The Bauer title holds its annual awards this Monday (October 6) and Meatloaf will be there to receive his honour in person.

Q editor in chief Paul Rees says, "There are some songs that transcend such things as time and genre, and Bat Out Of Hell is assuredly one of them. It sounded extraordinary when it was first released, and it appears no less so now - like something beamed in from another planet."

This year Q Radio will air ...