October 21, 2021

20,000 vinyl LPs 317: Meat Loaf ~ Bat Out of Hell

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vinyl LP front cover detail 
Illustration by Richard Corben
detail photo by Styrous®


On October 21, 1977, Bat Out of Hell with music by Jim Steinman and sung by Meat Loaf was released and the rock 'n roll world would never be the same.        



vinyl LP front cover detail 
Illustration by Richard Corben
detail photo by Styrous®


I had seen the The Rocky Horror Picture Show a couple of years earlier so I knew of him but when I saw the cover I was blown away and had to have it!
 
So, this entry is just about the cover and will go not only in my “Just the cover, ma’am!” category (link below) but in my 'desert island' vinyl LP category (link below) as well.          
 
 
vinyl LP front cover
Illustration by Richard Corben
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 
 
 
 
 Meat Loaf ~ Bat Out of Hell
vinyl LP back cover
photo by Frank Laffitte 
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

vinyl LP record sleeve
photo by Styrous®
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
























 
 
 
 
 
 
vinyl LP record, side 1 
photos by Styrous®
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
vinyl LP record, side 2
photos by Styrous®
 

 
 
 
 
   
   
Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
A1        Bat Out Of Hell - 9:48
A2        You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - 5:04
A3        Heaven Can Wait - 4:38
A4        All Revved Up With No Place To Go - 4:19
       
Side 2:
       
B1        Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - 5:23
        Paradise By The Dash Board Light - (8:28)
B2-I        Paradise   
B2-II        Let Me Sleep On It   
B2-III        Praying For The End Of Time   
B3        For Crying Out Loud - 8:45
       
Companies, etc.
       
    Manufactured By – Epic Records
    Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
    Copyright © – CBS Inc.
    Published By – Edward B. Marks Music Corporation
    Published By – Neverland Music Co.
    Published By – Peg Music Co.
    Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
    Recorded At – Utopia Sound
    Recorded At – The Hit Factory
    Recorded At – House Of Music, West Orange, NJ
    Mastered At – The Cutting Room
    Pressed By – Keel Mfg. Corp.
       
Credits:
       
    Arranged By – Gene Orloff, Jim Steinman, Steve Margoshes
    Arranged By [Strings] – Ken Ascher
    Backing Vocals – Ellen Foley, Kasim Sultan*, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
    Bass – Kasim Sultan*
    Concept By [Cover] – Jim Steinman
    Consultant [Special] – Charlie Conrad
    Design – Ed Lee
    Drums – John Wilcox, Max Weinberg
    Effects – Jim Steinman
    Engineer [Assistant] – Cliff Hodsdon
    Guitar – Todd Rundgren
    Guitar [Motorcycle Guitar] – Todd Rundgren
    Illustration – Richard Corben
    Keyboards – Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren
    Mastered By – Joe Brescio
    Orchestra – The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra
    Orchestrated By – Steve Margoshes
    Percussion – Jim Steinman, Marvin Lee*, Todd Rundgren
    Photography By – Frank Laffitte
    Piano – Cheryl Hardwick, Roy Bittan, Steve Margoshes
    Producer, Engineer, Mixed By, Arranged By [With] – Todd Rundgren
    Production Manager – Sam Ellis (4)
    Production Manager [Assistant] – Richard Maiori
    Recorded By – Ed Sprague, Jimmy Iovine, John Jansen, Mark Thomas (19)
    Remix – Jimmy Iovine, John Jansen
    Saxophone – Edgar Winter
    Speech – Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto*
    Synthesizer – Roger Powell
    Vocals – Ellen Foley
       
Notes:
       
Issued with custom printed inner-sleeve with credits + lyrics.

Original release is on an orange label, with no barcode on cover.
       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
       
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): AL 34974-4AB
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): P BL 34974-3AJ
    Matrix / Runout (Side A - etched): A3 [Union Jack]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A - etched): A-1 [Union Jack]
    Rights Society: BMI
 
Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell
Label:    Epic – PE 34974, Cleveland International Records – 34974
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album, Keel Mfg. Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

         
Viewfinder links:        
         
“Just the cover, ma’am!”              
Meat Loaf        
Meat Loaf ~ Hits Out of Hell LaserDisc               
Todd Rundgren        
Jim Steinman         
Edgar Winter         
        
Net links:        
       
LetsSingIt ~ Bat Out Of Hell album lyrics        
SongFacts ~ Bat Out Of Hell        
Vinyl Among Other Things ~ Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (review)     
        
YouTube links:        
        
Paradise By The Dash Board Light           
        Paradise   
        Let Me Sleep On It   
        Praying For The End Of Time   
For Crying Out Loud        
Bat Out Of Hell (full album)          
Heaven Can Wait (live)      
        
         
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Thursday, October 21, 2021       
       
 
 














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