Ed Bangor’s Bootlegs
This page last update: 26 July 2014
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Steinman Rarities |
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Soundboard (unless noted) (some tracks MP3 sourced) |
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Collection of rare tracks, featuring demo recordings, early versions, live songs either written by, or sung by people connected with the mastermind behind "Bat Out of Hell" Assembled from various sources on line, and from my own collection. |
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CD1 01 Heaven Can Wait Unknown Venue / Date Meat Loaf's first female counterpart recorded this track before it appeared on "Bat.." but her version was never released. This live version gives you a taste of what it may have sounded like
Jim Steinman 02 More Than You Deserve Nassau Coliseum - 1979 During the "Bat..." tour Meat's voice became strained, so Jim took to singing a song that hadn't been recorded Meat eventually record it for "Deadringer For Love".
Ten Neely and Neverland Express 03 Come in the Night During the Deadringer tour Jim's song for "Neverland" was performed by the band to give Meat a rest. (Not great quality.)
Meat Loaf 04 Star Spangled Banner All Star Baseball Game - Unknown Date (Recorded from TV)
Meat Loaf 05 Oh What A Beautiful Morning B-side - From the Musical "Oklahoma!"
Meat Loaf 06 Come Together 07 Let it Be Beatles covers, used as early B-sides
Meat Loaf 08 Stand By Me Another cover version: another early B-side
Meat Loaf 09 A Time For Heroes Recorded for the 1987 Special Olympics
Bonnie Tyler 10 Ravishing 11 Faster Than the Speed of Light 12 Holding Out For a Hero 13 Total Eclipse of the Heart May not all be from the same show. (10-12 Probably audience / 13 Soundboard)
Meat Loaf 14 More Than You Deserve Original 1974 version This track appeared on "Dead Ringer" but not sounding like this!!!!
Meat Loaf 15 Bat Out Of Hell NEC, Birmingham, UK & Brixton Academy, London From Modern Girl promo 12" vinyl (1985) (contains some crackle)
Meat Loaf & Patti Russo 16 I'd Do Anything (But I Won't Do That) Brit Awards, London, UK - 1994 Includes the presentation of the "Best Selling UK Single" From: Meat Loaf - Bat Meat |
CD2 01 River Deep Mountain High London - 1977 With only one album to promote during the "Bat..." tour, the set was filled out with cover versions sung by Meat and his backing singer, with Jim bashing 7 shades out of the piano. From: Meat Loaf - Bat Meat
Meat Loaf 02 Dance In My Pants (cuts) 03 Bad For Good Two tracks from Jim's solo "Bad For Good" album, covered by Meat during the 1980s. Complete with Meat "arguing" with his female singers. (Audience sourced - 2nd is of poor quality)
Meat Loaf 04 Just Do It 05 Life is a Lemon And I Want My Money Back 06 I'll Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 07 Couldn't Have Said It Better 08 Bat Out Of Hell Live in concert - Unknown date/s and location/s
Meat Loaf 09 Hot Patootie Talahasee, Florida, USA - 1994 Live version of the "Rocky Horror Show" song.
Meat Loaf 10 What You See Is What You Get Cleveland Ohio, USA - 1994 Live version of a track from "Meat Loaf & Stoney"
Meat Loaf 11 Objects In the Rear View Mirror Hudson Theater, New York City, USA - 15/9/93 |