the “Reunion” compilation from Mean Street Studios, I immediately fell in love with the concept of coordinating a variety of diversely-sourced live material into a themed anthology with imperceptible song transitions. Van Halen has always been my favorite band and I wanted to pay homage by similarly assembling a series of collected live recordings I could share with fellow fans and listeners.

The theme of this particular compilation is Van Halen’s flagship 1978 world tour. The purpose is to honor and uniquely capture the very essence of the live Van Halen experience during their professional infancy. To provide the most expansive possible representation and historical perspective of this legendary time in the band’s history, I have included every song Van Halen performed live on the tour, sourced almost every one of them from a different date and venue, and sequentially positioned them in the same order they were played on location with as indiscernible song transitions as I could achieve.

My desired outcome is for the listener to feel as though they are a member of the audience witnessing the band’s musicianship, personality, and nuance developed throughout the duration of their first world tour in one all-encompassing show. At conclusion of the last song, I want the listener to feel exhausted, fulfilled, inspired, and excited to take the trip all over again as if they just spent nine glorious months following the band around the world.

Happy touring and bottoms up!