May 1982

VAN HALEN

(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)

INTRODUCTION: VAN HALEN SPECIAL EDITION

Are these guys everywhere or what?

CONTENTS

THE HISTORY OF VAN HALEN

J. Kordosh

Complete with excuses.

REMNANTS OF THE FLESH HANGOVER

Dave DiMartino

If you hate Van Halen, you’re wrong.

DAVID LEE ROTH’S FASHION TIPS

For now, poochies.

DAVID LEE ROTH: MR. COOL OWN WORST ENEMY?

Rick Johnson

“In all of organized baseball,” sports guru Dick Van Dyke once observed, “there’s no award for Neatest Player.” That goes double in rock ’n’ roll.

VAN HALEN GETS EVEN WITH EVERYONE!

J. Kordosh

It becomes more fun with each season.

OUT OF THE VAULT AND INTO OUR HEARTS?

Rick Johnson

Van Halen vs. The Press vs. The Public vs. The Biz vs. The Past vs. The Present vs. The Fans vs. Rush vs. Van Halen

EDWARD VAN HALEN: A HEAVY METAL GUITAR GOD DISCUSSES GUITARS

John Stix

It's New Year’s Eve and the party at producer Ted Templeman’s is going strong. There’s a lot for Eddie Van Halen to celebrate.

HOW COME WE LOOK LIKE THIS?

Or, video rhymes with ideo!

Records

RECORDS: VAN HALEN

We didn’t have to dig back too far to find all of CREEM’s Van Halen record reviews.

CONCLUDING DIALOGUE