[Tennessee_Bob]

no cow bell has EVER been played on a Van Halen record.

Better take a look at his drum kit...

http://www.classicvanhalen.com/bios_avh.shtml
Yeah, I'm too lazy to do a link ;)
Or this: Black and Blue
Dance the Night Away
Dancing in the Streets
Drop Dead Legs

[Big Red Clay]

I posted in haste, sir. I stand corrected.