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[Romeo Delight]

It is for real.

I recorded it in 1984 from KISW, a Seattle Radio station.

Bo Roberts played this on the 10:00 pm Metalshop Hour.

For those concerned with my lossy file...I will provide a flac file one once I find original recording.

First 10 seconds is a tad distorted because I had recording level set too high...Rest is perfect though.

I think Synth overdubs were done in 1984, when Ed gave this to the studio.

It was Ed remembering that the station didn't pursue litigation after a 1979 radio interview that turned into a typical Van Halen event.

http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=48895

[BrownSound1]

No way that guitar was recorded at the same time the original Eruption was done, if in fact that is EVH. It might have been an alternate version...but this was recorded long after VH1 came out. Too much processed guitar tone for it to be old VH.

[Romeo Delight]

Trust me, it's Ed.

You might be right about when it was recorded.

[Matt White]

I wasn't sure it was EVH...until the pinch harmonics near the end...

KEWL

Way to be DF

[ThrillsNSpills]

Not Ed.

[ThrillsNSpills]

Cool clip though.

[Romeo Delight]

Originally posted by ThrillsNSpills
Not Ed.

It is Ed.

[Solbakken]

It`s Carlos Santana.

[Matt White]

It's your Mother........

[1971Quarter]

It's actually Randy Rhoads.

That's why Eddie downed his plane

[Romeo Delight]

The file I posted is an edited version without minute introduction from Bo Roberts, the dj.

He basically said:

" I had a chance to talk to Eddie Van Halen the other day. Unfortunately he did not have any new material he could give us. However, he did give us some studio out-takes. What you are about to hear is one of three versions of Eruption..."

Something like that.

I have it all on original tape somewhere.

Obviously, Ed either re-recorded it entirely or just overdubbed.

If you listen a few times, I am sure you will realize that it is Ed.

[Brett]

Doesn't sound like Ed to me at all. Maybe the pinch harmonics at the end. The tone is weird too, it's definitely not Ed's early sound.

[Romeo Delight]

Originally posted by Brett
Doesn't sound like Ed to me at all. Maybe the pinch harmonics at the end.

I think that's why Ed gave it to them though. Listen at least 10 times and then tell me it isn't Ed.

[Brett]

I've also read Ed say he did only two takes of Eruption and they used the one where he even made a mistake in it. The licks he plays in this are nothing like anything he was doing in 1978...nor are they licks that I've ever heard him do, that's why I don't buy it. Some of the runs sound like him, some totally don't.

[Romeo Delight]

I don't think it's a take, but rather something he had tried or had once been a part of Eruption.

Ed was close with Bo Roberts and Steve Slaten, two of KISW's DJ's.

It is legit.

"Studio out-takes" could mean shit Ed recorded in studio.

I think the important point is that while details as to the timing of recording could be mistaken, the fact that Ed talked to this DJ and sent him a tape is not.

Why would Ed give them a tape of a slightly different version of Eruption, when he could show them a different take.

Will you change your mind Brett, if I post this at the Links?