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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.
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.
Meat Loaf ~ Bat Out of Hell
vinyl LP back cover
photo by Frank Laffitte
photo of album cover by Styrous®
vinyl LP record, side 1
photos by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
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
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
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:
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:
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Heaven Can Wait
All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Bat Out Of Hell (full album)
Heaven Can Wait (live)
