“Eruption” Take 1. Live Studio 1. Unmixed - Van Halen (1977) Sunset Sound

Take 1 tracking of Eddie Van Halen recording “Eruption” in studio 1 at Sunset Sound Recordeds in September 1977
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[@danielconrad764]

Eruption is really special. That was Eddie's masterpiece. In under two minutes he took you on a journey that for many of us hasn't ended, decades later.

[@huntermediaphotography]

So insane this was 1977! Wow, just wow !

[@mikelester816]

@@huntermediaphotographythat is the key. It was 1977. No one played like this then. It was a totally unique new thing.

[@tone-talk]

Mind blowing even in 2023. EVH was the king

[@slickfrictionless]

As happened to me when I first heard it in 1978 at 15 years old, there simply aren’t words to describe it! “WTF was that?” is about as appropriate as anything!!

[@jamesryan5499]

ABSOLUTELY brother ..

[@eatmoreporkporky4342]

Ha ha I was 16 and in a band at the time, and besides the WTF was that reaction, I thought how the hell are we going to cover any of these songs? They're was truly nothing like that guitar sound, a watershed/seachange moment. And how fing great was it to be young and enjoy the 70 80's music scene!! It truly rocked.

[@grandbino4703]

1000%

[@scottdreher8122]

I was 13 and just playing for about 6 months when I first heard this and had the same WTF is that reaction!!

[@drdylanman]

I was somewhere in that age range when I first heard this, and all I could think is WHAT IS THIS??? IT'S AWESOME! haha The funny thing is that I was at the local roller-skating rink, and they played it overhead during the "boys only" skate, where all the guys tried to skate as fast as they could around the rink to some head-banging song! haha It was pretty sweet, but I had no idea who or what it was. But that changed very quickly. :-)

[@josephloguidice1841]

Eddie was a one-off. The delivery, the persona, the writing ability, the look, the vibe, all of it. A freakin one-off. A one of one!

[@Jedizen07]

Magical. Immortal. ONE take. . . no " effects, " no fakery, no editing out of ANYTHING, no second takes. . . The greatest guitarist to walk this planet. Just. INCREDIBLE.

[@danielbytheway2216]

No other comment should follow yours! Perfectly described!

[@auntjenifer7774]

It's not 😂 perfectly described as there is absolutely effects going on here. First off there's reverb and there's a flanger on the end of the solo😂

[@e.l.norton]

​@@auntjenifer7774Reverb was a production addition. It is NOT on the raw track. The only real effects are the Phase 90 and the delay at the end which he turns all the way down. It's not a flanger.

[@Jedizen07]

@@e.l.norton Correct. There is too much information out there on how this was recorded. As raw ( and MAGICAL ) as it gets. The naysayers can say all they want. BUT, this was the real deal.

[@killereverb3928]

Agreed REVERB was a post production add on but that doesn’t change the importance that the recording is NOT a dry signal recording. The relevant note is that the completed track that was released HAD Reverb, Delay and Phase Shifter. That’s 3 effects no matter how you slice it!

[@bigmac2752]

It never fails. The fur still rises every time i hear it.

[@johnmcleod8961]

I'm now 64 yo and cut my teeth on Motown, the Beatles, and classic rock...I was an 18 yo kid in the navy onboard a destroyer at Pearl Harbor when I first heard of EVH and particularly this song...I simply could not believe what I was hearing...I just didn't think it was humanly possible for anyone to play with such speed and accuracy...Eddie raised the bar and was single-handedly responsible for many guitarists already in the game quit their bands...but many also took the challenge and probably exceeded it...but to such ridiculous levels in the 80s, it spurred a backlash with the inception of grunge...but no doubt, Eddie was the consummate trailblazer...magnificent talent...I miss him so much.

[@beagood90]

We really lost a special Man!! He was truly the Mozart of our day. But thank God we had him!!! G.O.A.T

[@dis.infectant]

That tone is INSANE!

[@tasteapiana]

From this perspective I can feel the intensity of a kid, a really young guy, trying with all his might to make his statement, to get across his view of what playing guitar on the cutting edge can be, a kid trying to express just how raw and untamed yet intricate and delicate it can be - as he himself is at the very edge of losing control of it. He is nervous, he is excited, he is super driven, he is compelled by every minute he spent practicing to just GET IT OUT THERE no matter what, all be damned! The mix on the record is amazing, like your ear up the tail pipe of a Harley, but you don't get the room like in this raw distant mic which is closer to what he actually heard there with it. He was hearing it from a perspective closer to this, where he couldn't ''listen'' to it as much as feel it, know it was right or wrong through his very hands and the way the air pressure changes from that cabinet punched his body, as if he were thinking ''Did that fret feel right? Did I slip there and cause that harmonic that sometimes happens? Yeah, ok, I felt the right CHUG there in my lower ribs''. Eddie was pouring himself into that performance more than anyone will ever know. It's pretty on record, it's a shiny, glossy, btch, but wow, what a hairy beast of an inspired majestic animal he was riding in that room at Sunset that day.

[@jamesstewart1794]

What a descriptive, description. ❤

[@swordmonkey6635]

That slightly longer outro was fantastic.

[@blak1lyte]

Incredibly Incredible! It's the 'dance' his fingers are creating... it's the MELODY in all those runs and patterns... it's not speed for the sake of speed... there's a friggn purpose to all those notes... he played what was in his head...i understand that in my own years of playing. His mind never shut up... musically. So sad he's gone.... but we got him, he's deep in all of us. To have created this singular masterpiece of musical art, and act as if it was nothing... when you or I would be showing this to everyone and anyone. He, didn't care... he played and created what he heard, what was in his head....

[@blak1lyte]

@@asdfasdf12456 huh?

[@ryanshaw3543]

Eruption and Cathedral still give me chills to this day. Pure magic

[@pauliej4139]

May his memory live forever. RIP King Edward! ❤

[@jimhurlbut3649]

This raw audio from the room mics reveals in a way that the mixed album cut can't the power, novelty, and creative originality of Eddie's most famous piece of music. The first time I heard this I was 16 years old. My buddy Brian Owens called me up and said, "Get your ass over here NOW!" I did and he led me to the backyard where he had two chairs set up. He handed me a beer and sparked up a number. It was the '70s after all. Lol. I noticed his speakers in the window pointed towards us and asked what's up? He said that he'd discovered a new band called Van Halen and that they were going to blow my mind. Already an inveterate rocker and a huge Who fan I was somewhat dismissive that was going to happen but who knows. We finished off the number and he said, "Are you ready?" I said that I was. He went inside and dropped the needle. Shortly thereafter so did my jaw as "Eruption" erupted out of the speakers. Pretty much every young rocker of that time has a similar story of how the experience of first hearing it is indelibly imprinted upon one's mind for all time. Mind-blowing indeed, so much so that 44 years later I can still see those speakers in the windows that I was staring at in disbelief. They were Panasonic Thrusters. And the rest, as they say, is history. Dedicated with love and respect to the memory of the great Eddie Van Halen. ❤🎸🎹🔥

[@yourdrummer2034]

Every single human being that hears this for the first time, especially loud on a good system, or good headphones always needs to pick their jaw up from the floor when it's over..🤘🔥🎸🔥🤘 Ed you changed the music world, particularly on guitar forever for the better! See you on the other side, Brother!❤ RIP..

[@han1075]

Thanks Paul and Drew for this incredible content!! Keep 'em coming! Hard to believe that Eddie was only 22 when this was recorded. Let that sink in. A true guitar god at 22! RIP King Edward.

[@joncargile4566]

Exactly! I’ve been playing for years and accumulated a lot of knowledge over time. But he knew so much so early. The more I learn, it makes it even more mind blowing. How’d he master all that so fast? He’s just not from here man. He’s from beyond!

[@pjstamm2112]

INCREDIBLE! Thanks for sharing the raw audio!

[@duncanhills526]

*raudio 🤘😂🤘

[@funhistory]

Every squeak was sonic gold! 🤯 So glad SSR preserved this unmixed original.

[@wendywright5486]

Living with my grandparents in Florida at 15 when this came out carry my whole giant JCPenney stereo up to the pool too play it for everyone 😺if I stand on my head I look 15 again 😂but when I hear this I feel it!!

[@MorGuitarz]

still smoking after all these years. What a masterpiece. RIP 👑King Edward👑

[@Adrenaline416]

Nice birthday present for me to hear this today. This is the real deal; so effing cool to hear this like we're in the room with him. Get these tapes into the Smithsonian because they're a national treasure.

[@nebraskamike607]

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day!

[@psykomystro]

Definitely got my vote... Btw🎉🎉🎉 Happy birthday... God's blessings to you and yours

[@Adrenaline416]

@@nebraskamike607 thanks man!

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@@psykomystro thank you so much!

[@Firebrandrock]

EVH changed the way I played guitar forever. I was 19 at the time and remember exactly where I was when I heard it. Sitting in a car at a McDonald’s with my best buddy eating a cheeseburger. We looked at each other and said “who the fu** is this guy? Wow….we were ready to chop off our wrists both being guitar players. To this day when I hear it it brings back great memories of a time when we really needed something new to step up the game. He changed the guitar world forever. Still sad at his passing….still kinda hard to believe he’s gone. I never got the opportunity to see him live, that still saddens me. Natural born talent. And let’s have Alex the credit due to his phenomenal playing he was 50% of the deal….extremely underrated drummer,…probably in the top five drummers of rock of all time…would love to see him and wolfie do a thing …..but I get it …..😎

[@bowriverblog]

Soooooo frickin epic ... What a time to be alive. Massive ear candy 🤟🤟🙏🙏

[@Project-og6fo]

9 years old when I first heard it 1978 WNEW NYC, I was hooked immediately.

[@sswulffable]

....and the rest is HISTORY - Miss you Eddie

[@toddclarke1580]

The subtle phaser sweep adds movement, to the movement. So genius.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

What an absolute treat. Room bleed is missing in modern production. Get those snare springs flappin!

[@harleymendez3968]

So much for Mike’s quote about the tone being shaped at the mixing desk. There might have been a lot of noise but the tone was already there. It was 100% Eddie!

[@johnmcmahonBXLA]

All live, standing up, first take all the way through. Legend They also cut “Little Dreamer at the same session. October 1977, almost 43 years to the day that Ed passed.

[@keithplunk6611]

I heard this on the street where I bought my first Fender guitar! Riding right past the music store! It was a 🤯 moment! My whole world changed in an instantaneously. Thankyou Eddie for everything! You are probably tapping in heaven on a solid gold harp! Godbless you! ❤

[@fab.silva1119]

Man do I still miss Ed!

[@osukadesu]

Even in this raw un-mixed version, this is a timeless masterpiece. RIP EVH.

[@remittingaxe]

Absolutely my favorite band growing up. Incredible sound just took you to another place altogether.

[@sebastopolfan9337]

That was the 1:52 seconds that changed the world!!

[@gsftom]

I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this song…

[@Em_Dee_Aitch]

And it changed history forever.

[@akgyrator]

In my opinion Eruption is the best guitar solo ever.

[@DrummingMan1]

One take wonder? I recall a quote from Rick Emmett, triumph, who stated that he was so pissed off that eruption beat the release of rock 'n' roll machine, which also is an epic guitar classic! Good times for this 70s teenager! RIP edey!

[@alexandertimothymendoza3393]

Thank you! it gives me goosebumps! NEVER a better rock guitar piece and, at 22!?!?!

[@KeyserSoze0930]

The Maestro.

[@IsleofMoto]

AMAZING!! I lived in La Canada in 1976 and they played our junior high school dance in a small venue and it was awesome to hear VH shred!!

[@westernfilet]

WOW! Simply wow!

[@mikeworrent1107]

I was 12yrs listening on my brothers album it awesome

[@FlyGuy2000]

All these years later and this still gives me goosebumps!

[@robertfrippers]

Awesome, Please continue to release these pieces of rock history!

[@jamespullos8027]

Thank you Eddie

[@emmanuelbuenviaje6564]

Respect 🙏

[@hartleyroadmusic]

14 years old when I first heard this. At the time we didn’t know what it was. It couldn’t have been just one guy and a guitar… he had to be using a synthesizer or something to do it. 🤷‍♂️ THAT’S how epic EVH was! 😮

[@passionworksbodyshop9738]

In the early 80s I was in my teens trying to learn guitar. Van Halen was at their peak it’s all this stuff was just on the radio every day. Now that I’m in my middle 50s, I can truly appreciate how good this guy was I think he’s like 19 or 20 when he recorded this he only been playing guitar maybe 6 years at most.

[@mikefont69]

Mind blowing!

[@jamessteelman9276]

Those iconic pentatonic scales in the beginning of run if you listen at the end of the phrase of those pen scales you can hear Eddie holding back or just right on the pinch harmonic right before the squeel,holds it there three times in that run. You can feel it in your fingers. He will always be the best rock guitarists ever.

[@daveclelland1188]

*guitarist (he was only ONE person).

[@bigmamajama2829]

@@daveclelland1188 You're not needed here.

[@kdm71291]

Still mind blowing even after all these years and in it's raw state!

[@TimE_5150]

Ed always said that he messed up during the recording of Eruption, but to me it still sounds perfect to this day!! Masterpiece!!

[@PickettMusic]

Game-changer....

[@mikegoldstein1246]

There is no solo in the history of guitar playing that has stood the test of time with still as much skill and taste as this. It still sounds like a modern piece of music

[@mikemercer5808]

Unreal. Just unreal.

[@99percentirish64]

Absolutely incredible. Thank you.

[@duncanrodd7691]

Hands down best solo ever

[@grandhammer1555]

I hear all the red and white and black crossroads of raw fission sound pumping through the speakers.

[@headlesssoldier]

Just to know that he played this , standing up and with the band. No pro tools. No 500 hundred takes. No string dampener . An actual performance that was captured by a microphone

[@DonovanStringer]

I am here to worship.

[@louislamboley9167]

I can't be sure he played it exactly the same each time but I suspect it was always very close to the recording. Mind blowing in 1977. This was something no one in the world except EVH could play , which kept most guitarist's from quiting.

[@Kinger1625]

Yeaaaaaah!!!! Incredible!

[@davidsides7253]

Life as we knew it changed! 👍😉

[@paulcarlsen4088]

BEAUTIFUL! Thank you very much!

[@mudwiser1391]

Thanks for the upload... Great stuff!!

[@NorthernChev]

I had no idea about this channel or all the great content it has. Fantastic.

[@smokintreesdrainin3s]

Just incredible.

[@joenickell6323]

😮. Absolutely beautiful!

[@MRCATL3]

Van Halen from 77 to 83....Still mind blowing

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

WOW. This is really something increcible to get to hear. Thank you for sharing!

[@TehSyneS]

thanks for uploading this!!

[@1unlimeted]

Masterpiece in the making

[@patrickmoreau7592]

Still incredible ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@romansingleton8831]

man this is a treat, wow, thanks!

[@harrisfrankou2368]

and the world would never be the same...

[@jeffreyhobbs8603]

Pure Brilliance!

[@Bloomcycle]

Every 80's teen boy air guitared to this. I myself included 🤘

[@gunk7162]

Game changer

[@redstrat1234]

Remarkable.

[@intheblinkofaneye6106]

There's a first time for everything.

[@timokeefe526]

Any luck with getting Donn Landee to sit down & talk with you guys?!

[@totc6196]

Please

[@msmoniz]

Hands up; who's here because of the Rick Beato and Nuno hang video where they are discussing this version?

[@supadupahilton6848]

MXR Phase 90! Ahhh... the Dutchman - Better Times!!!

[@Dobie_ByTor]

Nailed it!

[@rylieriley]

Wow!!!

[@GuitarLen75]

MY MAN!

[@briandonald]

Eddie! OMG

[@johnhitz1185]

I saw VH on the Ian Gillan/Black Sabbath tour in Dayton, and Frank Marino/Mahogany Rush and Ronnie Montrose in Cincy. 4 incredible, innovative guitarists, 2 shows. Those were the days.

[@GeneSchmidt]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@brianruff1133]

I feel like the guy in the old Maxell tape ad.

[@Handas1111]

♾️❤️‍🔥♾️

[@Flummi030]

PLEASE Sunset Sound Studio, can you do a interview with Michael Anthony about early VH recordings !?

[@TVoltG]

You know Ted Templeton's jaw was hitting the console..

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

It was TED TEMPLETON that suggested putting on the record! EVH was practicing it for a upcoming gig at the whiskey (i am pretty sure it was that club?) and Ted walked into the studio and heard EVH playing it and said WTF is that? EVH told him it was his solo for live shows and Ted wanted it on the record.

[@JasonReese1962]

Sounds, exactly like the recording.

[@MrVirtsu]

This solo change el guit playing forward 🎸💥💥💥

[@DaChiefs1969]

My lord....😮

[@Scottocaster6668]

"Ok, thats a take!"