LEATHÜR
RECORDS
was
Motley Crue's own record label that their debut album was released on.
Leathur Records was actually created by Motley Crue and manager Allan
Coffman. Too Fast for Love was released in December 1981. There
is three pressings of the Leathur Records LP (with four variations of
the insert). The first press being the rarest. The first pressing have
white lettering on the front cover and a close up picture of Vince's
crotch. Vince hair was touched up so it would show up against the white
background on the back cover and on the insert photo, the result was
not good and Vince freaked when he saw it but at that time it was too
late to change it. For the second and third press the big air-brushed
hair was significatly reduced, they also made a few other changes to
the cover such as red logo and sunglasses on the back and different
photos/retuch on the insert.
In
Januray 29, 1982 Motley signed a deal with Greenworld Records Limited
who manufactured and distributed the third press Leathur LP. The album
was part of what is referred to as a pressing & distribution deal,
meaning that the band retained ownership of the masters and Greenworld
had rights to make the records and put them out. Too Fast For Love on
Leathur Records was also avaliable on cassette.
The
band was then picked up by Elektra and in May 20, 1982 Motley Crue signed
their record deal with Elektra Records. The signing of an agreement
between Greenworld and Elektra to transfer the Too Fast For Love license
from Greenworld to Elektra was also made. Too Fast For Love was ordered
to be remixed for the Elektra re-release. The remix was done by Roy
Thomas Baker. On August 20, 1982 The Too Fast For Love album is re-released
on Elektra Records. The Elektra version contained a different track
order. Other changes was also made, big logo on the front cover, new
group photo on the insert and the song Stick To Your Guns was removed.
The
first Canadian Elektra/WEA release of the album on LP and cassette featured
the original 10-track Leathur Records mix including Stick To Your Guns.
This Canadian release also had the same artwork as the Leathur Records
versions and was released in June 1982, two months before the remixed
version was released. The reason for this was that Motley Crue was about
to do a tour in Canada in June 1982 [Cruesing Through Canada Tour] and
Elektra wanted to ensure that a product was available while the band
was touring the country. Once the remixed version was completed, later
Canadian pressings were the same as the Elektra version everywhere else.
REASEARCH
BY DANIEL FROM MOTLEYMUSEUM.COM
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| LEATHUR
RECORDS FIRST PRESS LP |
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LR-123 M/C1281-2
- Side A matrix numbers: DK-1004-A PRC-C-1-1 kdisc
- Side B matrix numbers: DK-1004-B PRC-C-1-1 kdisc
- December 1981.
- 900 copies. [According to most sources including
the book "Lude, Crude And Rude"]
- 2000 copies. [According to several sources
including the book "The Official Biography - The First Five Years"]
- Band name and album title is written in white on the front cover.
- The record labels is white with black lettering.
- LR-123 printed on the spine of the cover.
- Very thick and stiff cover.
- Vince have big and weird looking hair on the back cover and on the
insert photo.
- The hair was touched up so it would show up against the white background,
just a little to much. [Vince couldn't believe his eyes when he saw
it ]
- There is no sunglasses in the middle of the back cover as on the second
and third press.
- Nikki's arms are crossed at his chest on the insert photo, he's pointing
his arm straight out on the second and third press.
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| LEATHUR
RECORDS FIRST PRESS - BOOTLEG LP |
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LR/1281-2,
M/C1281-2 (DK-1004-AS)
- Side A matrix numbers: (A) MC1281-2
- Side B matrix numbers: (B) MC1281-2
- Made in Japan 198?
- Three sections of the matrix numbers are scratched out.
- The cover photos are slightly blurry.
- The
pictures on the back cover are blurry.
- Band name and album title is written in white on the front cover.
- The song titles from side 1 are not listed on the back cover.
- Sunglasses on the back cover [no sunglasses on the original].
- On the label the word 'Come' in the song title 'Come On And Dance' is spelled 'Comme'.
- Inner sleeve is in clear plastic.
- No insert/lyric sheet.
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| LEATHUR
RECORDS SECOND PRESS LP - INSERT 1 |
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M/C1281-2
- Side A matrix numbers: DK-1004-A PRC-C-1-1 kdisc
- Side B matrix numbers: DK-1004-B PRC-C-1-1 kdisc
- Same spec.
as 'Second Press #2' except for the insert photo, Nikkis armes are crossed
like the first press but Vince hair have been changed from the first
press photo.
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| LEATHUR
RECORDS SECOND PRESS LP - INSERT 2 |
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M/C1281-2
- Side A matrix numbers: DK-1004-A PRC-C-1-1 kdisc
- Side B matrix numbers: DK-1004-B PRC-C-1-1 kdisc
- December
1981.
- 4000 copies. [According to several sources]
- Band name and album title is written in red on the front cover.
- The record labels is white with black lettering.
- Vince's big hair have been fixed on back cover and on the insert photo.
- Sunglasses on the back cover.
- Nikki is pointing his arm straight out on the insert photo.
- Inner paperbag is white with big centerhole.
- On the inside of the cover there is a few millimetre gap in the seam
that you can't see from the outside.
- The inside of the cover is unbleached and have a light brown natural
paper color look.
- Insert photo is a little bit darker than on the third press.
- The 'B' in the matrixnumber DK-1004-B looks like the number 3 if you
don't look carefully.
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| LEATHUR
RECORDS THIRD PRESS LP |
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LR 123
- Side A matrix numbers: LR/MC/C1281-1 JS.KENDUN S-9074
- Side B matrix numbers: LR/MC/C1281-2 JS.KENDUN S-9075
- Januari
1982.
- 17000 or 20000 copies. [Sources differ]
- Distributed by Greenwoorld Records, Some copies have green
Greenwoorld stickers.
- Band name and album title is written in red on the
front cover.
- The record labels is black with ivory lettering.
- There is dots over 'O' in the tilte name 'LOVE' on the lables.
- Nikki is pointing his arm straight out on the insert photo.
- On the bottom of the back cover it says 'Greenworld Distribution,
Torrance, California', that is not on the second press, -Key
to identify the third press by cover!
- Inner paperbag is white with centerhole, no thin plastic inside as
on the second press.
- There is no gap in the seam on the inside of the cover as on the second
press.
- Insert photo is a little bit brighter than on the second press.
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LRC-123
- 5000 Copies.
[According to all sources]
- Lyrics are printed inside.
- There is dots over 'O' in the tilte name 'LOVE'.
- Cassette is white with black lettering.
- Cassette have pink lead in tape at the beginning.
- The tape goes to about 50 of the 100-0 scale on the cassette.
- Case have clear front and black back.
- The black back of the case got two holes on each side, one at the
bottom and one at the top that joins with the front.
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in 2005.
- Copy of the third press.
- 5000 non-numbered limited edition copies of LP & Bonus 7" was
made.
- Limited Edition release of the 'Too Fast For Love' Leathur Records
LP.
- Came with Lyricsheet/Insert with Hio-O Select & Motley Records
logos.
- Included inside the LP jacket was a special bunus single, A reproduction
of 'Stick To Your Guns' Leather Records
7".
- Both the LP and the single came factory sealed.
- Released through Hip-O Select 2005.
- The record labels are black with ivory lettering with Hip-O Select
and Motley Records logos.
- The vinyl is in a white paperbag.
- Nikki is pointing his arm straight out on the insert photo.
- 'Limited Editon' gold stamp on the back cover.
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| ELEKTRA
RECORDS 1982 - FIRST CANADIAN PRESS LP [4 VERSIONS, OTHER VARIATIONS MAY EXIST] |
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June 1982
- The first Canadian Elektra release of the Too Fast For Love album
on LP and cassette have the Leathur Records mix and includes Stick To
Your Guns.
- It also have the Leathur Records look and design.
- The design is a combinatin of the US Leathur Records pressings.
- Four (as I know of now) different versions of this Leathur look Canadian press exist.
Two of them have the Leathur Records mix, two have the Elektra
mix.
- Nikki's arms are crossed on the insert just like the Leathur first
press.
- Same insert photo as on the second press Leathur Records LP "insert 1".
- The nubres '96 01741' are printed in top left corner on the insert
photo.
- There is a a mapleleaf printed on the top left corner on the back cover.
- They soon replaced the vinyl with the Elektra mix but keept the same
Leathur look cover and insert until they got the regular elektra cover.
- Some copys have a sticker on front sayin: "The Nu Motley Crue
LP: The debut album by California's newest, most outrageous band is
reissued with a hot new mix by producer Roy Thomas Baker".
- In a later stage the Canadian Too Fast For Love' LP
finally reflected an actual Elektra Records version like all the other
copies around the world.
-I have discovered yet another version of this one, it will replace the old #3, the old #3 is of now reffered to as #4 [September 2011].
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4 VERSIONS OF THE FIRST CANADIAN PRESS: |
#1.
CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - PROMO LP [10 TRACK LEATHUR
MIX, PROMO]
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Leathur Records look.
- Leathur Records mix.
- 10 tracks on the vinyl, Leathur mix track order including Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the back of the cover, Leathur mix track order, including Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the lables, Leahur mix track order including Stick To Your Guns.
- The lyrics to Stick To Your Guns are on the lyricsheet.
- Big golden promo stamp pressed into the back of the cover.
Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-017-A- A1CR
Side B: 96-017-B- A1CR
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#2. CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - LP [10 TRACK LEATHUR
MIX]
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Leathur Records look.
- Leathur Records mix.
- 10 tracks on the vinyl, Leathur mix track order including Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the back of the cover, Leathur mix track order, including Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the lables, Leahur mix track order including Stick To Your Guns.
- The lyrics to Stick To Your Guns are on the lyricsheet.
Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-01741- A-A/CR-
Side B: 96-01741-B- A-/CR-
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#3. CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - LP [9 TRACK ELEKTRA
MIX, 10 TRACK LABLES] NEW -September 2011
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Leathur Records look.
- Elektra Records mix.
- 9 tracks on the vinyl, Elektra mix track order. Does not includ Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the back of the cover, Leathur mix track order, including Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the lables, Leahur mix track order including Stick To Your Guns.
- The lyrics to Stick To Your Guns are on the lyricsheet.
- Info sticker on front cover sayin: "The Nu Motley Crue
LP: The debut album by California's newest, most outrageous band is
reissued with a hot new mix by producer Roy Thomas Baker".
Matrix numbers:
Side A: 69-01741 A.2
Side B: 69-01741 B.2
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#4.
CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - LP
[9 TRACK ELEKTRA MIX, 9 TRACK LABLES]
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Leathur Records look.
- Elektra Records mix.
- 9 tracks on the vinyl, Elektra mix track order. Does not includ Stick To Your Guns.
- 10 tracks listed on the back of the cover, Leathur mix track order, including Stick To Your Guns.
- 9 tracks listed on the lables, Elektra mix track order. Does not includ Stick To Your Guns.
- The lyrics to Stick To Your Guns are on the lyricsheet.
Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-017-A A.2
Side B: 96-017-B B.2 |
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| ELEKTRA
RECORDS 1982 - FIRST CANADIAN PRESS CASSETTE |
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96-01744 Q
- The first Canadian Elektra release of the 'Too Fast For Love' album
on LP and cassette have the Leathur Records mix and includes Stick To
Your Guns.
- It also have the Leathur Records look.
- Obviously both a black and a white version of the cassette tape exist.
- Variations on the cassette exist, some are pressed together and some
are screwed together.
- There is a later version which have the Leathur look on the front
but list only 9 songs on both the cover and the cassette and have the
Elektra Mix on tape.
- Several packages variations with the Leathur look cover exist, see
some of the variations in the list below.
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songs listed on the cover, 10 songs on the cassette [Leathur mix
96-01744 Q], Leathur look cover. |
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9 songs listed on the cover, 10 songs on the cassette [Leathur mix
96-01744 Q] , Leathur look cover. |
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10 songs listed on the cover, 9 songs on the cassette [Elektra mix],
Leathur look cover. |
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9 songs listed on the cover, 9 songs on the cassette [Elektra mix
96-01744 CR], Leathur look cover. |
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9 songs listed on the cover, 9 songs on the cassette [Elektra mix
E4-60174], Leathur look cover. |
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| MOTLEY
CRUE - 1981 DEMO TAPE |
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May 1981 [?]
- Coffman & Coffman Productions.
- Glossy Insert.
- There
is some variations of this demo.
- White cassette with no printing, however some have labels attached
to the cassette with the songs typed on the label by an old typewriter.
NOTE:
I'm
collecting info on this demo-tape right now. Feel free to contact me
If you own this demo for comparisson.
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Black
& White cover.
- Vince have big tuched up hair on back just like the first Leathur
press LP.
- No
sunglasses in the middle of the back cover.
- Group picture on the cd, again with Vince's big tuched up hair.
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BOOTLEG
CD OF THE
LEATHUR RECORDS FIRST PRESS LP
- LR1281-2
M/C1281-2
- 'Promotion Not For Sale' on cd.
- Sticker on the rear of the case 'Not For Sale Outside North America'.
- Front is black & white as on the firs press.
- Back is a copy of the second press, it have the sunglasses in the
middle and Vince's hair have been corrected.
- Good audioquality, Rumor is that audio is taken from the master tape.
- The front insert is made of thick paper.
- Lyrics to all songs on the insert.
- Both CD and artwork are in good quality.
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| CD
OF THE
LEATHUR RECORDS SECOND/THIRD PRESS LP |
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- 'Promotion Not For Sale' on cd.
- CD lable is red with group picture.
- Lyrics to all songs on the insert.
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Sunglasses
in the middle of the back cover
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| BOOTLEG
CD OF THE
LEATHUR RECORDS LP |
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White lable with 'AAD' logo.
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No
sunglasses in the middle of the back cover.
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| BOOTLEG
CD OF THE
LEATHUR RECORDS THIRD PRESS LP |
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Black lable as on the third press LP.
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Sunglasses
in the middle of the back cover.
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