Van Halen engineer reveals band were “disappointed” with debut LP: “It's not what they had in their mind when they came in to do the record”
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Donn Landee, the engineer for Van Halen’s self-titled debut album, says that the band was in fact “disappointed” with how the record sounded.
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Van Halen engineer reveals band were “disappointed” with debut LP: “It's not what they had in their mind when they came in to do the record”
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Van Halen engineer reveals band were “disappointed” with debut LP: “It's not what they had in their mind when they came in to do the record”
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Nirvana biographer claims Kurt Cobain was “jealous” of Dave Grohl: “Dave did have his act together”
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