Bat Out Of Hell (Clear Vinyl)

Brand new sealed reissue in clear vinyl.

Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf, as well as his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren. The album was released in September 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide.^[1] Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.^[2]

Its musical style is influenced by Steinman's appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Bat Out of Hell has been certified 14 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[3] As of May 2015, it has spent 485 weeks in the UK Charts.^[4] The album went on to become one of the most influential and iconic albums of all time and its songs have remained classic rock staples.

"Bat Out of Hell" has spawned two additional Meat Loaf sequel albums: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.

A musical based on the album, staged by Jay Scheib, opened at the Manchester Opera House on February 17, 2017, before transferring to the London Coliseum and Toronto, Canada's Ed Mirvish Theatre in late 2017.^[5] Since April 2, 2018, it has been running at the Dominion Theatre, London,^[6] with plans to run the show in parallel in Germany^[7] and in a tour of the United States in 2019.^[8]