Well, its iconic now, like imagining THE BEATLES "Revolver" with a diff cover.

Too Miami Vice.

Eddie Adams from Torrance

Nice--first thing I thought of when I saw the headline.

Maybe they were going with an Atomic Punk look. But in the spirit of "it looks like the O'Needers", it looks like Van Halan, the "e" at the end isn't very distinguishable.

I was a freshman in HS when that first album came out and many of us lost our damn minds, I remember some of my buddies writing the logo in their notebooks over and over. Ultimately, the band chose wisely.

not really punky as much as it's too new wave-y

cranberryzero: not really punky as much as it's too new wave-y

Yeah. It kind of screams "Let's go to the mall."

wow, that's some bad art direction. it looks like some local band.

Eddie Adams from Torrance

That's something you wear around your arm, you don't put it on your f*cking turntable.

Neat. As a CVH freak I appreciate this link.

DecemberNitro: That's something you wear around your arm, you don't put it on your f*cking turntable.

None more black. You can see yourself in BOTH sides.

I was thinking it looked more Blossom than Punky, but whatevs...

Junior in college when that came out. Man, after disco, Fleetwood Mac, and Bob Welch (and his ilk), did that kick some massive ass.

//Yes, even though my lawn is small, I'd like you to get off it

I work with a graphic designer who's a massive VH freak. This will make his day.

Me...{shrug}...not so much.

That cover would be way better if they photoshopped Wolfie in there.

VANHALAN sounded so much cooler!

/not really

UncleScam: That cover would be way better if they photoshopped Wolfie in there.

I was going to snerk about Michael Anthony not being photoshopped out, but at this point I think he probably should be glad to have been thrown clear of that wreck. I am one of those life-long VH fans, but I say fark Eddie for being such a loser that he can't keep his shiat together long enough to finish a single US leg of a tour. And when was the last time he was in a studio? When he did that god-awful porn movie soundtrack? Puh-leeze. My farts after a big lunch at Hooters are more listenable than that garbage.

And yes, I post in every VH thread, and yes, I am pretty bitter that my biggest idol as a teen is a burned out fark up.

1976 was a good year

Elephantman: 1976 was a good year

Everyone knows that rock attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact.

David Lee Roth was a big supporter of the L.A. punk scene during this time, I could go on, but I won't. There's more here;
Link (new window)

Elephantman, that's not the original cover for "Dirty Deeds"...
Link (new window)

demanton: I am pretty bitter that my biggest idol as a teen is a burned out fark up.

That's why I worship Phil Spector - he never lets me down.

Elephantman

Yes, it was a great year for classic rock, but this:





wasn't released in the U.S. until 1981.

UncleScam: demanton: I am pretty bitter that my biggest idol as a teen is a burned out fark up.

That's why I worship Phil Spector - he never lets me down.

You know who else would never let you down?

The second cover gave us one of the most iconic band logos ever. The first cover looks like it was created by someone who made an assload a couple years later when New Wave and other stuff hit.

And here's a fun bit of trivia, Ain't Talking 'Bout Love, was Eddie van Halen's attempt at a punk song, hence pretty much just two chords.

WhyteRaven74: The second cover gave us one of the most iconic band logos ever. The first cover looks like it was created by someone who made an assload a couple years later when New Wave and other stuff hit.

Indeed. The used first cover was a wise choice. Van Halen is many things, but punk is not one of them. They're pretty much the essence of Hard Rock.

Guntram Shatterhand: They're pretty much the essence of Hard Rock.

Oh so much THIS!

/had all their albums up to OU812 on vinyl at one point
//got 1984 for my tenth birthday

Crude: Elephantman

Yes, it was a great year for classic rock, but this:
wasn't released in the U.S. until 1981.

Available as an import, which was better anyway as it had "Jailbreak" and didn't have "Rocker", which besides being a lame song was already on some earlier album... TNT or Let There be Rock maybe?

Plus the cooler cover.

/end threadjack

The original VH logo presented is almost Def Leppard-ish. Horrible bad. The classic VH wings logo is iconic. They're lucky they changed it.

BobtheFascist: Yeah. It kind of screams "Let's go to the mall."


My hair is a Kate Gosselin. Your mall is invalid.

Looks like it says "Vanhelen."

madden101: Looks like it says "Vanhelen."

One Van Hellen coming up!


/ u r welcome

madden101: Looks like it says "Vanhelen."

I...My friend...This guy I barely know downloaded a Van Halen discography which was entitled "Van Helen". He left it that way in his library, much to the confusion of friends trying to search for Van Halen songs to play.

demanton: UncleScam: That cover would be way better if they photoshopped Wolfie in there.

I was going to snerk about Michael Anthony not being photoshopped out, but at this point I think he probably should be glad to have been thrown clear of that wreck. I am one of those life-long VH fans, but I say fark Eddie for being such a loser that he can't keep his shiat together long enough to finish a single US leg of a tour. And when was the last time he was in a studio? When he did that god-awful porn movie soundtrack? Puh-leeze. My farts after a big lunch at Hooters are more listenable than that garbage.

And yes, I post in every VH thread, and yes, I am pretty bitter that my biggest idol as a teen is a burned out fark up.

I saw the tour both before and after the "hiatus" and Ed was in top form after his brief 'rehab' stint last March. He might actually turn his shiat around. I still have hope.

But at the end of the day, the man is an absolute nutjob. He's the most paranoid celebrity I can think of.

Gangway Fathead: demanton: UncleScam: That cover would be way better if they photoshopped Wolfie in there.

I was going to snerk about Michael Anthony not being photoshopped out, but at this point I think he probably should be glad to have been thrown clear of that wreck. I am one of those life-long VH fans, but I say fark Eddie for being such a loser that he can't keep his shiat together long enough to finish a single US leg of a tour. And when was the last time he was in a studio? When he did that god-awful porn movie soundtrack? Puh-leeze. My farts after a big lunch at Hooters are more listenable than that garbage.

And yes, I post in every VH thread, and yes, I am pretty bitter that my biggest idol as a teen is a burned out fark up.

I saw the tour both before and after the "hiatus" and Ed was in top form after his brief 'rehab' stint last March. He might actually turn his shiat around. I still have hope.

But at the end of the day, the man is an absolute nutjob. He's the most paranoid celebrity I can think of.

Thomas Pynchon and JD Salinger disagree about the paranoid thing.

demanton: UncleScam: That cover would be way better if they photoshopped Wolfie in there.

I was going to snerk about Michael Anthony not being photoshopped out, but at this point I think he probably should be glad to have been thrown clear of that wreck. I am one of those life-long VH fans, but I say fark Eddie for being such a loser that he can't keep his shiat together long enough to finish a single US leg of a tour. And when was the last time he was in a studio? When he did that god-awful porn movie soundtrack? Puh-leeze. My farts after a big lunch at Hooters are more listenable than that garbage.

And yes, I post in every VH thread, and yes, I am pretty bitter that my biggest idol as a teen is a burned out fark up.

Ah, but as much as Eddie kicks ass (or kicked ass before he went south), Satch is a smooth master, which makes Chickenfoot look like a great next step for some of the VH gang.

/Michael Anthony has not been shopped out :)

Just dl this.



Van Halen as a local cover band. Good times.

Most of the recent year's recordings I have of VH have EVH sounding awful sloppy. Going back to the Cherone tour, too.

Don't know if it's the booze, loss of skills (aka gettin' old) or just plain lazy. Probably a combination.

When he's on, nothing like it.

barneyfifesbullet: Just dl this.



Van Halen as a local cover band. Good times.

'Get Down Tonight' by KC & The Sunshine Band?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

There needs to be another VH-type band these days. Badly. Hard guitar rock party band with a quality 'being in a rock band is awesome and I bang tons of chicks' frontman. Sadly, probably too much to ask these days. You need to look upset, be mopey, have almost no talent and somehow still act way too cool for the room. goddam kids.

I'd do it myself but i'm too old.

Marshmallow Jones: There needs to be another VH-type band these days. Badly. Hard guitar rock party band with a quality 'being in a rock band is awesome and I bang tons of chicks' frontman. Sadly, probably too much to ask these days. You need to look upset, be mopey, have almost no talent and somehow still act way too cool for the room. goddam kids.

I'd do it myself but i'm too old.

Good idea. I'd be a roadie but for the same reason.

FTFA:
"An eBay user is selling off his copy of the original artwork for Van Halen's first album, which not only has the band's original, name-written-out-in-full logo, it has a picture of the band where David Lee Roth is relegated to the background-and sorta-mimicking Johnny Rotten:"

Between the hyphens and the commas, I cannot at all interpret this sentence.

Besides, these guys are from Ireland and who gives a shiat?

barneyfifesbullet: Most of the recent year's recordings I have of VH have EVH sounding awful sloppy. Going back to the Cherone tour, too.

Don't know if it's the booze, loss of skills (aka gettin' old) or just plain lazy. Probably a combination.

When he's on, nothing like it.

See if you can get a boot of the 2008 Tiger Jam from April. I was there. He was on.

Marshmallow Jones: There needs to be another VH-type band these days. Badly. Hard guitar rock party band with a quality 'being in a rock band is awesome and I bang tons of chicks' frontman. Sadly, probably too much to ask these days. You need to look upset, be mopey, have almost no talent and somehow still act way too cool for the room. goddam kids.

I'd do it myself but i'm too old.

Andrew W.K.?

I'm getting a kick out of these replies because the day VH came out I missed my ride and had to walk home from school. I stopped in a record shop on the way home and bought it simply because the cover was so cool. There had not been one word of promotion in KC.

I called my best friend and the conversation was something like this:

Me: You need to come over and hear this.
Him: You should come here. I got the new Journey album.
Me: No, this is way way better than Journey.
Him: I doubt it.

Dear Jerk: I'm getting a kick out of these replies because the day VH came out I missed my ride and had to walk home from school. I stopped in a record shop on the way home and bought it simply because the cover was so cool. There had not been one word of promotion in KC.

I called my best friend and the conversation was something like this:

Me: You need to come over and hear this.
Him: You should come here. I got the new Journey album.
Me: No, this is way way better than Journey.
Him: I doubt it.

Great story. Here's mine.

Spring '79. Party the night before at our place. A buddy had crashed on the couch. I wake up at 8:30 the next morning to 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love' at 150 db. I was pissed, not about how loud it was, but because my roommate and I were particular about people messing with our records and turntable.

//I got over it, though. Later that day the couch-crasher and I killed a bottle of Drambuie.

BobtheFascist: cranberryzero: not really punky as much as it's too new wave-y

Yeah. It kind of screams "Let's go to the mall."

I'm curious - Was hanging out in malls really an 80's phenomenon, or do all kids take malls way too farking seriously...and I just associate the 80's with malls because I grew up then?

Reminds me of:



Only less punk.

Stay Cool Babylon: Was hanging out in malls really an 80's phenomenon,

It was different then. The kids I see at malls now seem to go there just because it's there, not as kids in the 80s made it an official and often only destination. Also doesn't seem like the kids expect to run into each other at malls as much now.

/also a child of the 80s

So, a mock-up of artwork NOT USED by the band for the cover of their first album is valuable? I have all sorts of things that weren't used as the cover of VH's first album... All over my house!

Also... VH is a band that makes music. Is there any music in this non-used album cover?

/Thinks most collectors are retards.
//Hamsters collect shiat too.

Well, its iconic now, like imagining THE Trashmen's "The Bird is the Word" with a diff cover.

/dude, you were kidding right?
//Van Halen and the Beatles
///OMFG