Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell 1970s Label Album Award

Cleveland International Label Award for Meat Loaf's 1977 debut album Bat Out Of Hell, celebrating its' success. Remember Meat Loaf--Marvin Aday--(1947-2022) with this award. After searching for years to land a record deal, and subsequent to Todd Rundgren stepping in to produce -- and reportedly fund the cost of recording the project -- Meat Loaf and his writing partner Jim Steinman finally got a break in the form of the late Steve Popovich at Cleveland International Records. Cleveland was a small label distributed by Epic. The album got a slow start but took off in a big way after Popovich's dogged efforts along with those at Epic who eventually did get on board.  By 2001, the release has been certified 14x Multi-Platinum in the U.S. and stands as the best-selling album of all time in Australia, while holding significant sales figures in most of Europe and many other countries as well. (Note: This is not a RIAA award). Mouse Over to Zoom/Click to Enlarge Photos Item Highlights: Clevel