IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN NEWSFLASH!!!!
 

I've just called Universal, Meat's record company in Australia. They've given me a HEAP of news:

The Australian release date for CHSIB is September 29th.

The Australian release is the same as the UK one. There is no sign of the extra live tracks mentioned by Kasim and Meat.

He will be in Australia for promo visits between October 1st and October 8th (I wonder if this means he'll be in NZ before or after this period, I'll have to keep harassing the NZ record company for more info).
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He will be at the following music stores at the times stated:

October 4th, noon
Mall Music
Sydney (don't know where in Sydney this is)

October 7th, 12.30pm
HMV
Bourke Street, Melbourne

He will be at the NRL grand final opening ceremony on the 5th. I'm not sure where that is or when but I'm sure anyone can look it up (I'll probably make an edit to this post later when I've found out myself).

The record company doesn't know what he'll be doing at other times during the Australian promo visit, other than probably giving interviews and so on.

So, will anyone be at these events? If so, can you take pictures? Give a review?

Oh, I'm gonna be bummed big time if there are no live tracks! :cry: Either way, I have it on order- if nothing else I'll have a third copy of it to go with my UK and American versions. (But I'd so rather have the live cuts!)

Sherrie

Oh, and another thing I forgot
 

The single (didn't ask, assumed it's CHSIB) will be radio only in Australia.

:)
Thanks so much Shane for posting all the info here !!!!!
It's really appreciated.
Unless Meat comes to Adelaide (promo) I won't get a chance to take any pics or anything, but if he does.......... well I will certainly post anything I get.
I nearly fell off my chair yesterday at work.....
Local radio station played CHSIB for the fist time, or anyways the first time I have heard it :wink:
AWESOME - I'm sure it's going to go no 1. !!!!!

bye
Kaye

Additional Australian news
 

Additional Australian news concerning exclusive Australian release:

The exclusive Australian release is now available for pre-order WITH the extra live tracks.

It appears that a new entry has been created on the site I mentioned earlier on another thread, for this release. If you ordered from the site when the first one appeared, you might be getting the one without the live tracks. I'd go back and see if you can cancel your order and replace it with the new one.

Anyway, the link to the Australian release with live tracks is here:

http://www.chaosmusic.com/shop/produ...oductID=851358

As the above link will show you, the live tracks are:

Life Is A Lemon
Tear Me Down
Love You Out Loud
I'd Do Anything For Love
Couldn't Have Said It Better
Bat Out Of Hell

It is a mystery to me why Universal in Australia don't appear to know anything about this, but an online retail site does.

Re: Additional Australian news
 

Thanks for passing this along Shane :))
I just ordered my copy!!
Vicki

I've just noticed that the product number of this cd set is the same as that which was displayed earlier (without the extra tracks). This version is slightly cheaper than that one. So perhaps if you ordered that one, you might be getting this one instead. I'm not sure.

Note that if you are looking at the US price, that it is approximately only, and currency fluctuations may mean it is either cheaper or more expensive than the price mentioned.

Very interesting ....
thanks again for the help :)
Vicki

I rang Universal again (two different branches, spoke to two different people) who still knew nothing about the exclusive Australian release. However, they say to keep an eye on the media for interviews and news about Meat's Australian activities. So perhaps there is still hope for you.

It will be interesting to see how CHSIB goes on the charts in Australia. Universal told me a few days ago that it will be radio only (sorry forgot to mention that in the news I first posted). Remember to request it on the radio there!

Thanks Shane.

Just shows the lack of communication in the corporate Music industry. When Kas said he was working on new live tracks, I knew they would be there. Too bad the industry folks are so clueless when you try to get info.

Dang, now I have to buy another version of CHSIB. I'm dying to know if any of the live tracks are from concerts we were at. :??: Guess I'll have to wait til next Kaschat. :D

Regards,
T

I think you can force yourself, eh tbuck :wink:
Vicki

I'm so releived to know that the bonus live tracks are going to be included on the Aussie release! My hubby was getting a bit annoyed with me purchasing so many copies of CHSIB (US, UK, Aussie and 5 copies of the UK single), so I was dreading telling him that all three versions of the full CD were identical! He is fairly understanding of my ML obsession, but he just didn't get the point of having three copies of the same identical album, bless his soul. Alas, now with the live tracks it was clearly worth every penny! I can't wait to hear "Love You Out Loud" live- I bet it absolutely rocks! :lol:

Sherrie

Your hubby sounds like my folks .... they already think I'm nuts :lol:
Right you are .. it'll be worth every penny !!

Vicki

I called Universal in NZ, and even THEY knew about it!

Another Australian website from which to purchase:

http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp...tArtistID=2303

This is cheaper than the one at the Chaos Music site. The postage cost to the US is $A7.85 for one CD and $A1.50 for additional CDs. This gives you a total of $A35.06. The prices at both sites include GST (Australian Goods and Services Tax), so if you're trying to calculate the US (or whatever) equivalent, you will need to deduct 10% (I think) off the Australian price first.

However, I don't know the shipping costs for the Chaos site so I can't make an all-inclusive price comparison. If anyone from the US has ordered from Chaos Music, it might be helpful to state what you paid in postage here, so others can do a better all-inclusive price comparison. The postage cost information on Chaos doesn't give the US postage cost.

On the Sanity site, the cover is red which is different than the Chaos Music site (blue), but both sites state that the product is an Australian exclusive.

If you're an Australian wishing to purchase from a physical store:

Click on http://www.aria.com.au/ChartstoresIndex.htm, then click on your state to view a list of stores whose sales statistics contribute to the charts. Chaos Music and Sanity are two websites that contribute their sales figures to the charts, so anyone ordering from either can be happy that they're helping Meat get higher in the charts there.

Thanks Shane :)
I ordered it from Chaos, and I'm paying :

AU $29.04 for the CD ---- approximately $17.42
AU $ 5.50 for shipping to the US.

This doesn't include any tax, but it does say the US prices are approximate and subject to change.

Hope this helps.
Vicki

Thanks Vicki! However, I think I read on the Chaos website that Australian sales tax was included. But that info will be helpful. I think the other site may be slightly cheaper.

You're welcome Shane .. glad I could help :)
Thanks for the info too.
Vicki

A short news article
 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s945525.htm

It says that apart from Meat, an Australian band and American Idol Kelly Clarkson will perform, for a total of 20 minutes. Meat will perform BOOH, and "a new single" (CHSIB?).

Here's another article, mostly about Paradise:

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/s...4-62F88D811806

Here is a not-so-flattering article which briefly mentions his performance at Wolf Trap, also talks about Steinman and Bat 1 and 2:

http://www.fcnp.com/327/meatloaf.htm

Fallen Angel??? Have I missed this?

Sue
http://www.KasimInfo.com

Hi! I believe that was supposed to be the name of the follow up CD to Bat Out of Hell, but it never came to light due to a whole bunch of different things -- i wondered about that part of the article too! :) Take care!!

Jen S.

FALLEN ANGEL was the name of yet another one of the "greatest hits" packages. It was released in Germany this year and was widly available for import around the globe.

As to the name of the scrapped Meat Loaf album, that would be RENEGADE ANGEL. This was the working title to the album that was to be the followup to BAT OUT OF HELL. RENEGADE ANGEL later became Jim Steinman's solo album, BAD FOR GOOD.

Hope that helps!

ROCK ON FIRE BALL!!!

Hey, I was close, Renegade, Fallen -- similar in a small itty bitty sense of meaning there ;)

I dont get all those darn import/best of's though, i thought they were supposed to stop when Meat released the 'official' Best of one? Guess the record companies never heard that! Take care!!

Jen S.

LOL~!

I don't think the "I'm gonna mix a best of Meat Loaf CD in my basement and make all the songs sound like crap" compilations will stop until we (as fans) stop financially supporting them. But, like many others here on this board, I am a completist with my collection. If there is something with Meat Loaf's name on it, I gotta have it. Does Catch 22 come to mind?

ROCK ON FIRE BALL!!!

Re: A short news article
 

Thanks for posting the links Shane :)
Vicki