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'''Leathür Records''' was the [[record label]] that [[Mötley Crüe]]'s debut album was released on, actually a colophon created by the band and manager Allan Coffman. ''[[Too Fast for Love]]'' was released in [[1981 in music|1981]] and featured a picture of singer [[Vince Neil]]'s leather clad crotch. The format was both LP and cassette.
'''Leathür Records''' was the [[record label]] that [[Mötley Crüe]]'s debut album was released on, actually a colophon created by the band and manager Allan Coffman. ''[[Too Fast for Love]]'' was released in [[1981 in music|1981]] and featured a picture of singer [[Vince Neil]]'s leather clad crotch. The format was both LP and cassette.


Leathür was manufactured and distributed by Greenworld Distribution of [[Torrance]], [[California]]. Greenworld went bankrupt in [[1986 in music|1986]]. The album was part of what is referred to as a 'pressing & distribution' (p&d) deal, meaning that the band retained ownership of the masters and Greenworld had rights to make the records and put them out. The Leathür deal was completed by Coffman and Greenworld's Alan Niven, who himself went on to co-manage [[Guns N' Roses]] and [[Steve Brownlee]], who headed the promotion and distribution of this groundbreaking metal release.
Leathür was manufactured and distributed by Greenworld Distribution of [[Torrance]], [[California]]. Greenworld went bankrupt in [[1986 in music|1986]]. The album was part of what is referred to as a 'pressing & distribution' (p&d) deal, meaning that the band retained ownership of the masters and Greenworld had rights to make the records and put them out. The Leathür deal was completed by Coffman and Greenworld's Alan Niven, who himself went on to co-manage [[Guns N' Roses]].


The band was then picked up by [[Elektra Records]] and the record was ordered to be re-mixed for re-release. The Canadian WEA release of the album in June 1982 featured the original Leathür mixes and not the Elektra re-mixes by [[Roy Thomas Baker]] released everywhere else.
The band was then picked up by [[Elektra Records]] and the record was ordered to be re-mixed for re-release. The Canadian WEA release of the album in June 1982 featured the original Leathür mixes and not the Elektra re-mixes by [[Roy Thomas Baker]] released everywhere else.

Revision as of 07:49, 12 April 2008

Leathür Records was the record label that Mötley Crüe's debut album was released on, actually a colophon created by the band and manager Allan Coffman. Too Fast for Love was released in 1981 and featured a picture of singer Vince Neil's leather clad crotch. The format was both LP and cassette.

Leathür was manufactured and distributed by Greenworld Distribution of Torrance, California. Greenworld went bankrupt in 1986. The album was part of what is referred to as a 'pressing & distribution' (p&d) deal, meaning that the band retained ownership of the masters and Greenworld had rights to make the records and put them out. The Leathür deal was completed by Coffman and Greenworld's Alan Niven, who himself went on to co-manage Guns N' Roses.

The band was then picked up by Elektra Records and the record was ordered to be re-mixed for re-release. The Canadian WEA release of the album in June 1982 featured the original Leathür mixes and not the Elektra re-mixes by Roy Thomas Baker released everywhere else.

Copies of the Leathür release are considered among the most valuable rock releases in terms of rarity and monetary worth.

See also