New Music-DVD? Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell -The Original Tour
 

Hello,

I found this music-DVD on Play.com:

http://www.play.com/Music/MusicDVD/4...r/Product.html

Is it anyone who know what it is? Which tour?

It is due for release on 09/11/2009.

I have already pre-ordered :D

I assume that's the rockpalast show from 78 Meat was talking about a few months ago

Nice :D I am looking forward to it.

yep you've guessed it. Rockplast COncert Series.

Pre-Order from Amazon which also includes dvd Cover and information on the item.
£11.69

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...JL._SS500_.jpg

wow 9/11 it comes out? i cannot wait

Yeah as in 9th of November, not 11th of September when Jay-Z is planning to release a tribute to the 9/11 deaths.

Linkety link to Amazon

Oh wow my bad :shock:

some Americans ..... such as I ... are real slow at times

I probably would have thought the same thing if I had grown up with that date system, hence I pointed it out for all the American people around here. ;-)
Still at least we can listen to Jay-Z's album for two months....not! ;-)

this is awesome! Hope it makes it to Maritimes, Canada!

It'll be interesting to see if they did any re editing or remastering on sound/video or if they just release the original tape.

What like the one with the timer shit on screen? Nah, they will have a better source for this. I'd like a Blu Ray actually, the sound is more intense. But this is still pretty damn cool. :))

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Great!! Now we need a dvd of the Bat 2 tour too.

Dont think the timer would be a problem, I'd rather talking about the bad lighting, there should definitely something be done about that. (if possible)

what im praying for is that this is not edited from the timer master. if river deep and johnny b. goode are omitted for copyright reasons so help me god.

But Meat's little sentiment about phil spector before river deep could be getting the axe, as he is now a convicted murderer.

Whats also ironic is the cover potrays meat with a black vest when in fact he wears no such one during the actual show.

he didnt spawn the vest till the DR Tour

people who are able to read are clearly advantaged :))
I dont think anything specter related will be changed, this footage is over 30 years old and no one tries to make it look like it's something recent.
Also, this is a small release from a small company, nothing that moves the world, so not many people wont care about potention political incorrectness anyway.

Interesting observations Penguin Loaf.

bequeef me my dear sir. i overlooked the felonious obvious.

WOOT JOHNNY B. GOODE

SHould i change my name? wak wak

You might want to do something about your height while you are at it too; that ceiling fan may come in handy after all to chop a few inches off you? ;-)

I'm looking forward to adding this to my Rockpalast collection.

http://media.mlxxfc.net/51RYkleZpJL._SL160_

This, badly formatted and tiny image will take you to the amazon.co.uk pre order page, and you can support this site by ordering the item :))

WoooHoooo can't wait to get my copy.......


Seem's as tho i have to build my Meat Loaf collection up again...... due to things that have happened beyond my control.

Cool, thanks for the info. I can't wait for it to come out.

I found the original to be pretty poorly lighted, I hope they can make it better on dvd.

Soundtrack CD ahoy?

makes more sense to me than the 3 bats live cd

we have to keep in mind though, that this is far from a major release with lots of marketing and public interest. The main market for this product are we as the hardcore fans.

Yeah, thank god for DVD rip software

I can't wait, I hope they release it here in Australia. He must have done that just before coming here, as I saw him on 28 June 78, two days after my 17th birthday, it was a birthday present from my friend.

Carole

11th June 1978 apparently he did the Rockpalast gig.

Woah. you actually saw the 78 tour? Woah! thats awesome!

Do you recall anything he performed besides the usual?

IE: Hot Patootie or Hammerdown :D

LOL.... i was only 6 years old in 78

Wow, can't wait to get this. Luv cx

I pre-ordered from the UK through the link to help the site. I don't think my player is region free but I found a code people say works. I am guessing that will do no harm, anyone know for sure? Otherwise I have the dvd shrink program but sometimes it seems to reduce the quality very slightly on full length movies, hopefully this is a short enough show to fit at 100% quality. Might be a better option than messing with my player, but I have months to think about it. I just hope they can boost the lighting somehow from the original.

I was only 7 and still in Captain Beaky mode :))

I should better not say anything about age right now...

ahem. I will not say anything about age either. Do you think we can get here in the states or just over there. I was checking codes and dont think it will work here will it?

:lol:

well.... what can i say to that puds? apart from your a year older than me... lol

and why not R.J????? ........ lol

No, you'll need a Mulit-regional DVD player to get it to work here in the USA.
And just for the record, I was 16 in 1978 ... and didn't even know who Meat was :shock:

Not that I expect it with footage so old, but I don't see any Blu-Ray release of this, also would love a Blu-ray release of MSO, since it was done with HD cameras. :mad:

I would LOVE a blu-ray release of MSO too !
Vicki

I am hoping that we see one soon, this concert was wayyyyyyy better than he 3 Bats Live concert, and that seen a Blu-Ray release. Picture and sound will be incredible if this was released on Blu-Ray. :D

Sounds good,mine can always be canceled.

I am told many US dvd players can be made region free pretty simply.

Yes they can, as long as you can find the right code :-)
A few years ago I got a small Cyber Home DVD player from Best Buy for $39. I was able to set it to Region 0 and it works like a charm.

Some websites like dvdhacks.co.uk will help on how to convert DVD players to multi-region.

probably the same what I did....probably with exactly the same dvd player lol

:D

Sorry no I can't remember if those songs were performed then.

Carole

Awwwww :boohoo:

Can't....resist....must buy....now!;)

anyone now if it will be in record shops

It's also available for pre-order on Amazon.com here in the USA :

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B002N7W3O4

That is good! Chances are HMV will have it :) Thanks Vicki

a cd would be cool, then i could listen too johnny b.goode and river deep/mountain high without having to go through ther annoyence of setting up a dvd

very nice of eagle rock to put some songs on youtube :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml5xb...eature=channel

a must get DVD i reckon :-P

Picture looks great, but the audio is poor.:?

PLease somebody tell me the audio is on dvd better....

Any news about this?

Still looks like it was filmed by candle light to me. I had really hoped they'd have a way to digitally sharpen and brighten the picture some. I know the source was not that great to begin with, but I had hopes.

I have now just received an email from Play.com stating that they have posted my version of "Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell -The Original Tour".

And thats 4 days before the official release :D

With the Royal Mail postal strike it'll take at least that to reach you :))

Yeah, you're probably right ;)

stuff from play.com usually takes about two weeks until it's over here. Prefer them over amazon though, as most of the cds/dvds/etc are way cheaper and shipping is free (worldwide)

Oh, I wish I knew that before, I ordered mine from Townsend Records a while ago. Haven't heard if they've shipped it yet.

Carole

I'm not buying it until someone can confirm the quality of the audio. If it's not improved from the promo clips posted on You Tube then I won't be bothering.

Got my DVD today at german MEDIA MARKT - I'm very satisfied with it. IMO the 2-channel-audio is ok, the picture is much better then the well known b**tleg-DVD.

Complete setlist is included, little interview as bonus. Well, we can be happy with it ... .

Bye from KAI

Thanks for letting us know :-)

Got mine from Media Markt too. The audio is very good, I dont hear any wrong "things" (I have just skipped the DVD, yet).
But the video is not that good (compared with other ML concert dvds). I don't know if it is the source material, but in bright sequences, I have horizontal lines/waves. You dont see them good in screenshots;)
http://media.mlxxfc.net/rockpalast.png
Okay I think it is the source, because watching "best of"s from 70 music tv shows, they have the same quality (the source is a tv show "Rockpalast"). So it could be the best possible quality.

All in all, if my memory is not wrong the hits out of hell dvd has the bit better video quality.
But as you might know, I can find always something to critize in quality matters =)

But it is more having an authenic record of a concert! Authenic as: You don't have too much fancy cuts from the director.

concert films from years ago used to get lines on them because of the loud sounds affecting the cameras. Check out the Bad Attitude video. There's nothing can be done about this. I'm assuming that's what you mean, as I don't have the DVD yet.

I've seen those stripes on other concert footage from the 1970s, too. It doesn't bother me, since the the quality of the performance is more important to me than the quality of the picture.

What I really hate are the ugly large age rating logos you now find on DVDs and computer games in Germany. :angry:

Compare this

http://www.amazon.de/Meat-Loaf-Live-...7604444&sr=8-2

to the cover of the U.K. version

http://www.amazon.de/Meat-Loaf-Hell-.../ref=pd_cp_d_2

(By the way, I just noticed that the title of the German release differs from the U.K. DVD.)

Worst thing is the logo is printed and not a sticker!

This stupid FSK-mafia seems to be related with "all-internet-users/gamers-are-murderer-phedophiles" movement.

Why the hell such a large stupid emblem???

Because we have a very caring Secretary of Family Affairs. ;)

Are you saying they're not? :))

I know, mostly this censorship supporting former minister "Ursula von der Leyen", aka "Zensursula":evil:


If you would be in Germany, you would see that this topic isn't just a joke anymore....

Could be worse, could be a lorry driver in the UK :)) (Top Gear fans will get that)

Just wanted to ask, does the band get to do their solos? Like the Instrumentals video on youtube that lead into Paradise.

I'm guessing (without causing offence to German fans) that they changed the title for the uk because unless you know alot about Meat's earlier tours, then Rockpalast doesnt mean very much to you.

And to answer some others about the quality, i think you have to bear in mind when it was recorded and what technology was available. There are some great techniques around now to restore old videos, but they can only do so much. As long as the quality is representative of other videos of that time then i'll be happy with it :-)

I watched it on Wednesday when it came with my new releases. It's pretty good and a good insite into the early meaty tours :)

Is my main concern. I already have this on my hard drive and I think it is pretty good. I'd expect something that I'm paying for to be very good.

Got my copy earlier today and plan to watch it a bit later. HMV Ipswich had sold out I luckily got the last copy :)

Just got my copy too. Now waiting for a chance to play it!

In that case, don't bother and instead write an angry letter to Eagle Rock to tell them that the DVD you didn't buy and haven't seen doesn't meet your high standards.

If the aforementioned is the downloadable rockpalast that i cant remember where i got it before (getting old lol) then i thought the quality was pretty shite, in fact it didnt stay on my hard drive longer than it took to watch it, (i will admit it may very well be a different worse version )

Havent ordered the dvd yet, i'm sure i'll get round to it at some point but while this is a nice thing to have and remember the good old days with, i'm not in a mad rush to see it.

That would be a ridiculous thing to do. :roll:

Christ, irony's not lost on you is it. :D

Still waiting for my copy here in Holland...ordered from BOL, presume it will be an import of the UK release.

Slow, slow, brothers & sisters !

We are talking about TV-recordings from 1978. IMO we can be very happy and satisfied to get such rare concert in best possible quality. If some members of our community don't need it ... so what ?! Everyone may be lucky in his / her own opinion.

I got my copy in the mail today and I'm watching it right now :))
I had never seen it before, and I'm really enjoying it. It's hard to believe that the concert took place over 30 years ago !!

I love it .. and I'm so thankful they decided to officially release it on DVD !

Got my copy today. One word - AMAZING.

I wish I was around then to see that tour. Awesome:-)

Yeah I just got mine too and am watching it right now. I was around then and saw him just after the video was made, so it's nostalgic for me.

Carole

USA Version is Missing River Deep and Johnny b. Goode
 

I pre-ordered the DVD in Sept from Amazon USA. The list of songs advertised included "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Johnny B. Goode" plus reprises of these songs. But the songs are not on the DVD I received. Amazon USA no longer includes a song listing in their advertising. Song listing wasn't included at several other sites offering the DVD. Sears and Barnes and Noble sites included a song listing; River Deep and Johnny B. Goode and the reprises were missing.

I checked Amazon UK. They advertise a UK version which lists all the songs from the Rockpalast performance and a US import with no song listing. The US import is about 40% cheaper.

Only 5 songs on the US version? that's a bit :shit:.

Yep.

Here's the description from Amazon.com.uk :

Recorded in 1978 for the German TV series Rockpalast, BAT OUT OF HELL sees rock legend Meat Loaf performing tracks off his mega-selling album of the same name. Meat Loaf--real name Marvin Lee Aday--brings all his usual theatrics to belt out such classics as 'Bat Out Of Hell', 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light', 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)', and 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad', and treats fans to energetic covers of 'Johnny B Goode' and 'River Deep, Mountain High'.
Tracklisting: 'Great Boleros Of Fire', 'Bat Out Of Hell', 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)', 'All Revved up With No Place To Go', 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light', 'Introducing The Band', 'Johnny B Goode', 'River Deep, Mountain High', 'Johnny B Goode (reprise)', 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad', 'All Revved Up With No Place To Go (reprise)'.

Like bruiserra already mentioned, they took down the description from Amazon.com. Both DVDs (Amazon.com and Amazon.com.uk) are listed as 105 minutes long, in NTSC format, and produced by the same company ... so now I'm wondering if the set list is the same on both of them :? Maybe they deleted Johhny B Goode and River Deep, Mountain High to make room for the interview :??:

5 songs is taking the piss however you look at it.

Absolutely.

I already got the UK DVD from Amazon. My DVD player is multireigonal.

I think for you poor non multiregional peeps they took out JBG because mabey Chuck Berry wanted it pulled

River Deep was probably axed cause Spector's a convicted Murder in this country.

America sucks sometimes :(

Who knows .. you may be right Warioloaf :wink:

Thanks for clarifying that about the UK setlist :-)
I have a multi-regional DVD player, so I ordered a copy from the UK too. Now I'll be able to compare the two to see if anything else is different :-)

Vicki

I think you'll find he's a convicted murderer in EVERY country lol

Listing of USA Version
 

Great Boleros of Fire
Bat out of Hell
You Took the Words Right out of my Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
All Revved up with No Place to Go
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Featuring Karla DeVito
Introducing the Band
Two out of Three Ain't Bad
All Revved up with No Place to Go (Reprise)

Bonus Feature: Interview with Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman

I've watched the entire Rockpalast show over the past two years on Youtube in various segments submitted by Aputey. The best part of the show is the Karla Devito/ Meat Loaf River Deep Duet followed by the Johnny B. Goode Reprise.

Yesterday I ordered the UK version Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour [DVD] [1978] [NTSC] from Amazon.Co.UK. If you order from Amazon UK, make sure you don't get the US import version.