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DudeMan's Collection

Van Halen   ??/??/1976

Complete Zero, studio, studio
Source studio (probably Electric Ladyland)
Media CD-R   1 disc
Notes "Zero" boot. Gene Simmons studio demos.
Tracklist:
1. On Fire 3:37
2. Woman In Love 3:25
3. House In Pain 3:27
4. Runnin' With the Devil 3:33
5. She's the Woman 2:53
6. Let's Get Rockin' 3:08
7. Big Trouble 3:35
8. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 3:03
9. Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 2:55
10. Put Out the Lights 3:38
Total Time - 33:14

Notes from vhboots.com:
AMAZING sound quality!
Many people have heard the two tracks from this demo, "House Of Pain" and "Runnin' With the Devil", and have commented that the tone is very different than the WB demos and eventual pressed versions. This is extremely evident throughout this set of demos. Eddie's guitar tone is far from what it was to become and there are several instances of multiple guitar overdubs. In some cases, there are as many as three guitar tracks at one time and some solos are actually laid over one another at times.
Dave's vocal delivery is dramatically different on many tracks such as "Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone" and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor".
"Runnin' With the Devil" is slightly different that the version that normally follows "House of Pain" on the other boots. This version starts with the band singing the chorus in the fourth measure of the song, before any of the verses are sang.
There are a few very slight, almost unnoticeable drop-outs in a couple spots of the disc. Also, there are two strange skips in "Let's Get Rockin'" where about three seconds of a phrase is back tracked and repeated.
All in all, 4.99 out of 5! A recording that puts the WB Demos on "Looney Tunes" and "Blueprint" boots to SHAME! Even the "masterered" tracks on "Looney Tunes" don't have the crisp, clear sound that these tracks have.
In May 2002 the errors on this disc were corrected by a member of the Van Halen trading community.
Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: Mark McArthur
Ratings Sound: A+
Owned by DudeMan · Last Updated May 23, 2023