LEATHUR RECORDS FIRST PRESS

- 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.
- Approximately 2000 copies where made before they changed the cover for the second press. [Source: 'The Official Biography - The First Five Years']
- Some sources say only 900 copies where made.
- Band name and album title is written in white on the front cover.
- The record labels is white with black lettering.
- Vince has big weird looking hair on the back of the cover and on the insert photo.
- No sunglasses in the middle of the back cover.
- Nikki's arms are crossed at his chest on the insert photo.

 

LEATHUR RECORDS FIRTS PRESS [BOOTLEG]

- 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

- 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 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

- 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 lighter than on the second press.

 

LEATHUR RECORDS CASSETTE-TAPE

- 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.
- Case have clear front and black back.

 

HIP-O LIMITED EDITON LEATHUR VERSION LP + 7"

- 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 1981 - FIRST CANADIAN PRESS [3 VERSIONS]

- The first Canadian 1981 Elektra release of the 'Too Fast For Love' album looked just like the US Leathur Records LP.
- Three different versions. Two of them includes the song 'Stick To Your Guns'.
- Coverdesign is a combinatin of the coverdesign on the three Leathur Records presses.
- Nikki's arms are crossed on the insert, but Vince's hair is normal, unlike the first US Leathur press where Nikki's arms are also crossed but Vince's hair is big.
- The nubres '96 01741' are printed in top left corner on the insertphoto.
- There is a a mapleleaf printed on the top left corner on the back cover.
- They eventually replaced the vinyl with the Elektra mix without 'Stick To Your Guns' but keept the same Leathur look cover and insert until they ran out of them.

- All 3 versions have the same Leathur Records look on cover and on insert/lyricsheet.
- All 3 versions is listing Stick To Your Guns on the back cover.
- All 3 versions have the lyrics to Stick To Your Guns on the lyricsheet.
1. Canadian 1981 Elektra Press - Leathur Look, Leathur Mix - Promo.

Leathur Mix. 10 tracks, includes 'Stick To Your Guns', big golden promo stamp pressed into the back cover. Can 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'.
Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-017-A- A1CR
Side B: 96-017-B- A1CR
2. Canadian 1981 Elektra Press - Leathur Look, Leathur Mix.

Leathur Mix. 10 tracks, includes 'Stick To Your Guns'.
3. Canadian 1981 Elektra Press - Leathur Look, Elektra Mix.

Elektra Mix. 9 tracks, 'Stick To Your Guns' is not on the vinyl . Same cover and insert as version 1 & 2. Still listing 'Stick To Your Guns' as an included track.
Matrix numbers:
Side A: 96-017-A A.2
Side B: 96-017-B B.2

 

ELEKTRA RECORDS - FIRST CANADIAN PRESS CASSETTE TAPE

- 96-01744
- The first Canadian Elektra cassette also included Stick To Your Guns.
- Leathur Records look.
- Leathur Records mix.
- Obviously both a black and a white version of the cassette tape exist.


- There is a later press which have the Leathur Records look on the front but with the Elektra Mix tape. 
- Stick To Your Guns is not on the tape or listed as a track on this later press.

 

MOTLEY CRUE 1981 DEMO TAPE

-  Oktober 1981 ?
- (916) 273-9554
- Coffman & Coffman Productions.
- Cassette tape is white.

 


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