Van Halen – 30 July 1982 – Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky [SOUNDBOARD]

Here we have a totally unheard, uncirculated soundboard recording, capturing the Van Halen concert in Louisville during their Diver Down tour (Hide Your Sheep tour) in 1982. This is the earliest date documented to feature the standard 1982 setlist arrangement, which was significantly reorganized sometime between July 27th and 30th, while the earliest dates of the tour were notably structured differently. Additionally, like all shows from this date until the middle of September, the setlist includes D.O.A., a song which is not known to have been played since the first night of 1979 tour.

Unfortunately, this recording is relatively short and incomplete, due to having been recorded on a single 60 minute tape, and for some reason Roy started recording about 18 minutes late into the show. However, an old circulating audience recording DOES exist, which is complete.

This soundboard recording starts significantly late, right after Runnin’ With The Devil would’ve concluded, when Dave does his first lengthy interlude to interact with the audience. The first side of the 60 minute master tape runs out right after the first part of Everybody Wants Some, just as Dave is about to do his short “we take it for granted that everybody wants some, but the question to ask ourselves is how much are you willing to give” interlude. While no songs are missing in between, we’re still missing the ending of Everybody Wants Some, with the second side of the tape starting again just in time for Dance The Night Away. The second side of the 60 minute master tape sadly ends only about a minute into D.O.A., so is missing Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love, Bottoms Up, You Really Got Me, and Happy Trails.

Track Listing:

01 Dave Talks [0:00]
02 Jamie’s Cryin’ [2:42]
03 Little Guitars [6:38]
04 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! [11:18]
05 Bass Solo [14:40]
06 Hang ‘Em High [18:23]
07 Cathedral [21:46]
08 Secrets [23:40]
09 Drum Solo II [27:04]
10 Everybody Wants Some!! (cut) [28:26]
11 Dance The Night Away [31:28]
12 Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I’m So Glad [34:30]
13 Dave Acoustic Solo [40:32]
14 Ice Cream Man [42:58]
15 Intruder [47:52]
16 Pretty Woman [49:44]
17 Guitar Solo [52:52]
18 D.O.A. (cut) [1:01:47]

Lineage: Maxell UDXL-I C-60 cassette / Nakamichi DR-1 (azimuth adjustment) / Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD / Audacity (24 bit – 96 khz) / FLAC 6

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