Release date: 2011-04-24 (originally released in 1977)

2011 UK issue LP pressed on 180gram VINYL, originally released in 1977 -Meat Loaf's megaselling, megabombastic breakthrough was written by pianist Jim Steinman, who'd intended the material for a new version of Peter Pan. This is one of rock's most theatrical, grandiose records, yet Loaf brings real emotion to "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and "Paradise by the Dashboard Light."

It is with much honor and respect to announce the Friday Music 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Limited Edition release of the captivating Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf. To celebrate its thirty third year anniversary, we are releasing it in a super limited run gatefold cover with all of the lyrics and graphics as you remember them.=Presented in a sealed picture sleeve.

Tracks:
01. Bat Out Of Hell
02. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
03. Heaven Can Wait
04. All Revved Up With No Place To Go
05. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
06. Paradise By The Dashboard Light
07. For Crying Out Loud

Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell album will forever be one of rock and roll music's most enduring masterpieces. Sung and performed by Meat Loaf, composed by Jim Steinman and produced by Todd Rundgren, this 1977 forty-times-plus platinum classic will stand always as one of the most successful albums in recording history.

With its rock opera anthems like the ultimate power ballad Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, the theatrical Paradise By The Dashboard Light and of course the stellar heavy metal title track Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf delivered his entire persona powerfully into each and every Jim Steinman masterpiece.

The who's who list of musicians is second to none, with of course Todd Rundren and Utopia w/ Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell, and Willie Wilcox, Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Edgar Winter, Ellen Foley, Jim Steinman, and even The New York Philharmonic!

Mastered impeccably from the ORIGINAL Cleveland International Records/Epic Records tapes by Joe Reagoso and Kevin Gray at AcousTech/RTI, this limited edition album will be one of the most anticipated releases of this year. Absolutely one of the finest sounding albums in our lifetime, this will be one of your favorite audiophile treasures for many years. Rock on!