Best 1984 tour video?

[VanHalenFan5150]

Posted my entire trade list (Minus Spammy stuff, because I didn't want to get gonhorrea) in another thread, check it out

http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showt...r-any-bootlegs

[ace diamond]

Those were '82, not '84....

as per the book "the van halen encyclopedia", the 1980, 1982, and 1984 concerts at the capital center were pro-shot by the in-house video camera systems.
only the 1982 video has ever turned up.

[ace diamond]

The usual suspects (all VHS):

Live clip compilation 1978 - 81
(Fresno 1978 + 79, Japan TV, 1st LP promos, Pasadena Civic 1979 & Oakland Jun 1981)
Baltimore Oct. 1982
US Fest 1983
Argentina 1983
San Paulo, Brazil 1983
Toronto PPV Dec. 1995
DLR - Glens Falls, March 1988
DLR - Karsloga, Sweden , March 1991
(and for Billy Sheehan fans - 4 Talas shows from 1982 - 84)

i've got most of those on dvd, but i also have:
montrael 1982 and 1984
donington 1984
las vegas 1984
memphis 1981
minneapolis 1980(all existing known footage, only 1980 fottage known to exist)
toronto 1979
fresno 1978 and 1979
dlr detroit 1986
dlr ranta rock, finland 1999
us fest 1983
largo 1982
boston 1979
dlr hartford ct, and the meadowlands 2002 pro-shots from the sans halen tour
i have all of the shows from the 1983 south american tour........
i know i have more but this stuff is just off of the top of my head

[Va Beach VH Fan]

as per the book "the van halen encyclopedia", the 1980, 1982, and 1984 concerts at the capital center were pro-shot by the in-house video camera systems.
only the 1982 video has ever turned up.

I understand what you mean now, although that "encyclopedia" is filled with discrepancies that I verified during the creation of my "This Day in CVH/DLR History" calendar here....

[VanHalenFan5150]

My dad's best friend had went to the Largo show in 1982, both nights. He had seats that I can only describe like this. Let's say we're Van Halen. We're on stage facing out. If we looked up and straight out, there would be a box seat above the floor. He and a few of his friends had some of the best seats in the house. And he even let me wear the tour t-shirt he got there!

[ace diamond]

cool fucking shit, kid.........you oughtta give your pop some beer money for that one!

[src]

I saw in this post someone said mike had all this footage ,he may have audio no video,here is what i know on that he is friends with Jason slater from snake river who is a CVH fan,i gave Jason a couple things who in turn told Mike about it,.Mike was interested because he did not have anything so i guess Jason gave him copys

[philouze]

Montreal kicks major ass. I often watch it (have it in .avi format) and really enjoy it.
It's just too bad nobody shot the Indianapolis show. The audio is great, IMHO; Dave is On Fire (homecoming), and the audience is wild.

Other than that, I have the US Fest and Kirschner stuff.

[Terry]

Not really so much a case of Montreal being the best 1984 tour video, but really the only 1984 tour video in terms of bootleg circulation.

There's also the Donnington HFT clip, but I've never seen another 1984 start-to-finish show outside of Montreal. Come to think of it, I haven't seen any other 1984 footage beyond the brief snippets MTV aired (Lost Weekend with Van Halen).

Someone once told me in an email that they had the entire Donnington show on video, and they offered to trade me some other shows for it. However, said trade fell through on their end, with a bunch of excuses offered in place of producing the actual show ("Well, my dvd player is broken", "I can't trade right now; family emergency", "I promised the person who gave me the footage that I wouldn't give it to anyone else" - just the biggest bunch of lame-ass rationales rather than manning up and admitting they never had the footage in the first place).

I mean, I'd enjoy seeing some other 1984 footage other than Montreal, but if such stuff exists out there in circulation it's the first time I'm hearing about it.

[fletch]

I cant believe you guys dont have more DVD bootlegs! you should be ashamed of yourselves. The montreal 84 footage you posted sucks...very generated. There are great versions of this show out there. Hell even the donnington is very generated. 10 years ago there was great footage around. Looks like someone has affected the gene pool again!!

[philouze]

My dear Fletch,
in the meantime, I happened to get the 1982 Largo video (classic) and two shows from 2007 (Philly & L.A.), the latter being unwatchable, IMHO.
Sure, I have some DLR stuff, (Montreal 86, Finland 99, Japan 2002 or 3, that Party Dude thing) but I'd surely sell my ass for a video from Indy 84.

[78/84 guy]

There is part of a 1984 show from Vegas around also. I remember seeing a clip of it on You Tube. It wasn't the Montreal show. It was closre filmed from the right side of the stage I think.

[NichtSicher]

You should try it here.
Maybe these Links are still working.
http://theultimatebootlegexperience2...nada_1520.html
This is Montreal 1984 (FULL SHOW).
You will find other Van Halen stuff too.I saw a 1982 &`83 DVD.And some other Audio stuff you maybe will like to get.
Enjoy

[philouze]

Oh yeah, TUBE... One of the best Blogspots EVER...
I got me a Midnight Oil bootleg there (Sydney 85, Oils On The Water video) Great show, FUCKIN HUGE band (at least for me)
Keep the TUBE going, it's worth it, really...

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