What do you do with your Meat Loaf collections?!
 

As the title says really..! :lol:

Over the years I'm sure we've all built up pretty good Meat Loaf collections, some bits are quite common, some very rare, some personal with memories attached to them...so what does everyone do with their ML merchandise?!

I adore my Meat Loaf collection and I daren't even consider how much money has gone into it, but I look around and it's all stored away :? I've got stunning artwork posters that live in the tubes they arrived in, rare vinyls that live in a box, concert t-shirts are in a zip-up bag under the bed. I'd love to have it all on show to appreciate what I have but I'd be running the risk of turning the house into a Meat Loaf exhibition which I think is a little much :p

So how do people keep their collections? Any interesting ways of displaying your favourite items?!

One bedroom, used as an office, is my "display area", with a few photos, posters and picture discs all framed.

Other than that, anything flat is in a big folder and the rest is in the loft in a box.

I was hoping to insulate the outside of the house with beermats but I lost out on that auction ;-)

Dave

:lmao: Dave promise me you'll never leave here!

Andy and I have decided we need to win the lottery so we can have a Meat Loaf room to actually enjoy all the stuff we spend money on, such a shame to have things in boxes

I wanna see some pics too people!

Be warned ... this is a family forum, so photos of how your Meat Loaf condom is used could result in a ban! :lmao:

All I have at the mo is one of this little item that's waiting for a space on the wall to present itself:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/bat-trick/3.jpg

Dave

Well from photos I've posted in my blog area etc.... are sited in my bedroom. Nothing is allowed downstairs!

I have an office cupboard which stores away all my ML CD's and DVD's/VHS, a cd starge case too with some in and posters and other realated items are on the walls. I only have framed photos up - looks neater and more eye catching (apart from the huge posters I have which cant fit in frames :lol:)

Oh and yes, you've prob been waiting to hear it, the beer mats are on the bedroom wall :-P, with many left over in a box in the cupboard...

Then I have my ML Car (which I got some time ago from a complete bargin!!) and Truck which lives ontop of my PA Speakers.

Mind you though, I must get that signed photo you got in the meet n greet out of the envolope (which by the way the envolopeI had signed for my mum by Paul) and into a frame - next ebay purchase ;-)

Everyone thinks I'm mad, but I see it as; "If ya got it, show it" :smartass:

I'm not really into the whole merchandise thing. So my collection mostly consists of vinyl (those Expedit cases from Ikea are great for storing LPs) and CDs (a year and a half after I moved to my new apartment, most are still in the box I moved them in).

Apart from that, I got one Bat II poster, some shirts (in the closet with even more shirts), two tour scarfs (from the Bat & Dead Ringer tours, and I think I know where they probably are) and a Bat III litho which is acting as a place holder until I find the right thing for that spot.

My books and vinals etc are put away in a book case, posters are in the cylinders they arrived in under the bed and the t-shirts are in the draw. I have my DVD and CD's out on display for easy access;


:cool:.

I've solved the problem of space quite nicely...I gave away every little collectible thing I've owned except for a few items are still packed away somewhere and it's a question whether they still exist.

However...while all multiple CD's are stored neatly in the cabinet...or not so neatly on the living room thingie...ML CD's together with a few others are all in the kitchen piled up high on the counter...that's where I listen to music...and what's the use of putting this stuff away...as soon as I put it neatly away I pull it out again...

i've nothing collectable or unusual... just a few albums and dvds, videos and books randomly scattered depending on when they were last played/looked at.. and a 60x40 poster in a tube somewhere lol

All the walls of my flat are full of Meat/Jim promo posters, exept for one wall that holds all the vinyls. CD's/DVD's and other stuff is stored in a prominently placed cupboard. At the moment I'm waiting for a huge load of stuff that's gonna go onto the wall as well.
I'll see if I can take some pics.

All the several pieces of clothing are stored away though.

Do you nail vinyls to the wall or use screws?

Emma, the neatness of your collection makes me want to die of shame....

What i do is every Cd I get I document in MS WORD in ABC Order. I then Rip them to my computer and put the disks in 3 carry cases I keep under my bed.

My List is as such (Copied from MS WORD):

CARY CASE 1


JIM STEINMAN: Bad For Good [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: 3 Bats Live [DVD 1 disk]
MEAT LOAF: 3 Bats Live [DVD 2 disk REIGON 2]
MEAT LOAF: 3 Bats Live [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: 3 Bats Live [CD UNIVERSAL JAPANESE IMPORT]
MEAT LOAF: 3 Bats Live [COMPLETE DVD AUDIO CD]
MEAT LOAF: 3 Bats Live [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bad Attitude (USA RELEASE) [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bad Attitude (EUROPIAN RELEASE) [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bad Attitude Live!! [CD 2 Disks + Jump'n the Gun / Nowhere Fast]
MEAT LOAF: Bat Out Of Hell (Original CD Release) [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bat Out Of Hell (25th Aniversary) [CD+DVD 2 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bat Out Of Hell: Live with the MSO [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bat Out Of Hell: Live with the MSO [CD 1 Disk + CHSIB / AFL]
MEAT LOAF: Bat Out Of Hell II [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Bat Out Of Hell III (Special Eddition) [CD+DVD 2 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Blazing Through Birmingham '88 [CD 3 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Blind Before I Stop [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Christmas [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Couldn't Have Said It Better (RED PACKAGE) [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Couldn't Have Said It Better (UK EXCLUSIVE BLUE PACKAGE) [CD 2 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Dead Ringer [LP Rip 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Dead Ringer [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Dead Ringer [LP Rip 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Hot as Hell [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: It's Live For You [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: In the Neighborhood [DVD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: In the Neighborhood [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live Around The World [DVD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Bottom Line '77 [CD 1 Disk Soundboard]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Brussles '96 [CD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Dortmund '81 [DVD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Dortmund '81 [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at OZ '03 [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at RAH '06 [CD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Live at My Father's Place '77 [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Wembley '82 [DVD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Wembley '82 [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Live at Wembley '87 [CD 1 Disk]

CARY CASE 2

MEAT LOAF: Live on TV (CD 2 Disk set)
MEAT LOAF: Live with the MSO [DVD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Live with the MSO [CD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Mexico City '03 [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Nassau Collisium '78 [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Rockpalast '78 [CD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Toad's Place '91 [DVD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Toad's Place '91 [CD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: To Hell and Back [CD 2 Disks]
MEAT LOAF: Very Best Of, The [CD 2 Disk set]
MEAT LOAF: Welcome To The Neighborhood [CD 1 Disk]
STONEY AND MEATLOAF: The Complete Colection [CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Did I Say That? [SINGLE CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: I'd Do Anything For Love [SINGLE VIRGIN]
MEAT LOAF: I'd Do Anything For Love [SINGLE MCA DIGIPACK]
MEAT LOAF: I'd Lie For You [SINGLE VIRGIN]
MEAT LOAF: It's All Coming Back to Me Now [SINGLE CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Man of Steel [SINGLE CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Objects [SINGLE VIRGIN]
MEAT LOAF: Objects [SINGLE MCA DIGIPACK]
MEAT LOAF: Not a Dry Eye [SINGLE CD 1 Disk / LIVE tracks Rubber + Lie for You]
MEAT LOAF: Not a Dry Eye [SINGLE CD 1 Disk / BEATLES TRACKS]
MEAT LOAF: Runn'n for the Redlight [SINGLE CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Rock and Roll Dreams [SINGLE VIRGIN]
MEAT LOAF: Rock and Roll Dreams [SINGLE MCA DIGIPACK]
MEAT LOAF: Runn'n for the Redlight [SINGLE CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Special Girl [SINGLE CD 1 Disk]
MEAT LOAF: Uncommon Studio Recordings (CD 2 Disks)
MEAT LOAF: Early 70's Stage Soundboards (CD 1 Disk)
MEAT LOAF: Testify [Promo]

CARY CASE 3

PAUL WILLIAMS: Someday Man [CD 1 Disk]
PAUL WILLIAMS: A Little Bit Of Love [CD 1 Disk]
PAUL WILLIAMS: Here Comes Insperation [CD 1 Disk]
PAUL WILLIAMS: Life Goes On [CD 1 Disk]
PAUL WILLIAMS: A Little on the Windy Side [CD 1 Disk]
PAUL WILLIAMS: CLASSICS [CD 1 Disk]
Black Dog [1 DVD]
Blacktop [1 DVD]
Crazy In Alabama [1 DVD]
Extreame Dating [1 DVD]
Fight Club [2 DVD]
GunShy [1 DVD]
Roadie [1 DVD]
Rustin [1 DVD]
Hits Out Of Hell [1 DVD]
Musicourt '83 [1 DVD]

I use poster strips (dont know if theyre called the same over there) they work perfectly, as you can remove them easily and they dont leave any remains on the disc.

After reading wario's post...I don't have any strength to reply to this...I am completely wiped out with a terrible migraine...

I'm not really a collector. I'm more interestered in what Meat Loaf does (e.g. music, movies) than in merchandise stuff. The only items I collect are rare records. When it comes to souvenirs, I predominantly own a few things I have a personal attachment to. I'm not interested in buying tons of stuff via eBay to turn my home into a Meat Loaf shrine. ;)

Some of my cds are in my cat shaped cd holder lol!!

http://media.mlxxfc.net/IMG_4002.JPG

alright, you asked for it lol

The hallway:

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjwttn.jpg

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjbat2.jpg


The kitchen:

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjtanz.jpg

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjbadforgood.jpg


and the living room:

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjmeat.jpg

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjbooks.jpg

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjlps.jpg

http://media.mlxxfc.net/rjcupboard.jpg

Ah, so you've got one of those too! Mrs Dave has one. Bloody useless - one touch and all the CDs fall out!

Dave

Hmmm, those look familiar ... :sherlock:

Dave

RJ, Dave drew on your collection!!!

And it only holds single albums so a lot of the Meat Loaf albums just dont fit!!

That picture made me kind of glad I am not staying at your house on Christmas...I would have surely destroyed it...

:kickass: