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ME ATLOAF: BAT OUT OF HELL

ROCK CLASSICS

Geoffrey Feakes

ISBN 978-1-78952-320-1

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Publication: 26 APRIL 2024
th
ISBN: 9781789523201
Price: £12.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 136 pp
Illustrated: 8 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 97817895216581973 Golden Year of
Progressive Rock

• Third book in a brand new series taking deep
dives into rock classics
• One of the best-selling albums of all time, 11 x
Platinum in the UK
• Each song is considered a classic, but the title
track was a top 10 hit in the UK

Released in 1977 during the height of disco fever and punk
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ rock, Bat Out of Hell is an ambitious debut album that
bucked the trend and confounded critics. With the help of
Geoffrey Feakes is an author, music journalist and retired design several hit singles, it struck a chord with record buyers and
engineer based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in the north of England. became one of the best-selling albums of all time.
He has five previous books to his credit: The Moody Blues On Track Benefitting from a combination of catchy melodies,
published in 2019, The Who On Track in 2020, Steve Hackett on anthemic rock, dazzling musicianship, inventive choral
track in 2021, 1973: The Golden Age of Progressive Rock in 2022 work and audacious narratives, the songs have a universal
and Rick Wakeman in the 1970s in 2023. He has been a writer for appeal that has stood the test of time. The memorable
the online Dutch Progressive Rock Page since 2005 with hundreds hooks and high production values also signposted the
of reviews and interviews to his credit. power ballads and arena rock style of the 1980s.

This book examines the individual songs that make up
Bat Out of Hell, along with the album’s conception,
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP recording, reception, subsequent tour, and legacy. It also
T: 01404 515050 traces the backstory of its creators, Jim Steinman and Meat
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com Loaf, and their work – together and apart – that followed in

Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. the album’s wake. This includes two successors, released
Email: orders@combook.co.uk in 1993 and 2006 respectively, and Bat Out of Hell: The
Phone: 01892 837171 Musical which premiered in 2017.

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without notice. 09/11/2023