The problem as I see it with a box set is that the "diehard" fans would probably like to see say a four disc set of nothing but rarities. However I am not convinced that there is enough demand for that to warrant a record company going that way and I think a more realistic expectation might be say a four disc set containing 2 CDs being some sort of update of the Very Best Of Meat Loaf (so the general record buying public are tempted), one CD of audio rarities (which would appeal to the more committed fans and then one DVD
The DVD could contain the complete Rockpalast concert from 1978 and some live footage from a 2007 show (the latter obviously being songs not done back in 1978
The rarities audio CD could contain:
The two Popcorn Blizzard tracks (where it all began)
As Heavy As Jesus (as it was the song Meat allegedly performed in auditioning to Jim Steinman
What You See Is What You Get (Meats first single)
More Than You Deserve (the 1973 version - Meat's first recording of a Steinman song)
Whatever Happened to a Saturday Night (Meat being quite well known for Rocky Horror)
Stand By Me
Keeper Keep Us
Lost Love, Take A Number, Hearts On Fire, Thrashing, RPM and Time For Heroes from the eighties
American Trilogy from the Elvis Tribute Show in 1987
Beatles songs Let It Be and Come Together
Not sure how much that would take up but obviously you have more recent lost tracks which could be used or even better find some lost songs that never made the albums or singles and were originally discarded if there are any of course
Personally I would prefer three CDs of all unreleased material such as alternative takes, live versions of songs but as I said earlier probably not a realistic expectation - I would love to be wrong though!
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