Van Halen
Capital Centre
Largo, MD
July 28, 1981

Lineage: AUD>low-gen cass>Sony TC-WE635 tape deck>Sony RCD-W500C standalone burner>CDR(M)>EAC(secure/offset)>WAV>Soundforge Audacity minimal editing>WAV>CDWave>WAV>dbPowerAmp>FLAC(level 5)
Taped by ?, transferred by Lou
Quality: B
File Size: 594 MB, FLAC

Disc 1
Total Time: 70:43

1. On Fire 3:56
2. Sinner's Swing! 3:43
3. Drum Solo 3:05
4. Hear About It Later / Dave Raps 6:52
5. So This Is Love? 3:30
6. Jamie's Cryin' 3:48
7. Bass Solo 4:23
8. Runnin' With The Devil 3:26
9. Dance The Night Away 5:01
10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park 2:04
11. Romeo Delight 4:45
12. Everybody Wants Some!! 12:48
13. Ice Cream Man 7:40
14. Mean Street 5:36

Disc 2
Total Time: 28:01

1. Guitar Solo 7:26
2. Feel Your Love Tonight 2:58
3. You Really Got Me 5:01
4. Unchained 6:09
5. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:25

FLAC Fingerprints:

Disc 1
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Disc 2
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shntool results:

Disc 1
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     3:56.59       41769212    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t01.flac
     3:43.18       39379580    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t02.flac
     3:05.07       32650508    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t03.flac
     6:52.33       72754460    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t04.flac
     3:30.46       37152236    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t05.flac
     3:48.07       40235708    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t06.flac
     4:23.55       46522604    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t07.flac
     3:26.51       36458396    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t08.flac
     5:01.04       53105852    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t09.flac
     2:04.60       22014764    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t10.flac
     4:45.57       50408108    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t11.flac
    12:48.50      135592844    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t12.flac
     7:40.10       81167564    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t13.flac
     5:36.20       59317484    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d1t14.flac
    70:43.27         713.85 MB                    (totals for 14 files, 0.5980 overall compression ratio)

Disc 2
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     7:26.01       78676796    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d2t01.flac
     2:58.62       31545068    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d2t02.flac
     5:01.55       53225804    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d2t03.flac
     6:09.68       65251580    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d2t04.flac
     6:25.12       67942268    ---   --   ---xx   vh1981-07-28d2t05.flac
    28:01.48         282.90 MB                    (totals for 5 files, 0.5929 overall compression ratio)

Notes:
Very solid, tight performance. Show moves along pretty fast as they don't do as much fooling around as in other shows. "Ice Cream Man" is among the shortest 1981 renditions. Dave's rap after "Hear About It Later" is also a little shorter. Not much else to say other than this is a nicely executed show that really doesn't have any hitches. 

There probably aren't many lower-gen tapes out there of this. Unlike other copies, this has the encores and the encores are the same quality as the rest of the show. Quality is pretty good for a 1981 recording. There's audience cheering but you'll hear the songs just fine without much interference. There is a minor cut at the beginning of "Everybody Wants Some" for a tape flip, and then a minor cut in crowd noise before the encores for a tape change. Other than that there aren't any analog issues to speak of. If you're really picky about analog quality and only want a handful of the best recordings, you might like this, you might not. For example if you don't accept anything less than the Philly 7/21/81 "Martial Law" quality, then don't download. Everyone else though should have no problem enjoying this recording.

Credits:
Thanks to Tim O. for lending me the tape to transfer

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