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PanicLord
11 Oct 2017, 23:18
Any news on this or was the campaign to pull the re-release so successful that it's been binned completely?

lorenzoduke
12 Oct 2017, 10:42
No information about it anywhere. Seems like it isn't happening.

GDW
12 Oct 2017, 13:34
Might have to wait for the 50th.

loaferman61
12 Oct 2017, 17:40
Not a lot of CD's get sold now, and most everyone that likes BOOH has a copy or maybe a dozen. Only bonus tracks might be of interest to a relative niche' audience. My guess is they won't invest the money.

Adje
12 Oct 2017, 21:07
Not a lot of CD's get sold now, and most everyone that likes BOOH has a copy or maybe a dozen. Only bonus tracks might be of interest to a relative niche' audience. My guess is they won't invest the money.
True,

Though, Last at Bat 2nd act, soundboard would have been a treat. :cool:

duke knooby
13 Oct 2017, 00:22
Not a lot of CD's get sold now, and most everyone that likes BOOH has a copy or maybe a dozen. Only bonus tracks might be of interest to a relative niche' audience. My guess is they won't invest the money.

maybe the marketing department should create a special 40th anniversary limited edition downloadable sticker, which could be purchased for a small fee. then the collectors could pay their money, and convert their existing bat albums into new special bat 40 releases...

the record co probably already had the sticker designed, they just need to release it :twisted:

lorenzoduke
14 Oct 2017, 23:40
Go Special Edition Lenticular Cover Art or go home! ;)

Danny L
16 Oct 2017, 14:06
True,

Though, Last at Bat 2nd act, soundboard would have been a treat. :cool:

I guess BOOH Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra filled that quota? (I love that CD, my favourite live release of Meat's)

PanicLord
16 Oct 2017, 22:55
I guess BOOH Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra filled that quota? (I love that CD, my favourite live release of Meat's)

Yeah stunningly good CD and DVD!

Evil One
17 Oct 2017, 20:35
Stunningly good material but poorly mixed.

PanicLord
17 Oct 2017, 23:14
Stunningly good material but poorly mixed.
Fair point yes

craigbriscoe123
22 Oct 2017, 00:12
Really wanted a re release but doesn't look like it's going to happen and the thought of no more meat releases is not good

duke knooby
22 Oct 2017, 17:05
some articles on bat at 40

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8006795/todd-rundgren-meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-bruce-springsteen

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/meat-loaf-admits-bat-hell-good-hamilton-tickets/story?id=50622595

http://stereoembersmagazine.com/bat-hell-40-hell-explains-appeal/

http://www.albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-40-years-of-meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell

proctorloaf
23 Oct 2017, 00:18
The musical is the special commemorative event - and the cast album is wonderful!

https://www.amazon.ca/Bat-Out-Hell-Musical-2CD/dp/B0758BQ1LH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508707072&sr=8-1&keywords=bat+out+of+hell+musical

AndrewG
23 Oct 2017, 02:27
Real shame but it is what it is.

Happy belated birthday, Bat.

Julie in the rv mirror
18 Nov 2017, 07:31
some articles on bat at 40

http://stereoembersmagazine.com/bat-hell-40-hell-explains-appeal/



Davis’ tirade stands in stark contrast to the “warm welcome” Bruce Springsteen recalls of his first encounter with Davis. In his 2016 autobiography, Born to Run, Springsteen writes that after playing him a few songs, Davis invited Springsteen to join the Columbia records family “with gentle fanfare.” There was nothing “gentle” about Davis’ interaction with the Bat Out of Hell team.

That's because the situation was very different.

This article (and one of the other ones) is kind of misleading on the subject of Clive Davis' reception of Springsteen vs. Meat. Bruce was actually signed as a solo artist, as a singer-songwriter in the vein of Bob Dylan. His first two records (and the songs he played at his audition) weren't anything like Born to Run; in fact, he was in danger of being dropped by the label if BTR hadn't been a hit. The author almost makes it sound as if BTR was Bruce's first album. It's not a valid comparison, IMO.

lorenzoduke
25 Nov 2017, 08:15
Spot on, Julie. Makes me wish you'd written the article.