NEED EVERYONE HELP HELP

[original sin]

Thanks Caryl (again! OMG I'm gonna have to buy you a drink some time :twisted: )

I'm off there now i'm sure i can manage to give 'em hell :devil:

[MBrevard]

Whoops, I'm falling behind again! :?

I hope cerysmeatloaf will come back and see your message. I'm sure she will. She's anxiously looking for a solution to the problem and I know others are, too! It's a shame the video has this problem.

I thank YOU for writing in. I love talking with you AND your mom!! Hope you get her avatar to work!!

Sin, more good news. Wait a minute. I didn't think that Woolies was carrying it--or was that just the single? Are we talking single or CD here. Let me know (sorry, I get confused easily :roll: )

HMV stores have really been good to us, haven't they--AND their online site. I don't know what we would have done without it last week!!

Empty shelves!! I LOVE it!! Especially when they were full ones to begin with!! :mrgreen: (Not like last week!!)

[CarylB]

The BBC Playlist message board is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?x=y&thread=%3C1051017844-8311.38%40forum2.thdo.bbc.co.uk%3E&board=radio1.playlist&sort=T&state=view&sort=Te

You don't even have to register. To get airtime Meat needs to be on their playlist. Let's do some work there too eh?

[original sin]

this is spooky :evil: just went to site per Caryl's post you have to register!! it's saying i'm already registered and has my email addy i've never been there before :evil:

[R.]

Just a hint about that link:
If you just click on it, the BBC will know where you are coming from.
They might be surprised if they suddenly see thousands of requests coming from this particular thread.
Copy the link into the clipboard, open a new browser window and paste the link into the URL field!

[MBrevard]

Hey, what else have your kids been doing??? :roll:

[MBrevard]

Thanks, R! Terrific hint, which none of us here would have thought of!!

Thanks for watching over us!! It's a nice feeling! :lol:

[original sin]

ALERT :twisted: Caryl, I'm not sure but is there any chance the last tlinks could have taken us directly into your login for posts? 'cos when i was ay radio one its said it needed to verify email and then i noticed there was a log off option although i hadn't logged on :??: if this is stupid question i'm sorry but i've said all along i'm a techno thickie

[MBrevard]

Sin, read R.'s message above. Okay?

[CarylB]

Original Sin .. you'll see Rainer has suggested we paste into browser ourselves .. and when I just used the link I'd posted it had me logged in as Original Sin .. lol :)

[R.]

You might want to use that clipboard/browser thingie on each link posted here.

[Jen]

Amazon UK sales rank, album #4, single #443.

[CarylB]

Good point R .. thanks. We should include it every time we post a link I guess too

[MBrevard]

R? If you haven't already done it, you might want to copy that message onto the Sticky thread with all the links, as well.

Just a thought, since people are taking links from there,too... :)

[original sin]

:twisted: Caryl? you walking in my shoes? :twisted:

BTW check out my post re: the radio quiz

[MBrevard]

Hey, Jen! Even better! Up from #457 and #5.

That's good news!

[heat]

Hi all,

Well, remember me saying that i went down to the local Radio station with a copy of CHSIBM for them to play, well, a DJ mate of mine later rang me up, mortified to know Meat had a single out. He said that he hadn't heard anything at all about it, and he'd only spoken to a bloke from Mercury earlier this afternoon. Apparently, so he thinks, Mercury aren't interested in publicising Meat's single, they want to concentrate on the Album, as they don't think the single will sell!!! Obviously not, if they aren't gonna promote it!!! Steve, the DJ, said he'll be speaking to his contact at Mercury tomorrow so he's gonna ask him whats going on, and then he'll let me know.
He also said they are doing work to the swansea sound website, so there's no way of asking for Meats song at the moment, unless we ring up. I do have steve's personal email, but i think he'd be miffed if i gave that out!!!
Just really pissed off at Mercury..how the hell can they expect Meat to get to number 1 if they arent willing toget a fair go???
Just thought i'd let you know what i found out.
Heat
xxx

[MBrevard]

Heat! You're amazing! You just solved the mystery I've been trying to figure out since Meat's last message to us all.

He said that "THEY" didn't think he could sell singles!! NOW we know it was Mercury who didn't think he could sell them.

Anybody got an email address or phone number for MERCURY??!! You know what list THEY are now on!!!!

Let's give 'em hell!!!! :twisted:

[CarylB]

If you email me the tel number Heat I'll ring in requests :) Thank the lord for onetel!!

[R.]

Don't think it's a good idea to involve Mercury from here. Think about it! Think at least twice!!

[original sin]

Heat you got my email addy :twisted: keep us posted :twisted: I don't think this news is a great urprise to us but I'm really really p****d OFF

[heat]

'lo again,

Steve is gonna let me know how i can contact Mercury tomorrow, so i'll let you know, only thing is, he's not in work till gone 1, and i hafta take the twins to thier hospital appointment, so i'm gonna be out most of the afternoon, so will talk to steve whenever i can. Hope this is ok?

Heat
xxx

[MBrevard]

R. Do you think it would backlash onto Meat??

Any way to let them know that they are WRONG about thinking this way?

I'm happy to keep a cooler head, but I'd like to voice a complaint to them in some way??

Suggestions are welcome!!

Thanks again, R. :)

[original sin]

R. I take your point but they have let the MAN down :twisted: IMO :twisted:

[CarylB]

MB Not sure why you missed my post about Mercury and Meat's comments .. but on the previous page you'll see the urls for their message board .. the ones was talking about when he said copy and paste them in?

Their address and phone number is:

R Mercury Records UK
1 Sussex Place
London
W6 9XS
Tel: 020 8910 5000

Haven't been abke to find a useful email address yet with a named person, but their general email addy is:

mail@soundgenerator.com

And if this one's picked up by a spambot .. well :)))

Caryl

[MBrevard]

I agree, Sin, but they still ARE his record company and we do want them to at least push the album. If we anger them too much, then, who knows...

But there has to be a way to just voice our complaints or voice our differences of opinion.

Yes???

[R.]

Yeah - true.
But you all do not want to force this from a forum/thread where he asked explicitly for help!

Is it that difficult?

[CarylB]

I don't see any problem with writing to Mercury and saying one is amazed that on trying to get one's local radio station to play the single one has been told that Mercury haven't supplied a copy and that they aren't pushing the it, as it's such a great song and such great value etc etc.

This is fact .. because we are being told this, and as fans we are surprised. No hate mail, just puzzlement and wondering why, and can't they get copies to the stations so that it gets on the playlist.

Seems fair to me

[R.]

Caryl, i see what you mean.

But please - read the first ten posts in this thread.
Do you really want the company to read this? I bet not.

[MBrevard]

Hi! I just edited out that entire message. This is time to slow down and think carefully!

We are all hot under the collar because we just found out about it. But in reality, it's not news. Meat has known it and has been fighting it from the beginning.

Even if we take this info elsewhere--to other sites and lists, a campaign against Mercury will make them wonder about it. And since this site is listed on the album, they will come here! They will SEE Meat's request. They will see what we're doing here.

It's NOT good, friends! Let's relax. Let's take a deep breath and keep talking about it.

Okay?

[CarylB]

I think you and I were posting at the same time R.

I know Meat asked for our help, but I don't see that expressing surprise and concern about not being able to get the single played because it hasn't been sent to radio stations will harm Meat .. in fact I can't see how Mercury could do more harm to the single than they've done so far, and they do seem to be wanting the album to sell.

And would he want to use them again? His next album he says will be BOOH3 .. and one would hope it wouldn't be too hard to find a company who wanted to handle that and promote it to the hilt.

[Dave]

But you all do not want to force this from a forum/thread where he asked explicitly for help!

R:

(okay, here goes yet another overuse of a song title......ARE YOU READY???)

I couldn't have said it better....

There is one thing to help out Meat, and there is another to start harrassment type of actions.

[CarylB]

I take R's ;oint, I understand what he said, and have never advocated harrassment. But lobbying is I think fair, as is expressing puzzlement. And if the company decide to read the posts here they will see some very angry ones last week when the record was not available.

[MBrevard]

Hi, friends. I just changed my last post completely. Please take a moment to read it and then, let's go from here.

Okay?

[freddy]

Well just a update when calling into Cribbs Causeway in Bristol,
Virgin have sold out of the album and i couldn't find the single on the shelves, they actually recommended HMV who had 3 copies left on the shelf when i got there, the single only had 1 copy left on the shelf in HMV today.

Freddy

[original sin]

:oops: sorry got cut off..really bad conection tonight :oops:

I see what you mean R. we don't want it linked back to here or anything bordering on harrassment. I am just going to express my opinion once to each :twisted: If another single is released from the album hopefully it will have some more promotion before hand. Meat has been getting himself seen and the song sung on some tv and radio I wonder who got these slots for him? would have that been the record company?

Freddy..way to go ...that is GOOD NEWS :twisted:

[MBrevard]

Wow! This is tough, friends and we HAVE to get it right!! We cannot take a chance on hurting Meat!!

So, let's all take another deep breath and decide NOT to go to Mercury! Not to push our people, our friends and supporters there!

Instead it is a MUCH better idea to continue to do what we are doing here, but harder!! It is VITAL now that we help Meat sell as many singles as he can!!!!!!

Do you understand? It's taking me a long time to put this all together and I apologize for being slow and stupid right now.

The BEST way to get to Mercury is to PROVE THEM WRONG! WE know that Meat can sell ANYTHING!!! Let's work harder than ever to sell these singles!! That will show Mercury that they are totally WRONG!!

Yes? Are we agreed now. We must NOT hit Mercury as much as we all desperately want to. It will (could) come back and hurt Meat. And none of us here want that!!

[MBrevard]

Silence....NOW you've all got me worried.

Please, everyone, try to think beyond this moment! That's what's been hard for me and that's why I got it wrong before. And I DID get it wrong!!

PLEASE write in and let me know that you understand what I'm trying to say. Or share whatever other thoughts you have. This is TOO important to take a chance on messing up!!

Mercury is NOT the issue. The issue right here and right now is selling singles for Meat! It is the ONLY thing that matters and it is the ONLY way to get back at Mercury for their stupid policy!! We must prove them wrong!!

Please write in and talk to me!!

[R.]

Sssshhh - a few hours of rest won't hurt. 8)

[original sin]

:devil: BOO! :devil:

actually should that be BOOH ? :twisted: :P :lol: 8O :mrgreen: :p

[jcmoorehead]

I say give it a chance and just do what we've been doing. Phoning and e-mailing the radio stations. The Album will sell well and Meat will get into the top 10 I just know he will, Lets just hope its number 1

[MBrevard]

Well, let's move on to the important issues here:

Freddy--sorry to have taken so long to respond to such good news!!!!

The albums, the singles are selling everywhere! And hopefully, sellling OUT everywhere!

Freddy, you couldn't have brought all of us better news if you had tried!!

Are you hearing CHSIB being played on the radio in your area?

Keep us up to date on how it's going there. Okay?

This is wonderful and welcome news this afternoon!!!! :lol:

[MBrevard]

JM!! I thought you had forgotten us!! Good to see you again!!

Well said, my friend!!! Well said!!

How's it going in your area of the country? Are the singles and CDs readily available now? I know you were having problems getting them for a while!

[mellis107]

Hi all!!

just thought I'd check in with what info I have.

Unfortunately, the album didn't seem to be available in the large HMV at Meadowhall - BUT I could be wrong. It gets busy in there and they stock a LOT of albums. In the same shop there were 3 copies of the single on the shelf @ no. 31.

Better news is that in WHSmith's album chart, Meat Loaf was at no. 15, and there were no copies left on the shelf! Woo Hoo!!

As to getting the single airplay, I've been emailing radio stations but so far have had no response. I've also placed a message on the Yahoo Pool site, which would reach about 100 people in each room. I know its not much, but its something new to try, right....?

Has there been any response from Meat yet, regarding the chart positions, plans of action, etc?

Right, off to bed. Work tomorrow. D'oh!!

Yours

mike

[The Flying Mouse]

Hi everyone.
First of all my apologies in the delay in this post I promised.There was nothing I could do on Sunday,and after doing four shows in three days,I was just too tired to do anything with any thought yesterday.(I did post this before,but as soon as I pressed submit everything went haywire :? ).
There seems to be some misunderstanding on my post asking people to stop talking about meet and greets.
I was very excited when I first read Meat's post asking for help.And yes,not just for the thrill of being able to personaly respond to a plea for help from meat,but for the prospect of a M&G.I don't think there is anyone who's heart didn't beat a little faster on reading that :wink: ,and had to read the post again because they thought their eyes must be lying too them 8O .
I didn't mind people talking about M&Gs at first,in fact you might notice that I was one of the first (if not THE first) to mention it.
Later on though,there were some posts that I thought were very blunt.They were basically saying I've bought five copies WHERE IS MY MEET AND GREET.If you take the time to read back you might see what I mean.I thought this was rather tactless.Now I am not saying that this was in any way intentional.I know everybody must be quite rightly very excited (hell,who isn't),but although it was Meat himself who mentioned meet and greets,I did not want him to read any of these posts and think that was all we were interested in.That would be a travesty against everyone who has worked so hard with the sole intention of getting him a decent chart position in a disasterous situation.
I agree that money has nothing to do with this what so ever.Of course we don't have bottomless pockets (which is something I keep telling my bank manager,but he never listens :lol:). I bought seven copies,some people bought more some people bought less,but that is not important.What is important is the hard work,dedication and team work displayed by the people here :D .
That is why I asked EVERYBODY to stop talking about M&Gs.Meat has promised M&Gs and everyone is ENTITLED to one,but having people jumping in saying bought copies now how do I get my M&G befoe disapearing never to be seen again,was bringing down the work of people who have worked damn long and hard to try and make this work.
You'll never know how close I came to turning down a M&G,because it would break my heart for Meat to think that that is the only reason I was helping :cry: .You don't need to take my word for this,you can ask any of the other moderators,who I contacted over this dilema.They have been very suportful,for which I am very grateful.If a M&G is offered (and I don't believe Meat will go back on what he has said),then I will accept it with many thanks as a dream come true.If Meat is too busy,then I,like most (if not all) will be disapointed :( ,but still proud that I was able to help.

I hope that this explains what was meant in my earlier post.If anybody feels the need to respond to what is written here,or has any questions please feel free to contact me by PM.There are more importaint things to discuss on the forums.

Everybody has done great this work this week.We have been lucky enough for some of our friends from abroad helping us in any way they can.To everybody both at home and abroad,well done.
Meat must be very proud the way his fans have teamed up to give this single the boost it needed and deserved.Meat Loaf fans trulely are the best in the world 8) .
Best regards.
Neil
(F.M.)

[Shane]

Has it been decided that emailing/phoning Mercury is not a good idea?

We do not need to harrass them. In fact, only one person (heat?) needs to ask them what the situation is, and why they're not pushing the single (if that is true). A campaign is another issue entirely. But perhaps if it can be shown that the single DOES have a realistic chance of doing well in the charts, maybe Mercury will change their minds (if the hypothesis that they don't think its worth pushing is correct).

While all this is going on, I'm more worried about the situation in New Zealand. I called Universal (who are distributing the album here) on the phone. They seemed very happy to help me, and said the album is likely to be released on May 8, but they know nothing about the single. The way things are going here, I'm not sure if it will make the charts at all.

[MBrevard]

Ah, F.M.--beautifully stated!! Thanks for saying it! I'm so glad you changed your mind! :D

You know how I feel about you. And much love to Carol!

And Mike--welcome back! Number 15 on the WHSmith album chart already!! Great!! I wonder how often that is updated. Anyone know? Please keep checking on that for us and keep us informed. Okay?

Was WHSmith also selling the single, Mike, or just the album? Wonder if they have a chart for singles, as well??

Let's hope the HMV you went to was sold out as some of them have been.

Gotta get those 3 singles sold, though! :wink: Any in the Meadowhall area, go to the HMV and get them OFF those shelves!! Right, guys!! :P

I thought your Yahoo idea was excellent! And it's one that has NOT been proposed here yet. So, good job! And a good idea!!

Meat's busy right now getting ready for the promo concert in Amsterdam tomorrow. There are a LOT of happy ML fans there now!! Wish I could be there, too. Don't you?!

Hey, Mike, thanks for the good word today! And keep checking in with us, will ya?!!

[CarylB]

I'm glad I went looking for Mercury because I wrote to the organisation which listed them, Soundgenerator.com, who have said they will review the single on their site if they can have a copy :)

[Vickip]

I'm glad I went looking for Mercury because I wrote to the organisation which listed them, Soundgenerator.com, who have said they will review the single on their site if they can have a copy :)

Excellent :))
Thanks Caryl !!
Vicki

[MBrevard]

Amazing news, dear friends!!

Look what was spotted in the General forum a few moments ago:

From meatloafisgod:

... Top of The Pops features Meat Loaf singing Couldn't Have Said it Better this Friday night, 7.30 BBC1, it is repeated a couple of days later - need to check that one!

I can confirm this as BBC Ceefax have a page for TOTP where they put this weeks guests on and what song they are performing. Robbie Williams is also performing and I think Blur as well.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Okay, guys! Who's giving the first BIG CHEER!!!!!!

HE GOT THERE!!!!!


ps. But PLEASE don't stop buying the albums and singles!!!!
We're still concerned about the charts on Sunday, remember!!! :roll:

Let's get this man and this song AND this album to Number ONE, where they belong!!
And TOTP is going to help with that!! :p


Way to go, FireBall!! :lol:
We couldn't be happier for you!!!!

[sherrie87]

Things certainly seem to be heading in the right direction. I know that in one of his messages Meat mentioned that he was hoping that his taped appearance would qualify to be on Top of the Pops, rather than just TOTP2, and it seems that goal has been met! If it was important enough for him to mention, it must be a big step in moving the single and CD.

I'm continuing to email, am I right that that is our main course of action at the moment, considering the stack of singles and the CD that should arrive here anyday I fear I can't purchase any more soon.

I'll be in a horrid meeting for work all day Wednesday, so I probably won't get back here 'til Thursday- ack, what will I do without my daily dose? :cry:

Sherrie

[MBrevard]

Sherrie!! Hi! Don't get too many nighttime visitors here (well, night time in California! :wink: ) How are you? How's your 6-year-old doing?

YES, this is one of the things Meat wanted for this week. I am so happy for him! Getting National exposure should do wonders for sales of both the single and the album, I would imagine!

But we're still trying to move him up the charts this week, Sherrie. So, yes, keep on emailing and requesting that radio and TV stations play the song! Airplay is everything!!

We'll miss you tomorrow, but have a good meeting and let us know if you get any good responses back from all those emails you've been sending! Okay?

Love to you and yours! See you Thursday!!

[CarylB]

I think Sherrie buying several singles was just asked of those who could find them as a temporary measure when the CD was difficult for people to get hold of generally. And yes, now it has come into the shops what we are trying to do is get airtime for the single so that more people will buy it, because when they hear it they will! :)

Caryl

[CarylB]

Btw TOTP2 is a retrospective from the archives, so it was always TOTP that Meat needed to be on to get the new CD played. But perhaps in 5 years they'll be showing CHSIB as the Number 1 from April/May 2003 :)))

Caryl

[Shane]

Has anyone had replies to their emails to the radio stations? What have they said?

I see Caryl offered to send in one or two cds, but I'm not in the financial position to do that, so I can't reply to any requests by radio stations to do so.

[MBrevard]

Hi, Shane!

I've mostly been getting form type letters back, which make me fear they aren't reading my emails. I hate standard form letters. Don't you? :x

Don't worry about not being able to ship singles elsewhere. Others, who can afford to do that, should pick up the slack and take care of it. If you receive any requests like that, then post them here, so someone else will send the copy on. Okay?

The important thing is to keep requesting the song! Some stations will listen. Others will give you an excuse. But there will be times when the song actually gets played because of it--hopefully, more and more as the week goes on. :D

We all are doing what we can do to help. Meat would never ask us to do more! And I think for a lot of us here, WE would never do anything less!

Thanks, Shane. Let us know if you get any interesting responses. Okay?
And keep fighting to get those singles into N.Z.!!!!

You take care!

[CarylB]

I've sent off 3 to radio stations, and one wil be going off to the internet company who've promised to review it. They're from my stock of last week :)

Have you had requests Shane? If they're from the UK email me. They might as well go to a useful cause.

[Shane]

I've not had any requests yet, but if I do, I will email you Caryl or post them here.

Are we concentrating on the UK at the moment? I thought about trying newspapers/radio in NZ too, but I don't know yet if the single will be available here (the album will though).

[cerysmeatloaf]

thanks for all u help with the couldnt have said it better cd thanks meshurp werfifer for ur help it didnt come back on last night i went and had an early night sleep but im back now :D
speak to u all soon
cerysmeatloaf

[cerysmeatloaf]

good news if u can remeber yesterday i e mailed all the dj well i emiled some in glasgow too and a dj e mailed me back to day saying he didnt have a copy of it and he would be grate full if i sent him a copy so im going to do it today if any 1 want to know its for real radio in glasgow from cerysmeatloaf

[original sin]

I'm glad I went looking for Mercury because I wrote to the organisation which listed them, Soundgenerator.com, who have said they will review the single on their site if they can have a copy :)

Caryl you a blood hound :twisted: thats fantastic news. was this fromthe forum posts or did you email them seperately? :??:

Mouse Thanks for your post regarding you views on the M&G situation, I think ( personal opinion) that any info should have a seperate thread like the one for Holland. So its quick and visable...this thread is...getting like War and Peace :twisted: or at least part way through The Two Towers :twisted:
BTW is there a limit to the number of replies to a thread? are we gonna get cut off in our prime :oops:

[jcmoorehead]

Nah. The reason I havnt replied much MB Is because i couldnt keep up. In 1 week this has went from 5 to 25 pages! I Cant keep up :P

[CarylB]

Great Cerys re Glasgow DJ .. way to go! :)

Sin, (sniff sniff :) )I sent an email to the company whose banner was at the top of the page which isted Mercury .. there's a "Contact us" button .. and the head honcho got back to me with the offer :)

And the Bridgwater radio station who promised a feature on ROL and the CD? They've promised to send me a recording of what goes out :)

Caryl

[MBrevard]

Good Wednesday morning, everyone! Hope you all are well and ready to do some good work today. :zzz: Well....almost, that is. Think I need an extra large cup of coffee to get me going...

It's about 3 a.m. in California, 11 in the UK. I'm getting a slow start here. But I'm sure I'll make up for it as the time goes on...

Yeah, JM and Sin, when I created the 'call to arms' on Page 3 or 4 of this thread, I suggested at that time starting a new thread, but everyone just kept talking here, and so, here we are...

That wouldn't have really made a difference, though, considering what's happened since then. I thought we'd just be going for the first week or so, from Meat's first messages. Now, we're going for two...But the good news is that with Meat on the TOTP this coming Friday, and the National exposure he'll get there, our 'job' here will probably be completed after the Chart show on Sunday. Unless, of course, Meat asks us for more help. But in all likelihood, that's not going to happen--at least, not for this.

My only suggestion is that we might ask R. if there was a way to split this thread into two, which would make it more manageable for everyone. But I'm not sure if R is around today or if he's at the Amsterdam concert.

If you are around, R, and you see this, is it possible to do? Let us know.

Good to see you, Cerysmeatloaf. I was hoping you'd come by again to see the message left to you about the video. I hope that works for you!

Good news about the radio DJ. As the day goes on, if you're able to get the CD to him, please keep us up on what's happening there. You're doing a great job. I know you're new to all this. :lol:

Thanks for giving my day a bright start...

Well, guys, I'm going to go get that coffee and get to work emailing. But I'll be around, as always, if anyone wants to talk or share the news of what they've been doing...

Just a few more days, friends. I just keep thinking of all those lucky folks in Amsterdam today!! Wish we all could be there, enjoying Meat and the band.

Well, instead, we'll keep up the good fight here on his behalf!!

Take care. Talk with ya later....

[cerysmeatloaf]

morning MBrevard i had another reply off another dj but he didnt answer my question so im going to send him the cd anyway im going to send then today. im all so a bit mad cos i pre ordered a copy of couldn't have said it better album and it has not come yet so i asked them y and they said it awayting shippping
from cerysmeatloaf

[MBrevard]

Hi! Did you preorder it locally or from a place like Amazon UK? I don't blame you for being upset. It's hard, from here, too, to wait any longer for the CHSIB album. Did they give you a timeframe of when it WOULD be shipped??

[cerysmeatloaf]

i got it from wow cd off the net i went to trak my order and it just said awayting shipping damm ppl

[MBrevard]

Haven't been to that website, so I'm not familiar with it.

Is there any way you can write to someone there? Is there a 'Contact us' link or something like that?

Or you could always cancel that order, if it hasn't been shipped and buy the CD locally, now that it's been released... Just a thought.

[cerysmeatloaf]

ive just e mailed them they better get back to me. what eles can i do to help meat with the single

[MBrevard]

Our concentration this week is on airplay and getting the word out about CHSIB. So, start emailing and/or phoning radio and TV stations, in your area and around your country and start requesting that they play it.

And if they won't, find out why and see if that can't be resolved..

That's my best suggestion for now. Lots of links around to help you with contacts.... :D

[cerysmeatloaf]

ok will do

[MBrevard]

Keep us informed about how it's going, kiddo! Good to talk with you!!

[mellis107]

CarylB

You're in Sheffield, right? Have you contacted anyone at Hallam FM yet regarding airplay? What was the response? I'm in Rotherham, and we have that station on all day at work, but I haven't heard the song as yet.

Anyone got any ideas on sending the producer of TOTP a thank you letter as Meat suggested? Would it be an individual thing, a signed "petition" or aone letter on behlaf of everyone here?

Just something to think about...?

see ya' later

mike

[CarylB]

Hi Mike

Yes I'm in Sheffield and keep requesting it .. but haven;'t heard it yet .. despite having to listen to all the dross they keep pumping out :angry:(

Re the idea of a thank you card, I like it :)) We could get a card up on ROL tonight which people could sign if enough agree it's a good idea to go that way .. what do people think?

caryl

[original sin]

Caryl you are full of ideas :twisted: i can't keep up with you :oops:
I think A card idea is lovely, however I also think individual thank yous will have more emphasis and it will be something they bear in mind for the future :twisted:

what ya all think :??:

Gonna check TOPT web site for a contact link or address

[CarylB]

Hi Sin

I think perhaps we should do both! I agree a lot of individual thanks would be great.
Finally got to speak to Hallam FM re their playlist .. which Meat's not on. Quite an unpleasant little person who said if I wanted to hear the song so much why didn't I go out and buy it!! He wouldn't even play it if I took a cooy round there .. he said he'd play it only if Meat phoned him and asked him personally!!

So there you are Fireball .. the number's 0114 221 4444 .. sheesh!!!!

[original sin]

Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/

Scroll down on the left there is a message board and contact us

Also pics of MEAT LOAF!!!!!

Fire Ball per Caryl's last post phone up!

[Greavzyboy]

Yo!

Has everyone read my topic entitled "Top Of The Pops Review".
If you haven't yet, I think you better take a look.

Yours, Greavzyboy

[CarylB]

Thanks for that Sin .. lol .. and boy wouldn't it be great to have the guy at Hallam fm have to EAT HIS WORDS!!!!!!! :)))

[Dave]

BTW is there a limit to the number of replies to a thread? are we gonna get cut off in our prime :oops:

NEVER!!!

Keep postin!!!

Just keep it POSITIVE!!!

[original sin]

Glad to hear that David :twisted:

Positive is my middle name :twisted:

Original :twisted: Positive :twisted: Sin

[cerysmeatloaf]

ok so i got an e mail back from wow cd to find out where my ablum is they said they r carnt send it to me untillit has been relisted everywhere so i cansled it and im going to get it tonight
um did i miss some thing whats this about saying ty to top of the pops what did they do sorry i must have missed somthing

from cerysmeatloaf

[MBrevard]

Hi! I'm SO sorry to hear what happened with the album for you! Sounds like a REALLY lame excuse. But at least, it gave you a good excuse to cancel and go get it right away in your local area.

The good news, if you missed it, is that Meat IS going to be on the TOTP this Friday!! This was something he very much wanted, so we can all be very happy for him. It gives the song/album National exposure and that's exactly what it needs!!

It's wonderful news, isn't it??!!!

[cerysmeatloaf]

oh wow grate its about time some one good went on totp lol and now every one is gona know that the single is out to buy cool

from cerysmeatloaf

[CarylB]

I noticed MB said:
..... with Meat on the TOTP this coming Friday, and the National exposure he'll get there, our 'job' here will probably be completed after the Chart show on Sunday......

I'd dearly like to think so, but it depends on his chart ranking. TOTP IS a national tv show, and it's very good and important he's on it, but it will be a four minute burst which many people won't see

Many radio stations still don't have it on their playlist, so I'd hope some people would want to continue trying to get it airtime. I certainly will, because I'd love to see this go to No 1, and I'm not sure it will be this week.

Plus there's the issue that shops seem to be running out of supplies. Good news indeed if Mercury made sure the shops had large initial stocks when they were finally delivered .. although we don't know if they did. And if they didn't have faith in the single perhaps they only suggested a small stock initially? I have no idea how ordering works, but my guess is the company weren't suggesting to the buyers that they should expect a rush!

And non-availability will be an issue if for example TOTP encourages people to want to get the single, and it's not there when they go to buy it.

[original sin]

Caryl I totally agree airtime is what we have needed for the last 10 days!

Its got to be on playlists to get air time and I don't think we've crossed that hurdle yet!

I wonder if album sales will affect single sales? I know i've asked this before but I think it may do so. Many people may just buy the album.
I think the album is gonna storm in and stay....hopefuly followed up quickly with another single release :idea: :??: :idea: :??: :idea:

Does anyone have any ideas on the text alerts i mentioned through smash hits and TOTP?

[CarylB]

Sorry can't help re text alerts :(

re the effect of the album on singles sales .. this could happen .. and with the right promotion it WOULDN'T .. ONLY the single has the video of the title track which should have clinched its success ..

Guess we need reviews/articles in magazines .. I asked the on-line company I'm sending the single to for review to emphasise that .. makes you feel like walking uo and down outside HMV wearing a sandwich board doesn't it?!!

How to get the word out that the single is special and should be seen as an essential addition to the album .. that's our next poser I guess ..

Will another single follow? Only Fireballs knows .. but for the company to release one this one has to be a real storming success .. remember the trouble he said he had before in getting a record comoany to release more than one single?

[original sin]

:twisted: Fireballs!!! :twisted: caryl you know summat i don't :twisted:

[cerysmeatloaf]

ive just e mail a radio station called fresh hits they dont seen to have meatloaf on there play list so i asked them when r they going to get it when i here from them i will let u all know

[MBrevard]

Way to go, cerysmeatloaf!! That's the way to do it! We'll be waiting for your report, when you hear something!!

You're doing a great job! Keep it up! :lol:

[ChrisBelfast]

the cd is even harder to come by this week than last. went into places that had it last week just out of interest and it wasn't there. Most places only stock the top 20. smaller places even the top 10 just. All the publicising of the single is pointless i believe. As meet said they only made so many copies and 2/3 have been sold. Don't know where the rest are but they sure aren't in belfast. We need to focus on the album now more so than the single. Im not saying give up totally on the single but Meat himself said it wont go any higher in the charts!

[ChrisBelfast]

Also, Belfast radio is giving the song ALOT of air play. Perhaps 4/5 times a day on one station. Thats A-List material. However, at the price os singles and albums now, if it was me personally and i heard the song, rather than buy the single at 4 pounds i would put an extra five pounds to it and go get the album instead. Also the single was released too close to that of the album so i believe everyone is going to buy album and only die hard fans will buy single. We have helped fireball get it into the charts and onto TOTP so perhaps the album is our main proirity and making sure the single is on every radio station. If you heard a really good song on the radio and knew you could get the whole album for a few pounds more what would you do?

[CarylB]

I still think people can be wooed into buying the single if they know that the Video for CHSIB, the album's title track, is only on the single. And the prices are such that the two together come to less than many albums these days .. £13 for the two? A bargain compared to many today

Meat believes the single could be a hit like Anything For Love .. and if he does, so do I. And if he wants me to try to get it there .. I'll do my damndest

[meatmadpat]

Hi meatloafisgod, I don't think it's about saving money. Meat asked us to buy lots of singles and that's what we did :) I managed to find 3 kept one for myself gave others to my 2 sisters for Easter they were very pleased :lol: If I could have found any more in the shops I would have bought another 3. Off to buy the album tomorrow :lol:

[mellis107]

Just rembered, I saw an advert on Tv yesterday for the album. It showed a long(ish) clip of the video for CHSIB and gave all the usual "Meat Loaf is back....album out now" etc. There was also a message regarding the tour in November. OK, so it was only daytime ITV, but its shows the record company is trying to push the album. TV airtime is expensive. If they'd only push for a slot in between Cornoation Street, or something, then it would really get some exposure.

I'm sorry, but the attitude of the guy at Hallam FM stinks! :evil: I, for one will be boycotting that station in the future. Not only for their ill conceived notions of not playing Meat Loaf, nor for the brush off Caryl B apparently had (although these are a factor), but also for the tripe they play constantly. I swear, they've only got 10 CDs which they repeat over and over again all day!

Just something to note about Hallam FM. They aren't playing Meats song, right? But when Meat performs in Sheffield in November, he'll be playing at the Hallam FM arena!! Left hand and right hand...eh? :lol:

mike

[ChrisBelfast]

Caryol, im not saying the song shouldnt be a hit! what im saying is its now to late to make the song a hit. I think CHSIB was the greatest Meat single by far since anything for Love and it should have went in the charts at number one - but it didnt. Meat said there are only so many copies left and that the single will not go any higher. Obvoiusly we want to sell whats left but its a matter of finding them first. If the possibility of hearing a new song (Unsaid) did not make people go for the single then a video of CHSIB won't. Our only hope is after hearing the album, the people are dying for more meat loaf and buy the single to hear 'unsaid'. Again, if they can find a copy.

[ChrisBelfast]

Also as you said, Meat wanted the song to be a hit and you will do your best. So did I. But now even Meat has said its too late for the single - they arent there to buy??!! I am so saddened by not CHSIB chart position but by Mercury only printing a few thousand of them. It can take up to 100,000 copies of a song sold for it 2 become number one!! Meat sold 3,000 odd and became number 31 - thats good! If you talk everyone into buying the single then what will happen when the few remaining copies run out? People will be disapointed. Im not telling you what to do but after buying 10 copies of the single, 1 german album and 4 UK albums, its the album im now concentrating on promoting. Your ideas are brilliant, and if we can get the single on every radio playlist then the albums sales will rocket!! Im just afraid that the single is basically distinct now because of the soo few little made!!?? Mercury were mad!!!!!!

[cerysmeatloaf]

we grate news i cancelled the album with cd wow cos of all that hasle and ive just been down to bye it now its grate and im so happy

from cerysmeatloaf

[Jen]

Hay all

Great news about Top of the Pops :D

Last I heard Meat was still #3 on the Box, and the album is #5 on Amazon UK.

Jen

[CarylB]

Just heard from someone in the company that Meat is No2 on the album today at midweek .. also
I NEED TO KNOW URGENTLY PLEASE

Any stores where the single and/or the album is out of stock as far as you know
Any radio station that has said it does not have a copy to play

Please email me the information at caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com marked CHSIB INFO so I can get this information to Meat's people

Thank you

[original sin]

Single or album it don't matter to me we can only do what we've been doing.... airplay is gonna get it heard....If stations aint playing then they need to know people wanna hear it... so lets keep this going....
I'm out of circulation for a few days so cant do to much, but as ever will do what I can...If I can get net access i'll try to check in... :twisted:

[CarylB]

Just heard from someone in Meat's management company that Meat is No2 on the album today at midweek .. also
I NEED TO KNOW URGENTLY PLEASE

Any stores where the single and/or the album is out of stock as far as you know
Any radio station that has said it does not have a copy to play

Please email me the information at caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com marked CHSIB INFO so I can get this information to Meat's people

Thank you

[Bren]

What's this about Meat saying it's to late for the single and there aren't enough copies left? i've obviously missed something here,where did you hear that?

[CarylB]

Don't know Bren but from what I've received today from Meat and his management company, HE HAS NOT GIVEN UP!!!! trust me!!

[Bren]

Glad to hear it Caryl!

(YAY! I have a bat!! :lol: )

[original sin]

Meat posted the following on general thread he subject titled it " the single will not go any higher"
it is in general forum under I can confirm ML is on TOTP.....This is where it has come from :twisted:

Himself
joined: 05 Feb 2003
Posts: 43
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 10:42 am Post subject: the single will not go any higher on the charts

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The record co choose to put out only 6,600 copies, do not know why, do not understand it , I am very upset at them. it sold over 4200 of 6600. they say they only wanted to sell albums. Everyone should send a thank you letter to the producer of totp. he likes me and did a big favor. He loved the preformance we did.

Thanks
Meat

[ChrisBelfast]

thanks for posting that originalsin, we now must get Meat up to number one in the album charts. Once people see this position when shopping for a CD they might chose it - their attude will be "Number 2 in the charts that must be good" only we must now get it to number one. I can guess who is number 1 - madonna. I have yet to read a good review on that album. IN MY OTHER POSTS IM NOT SAYING THE SINGLE IS DEAD AND BURRIED WHAT I MEAN IS LETS CONCENTRATE ON THE ALBUM AND TO DO SO WE NEED EVERY RADIO STATION/ CD SHOP ETC TO HAVE A COPY. I emailed yesterday to my local entertainment paper begging them to review the album and i also sent them he newsletter i received telling me how Meat is playing a concert in my area. I asked them to do a feature on both. im waiting on a reply and if need be ill send them the cd in the post- after all i bought 5 copies anf want to do something useful with them!

[Bren]

Thanks Original Sin,for letting me know that

[ChrisBelfast]

MAYBE NOW THAT MEAT IS NUMBER 2 ITLL GIVE MERCURY THE KICK UP THE BACKSIDE THEY NEED AND THEYLL PUSH THE ALBUM AND TRY TO GET TO NUMBER ONE!

[CarylB]

How about we target some magazines paper and on-line to get the album and the single reviewed and publicised? Here's some starters:

Mojo
Email the editor
editor@mojo4music.com


Q Mag
Email the editor Paul Rees
Qmagazine@Q4music.com
send letters for publication to share information with other readers
Qmail@Q4music.com

MTV
Contact on line by copying this to your clipboard and oasting into your web browser:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv.co.uk/en/dynamo/corporate.jhtml?homepage=common_files/layouts/corp_contact.html&area=Corporate&any_area=Contact%20MTV

[original sin]

:twisted: OMG :twisted: caryl yet another fantastic idea :twisted:

Just send of some emails to these but i really gotta stop now and do some packing :twisted:

[sherrie87]

Caryl,

Are the mid-week charts published or are they more of an informal industry measure? Do you know who is #1? (Somehow I fear it's Meat's (and my) fellow American Madonna.)

Sherrie

[ChrisBelfast]

such a good idea that i have just gone and done so!

[CarylB]

Sherrie .. not sure but I think so re Madonna

Meatloafisgod .. brill :)))

[heat]

Hi all,

Well a bit of dissapointing news, i'm afraid. I got an email of my DJ chum, and he hasn't been very well - he's got a tecwen (anyone who's watched Millionaire on itv1 recently will know what i mean), so he hasn't been in work today, so he hasn't been able to get in touch with his contact in Mercury as yet. He did say, however, as soon as he's back in work, he'll get it sorted.
Sorry guys, i know you'll be dissapointed, as i am, but i don't know what else i can really do.
Any suggestions???

Heat
xxx

[sexy_god_2k1]

yo just so you all know ill get a few singles or albums ma self

[jcmoorehead]

Welcome to the forums here sexy_god.... why am i saying this i'm talking to you on MSN! Anyway The albums brilliant as i've told you so i'd get it! and the singles great aswel

[CarylB]

We'll be putting up a card in ROL for the producer of TOTP. It'll be in the form of a message board, so all can add their names and message, so we hope everyone will come and sign it as well as sending emails. As soon as it's ready we'll post the link here.

Thanks for all the info about album availability in stores, and radio stations. Please keep it coming.

Need to know ASAP
names and locations of stores with no/few albums
radio stations that have not received a copy of the CD from the company

Thanks :)

[MBrevard]

Hi, dear friends! I'm so sorry to have disappeared on you. An unexpected family situation came up and it had to take precedence. And so, I was away from my computer for much of the day. And it looks as if it's going to keep me away for the next several days, at least. (Isn't it awful when Real Life gets in the way of things we'd rather be doing! :? )

Looking quickly through all the posts, it looks like it was a busy and productive day!! And the news that CHSIB album may be at #2 is incredible!! All the hard work you have been doing since Meat's first messages have certainly begun to pay off!

Since I'm not sure how many days I'll have to be away, and if this particular thread will be viable and active when I return, there are a couple of things I wanted to say to each of you. It's been a pretty exhausting day here. So, I'll try to keep it short (or at least, short for me. :roll: )

Many of you know that I'm fairly new here--posting, that is, but I've been lurking for a very long time. It's funny after reading messages from many of you over the months here, how one begins to feel as if they know you.

So, it was exciting to actually be speaking with many of you here. You feel like family. And I want to tell you all how very proud I am to have been working side-by-side with you.

You couldn't ask for a better bunch of excited, funny, creative, enthusiastic and certainly, dedicated people to be spending time with, working on a project that is near and dear to all our hearts. Although there have been some disagreements along the way, I can't think of a better example of teamwork and everything that that entails!!

I was thinking, earlier today, during a quiet time, that all of us are incredibly lucky to have Meat in our lives. But you know, after these past few days with you, I can honestly turn that around and say that Meat, too, is very lucky to have each and every one of you in HIS life, as well!! And I know he has to be very proud of you and all your efforts on his behalf!

You are very special people and it's been a great pleasure and privilege to be working with you on this project.

Well, let me end this now. I know we'll be seeing each other again in this forum and the others, and I look forward to a lot more juicy Meaty discussions with all of you.

It's been a long day here and the next few are likely to be even longer. Friends, if you have a few extra prayers to send in this direction during the next 3 or 4 days, they would be most welcomed and appreciated!!

All of you, keep up the amazing work you've been doing! :lol:

Much love to you all,
you each have a special place in my heart.
Hope to be back with you at the MLUKFC forum again soon.

MB
xxx

[heat]

MB - That was such a lovely post - it brought tears to my eyes. My thoughts and prayers are with you now, and here's hoping that whatever is going on in your life will resolve itself soon, as we shall miss having your special ability to reach out to everyone in this forum, and make them feel like they belong, make them feel like they are friends. Come back when you can, hun - we'll all be thinking of you till then.

Heat
xxx

[CarylB]

MB So sorry to hear life has thrown you a curve, and like Heat I hope things work through for you and improve soon.

At the end of the live chat on BBC2 last week the "hostess" remarked what nice people Meat's fans are. She's right and so are you, but then this gracious, warm, generous, unpretentious and talented bear of a man deserves the very best!!

So let's keep MB in our thoughts, and get stuck in for another day. There's still good work to be done to help Meat and get CHSIB to the top!!

Meatloafisgod came up with the great idea of writing to local newspapers, and getting local teams together to lobby local radio stations to play it. It would be great to hear about areas of the UK where someone's got that covered .. he has Belfast in good hands! :))

Let's get writing to music magazines to get the album reviewed

And please keep sending info on availability or not of the album in stores. Meat's management company will take action to get supplies on the shelves if they know locations which are short/without them and I have promised to give them as comprehensive a picture as I can, but I do need your help. Thanks :)

Another day, another chance to promote CHSIB to the hilt. Sin's away hunting Nessie .. we can sic that on Mercury if she's successful .. lol .. let's amaze her with our success on her return!!

[CarylB]

For those who want to thank the producer of TOTP as Meat asked

His name is Chris Cowey. If they have an email address they're not letting on, but suggest people use the contact point on the website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/
and mark for attn of Chris Cowey.

We will also be putting a card on our site tonight and hope you'll come and send a message/sign it. :)

[heat]

Hiya all,

Good news!!!!!!! I spoke to my DJ mate, and he's finally spoken with his contact at Mercury, and apparently Mercury are/have been overwhelmed with the response to Meat's new single!!!!!!!!!!!! They have now sent out more copies to more radio stations so thngs are looking up!!!!!
Here's hoping that Meat will get plenty more airtime!!!

Heat
xxx

[cerysmeatloaf]

wow thats grate news heat
from cerysmeatloaf

[sherrie87]

Good work Heat! Way to get the goods "straight from the horse's mouth"! Maybe with increased airplay Mercury will decide to press more singles. (We can only hope!)

Odd that this album has "Mercury Blues"- I'm sure Meat really is "crazy 'bout a Mercury" after the limited run on the single.

Sherrie

[CarylB]

Great news .. and I sense one of Meat's size 10 and a halves and his management company's hand here .. for they were on the case yesterday!! .. however, what a shame if Mercury's lack of faith and small production run does mean that the single will go no higher :angry:(

Might someone get off their butt and press/distribute some more I wonder? .. or will the single finish up a collectible on eBay? I know which I'd prefer ...

Posters still available .. and let's lobby those music magazines for reat reviews!!

[ChrisBelfast]

Just to let you know, the hard work does pay off. The local newspaper that I had sent info to on the new album and tour did a feature article on meat like I suggested. The focused more on the tour but it got half a page write up with a brief mention of the new album and a photgraph as well. !!! Success number one!!! Just need many more papers to do the same!! We need more people doing the same. The reason they didnt review the album is simply becuase they don't. The paper - newtownards Chronical only reviews singles and as they are supplied by Woolworths then that answers why the single never got a review!

[CarylB]

Brilliant Meatloafisgod ..

[The Flying Mouse]

:twisted: Hi guys.
great to see everyone still running on full steam.
MB,Thank for your post.I'm very sorry to hear that your having problems.Hope things improve real soon.

Caryl,thanks for the contact info concerning Chris Cowley.I'll definatly be leaving a message.

Heat,well done concerning your DJ friend.Now mercury have seen the responce to this great single,they may put a lot more of their weight behind it.

Meatloafisgod,great idea getting onto the local press.I'm finally able to get into town tomorrow to get my copy of the album (how i've managed this long without it is beyond me 8O ).I'll write a review as soon as I can and tout it around the local newspapers.

Keep it up everyone.Your all doing great :D .
Rock on.
Neil

[heat]

If people wanna email me with the telephone numbers, including the area codse, of thier local radio stations, telling me what area they are in, i will ring them and request CHSIB. It doesnt cost me anything to use the phone, so it's no bother. My email addy is heather_hindley@hotmail.com

Also, They have played CHSIB about 4 times today on the radio, and they spent about 5 mins talking about the fact that Meat has a new single and album out, and they also mentioned that Meat's gonna be on tour over here this wimter....FINALLY things are starting to happen!!!

Heat
xxx

[CarylB]

That's a great offer Heat .. can you check if Meat's on their playlist, and also let me know of any who don't have a copy of the CD? Thanks :)

[CarylB]

I've started a thread on the message board of an on line music mag:
http://forum.metalhammer.co.uk/
and go to Music: Classic rock and old school metal

Also on the smashhits site Meat's listed at No 29. You can vote him higher but only by texting I think

Caryl

[mellis107]

MB - what a heartfelt post!! I hope your family problem isn't too serious, but my thoughts are with you anyway. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for all the personal encouragment you've given all of us in this thread over the past couple of weeks. It really has been a pleasure reading your posts :D

And you're right, all of us working together towards a common goal has made us more of a team, one which I feel honoured to be part of. Here's to this continuing for many years to come!

Back to business: the situation in Rotrherham Town Centre is currently as follows: Woolworths had 4 copies of the album left and it was no. 7 in their chart. Music Zone had no copies :(. WHSmiths had no copies either :(. I've passed this info onto caryl as her request. I hope that Meats people can fill these vacuums as quickly as possible.

Mike

[jcmoorehead]

I've started a thread on the message board of an on line music mag:
http://forum.metalhammer.co.uk/
and go to Music: Classic rock and old school metal

Also on the smashhits site Meat's listed at No 29. You can vote him higher but only by texting I think

Caryl

oh uh... if i were you i would go to that topic. Its not very nice

[mellis107]

Thanks JC, did as you suggested and wish I hadn't! :twisted: This is terrible!

Anyone else seen it? Thoughts? Oh my God! I too shocked to think straight.

Mike

[CarylB]

Ah well .. you win some , you lose some .. and mostly we've won! Three people who don't appreciate Meat .. there are thousands who do, so let's not get too shocked :)

On a happier note, our Thank You card for Mike Cowey, producer of TOTP is now ready for your messages and signatures on:

http://www.republic-of-loafdom.com/World%20News/CHSIB/Help.htm

so please just click on here and sign it .. Thanks

Caryl

[Jen]

On another happier note the single is up at #527 in Amazon UK's sales ranking and the albjum is at #57

Jen

[jcmoorehead]

I signed it :D

[CarylB]

Thanks jcm :)

[CarylB]

Another day, another promo :) One thought .. let's tell as many people as we know and can that Meat's on TOTP tonight .. perhaps send them one of our portrait cards or Jen's lovely promo card .. they might show it round where they work too! Let's get maximum publicity for meat's appearance tonight.

Also we have about 15 messages on the card for Mike Cowley .. it would be nice to get some more before 6pm tonight (12 noon US Eastern)

Cards for sending and Mike's card for signing on:

http://www.republic-of-loafdom.com/World%20News/CHSIB/Help.htm

Good luck and success in all our efforts today :))

[cerysmeatloaf]

just to let u know ive just signed the card for top of the pops

cerysmeatloaf

[CarylB]

Thanks cerys :)

And let's get publicising his appearance .. tell as many people as we know and can that Meat's on TOTP tonight .. perhaps send them one of our portrait cards or Jen's lovely promo card ..

Cards for sending and Mike's card for signing on:
http://www.republic-of-loafdom.com/World%20News/CHSIB/Help.htm

[CarylB]

HE DID IT!!!!!!!

yes .. ole fireballs phoned in and took up the gauntlet that DJ at Hallam fm threw down!!!! And they played CHSIB ..

I just LOVE this man!! The awesome wrath of the Rock God is SO impressive eh? .. rolling

[Bren]

thats brilliant Caryl! :lol:

[CarylB]

Isn't it just Bren!!

Now of course the trick is to phone Nick any weekday between 1pm and 4 pm and ask him to play CHSIB .. "What? It's not on your playlist? Do we have to get him to call you AGAIN??" .. :)))

Hallam fm .. 0114 268 1444

[Bren]

Love that idea Caryl! Would have loved to have seen his face when Meat actually phoned, wouldn't you?!

[CarylB]

Oh boy .. would I ever :))

But .. Meat is still not on the playlist for BBC local radio .. however I have found the name of the bloke in London who makes these decisions. So .. let's do some polite and non-hostile lobbying ..

We're requesting our local station to play Meat Loaf's new song CHSIB, as performed on TOTP tonight, but it isn't on the playlist for local radio. This is arguably his best song since Anything For Love, and that was quite popular!! It's written by James Michael and Nikki Sixx .. is bang up to date and delivered impeccably, and is the title track from an album that's debuted at No 2 in the charts .. Meat appeals to people from 7 to 70 so he must fit their demographics .. so please, please will Andy add it to the playlist for BBC Local radio

You can email claier.jago@emap.com and mark it for the attention of Andy Roberts .. and perhaps include the url for Jen's e-card so he can see and hear just how good it is for himself :)

http://www.meatloaf-multimedia.com/CHSIB/ecard1.html

After all .. we can't expect Meat to phone in every station every day to get it played ..

[CarylB]

Thanks to all who signed the card for Chris Cowley which was sent to him just before TOTP tonight.

Meat was on first and he, Patti and the band gave a great performance .. naturally :)) Great to see something of substance in the programme .. if they get much younger they'll be chucking embryos onto the stage!!

[CarylB]

oops .. see I've muddled the name again .. but it DID go to the right one :)) .. It's been a tiring but exciting week or so :)

[mariella]

This isn't just a topic on a forum anymore. It is 'a movement'!

Beautiful!

Mariella

[CarylB]

Indeed it has .. and is Mariella :)) Think I'll do some Certificates of Membership :))

[Vickip]

Love that idea Caryl! Would have loved to have seen his face when Meat actually phoned, wouldn't you?!

You and me both Bren :))
Vicki

[CarylB]

Certificate for campaigners available for anyone who wants one .. just email caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com with the name as you want it to appear and whether you want US or UK A4 size

[CarylB]

Campaigners Certs come in at around 53kb btw .. so you'll need a mail allowance that accomodates that ..

[hazel]

hi meat

i'm off first thing monday morning to get as many copies as funds allow.

woolworths is the local shop in my home town for all our music or we have to go into leeds.

i am traveling to sheffield to see you in concert there in nov, :D just don't give up the world tours before then :cry:

[CarylB]

Getting Meat on the playlists

Unfortunately they've caught on at the addy I posted .. but I have a list of MDs and their PAs ' addies . Perhaps email me at caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com ? and I'll send it to you

[CarylB]

Bren .. love the pic now it's showing :))))))

I have a list of urls for requests to Capitol Gold .. Meat was on CG last night .. so hopefully he should be on their playlist. The list will be on the ROL Help Meat page later, or get it now from me on caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com

[original sin]

:twisted: am back............... :twisted:

OMG..you've been some busy bunnies :lol:

I've just had a quick read through will have to do so again when i'm less tired :evil:

MB...hope all goes well withyou and yours

Anyone who wants to quickly bring me upto speed on all the happenings feel free to email me.

Played CHSIB on the shores of Loch Ness, strange movemnets under water but she never showed so can't set her on Mercury, but looks like we might not need to in the end...


When are the ablbum charts released is it sunday or monday cos i've heard both days mentioned :??:

[Greavzyboy]

The album charts are released tomorrow, (Sunday) just before the single charts.

Fingers crossed!!!

Yours, Greavzyboy

[CarylB]

Still not sure which thread we're continuing with for our promo activity ..

But we have some ROL mailing list members who aren't on the forum here, and I sent out the Campaign Certs to them yesterday .. got this reply this am:

Thanks so much! Just goes to show I would do anything for......well for love and for him!!!!!!!!
Rachel--whos co-workers are hooked on DIST & CHSIBM!!!!!!!!!!! WOO-HOOOOOOOOO

The word keeps spreading :))

[CarylB]

A thought .. we could put A4 picture posters in pubs/clubs/offices and noticeboards/and how about in our cars?

I keep thinking of the thousands of people who will stream into Meat's concerts here in November, but who because they don't come to internet sites and don't hear it on the radio .. grrrrr :angry: .. WOULD buy it now, but won't if they don't know about it

Email caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com for copies

[CarylB]

I have a portrait poster, landscape, for putting in cars ..

I'm listening to Meat Loaf etc

Let's get the good word out!!

email me for a copy
caryl@republic-of-loafdom.com

[Tim]

CalylB. Please stay in one topic!! Found these topics of you all over the forum!!!

the Butcher, Tim

[CarylB]

Well we had 2 threads with R's agreement last week .. The CHSIB HELP WANTED thread and the sticky thread Help Meat Get to Number 1 in the UK ..

and the only reason I'm posting about things to do (and only these) on the new Froget thread is because I want as much coverage and as much help as possible, and have not heard yet whether we are gloing to close the original CHSIB HELP WANTED thread in favour of the new one Meat started.

So I believe I AM on topic .. just trying to ensure we reach people whichever of these threads they go to. And the Sticky thread is an agreed second thread anyway.

[original sin]

Thanks for the info Caryl...I'm still catching up from my few days off :lol:

[Tim]

Well we had 2 threads with R's agreement last week .. The CHSIB HELP WANTED thread and the sticky thread Help Meat Get to Number 1 in the UK ..

and the only reason I'm posting about things to do (and only these) on the new Froget thread is because I want as much coverage and as much help as possible, and have not heard yet whether we are gloing to close the original CHSIB HELP WANTED thread in favour of the new one Meat started.

So I believe I AM on topic .. just trying to ensure we reach people whichever of these threads they go to. And the Sticky thread is an agreed second thread anyway.

CarylB, don't think that R. has agreed with it, but maybe i'm wrong, but don't think so. Then, maybe you are on topic, but i could also post in both topics that you were offtopic, but i saved me a lot of time this way, and you know what i mean... so that was my goal!

But 2 topics is great... but still people are posting double. and that is not so good... we have a search function on this board. And Meat Loaf is a special member here.... so don't you ever, ever, ever compare yourself with him!!

The Butcher, Tim

[R.]

Shut up you lot. 8)

In general I don't like crossposting or double topics at all.
In this particular case it's ok with me.

Now calm down, he's on #4. :))
R.

[CarylB]

Thanks R :))

And I never compare myself to Meat .. he's much prettier :))

[Tim]

Allright, for now :twisted:

I didn't know that. Sorry R.

The Butcher, Tim

[Alex]

Aye, Meat appears to be in at #4 Album Charts.

This isn't too bad, I know of another album that was released and the record company were not being that useful when it came to promoting. However, the artists believed it was worthy of promotion, so tried and tried, it took a while, but it's quite well known now. It didn't get as high as CHSIB, only got to #9 in the UK charts though...

:lol: :lol: :lol: Anyone remember Bat Out Of Hell? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[mariella]

Thank you, Amadiere!
This is only just the beginning, we can not let this get us down.
How can a single climb or even stay in the charts if it is not in all stores.
We just have to keep sending those emails and wait for the re-release Meat told us about. This isn't over yet!

Mariella

[bat lady]

hi bought three copies here in birmingham not well advertised was told one date but went in myself earlier than the date advertised and got three copies please please make it no1 got tickets for nec gig so lookin forward too sein you meat wat a single wat an album please keep on rockin babe you one in a million can't wait til november too see you

[CarylB]

Heartened by Meatloafisgod's success story with his local paper, I've written to the Sheffield Star, who it seems are co-sponsors of Meat's concerts at Hallam Arena in Shefflied :)

How about we all write to local papers, particularly those in locations where Meat's appearing in November?

Here's an index of on-line listings of newspapers:
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/papers/onlinedailyindex.shtml

Can we cover the key ones between us or are there some areas where he'll be appearing where we don't have a campaigner?

[CarylB]

I've emailed editors/newsdesks of 50 local papers where their catchment area is within travelling distance of a concert venue. Because this campaign IS a story imo .. of real music and real people inspired by a rock legend

There's also letters pages .. anything which people might see and want to go out and buy the album seems to be useful .. but they are best sent by people in the area .. so could people write on-line or in the post to their local papers letters columns?

[Bren]

Just thought i'd let you know, i saw an advert for CHSIB album on itv at 8:10 this evening!!!

[madonna123968848]

Fire Ball,

WHAT WENT ON???!!! IF you are Meat (and I will pretend you are) EVERYWHERE in Ashford, Kent kept telling me your new single CHSIB was sold out on the first day of release??? What happened???? Did your record company not print enough? It should have been number one, so not fair.

Take Care,

Samantha, xxx

[madonna123968848]

Fire Ball,

WHAT WENT ON???!!! IF you are Meat (and I will pretend you are) EV?EVERYWHERE in Ashford, KEnt kept telling me your new single Said It Better was sold out on the first day of release??? What happened???? Did your record company not print enough? It should have been number one, so not fair.

Take Care,

Samantha, xxx

[CarylB]

You don't need to pretend Fireball is Meat .. he is :)

If you read back through the thread I think you can see what went on .. the company didn't send out more than just over 6500 records to the shops, and there was very limited play on the radio. The album came out a week later, and by then it was too late to do that much to correct the problems there had been with the single.

But we can all help Meat's album does well in the US, and when the next single is released here in November, be ready and promote it for all we're worth. Visit the CHSIB promo forum for information

[Lady B]

I'm excited about the concert in a couple of days but a little depressed too. I just checked on ticketmaster because I haven't received my ticket yet. My seat is in a section to stage right but about 25 or 30 rows back and now I find there are tickets available in the centersection in row 15!!! For the same price. Sigh . . . I am sooooo bummed about that. Really deep sigh . . . 'sppose I'd feel better if my ticket was at least in hand but . . .

Lady B

[plukie]

How annoying is that Lady B!!!! I went to see Meatloaf in Plymouth and it was standing only. I was about ten rows from the stage but I am only 5' 1" and there were lots of 6' people in front of me. I didn't see much of him on stage but just being there was enough. Fantastic show. I just know you will enjoy it no matter where you are sitting. Have a wonderful time.

[Lady B]

There's hope Plukie. I called Ticketmaster and they issued me a lost ticket voucher because of it that I have to pick up at the box office when I get there. So there's at least a guarantee of me getting in despite it.

Lady B ~ off to shower and head for dreamland. Reviews as soon as I can get my feet back on the ground. Promise.

[plukie]

Good on ya Lady B. Have a great time. 8)