The Mekons - Fear & Whiskey - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Vinyl LP pressing. Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by rock icon Meat Loaf, as well as his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren. The album was released on October 21, 1977. It's musical style is influenced by Steinman's appreciation of Richard Wagner, Phil Spector, Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Bat Out of Hell is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide. Regarded as one of the most influential rock albums of all time, Bat Out of Hell's songs have remained classic rock staples. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 343 on it's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

After touring on the back of their twisted non-retrospective InchPunk RockInch in 2004, The Mekons picked up their instruments and lost themselves far beyond the beaten path in the wilds of the English countryside. Removed from the restraints of conventional studio technology, they navigate an undulating sonic landscape of lavish melodies, mantric chants, and shimmering acoustic experimentation. This is their first new material in five years since 2002's critically acclaimed InchOOOH!Inch Look for them on tour this fall.

The process is pure genius. The master audio engineers of our time have done what's never been done before - using advanced A.I. technology, they have taken the most iconic hits of the '50s and '60s and given them new stereo life without changing any of the original elements. The amazing energy of Little Richard's InchTutti FruttiInch and InchKeep A Knockin'Inch explode with brilliant clarity as do Barrett Strong's Motown classic InchMoney,Inch Gary U.S. Bonds' InchNew Orleans,Inch Elvis Presley's InchA Fool Such As IInch and InchOne Night,Inch Bobby Rydell's InchSwayInch and Swingin' SchoolInch and the great group sounds of the Chimes, the Fireflies and Phil Spector's first masterwork, the Teddy Bears' InchTo Know Him Is To Love Him,Inch plus much more. Open your ears and your minds as your listen to your favorite songs like it's the first time. 27 songs. Hit Parade Records.