CREDIT to ByTorX1
Van Halen
18 November 1982
Venue: Reunion Arena
Location: Dallas, Texas
Source: Soundboard (Source 2) (Master)
Lineage:
Maxell UDXL-I C-90 cassettes (x2) > Nakamichi DR-1 (azimuth adjustment) > Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD > Audacity (24-96) > FLAC 6
01 Romeo Delight
02 Unchained
03 Drum Solo
04 The Full Bug
05 Runnin' With The Devil
06 Jamie's Cryin'
07 Little Guitars
08 Where Have All The Good Times Gone!
09 Bass Solo
10 Hang 'Em High
11 Cathedral
12 Secrets
13 Drum Solo II
14 Everybody Wants Some!! (cut)
15 Dave Talks (cut)
16 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise)
17 Dance The Night Away
18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor / I'm So Glad
19 Dave Acoustic Solo
20 Ice Cream Man
21 Intruder
22 Pretty Woman
23 Guitar Solo
24 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
25 Bottoms Up!
26 You Really Got Me
27 Happy Trails
28 You Really Got Me (Reprise)
Notes:
Here is yet another uncirculated soundboard recording, capturing the Van Halen concert in Dallas during their Diver Down tour (Hide Your Sheep tour) in 1982. This is the first of two consecutive nights Van Halen played at the Reunion Arena in 1982.
This one initially may not seem truly new or uncirculated to a lot of people, considering a recording of this first night in Dallas has long been the only true soundboard tape from 1982 to circulate prior to 2024, albeit in much poorer quality due to generation loss and seemingly poor transfer. However, what we have here isn't simply an upgrade from the master, this seems to be an alternate recording source. The real surprise here is that the old source is without a doubt also one of Roy's recordings, as his signature tape pauses and length all match there with how he recorded the majority of the tour. The most noticeable difference with this new source is that it doesn't have his usual omission of Ice Cream Man and Dave's long acoustic bit. Yet the old source has the show introduction, while this source starts right at Romeo Delight. Most of the other tape pauses are near identical, which makes the alt source theory confusing, though due to the uniqueness of each, I'd guess he often hit pause simultaneously.
This all raises more questions. How did Roy's other source of this first night in Dallas make it out all those years ago? He certainly didn't just make a copy and keep the master, this new source was the only one he had retained. We also have to wonder, why did he record this show on two decks simultaneously, and how often may he have done "double tapings"? It's not unheard of, since in Toronto he recorded both from the soundboard and with an open mic. Did he let go of alternate sources of other shows as well? Regardless, it could be considered that since the Dallas area was both Roy's birthplace and the origin of the sound company he worked for, that could've factored towards the decisions made with this particular show.
For this new tape, Roy didn't record the brief introduction at the beginning of the show, though he started the tape perfectly in time for Romeo Delight. Then while there oddly is about a minute of crowd noise recorded following Runnin' With The Devil, Roy still did his usual pause during this break where Dave would give an extended talk to the crowd. The first side of the 90 minute master tape runs out during the first part of Everybody Wants Some. The second side of the tape starts right at the start of Dave's interlude, though it seems Roy randomly paused again while Dave was talking, so is missing about a minute or so. Following his decision from the show prior in New Jersey, Roy again decided to not do his usual tape pause following Somebody Get Me A Doctor, so we once again get to hear Dave's acoustic bit and Ice Cream Man.
The second side of the 90 minute master tape runs out during the brief breakdown of Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love where Dave says a few more words to the crowd, however in a complete change of routine, Roy finally decided to grab a second tape to capture more of a show than the confines of a single 90 minute tape. He changed tapes quickly, so was able to capture the rest of the song as well as both complete encores (with the usual pauses during the encore breaks). It seems that using a second tape was perhaps a last minute decision, as the pause timing on the first tape are mostly identical to other single-tape shows he recorded during this time frame. Questionably, the second tape only featured about 13 minutes of audio on an otherwise blank 90 minute tape, which you'd think he could've used to record more of another show sometime later.
Huge thanks to those who significantly helped with the absurd pricetag that was required to liberate this VH collection, most of which would've been impossible to save otherwise.
Enjoy the music and be grateful we are able hear these special recordings. If you have uncirculated tapes, please consider sharing them before they end up forever lost to time.
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