I'm very confused

Dick · 16 Mar 2003, 18:31

I was just wondering what is going on and i am hoping you can explain it. I have spoken to Meat on this site through P.Ms and he told me that the single is out on the 21st April, and the album 5th May. But every shop i ask say its the 31st March and the official site says 16th March. Meat also told me when he would be in the U.K to promote but if the album or single is getting released before this there would be no point in him doing so. So what is going on?

R. · 16 Mar 2003, 18:44

Here.

dottie · 16 Mar 2003, 18:45

All my local record shops Virgin, HMV and MVC etc., do not have a clue as to when the Album is coming out - I visit every day and they say they have nothing listed on their computer for Meatloaf VERY STRANGE

Dick · 16 Mar 2003, 19:00

Thats right R. but he told me also. It is all very confusing. I wish Meat would just look at this topic and settle everything.

Tim · 16 Mar 2003, 20:10

Indeed confusing but he.......... what differents does it make. It will be released and that 's okay.

**SueW** · 16 Mar 2003, 20:17

I got the impression from the OIFC site that maybe the single is being released today? (Although usually singles are released in UK on a Monday.)

I did wonder why Radio 2 were already playing it six weeks before it's expected release date of 21st April.

Also, it doesn't make any sense to me to release the album on 31st March in UK (if indeed the release date has changed) and then the single AFTER the album. Normally singles are released before an album to generate more sales for the album.

Sue
http://www.KasimInfo.com

**SueW** · 16 Mar 2003, 20:20

I've moved this thread to the Couldn't Have Said It Better Topic

Sue

Bart · 16 Mar 2003, 22:05

i do not undestand this kind of marketing. All these releasedates!! What is it good for? Dist in Germany and then nowhere else. I mean: are they getting crazy or something??? Just use 1 releasedate.
Maybe they just relaease it somewhere, promote it and then they all travel to another part of the world and do the same thing all over again. I do'nt know but i have never seen this before. I have a degree in marketing but this sucks!

dottie · 16 Mar 2003, 22:53

I agree Bart - I think the complete and utter idiocratics of the music industry suck!!

Dick · 16 Mar 2003, 23:48

I know it all is very strange isnt it, i wish it would be made simple once and for all.

**SueW** · 17 Mar 2003, 21:51

According to the local record shops, CHSIB wasn't released today. I wonder if maybe the OIFC site meant that it was being released to radio today? Or maybe they have the old info as at one point it was going to be released on 17th March?

Sue

Dick · 17 Mar 2003, 22:07

I dont know, surely the OIFC site gets all there info from Left Bank. I also checked shops about release dates they have the album for 31st but no single date. I tried ringing BBC Radio 1 but they wouldn't answer their phones.

**Diane** · 19 Mar 2003, 00:51

Mercury Records have confirmed that "CHSIB" (the album) will be released in the UK on the 31st March. The single will be released on the 21st April.
It's not unusual for Meat to have an album released before the first single. He did it before with "Bat II". Both the album and "Anything For Love" topped the charts for weeks, becoming the best selling album and single of '93!
Maybe it's time for history to repeat itself!

Bart · 20 Mar 2003, 13:15

that is true, but it was a total different marketingcampaign. A very expensive one also.

Bart · 20 Mar 2003, 13:18

that is true, but it was a total different marketingcampaign. A very expensive one also.

back in those days the BBC made a documentary about the marketing of BAT II. It was called "Marketing Meat Loaf". I had seen a little bit of it. i was too late. Does anybody have that documentary? years before they put the album on the market Virgin invested a lot of money in research and everything. it was amazing! so much time, effort and money they put in the record it is unbelievable.

dottie · 20 Mar 2003, 13:22

I would of thought bringing out the Album before the single would encourage people to buy the Album and not the single - except for us diehards - but any new comer probably wouldn't then buy the single!

16 Mar 2003, 18:31	#1
Dick Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Donaghadee, Northern Ireland Posts: 385	I'm very confused I was just wondering what is going on and i am hoping you can explain it. I have spoken to Meat on this site through P.Ms and he told me that the single is out on the 21st April, and the album 5th May. But every shop i ask say its the 31st March and the official site says 16th March. Meat also told me when he would be in the U.K to promote but if the album or single is getting released before this there would be no point in him doing so. So what is going on?

16 Mar 2003, 18:45	#3
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	I'm very confused All my local record shops Virgin, HMV and MVC etc., do not have a clue as to when the Album is coming out - I visit every day and they say they have nothing listed on their computer for Meatloaf VERY STRANGE

16 Mar 2003, 22:53	#9
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	release date I agree Bart - I think the complete and utter idiocratics of the music industry suck!!

20 Mar 2003, 13:22	#16
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Album I would of thought bringing out the Album before the single would encourage people to buy the Album and not the single - except for us diehards - but any new comer probably wouldn't then buy the single!

16 Mar 2003, 18:44	#2
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Here.

16 Mar 2003, 19:00	#4
Dick Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Donaghadee, Northern Ireland Posts: 385	Thats right R. but he told me also. It is all very confusing. I wish Meat would just look at this topic and settle everything.

16 Mar 2003, 20:10	#5
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Indeed confusing but he.......... what differents does it make. It will be released and that 's okay.

16 Mar 2003, 20:17	#6
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	I got the impression from the OIFC site that maybe the single is being released today? (Although usually singles are released in UK on a Monday.) I did wonder why Radio 2 were already playing it six weeks before it's expected release date of 21st April. Also, it doesn't make any sense to me to release the album on 31st March in UK (if indeed the release date has changed) and then the single AFTER the album. Normally singles are released before an album to generate more sales for the album. Sue http://www.KasimInfo.com

16 Mar 2003, 20:20	#7
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	I've moved this thread to the Couldn't Have Said It Better Topic Sue

16 Mar 2003, 22:05	#8
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	i do not undestand this kind of marketing. All these releasedates!! What is it good for? Dist in Germany and then nowhere else. I mean: are they getting crazy or something??? Just use 1 releasedate. Maybe they just relaease it somewhere, promote it and then they all travel to another part of the world and do the same thing all over again. I do'nt know but i have never seen this before. I have a degree in marketing but this sucks!

16 Mar 2003, 23:48	#10
Dick Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Donaghadee, Northern Ireland Posts: 385	I know it all is very strange isnt it, i wish it would be made simple once and for all.

17 Mar 2003, 21:51	#11
SueW Moderator Join Date: 14.04.2002 Posts: 1,345	According to the local record shops, CHSIB wasn't released today. I wonder if maybe the OIFC site meant that it was being released to radio today? Or maybe they have the old info as at one point it was going to be released on 17th March? Sue

17 Mar 2003, 22:07	#12
Dick Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Donaghadee, Northern Ireland Posts: 385	I dont know, surely the OIFC site gets all there info from Left Bank. I also checked shops about release dates they have the album for 31st but no single date. I tried ringing BBC Radio 1 but they wouldn't answer their phones.

19 Mar 2003, 00:51	#13
Diane Super Moderator Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands Posts: 3,462	Mercury Records have confirmed that "CHSIB" (the album) will be released in the UK on the 31st March. The single will be released on the 21st April. It's not unusual for Meat to have an album released before the first single. He did it before with "Bat II". Both the album and "Anything For Love" topped the charts for weeks, becoming the best selling album and single of '93! Maybe it's time for history to repeat itself!

20 Mar 2003, 13:15	#14
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	that is true, but it was a total different marketingcampaign. A very expensive one also.

20 Mar 2003, 13:18	#15
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	that is true, but it was a total different marketingcampaign. A very expensive one also. back in those days the BBC made a documentary about the marketing of BAT II. It was called "Marketing Meat Loaf". I had seen a little bit of it. i was too late. Does anybody have that documentary? years before they put the album on the market Virgin invested a lot of money in research and everything. it was amazing! so much time, effort and money they put in the record it is unbelievable.