Some behind the scenes VH footage

[Nitro Express]

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[JJMcClure]

Awesome stuff. The fun times well and truly died after 1985.

[jero]

Good to see! What a great time it was back then.

[Hummarstra]

I love when Alex puts his cigarette out with a fire extingisher.

[Little Lamont]

Loved every second of it.
Thanks, man.

[thome]

Very cool thanks.

But it makes me sad because it is more proof that there must be a thousand pounds of CVH footage out there that should be turned into DVD.

Well at least there is 250 pds of live concert footage i would be interested in.

[katie]

I think this is from the bootleg -
Rape Of The Vaults Part 2 Panama video outtakes (PRO) DVD

There is about an hour (I think) of footage.

The other boot DVD doing the rounds is -
Rape Of The Vaults Part 1 Jump video, outtakes (PRO) DVD

Cato will know full details for sure.

katie

[Amity75]

That was cool. What was the story with the mowhawk guy throwing Eds guitar case at him?

[jharp84]

The footage is from "rape the vaults" Katie knows her stuff!!

[Terry]

Re: Some behind the scenes VH footage

Originally posted by Nitro Express
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Cool

[katie]

Rape of the Vaults (Part 1)

Format: DVD (Homemade DVDR)

Label: A Rat Bastard Production

Source: "Panama" Video Outtakes

Intro 0:40
Alex Drums 1 2:13
Dave Kickboxing 0:41
Dave & Alex in Car 6:29
Mike & Bear 1 1:45
Mike in Pool 1:45
Mike & Bear 2 3:28
Dave in Bedroom 8:07
Dave Arrested 1 1:59
Dave on Motorcycle 5:21
Edward in Limo 3:41
Dave Arrested 2 1:26
Hotel 3:26
Dave in Record Store 3:41
Dave Going to the Limo 6:00
Edward Playing Piano 5:08
Alexs Drums 2 3:45
Credits 0:29
Panama 3:42

Total Running Time - 63:46


Notes
Disc intro starts off with a MPAA-like logo that's been "Van Halenized" which transitions to the "Rat Bastard Productions" logo and then finally to the title card, all set to the music of "1984".

The Menu contains the track listing on the left and a clapboard type marker on the right. It's an animated menu with various video clips from within the project running inside the clapboard while the studio track, "Panama", plays in the background.

The video itself has no audio, so live concert audio has been laid in under the video. The audio comes from the bootleg entitled, "Reunion".

Track 2 has several clips of Alex climbing out from under a pile of drums and drumsticks.

Track 3 shows Dave practicing Spin Kicks on a hanging weight bag.

Track 4 starts off with Alex drinking a Schlitz beer and then ripping the can in half. It continues with Dave driving and Alex riding around shirtless in a Mercury lowrider. At one point they get pulled over by police while the camera continues to roll.

Track 5 has Michael sporting a Miami Vice look interacting with what looks like a Chucky Cheese animated bear.

Track 6 has Michael in scuba gear in a swimming pool with patio furniture and a bottle of Jack Daniels.

Track 7 has Michael in dark shades and a T-Shirt interacting with more Chucky Cheese characters.

Track 8 contains shots of Dave in bed smoking a cig and talking on the phone. A maid is in the background vacuuming and cleaning. She catches the ashes as Dave flicks them from the cig.

Track 9 shows Dave being arrested and dragged out by two cops while only wearing a towel.

Track 10 follows Dave around town while he rides a motorcycle.

Track 11 has multiple clips of Edward getting out of a white limo and walking into an office building marked "8401".

Track 12 contains more takes of Dave getting arrested.

Track 13 has a roadie knocking on a hotel door. Edwards opens up and the roadie tosses in a guitar case while Edward looks confused.

Track 14 has Dave shopping for cassette tapes with a midget and some bodyguards.

Track 15 has Dave leaving a building marked with "6525" with two girls wearing VH flight hats and red spandex. The climb into a white Rolls Royce.

Track 16 has multiple takes of Edward wearing a white tux playing a black piano. Valerie appears in the background during several takes.

Track 17 has Alex climbing out from under a pile of drumsticks and other various drum parts.

Track 19 contains the finished "Panama" video that we all know and love so you can see how the shot footage ended up in the final product.

Multiple times during the tracks a clapboard that reads, "Jump" with a date of Nov 5, 1983 can be seen.
The video quality throughout is very good. A timecode is present centered in the lower half of the video throughout.
The audio is in Dolby Digital 5.1 format (AC3).
A pre-release version used audio from Van Halen's 1983 Caracus show under the video track. This version was not widely circulated.
Released in November 2003.

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Rape of the Vaults (part 2)

Format: DVD (Homemade DVDR)

Label: A Rat Bastard Production

Source: "Jump" Video Outtakes


Introduction 0:32
Practice Jump 1:29
Dressing Room 2:31
Inside Airplane 3:22
Outside Airplane 5:20
Boat 3:22
Playing Cards 10:59
Dave Shopping 3:16
Girls & Limo 3:07
Studio 4:02
Ed Playing Guitar 3:18
Credits 0:25
Jump 4:01

Total Running Time - 45:44


Notes
Disc intro starts off with a MPAA-like logo that's been "Van Halenized" which transitions to the "Rat Bastard Productions" logo and then finally to the title card, all set to the music of "1984".

The Menu contains the track listing on the left and a clapboard type marker on the right. It's an animated menu with various video clips from within the project running inside the clapboard while the studio track, "Jump", plays in the background.

The video itself has no audio, so audio has been laid in under the video. The audio comes from the "1984" album with most of the vocal stripped out. Additional audio from the original "House of Pain" and some guitar playing from an 1984 sound check can also be heard.

Track 2 shows Dave practicing standing backflips on a mat while the band "plays" in the background.

Track 3 shows a dressing room marked, "BAND". Dave preens a bit, Alex sticks drumsticks in his pants, Alex tips over a couch while Michael is on it.

Track 4 contains multiple takes of a stewardess offering drinks to Dave (he passes) in one part of an airline cabin, and then back to where Ed and Al are seated reading newspapers to offer the same drinks.

Track 5 contains several shots happening outside the plane, some with just the band, others with a stewardess. Lots of shots of the band sitting or tipping over (domino style) luggage.

Track 6 has Michael on a docked boat with two beautiful girls falling all over him.

Track 7 has the band seated around a table on a boat playing cards. Drink, chips and women make up the rest of the shot. Multiple takes and various angles are used.

Track 8 has Dave shopping for cassette tapes with a midget and some bodyguards.

Track 9 has Dave leaving a building marked with "6525" with two girls wearing VH flight hats and red spandex. They climb into a white Rolls Royce.

Track 10 has Ed and Al at a large mixing board in a studio.

Track 11 has Edward playing a double-necked striped guitar (yellow and black). He is wearing sunglasses and headphones.

Track 12 shows some credits along with a tease for Rape of the Vaults Part 3, Coming Soon.

Track 13 contains the finished "Jump" video that we all know and love so you can see how the shot footage ended up in the final product.
The video quality throughout is very good, but contains multiple video dropouts that present themselves as random white streaks in the image. A timecode is present centered in the lower half of the video throughout.

The audio is in Dolby Digital 5.1 format (AC3).
Released in February 2004.

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I'm sure these are available for free download somwhere on the net, but if anybody wants a quick trade & lives in the UK....

[chi-town324]

great stuff!!!

[gunnyhighway]

Re: Some behind the scenes VH footage

x-cellent! how could things go so wrong....? at least the first DLR record in '86 was still fun, almost like CVH, but of course it wasnt quite the same... thanx for this stuff!

[VanHalener]

I want my f*#king Van Halen back, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gunnyhighway]

amen to that!