Rare or unseen VH photos #1

wjamflan: Yes. I do. But I don’t know for sure they’re not from some old camera….

They look like pictures from a projected image or something. Considering the year the pics were taken, it’s obvious it’s an old camera. I’m looking at the way the lighting is washed out and how the focus is off and assuming it’s an older, cheaper camera, being out of focus and taking distant still pictures, I would expect the band and EVH to be blurred or fuzzy in these pictures. They appear to me to be either photos taken off of a screen with a newer camera or possibly frames from film or possibly a video taped transfer of the footage. Just my .02. It’s an interesting thought.

voodoo: They look like pictures from a projected image or something. Considering the year the pics were taken, it’s obvious it’s an old camera. I’m looking at the way the lighting is washed out and how the focus is off and assuming it’s an older, cheaper camera, being out of focus and taking distant still pictures, I would expect the band and EVH to be blurred or fuzzy in these pictures. They appear to me to be either photos taken off of a screen with a newer camera or possibly frames from film or possibly a video taped transfer of the footage. Just my .02. It’s an interesting thought.

I’m with you, especially pics 1 and 3. Both look like wall shots, grainy blacks and pic three has got odd casts of color for a conventional still pic.
Where did these originally surface, vh news desk?
Wonder how long we’ll have to wait till all the good stuff surfaces, guess I’ll be in my twilight years with bad eyesight and a rug over my knees

From the new Guitar World magazine

PT5150: From vhrising.com Ed & Al with the band Helix in 1984.

Great thread!

Be sure to check out the news clipping that went along with the Helix photo; it documents a hilarious story: http://vanhalenrising.com/

As many people have said this is the best thread and it’s great everyone is putting up various photos…I think the band would love this timeline history in photos..