Original Van Halen I Artwork

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  • GreenBayLA
    Sniper
    • Jan 2006
    • 796
    #1

    Original Van Halen I Artwork

    From Ultimate Classic Rock article by Greg Renoff, a teaser from his Van Halen Rising book...

    "They Tried to Make Us Look Like the Clash” -Edward


    Wow I've seen better artwork on bootlegs!

    VH1.jpg

    Why Van Halen Rejected Their First Album Cover: “They Tried to Make Us Look Like the Clash”
    http://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-alternate-cover/?trackback=pinned-post
    Warner Bros. originally had a much different concept for marketing Van Halen's 1978 debut.
    "Nothing gets a yak over a suspension bridge faster than 'Back in the Saddle Again' by Aerosmith" ~ DLR
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    • DavidLeeNatra
      TOASTMASTER GENERAL
      • Jan 2004
      • 10715
      #2
      thank god they didn't use that logo...
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        • DLR Bridge
          ROCKSTAR

          • Mar 2011
          • 5479
          #3
          With a lower case h and no space between Van and Halen, I can only imagine some record exec decided the band name should look and flow like Santana.

          Scratch that. Someone jazzed up their club days logo...

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            • FORD
              ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

              • Jan 2004
              • 59630
              #4
              It's kinda cookie cutter and formulaic, but I don't think it makes them "look like The Clash" at all, which was Eddie's reason for objecting to the cover.

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                • FORD
                  ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

                  • Jan 2004
                  • 59630
                  #5
                  Of course WB did manage to get one record out with that "original" logo on it (albeit not one that was widely circulated)......




                  This of course would be the 5 song promotional EP that was issued to radio stations in advance of the debut album.
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