Van Halen - US Festival 83 - 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor

I thought 1984 was released in 1983??

where did you hear that?

P.S. then it would be called 1983...

well my album sleeve says 1983 on it on the copyright part. It was recorded in '83 and released early january 84. It is very likely that girl gone bad was written and possibly been demo'd in 5150 by the time of this concert.

yeah but some of the 1984 songs were in van halen zero. not girl gone bad. house of pain was on it.

i read somewhere that it was released at the stroke of midnight on new years day 1984. Don't know if it's true or not.

As I recall the new album 1984 was announced around the latter part of 1983 but wasn't released until early in 1984. Obviously, all the pre-production, mixing,mastering, cover art, what have you would have to been done in 1983 in preparation for it's release in early 1984.

it was released new year's eve 83

January 9, 1984

Did they one night or more?

the first tapping part he does at the start of 3:39 to 3:44 sounds just like the intro from Women In Love
but the rest is just Eddie jamming out and messing around on his guitar