Music Video Collections

Mr Flibble · 21 Jul 2016, 09:25

Hi (first post here).

I wanted to start a thread on availability of Meat Loaf's music videos, which seems to be very few outside of Hits out of Hell which features most of the clips from Bat out of Hell and Dead Ringer. Except, bizarrely, Dead Ringer for Love which has since shown up on the Bat Out of Hell Deluxe Set.

Additionally the videos for Bat out of Hell !! are on the Deluxe CD re-issue (I'd do anything for love, Objects in the rear view Mirror, and Rock N Roll Dreams Come True)

The Deluxe version for Welcome to the Neighbourhood features perhaps the best ML video: I'd lie for you and that's the truth as well as Not a dry eye in the house.

The only other commercially available ones are The Monster is Loose and It's all coming back to me now on the three Bats live DVD.

Does anyone know of any others?

In a way it's a shame an anthology blu ray hasn't been released but it seems record companies only seem to release music videos begrudgingly. The only artists I can think of who have everything available are Bjork and Belinda Carlisle (there may be others but those are the only two I'm aware of). In the latters case her record company released an anthology box set (which if you search on amazon for Belinda Carlisle Anthology) containing 3 CDs and 2 DVDs. Two of the CDs were greatest hits, 1 cd of rarities while 1 DVD of all the videos and one of TV appearances and rare performances. Wouldn't it be great to have a Meat Loaf equivalent of this?

**Monstro** · 21 Jul 2016, 13:48

The problem you have is that various labels own various rights, getting all of the tracks onto on DVD is a logistical nightmare. It nearly happened in the late 90's but it was lack of an agreement being reached that scuppered it.

AndrewG · 21 Jul 2016, 14:28

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Originally Posted by Monstro

The problem you have is that various labels own various rights, getting all of the tracks onto on DVD is a logistical nightmare. It nearly happened in the late 90's but it was lack of an agreement being reached that scuppered it.

The best one could hope for is if the labels would upload the videos remastered in HD onto YouTube.

Even that probably won't happen.

These days people only care about music videos if they can be extremely sexualised. It seems you have two types of artists now; those who are good at making sexy music and videos on YouTube and those who give great live shows. There hardly seems to be a strong overlap these days as there used to be in the 1980s and 1990s.

Sue K · 21 Jul 2016, 15:02

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Originally Posted by AndrewG

The best one could hope for is if the labels would upload the videos remastered in HD onto YouTube.

Even that probably won't happen.

These days people only care about music videos if they can be extremely sexualised. It seems you have two types of artists now; those who are good at making sexy music and videos on YouTube and those who give great live shows. There hardly seems to be a strong overlap these days as there used to be in the 1980s and 1990s.

ohhh... I don't know... Meat's videos always seemed ... sexualised to meeee ... VERY zzzzexy ...

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AndrewG · 21 Jul 2016, 15:55

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Originally Posted by Sue K

ohhh... I don't know... Meat's videos always seemed ... sexualised to meeee ... VERY zzzzexy ...

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I think there is a difference between the more "tasteful" sexualisation that Meat Loaf has leaned towards and clever innuendos rather than something like Milf$ from Fergie.

Mr Flibble · 21 Jul 2016, 16:33

Even Madonna, who let's face it is queen of the music videos, has not released everything. When Celebration came out the quality was dreadful, lots of pixels in letterbox form.
Similarly disappointing was Cher's Video hit's collection which only offered 15 videos - less than half of her music videos. and these were from various eras of her career with different record labels (Giffen, Warners, etc).

As there is little money to be made on music videos would they not be easier to be bought or licenced by the current record company of an artist. Then they could all be released? or is it a case of the other companies are not happy with the current ones making the money. I'm a bit ignorant to most of the business side of the music business, but hell if they can release batman '66 on Blu ray (which was in rights hell) then surely anything is possible?

I'd especially like to see the 90's re-take on Paradise by the Dashboard light somewhere. I also love Los Angeloser which was omitted from the Hang Cool Teddy Bear DVD and Live release.

21 Jul 2016, 09:25	#1
Mr Flibble Junior Loafer Join Date: 20.07.2016 Location: Leicester Posts: 37	Music Video Collections Hi (first post here). I wanted to start a thread on availability of Meat Loaf's music videos, which seems to be very few outside of Hits out of Hell which features most of the clips from Bat out of Hell and Dead Ringer. Except, bizarrely, Dead Ringer for Love which has since shown up on the Bat Out of Hell Deluxe Set. Additionally the videos for Bat out of Hell !! are on the Deluxe CD re-issue (I'd do anything for love, Objects in the rear view Mirror, and Rock N Roll Dreams Come True) The Deluxe version for Welcome to the Neighbourhood features perhaps the best ML video: I'd lie for you and that's the truth as well as Not a dry eye in the house. The only other commercially available ones are The Monster is Loose and It's all coming back to me now on the three Bats live DVD. Does anyone know of any others? In a way it's a shame an anthology blu ray hasn't been released but it seems record companies only seem to release music videos begrudgingly. The only artists I can think of who have everything available are Bjork and Belinda Carlisle (there may be others but those are the only two I'm aware of). In the latters case her record company released an anthology box set (which if you search on amazon for Belinda Carlisle Anthology) containing 3 CDs and 2 DVDs. Two of the CDs were greatest hits, 1 cd of rarities while 1 DVD of all the videos and one of TV appearances and rare performances. Wouldn't it be great to have a Meat Loaf equivalent of this?

21 Jul 2016, 13:48	#2
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,947	The problem you have is that various labels own various rights, getting all of the tracks onto on DVD is a logistical nightmare. It nearly happened in the late 90's but it was lack of an agreement being reached that scuppered it.

21 Jul 2016, 16:33	#6
Mr Flibble Junior Loafer Join Date: 20.07.2016 Location: Leicester Posts: 37	Even Madonna, who let's face it is queen of the music videos, has not released everything. When Celebration came out the quality was dreadful, lots of pixels in letterbox form. Similarly disappointing was Cher's Video hit's collection which only offered 15 videos - less than half of her music videos. and these were from various eras of her career with different record labels (Giffen, Warners, etc). As there is little money to be made on music videos would they not be easier to be bought or licenced by the current record company of an artist. Then they could all be released? or is it a case of the other companies are not happy with the current ones making the money. I'm a bit ignorant to most of the business side of the music business, but hell if they can release batman '66 on Blu ray (which was in rights hell) then surely anything is possible? I'd especially like to see the 90's re-take on Paradise by the Dashboard light somewhere. I also love Los Angeloser which was omitted from the Hang Cool Teddy Bear DVD and Live release.