Ryan I believe I just said that exact thing... but 16 times more eloquently.
So I agree :o).
>
> Until the time comes when Meat Loaf's albums reach the
> public domain, they can't really be repackaged altogether
> because of the record companies. You have bands like The
> Beatles and Pink Floyd who stuck to, really, 2 labels
> through-out their career. Look at all the compilations and
> stuff that they've generated. Then you have Meat, who
> changes labels for (basically) every album. It gets
> confusing after awhile...
>
> Stoney & Meat Loaf: Motown
> Bat Out Of Hell, Dead Ringer, Midnight At The Lost And
> Found: Epic/Cleveland International
> Bad Attitude, Blind Before I Stop: Arista
> Back Into Hell, Welcome To The Neighborhood: Virgin/MCA
> Couldn't Have Said It Better, The Monster Is Loose:
> Mercury (and something to do with Sanctuary Records?
> either way they're distributed by Universal.)
>
> So...what happens when you try to compile anything?
> Motown, Epic, Arista, MCA and Mercury ALL have to be
> involved. It's because of this that I probably won't see a
> MEAT LOAF: COMPLETE box-set in my lifetime. By the time
> we're gone, the only Loaf albums that will be remembered
> are BAT 1 & 2
>
> Sadly. But prove me wrong
>
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