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Also, the sound quality of Van Halen recordings is extremely rich. Kudos to the recording engineer!

Ted Templeman produced that record, and the next 5 as well. It was Ted who witnessed one of VH's first shows at The Starwood Lounge in Hollywood in 1977 and convinced Warner Bros chairman to sign them on the spot. You can hear Ted's voice on the song "Unchained" (from Fair Warning), saying "Come on Dave, gimme a break!" Lead singer David Lee Roth replies "One break, coming up!", leading into the song's chorus.

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I remember how disappointed I was when I first played one of Van Hagar's new records.. SHOCKINGLY HORRIBLE SOUND QUALITY, VERY 'TINNY' SOUNDING (for lack of a better way to describe it).

If only Ted Templeman could've overseen the mixing of Van Hagar's tracks, their songs/records would've been bigger hits!

Thanks for the story about Ted.. Interesting! Van Hagar's songs sound as though one microphone was used for the entire band as they recorded their tracks in studio whereas the FIRST FIVE Van Halen records seem to have employed the Phil Spector "wall of sound" technique.