Leathur 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. 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.

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LEATHUR RECORDS FIRST PRESS LP

- 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.

 
LEATHUR RECORDS FIRST PRESS - BOOTLEG LP

- Matrix numbers are scratched out.
- The cover photos are slightly blurry.
- Band name and album title is written in white on the front cover.
- The songtitles 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.
- Vinyl bag is in clear plastic.
- No insert or lyricsheet.
- Made in Japan.

 
LEATHUR RECORDS SECOND PRESS LP - INSERT 1

- 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 on this photo.

 
LEATHUR RECORDS SECOND PRESS LP - INSERT 2

- 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.

 
LEATHUR RECORDS THIRD PRESS LP

- 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.

 
LEATHUR RECORDS CASSETTE

- 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.

 
HIP-O LIMITED EDITON LP

- Made 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.

 
ELEKTRA RECORDS 1982 - FIRST CANADIAN PRESS LP

- 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 three US Leathur Records pressings.
- Three different versions of this Leathur look Canadian press exist. Two of them have the Leathur Records mix, the third one have the Elektra mix.
- Nikki's arms are crossed on the insert just like the Leathur first press.
- Vince hair on the insert photo is different from the Leathur pressings.
- 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 the fourth and final stage the Canadian 'Too Fast For Love' LP finally reflected an actual Elektra Records version like all the other copies around the world.

THE 3 VERSIONS OF THE FIRST CANADIAN PRESS:
- All 3 versions have the same Leathur Records look and design on both the cover and insert/lyricsheet.
- All 3 versions list Stick To Your Guns on the back cover.
- All 3 versions have the lyrics to Stick To Your Guns on the lyricsheet.

1. FIRST CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - PROMO LP [LEATHUR MIX]

- Leathur Records Mix.
- 10 songs including Stick To Your Guns.
- Stick To Your Guns is listed on the lable.
- Big golden promo stamp pressed into the back cover.

Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-017-A- A1CR
Side B: 96-017-B- A1CR
2. FIRST CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - LP [LEATHUR MIX]

- Leathur Records Mix.
- 10 songs including Stick To Your Guns.
- Stick To Your Guns is listed on the lable.

3. FIRST CANADIAN ELEKTRA PRESS - LP [ELEKTRA MIX]

- Elektra Records Mix.
- 9 songs.
- Stick To Your Guns is not on the vinyl or listed on the lable.
- Stick To Your Guns is listed on the cover and on the lyricsheet.

Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-017-A A.2
Side B: 96-017-B B.2

 
ELEKTRA RECORDS 1982 - FIRST CANADIAN PRESS CASSETTE

- 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.

- 10 songs listed on the cover, 10 songs on the cassette [Leathur mix 96-01744 Q], Leathur look cover.
- 9 songs listed on the cover, 10 songs on the cassette [Leathur mix 96-01744 Q] , Leathur look cover.
- 10 songs listed on the cover, 9 songs on the cassette [Elektra mix], Leathur look cover.
- 9 songs listed on the cover, 9 songs on the cassette [Elektra mix 96-01744 CR], Leathur look cover.
- 9 songs listed on the cover, 9 songs on the cassette [Elektra mix E4-60174], Leathur look cover.

 
MOTLEY CRUE - 1981 DEMO TAPE

-  May 1981 [?]
- Coffman & Coffman Productions.
- Glossy Insert.
- Case have a characteristic ringmark in the middle of the spine.
- White cassette with no printing, some have lables with songtitles.

 
BOOTLEG CD OF THE LEATHUR RECORDS FIRST PRESS LP

 

- 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.
 

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.

 
 
CD OF THE LEATHUR RECORDS SECOND/THIRD PRESS LP

- M/C1281-2
- 'Promotion Not For Sale' on cd.
- CD lable is red with group picture.
- Lyrics to all songs on the insert.
- Sunglasses in the middle of the back cover

 
 
BOOTLEG CD OF THE LEATHUR RECORDS LP

- White lable with 'AAD' logo.
- No sunglasses in the middle of the back cover.

 
 
BOOTLEG CD OF THE LEATHUR RECORDS THIRD PRESS LP

- Black lable as on the third press LP.
- Sunglasses in the middle of the back cover.

 
 
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