Van Halen's Fair Warning was released today 29th Apr in 1981, their 4th studio album, going on to sell over 2 million copies.

Bowmore 21yo distilled in 1997. Douglas Laing's XOP bottling. No. 51 of 323 hand filled bottles at 52% abv from  one refill hogshead. 🥃🥃 TGIF .. leave the day and week behind.

The tension between DLR and EVH surfaced on this album. Unlike the previous albums where it was recorded live with a few takes, Fair Warning was recorded in a piecemeal fashion, with a darker and complex sound.

"It was the first time I did a lot of overdubbing, and I was pretty happy with the results. I'm not unhappy with any solos I did on that recore. I liked them all." - EVH.

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