Description

Original German 1991 press with small center hole on label

One of the few highlights on Van Halens 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the opening, and single, track Poundcake. The track begins with a drill sound and its actually a normal Makita 6012HD power drill. The same drill is also used in the guitar solo. According to Eddie, a guitar technician was operating one of these drills at 5150 Studios while he was playing, and the sound captured was akin to “kick starting your engine”. When the band were performing the track live the band used this drill and for the tour Eddie made sure the drill was painted with the same Frankenstrat stripes that he had on his guitar. The single did well and it reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 74 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track list:
1. Poundcake
2. Pleasure Dome