Meat Loaf was a working musician for nearly a decade before 1977's Bat Out of Hell made him an overnight success, and one of his more memorable gigs before finding fame was as part of the duo Stoney & Meatloaf. Formed in Detroit, the pair cut an album of sturdy, blues-influenced rock in 1971, dominated by the impassioned vocals of Loaf and his singing partner, Shaun Murphy, aka Stoney. While some of Motown Records' best studio talent were involved in making the LP, it was overlooked until Meat Loaf's later fame, which prompted a 1978 reissue. The complete Stoney & Meatloaf rec...