2000 - Little Guitars : A Tribute to Van Halen / 1978 - Van Halen / Released : February 10, 1978 / Recorded : Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, September - October 1977 / Label : Warner Bros. / Producer : Ted Templeman / All songs written and composed by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth.Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released in February 1978.Recorded in 1977, Van Halen sold over 10 million copies in the US alone, becoming one of the most successful debuts by a rock band. Along with 1984, it gives Van Halen two original albums with Diamond status in sales. The album cover was shot at the Whisky a Go Go. The guitar pictured on the cover of the album is Edward Van Halen's famous Frankenstrat Guitar, made from a neck purchased from Boogie Bodies and a Stratocaster style body custom made by Wayne Charvel in California and assembled in Edward's parents' garage.In 2003, the album was ranked number 415 on Rol! ling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.In 2006, Guitar World readers ranked it 7th on a list of the Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time.In the band's licensed game, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, nine of the eleven tracks of this album are available for play; only "Little Dreamer" and "On Fire" do not appear in the game.
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