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PICTURE COVERS – STYLIZED BATS

NORTH AMERICA In chronological order by release dates

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 1 PC-BTS-AM1 United States 1951 LP: THE FLEDERMAUS HIGHLIGHTS Perf: Vienna State Opera & Austrian Symphony Orchestra

(Classical) Label: Remington R-199-41 Artist: (?) Notes: A huge stylized black bat with spread wings and long ears serves as the backdrop for two ladies in finery who wear masks and carry fans for a costume ball. Ref: Bruil, Rudolf A. 2013, Max Schönherr, The Remington Site, soundfountain

Johann Strauss, The Fledermaus Highlights LP, worldcat

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PC-BTS-AM2 United States 1966 LP: THE BATMAN THEME Perf: The Marketts (Rock – Surf) Label: Warner Brothers W 1642 (mono) Warner Brothers WS 1642 (stereo) Artist: Paul Taylor Notes: A simple outline drawing of a stylized black bat with triangular white eyes flying over a city, which is shown in silhouette. A different small black bat silhouette is used on the back cover. See under Rock Music – Surf – for the cave-inspired piece, “Bat Cave,” on this album. Ref: The Marketts, The Batman Theme LP, Allmusic The Marketts, The Batman Theme LP, Discogs

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PC-BTS-AM3 United States 1976 LP: DINNER WITH DRAC Perf: Children of the Night (Rock – Novelty)

Label: Pickwick PIP 6822 Artist: (B&W) Ritch Barnes Notes: A simple outline drawing of a long-eared bat flying with spread wings is used as the logo of this gothic rock band. It appears as a white outline design at the bottom of the front cover and again in black silhouette on the back cover along with cutout photos of group members dressed in monster costumes. See under Rock Music – Novelty – for the cave-inspired piece, “The Bat,” on this album. Ref: Children of the Night, Dinner with Drac LP, Allmusic

Children of the Night, Dinner with Drac LP, Discogs _____________________________________

Stylized Bats No. 4 PC-BTS-AM4 United States 1977 A. American Releases: 1. Compilation LP: HALLOWEEN HORRORS & THE SOUNDS OF HALLOWEEN AND OTHER USEFUL EFFECTS A & M SP 3152

12” 33RPM (Sd 2 – Bd ) 2. Reissue on Compilation CD: HALLOWEEN HORRORS (1990) A & M 75021-3152-2 (Tk 30) B. Canadian Compilation LP: HALLOWEEN HORRORS: THE SOUNDS OF HALLOWEEN (1977) A & M SP-69839

12” 33RPM (Sd 2 – Bd ) Artist: (Color) (?) Notes: Four small stylized bats fly around in a stream of smoke coming from the witch’s black kettle. For more information about this album see under Recordings of Bats – Counterfeit Bat Sounds. Ref: Halloween Horrors CD, Allmusic Halloween Horrors CD, Amazon Halloween Horrors LP & CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 5 PC-BTS-AM5 United States 1977 LP & CD: BAT OUT OF HELL Perf: Meat Loaf (Marginal Cave Music – Rock) A. American Releases: 1. LP: Epic 34974 2. Reissue LP: Epic HE44974 (1980) 3. Reissue LP: Epic 34974 (1985)

4. Reissue on CD: Epic EK 34974 (1984) 5. Reissue Remastered CD: Epic EK 64404 (1994)

6. Reissue Remastered CD: Epic EK 62171 (2001)

7. Reissue Remastered CD: Epic EK 90678 (2003) B. Canadian Releases: 1. Reissue LP: Epic PE 34974 (1985) 2. Reissue CD: Epic WEK 90891 (1989)

3. Reissue CD: Epic EK 62171 (2001) C. British LP: Epic EPC 82419 D. European Releases: 1. Reissue CD: Epic CDEPC 82419 (1984) 2. Reissue CD: Epic EPC 463044 2 (1988)

3. Reissue Remastered CD: Epic EPC 499944 2 (2001)

E. German CD: Sony Music Media 463044 5 (2004) F. Spanish Reissue LP: Epic EPC 463044 1 (1989)

G. Rhodesian & South African LP: CBS KSF 2032 H. South African Releases:

1. LP: Epic COL 40146 (1987) 1. Reissue CD: Epic CDKNIC 40146 (1991) 2. Reissue Remastered CD: Epic CDEPC 6247 (2001) I. Indian LP: Epic 10008 J. South Korean CD: Epic CPK-1406 (1993) K. Japanese Releases: 1. LP: Epic 25AP 889

2. Reissue LP: Epic 25AP 889 (1981) 3. Reissue CD: Epic 25·8P-5074 (1988) 4. Reissue CD: Epic/ Sony ESCA-7559 (1994) 5. Reissue CD: Epic ESCA 7527 (1994) L. Philippine Releases: 1. LP: CBS LP-1265-E 2. LP: CBS/ Sony LP-1266-E M. Australian & New Zealand Releases: 1. LP: Epic ELPS 3860

2. Reissue on CD: Epic 499681 2 (2001) N. Mexican Reissue LP: Okeh OKLS-462928 (1988) O. Brazilian LP: Epic 144259 (1978) P. Argentinian LP: Epic 47099 (Title : Murcielago fuera del Infierno) Artist: (Color) Corben, 1977 Notes: Probably the most famous bat picture cover. The painting shows a naked biker on his chopper rocketing at full speed straight out of the ground of a cemetery into a red sky. He is leaning way back horizontally in the seat in an ecstasy of speed. Attached to the fork handlebars is a horse's skull and flowing mane. The reins blend with the front brake cables. A full horse's tail streams out from the seat and mingles with the biker's long hair. Behind and to the right a huge bat stands atop a steeple-shaped tomb and, spreading wide its curved wings, seems to be screaming into the same red sky. A detail of this cover is shown here. The full cover image is presented under Marginal Cave Music – Rock. The LP releases of this album for Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece all had the same label and catalog number – Epic EPC 82419 – so they will not be listed here separately. Ref: Bat out of Hell LP, Wikipedia Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell LPs & CDs, All countries, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 6 PC-BTS-AM6 United States 1981 1. Pic Sleeve 45: Red Rooster RR-1002 2. LP: TAPDANCIN' BATS (1983) Perf: N R B Q (Avant-garde Jazz) Label: (LP) Rounder 3066/Red Rooster 107 Artist: (Color & B & W) Joey Spampinato Notes: Five bat-like hybrid human figures dance around in a strange stilted way. They all have simple mask faces and spindly legs. The single picture sleeve was in black and white and for the LP album cover the bodies were black and the bat wings red. See under Jazz Music – Avant-garde – for the cave-inspired piece, “Tapdancin’ Bats,” on this album. Ref: N R B Q, Tapdancin’ Bats LP, Discogs N R B Q, Tapdancin’ Bats LP, Wikipedia Planer, Lindsay 2014, N R B Q, Tapdancin’ Bats LP, Allmusic

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Stylized Bats No. 7 PC-BTS-AM7 United States 1985 LP: THE VAMPIRE STATE BUILDING Perf: Wade Raley (reader) (Spoken Word – Children’s) Label: Caedmon TC 1766 Artist: (Color) Kenneth Smith, 1984 Notes: A cartoon-style painting, looking up from the sidewalk at the Empire State Building in New York, shows a smiling bat with large ears flying into the foreground, while in the background five more bats fly around the skyscraper. In the main entrance at street level the Russian Bear, with the boy hiding behind his back, stares in astonishment at all the bats flying around. Another bat flies inside the entrance. This scene does not correspond to any episode in the original story. Kenneth Smith also illustrated the children’s book of this story, but this painting did not appear in either of the two editions of the book. See also under Spoken Word – Children’s Fiction – Bats. Ref: Preiss, Byron 1984, The Bat Family, Caedmon, New York, 85p Preiss, Byron 1992, The Vampire State Building, Bantam Skylark Book, New York, 95p

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 8 PC-BTS-AM8 United States 1988 45-EP: BATS IN THE BELFRY Perf: Withdraw (Rock)

Label: Mystic SS7 EP 210 or Superseven 210 Artist: (?) Notes: A huge gray stylized bat with spread wings hovers in the sky behind a church steeple while several tiny bats circle around the tower. None of the hardcore rock pieces on this EP are cave or bat related. Ref: Withdraw, Bats in the Belfrey EP, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 9 PC-BTS-AM9 United States 1989 LP & CD: BATMAN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE and BATMAN (Expanded Archival Collection) Perf: The Symphonia of London Orchestra (Film Music) A. American Releases: 1. LP: Warner Bros. 1-25977 2. CD: Warner Bros. 2-25977 3. CD: La-La Land LLLCD 1140 (2XCDs) (Expanded Archival) B. Canadian Releases: 1. LP: Warner Bros. 95-59771 2. CD: Warner Bros. CD 25977 C. European CD: Warner Bros. 925 977-2 Artist: (Color) Christine Cano Notes: For the cover of the film music album, the Batman stylized bat logo is shown projected into the stratosphere of a starry night sky high over the blue-tinted clouds. The same cover motif was used for the original soundtrack album and the extended score album CD. For more information about the cave music on these albums see under Film Music – Action – Batman. Ref: Batman – Expanded CDs, soundtrack

Batman (Limited Edition), SuperHeroHype Danny Elfman, Batman Soundtrack CD, CDUniverse Danny Elfman, Batman (Original Motion Picture Score) CD, Allmusic Danny Elfman, Batman (Original Motion Picture Score), Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 10 PC-BTS-AM10 United States 1989 LP & CD: BATMAN (Motion Picture Soundtrack) Perf: Prince (Not Cave Music) Label: 1. LP: Warner Bros. 9 25936-1 2. CD: Warner Bros. 9 25936-2 Artist: (Color) (?) Notes: This very stylized bat figure was the seal or logo for the 1989 film. Only the United States releases are given here. For other countries see under Not Cave Music – Film. All these record covers (LPs, CDs, & the 45) used the same Batman bat logo design. Ref: Batman (Motion Picture Soundtrack), Discogs & Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 11 PC-BTS-AM10 United States 1992 CD: FERNGULLY – THE LAST RAINFOREST – ORIGINAL SCORE Perf: Alan Silvestri (Film Music) Label: MCA MCJD-10619 Artist: (Color) (?) Notes: This very stylized bat figure, Batty Koda, flies around the forest here with two figures, the fairy Crysta and the human Zak. Batty Koda has a pig’s nose, crossed eyes, and hold his mouth open as he flies. Batty “is a fruit bat that was used as a scientific experiment and according to him, he was abused, which is most likely the cause of his insanity. He was voiced by Robin Williams in the first film and by Matt K. Miller in the sequel.” (Anon. n.d.) Ref: Anon. n.d., Batty Koda, Personality, wikia Ferngully – The Last Rainforest – Original Score CD, Allmusic Ferngully – The Last Rainforest (Original Score), Discogs Ferngully – The Last Rainforest – Original Score CD, soundtrack

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 12 PC-BTS-AM11 United States 1993 Compilation CD: BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK ONTO HELL Perf: Meat Loaf (Rock) A. American Releases: 1. CD: MCA MCAD 10499 2. CD: MCA MCAD 10699 3. CD: Geffin 11736 4. CD: MCA 088 112 810-2 (2002) B. British Releases: 1. LP: Virgin V 2710 2. CD: Virgin CDV 2710 3. CD: Virgin 7243 8 39067 27

D. Italian CD: Virgin CDV 2710 E. Zimbabwe LP: Virgin VIR 129 (1983) F. South African CD: Virgin CDVIR 129 (8390672) G. Japanese Releases: 1. CD: Virgin VJCP-28167 (1993) 2. CD: Virgin VJCP-3269 (1996) H. Australasian CD: Virgin 7243 8 39067 2 7 I. Brazilian LP: Virgin 839067-1 (1993) Artist: (Color) Notes: A gigantic bat rests atop the Chrysler building in New York City while a chopper with a phantom rider flies through the stormy blue sky to meet it. This same motif was repeated on the CD label itself (see here under Bat Picture Discs). This album does not include Meat Loaf’s famous “Bat out of Hell” piece. Zimbabwe LP Ref: Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell II: Back to Hell CD, Allmusic Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell II: Back to Hell CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 13 PC-BTS-AM12 Germany 1994 Compilation Bootleg CD: MEAT LOAF Perf: Meat Loaf (Marginal Cave Music – Rock)

Label: (Not on label) LE 5000 Artist: (Color) Notes: A stylized black and tan bat with spread wings flies in front of a brick wall. This compilation includes a version of “Bat out of Hell” (Time – 11:24 – Tk 6) (see under Marginal Cave Music – Rock). Ref: Meat Loaf, Meat Loaf CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 14 PC-BTS-AM13 United States 1994 Compilation CD: SCARY SOUND EFFECTS Perf: (Various artists) (Bat Sounds) Label: Rhino 71776 Artist: (Color) Jaime Hernandez Notes: Four stylized bats fly in a purple night sky around an American gothic house. For more information see under Recordings of Bats– Counterfeit Bat Sounds. Ref: Scary Sound Effects, Allmusic

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 15 PC-BTS-AM14 United States 1995 45: BATS Perf: Kitty Winder (Rock)

Label: Zero Hour 4 Artist: (Color) Dame Darcy, 1995 Notes: The front sleeve has a horrified woman with gothic makeup and a green dress throwing up her hands to catch at two bats that are caught in her brown hair. This, of course, is once again the illustration of the old wives’ tale about bats getting caught in women’s hair. The back cover has a long-eared bat flying while playing a clarinet. The record label also has black and white photos of real bats: Side A – a bat flight in the evening, possibly at Carlsbad Caverns and Side B – a photo of two bats hanging in rest but, if you read the song title, printed upside down (see here under Bat Picture Discs). For more information about the bat music on this single see under Rock Music – Punk – Bats. Ref: Kittywinder, Livre des Monstres CD, Allmusic Kittywinder, Livre des Monstres CD, Amazon

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 16 PC-BTS-AM15 Canada 1997 Maxi Single CD: B-A-T MIX Perf: D. J. Knight (Rock – Dance) Label: (Canada) Madacy TWW-2-9037& (US) Madacy 4121 Artist: (Color) (?) Notes: A large stylized grey-blue bat with out-stretched wings occupies the center of the cover. In the background are several skyscrapers and high-rise buildings all back lit and highlighted by flashes from a lightning storm. For more information about the bat music on this single see under Rock Music – House – B-A-T Mix. Ref: D. J. Knight, B-A-T Mix CD, Allmusic D. J. Knight, B-A-T Mix, Canadian Maxi CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 17 PC-BTS-AM16 United States 1997 CD: BATS AND BONES Perf: Karen Kiser (Popular Music) Label: Big-n-Boo (Catalog No.?) Artist: (Color) Notes: Four tiny bats are seen flying around in the two round medallions of a night sky that in the overall illustration serve as the eyes of a smiling face. Normally this illustrated cover would not be included here as the bats are too small, but since the title of the album is such this cover was counted. This CD contains four stories for children from Jeffrey Hinkey’s book of the same title. This was originally released as a CD only, so this is the first edition in print. The first track on the album is titled, “Bats and Bones” (from the book by this author), and is labeled “instrumental.” This track has not been heard and nothing further is known about it, but it is assumed that this is popular children’s music. Four tiny bats are shown flying around on the CD cover, so it is implied that this track has something to do with bats. See under Popular Music – UK & US Children’s Music. Ref: Gorelenore, Steph 2016, Jeffrey Hickey, Bats and Bones CD, Review, cover2coverblog.blogspot.fr Jeffrey Hickey, Bats and Bones, jeffreyhickey

Jeffrey Hickey, Bats and Bones CD, Amazon

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 18 PC-BTS-AM17 United States 1998 Compilation CD: THE VERY BEST OF MEAT LOAF Perf: Meat Loaf (Marginal Cave Music – Rock) A. American Releases: 1. CD: Mercury 06076-84721-2 (2XCDs) 2. CD: Epic E2K 69335 (2XCDs) B. British Releases:

1. CD: Virgin CDV2868 (2XCDs)

2. CD: Virgin 7243594927 2 8 (2XCDs) C. European Releases: 1. CD: Mercury 9868074 2. CD: Mercury 9868337

D. Australasian CD: Mercury 9868337 Artist: (Color) Notes: A beige bat with long human-like legs flies in a flaming red sky over a bombed-out city in ruins. On the left are vestiges of two pillars support a thick beam with someone standing at the end of the beam. See also the British version of this bat cover under Stylized Bats – Europe. This compilation includes the original 1977 version of “Bat out of Hell” (Time – 9:48 – on Disc 1 – Tk 1) (see under Marginal Cave Music – Rock). Ref: Meat Loaf, The Very Best of Meat Loaf CD

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 19 PC-BTS-AM18 United States 1998 CD: DEEP DARK CURSE OF THE RAGGLE DUB Perf: The Mad Bats (Electronica) Label: C & S 8540 Artist: (Color) Notes: A horrified woman in a red dress flees toward us pursued by many (at least 12) bats flying in a green sky. It is difficult to tell whether the bat closest to us is a real bat or a well-drawn stylized bat. For more information about the bat music on this CD album see under Electronica Music – A to Cat – Bat World. Ref: The Mad Bats, Deep Dark Curse of the Raggle Dub CD, Allmusic The Mad Bats, Deep Dark Curse of the Raggle Dub CD, Amazon The Mad Bats, Deep Dark Curse of the Raggle Dub CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 20 PC-BTS-AM19 Canada 2004 CD: LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE BAT Perf: Tin Foil Phoenix Label: 604/ Universal Artist: (?) Notes: A stylized bat with spread wings against a brown smudges and a robot figure. Tin Foil Phoenix is a Canadian post-grunge band from Winnipeg.

Ref: Tin Foil Phoenix, Biography, Wikipedia Tin Foil Phoenix, Living in the Shadow of the Bat CD, CDUniverse Tin Foil Phoenix, Living in the Shadow of the Bat, maplemusic

_____________________________________ Stylized Bat No. 21 PC-BTS-AM20 United States 2004 CD: MEAT LOAF WITH THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – BAT OUT OF HELL LIVE Perf: Meat Loaf (Rock) A. American CD: Mercury 06076-84721-2 B. British CD: Mercury 9868074 C. European CD: Mercury 9868337 D. Ukrainian CD: Ukrainian 9868337

E. Australasian CD: Mercury 9868337 Artist: (Color) (?) Notes: A variant on the earlier cover art used on the 1998 Meat Loaf compilation album, “The Very Best of Meat Loaf” (See above).

A stylized bat (half-wolf half-bat) with long human-like legs flies over the orchestra (replacing the city in ruins) where flames roar up behind the stage and escape high into the purple sky. Several other bats are seen flying near the Gothic towers of a cathedral in the distance. On the left are the vestiges of a thin pillar supporting a thick beam with someone standing at the end of the beam and in the distance more bats fly from the flames. Four clusters of flying bats, a total of over 40 bats, are seen in the purple sky. The European, Ukrainian, and Australasian CD releases cropped into this illustration, eliminating the cathedral and skeletal burnt remains on the left. Ref: Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Wikipedia

Meat Loaf with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Bat out of Hell Live CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 22 PC-BTS-AM21 United States 2005 CD: BATMAN BEGINS Perf: (Studio Orchestra) (Film Music) Label: Warner Sunset Z7CD 71324 Photo: (Unknown)

Notes: The cover shows Batman with his huge wings extended in flight as he descends from a bright sky between skyscrapers. Above him fly dozens of virtually created bats, which accompany him on his mission. The label of the actual CD has Batman carrying the woman he has rescued while behind him hundreds of

virtual bats fly in a sepia sky. Two stills of cave scenes from the film are included in the 4-page liner notes folder: one of Bruce Wayne standing and looking up to daylight in the Bat Cave (studio set) with a large chamber and a lake in the background (see under Film Music – Action) and the other is of the armored batmobile with six headlights blazing leaping through the waterfall at the entrance and charging into the Bat Cave. See under Film Music – Action – for the cave-inspired pieces on this album, Batman Begins (Soundtrack),

conducted by Gavin Greenway. Ref: Batman Begins, Allmusic Batman Begins, Amazon Batman Begins CDs, Discogs Batman Begins (2005), soundtrackcollector

_____________________________________ Stylized Bats No. 23 PC-BTS-AM22 United States 2005 CD: BATMAN BEGINS (Expanded Score) Perf: (Studio Orchestra) (Film Music) Label: (Bootleg Label & Cat. No Unknown)

(2XCDs) Artist: (Unknown) Notes: The cover shows Batman carrying a woman. Several bats are seen flying in the distant orange night sky and also in the foreground just behind Barman. Later releases of this double CD album used a different cover showing Batman in the Bat Cave with a stream of daylight coming down a pit shaft and several small bats flying in the distance. See under Film Music – Action – for the cave-inspired pieces on this album, Batman Begins (Extended Score), also conducted by Gavin Greenway. Ref: Batman Begins (Extended Score), hans-zimmer Batman Begins (Extended Score), musicbrainz

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