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Van Halen - 'Home Ground' L.A. Sports Arena 19/06/1981 Rare
Side 1

On Fire Sinner's Swing Hear About It Later So This Is Love Jamie's Crying Air Raid (Bass Solo)

Side 2

Running With The Devil Dance The Night Away Sunday Afternoon In The Park Romeo Delight Everbody Wants Some

Side 3

Sounds Of Summertime Ice Cream Man Mean Street Eruption '81

Side 4

You Really Got Me Unchained Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Notes "Dance The Night Away" on Side 2 isn't listed on the cover. Overall sound quality would rate about a B. It's an audience recording, and the band sounds clear but there's a "spacious" arena-quality to it. Because the show was in LA, the boys were probably partying hard and it shows in a few songs; Dave doesn't sing the entire second verse of "So This Is Love". In the same song, Eddie plays part of the second solo during the FIRST solo. Also, Dave "makes up" lyrics in the second verse of "Unchained". (just like "Romeo Delight" in the US Festival show) Great montage artwork on cover. Shot of band members on front surrounded by flames and other graphics. Records are pressed on black or red vinyl, the red version being more rare. They have white labels with some random black numbers or markings on them. The matrix number is engraved near the center with an A/B/C/D after it indicating what side it is. An alternate pressing exists on black vinyl with slightly different cover art and non-generic labels for the records. The front and back artwork looks the same at first glance, but closer examination reveals that the artwork is compressed so that more of the image(s) appear at the edges of the sleeve. The "Van Halen" banner also looks more purple. The labels on the records have a blue background, a portion of the artwork, and the track listing (also missing "Dance The Night Away" from side 2). They also call the release "Sinners Home Ground". This pressing is ETS 2527 & 2528.