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Leathür Records was the record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 that Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe

M?tley Cr?e are a Grammy Award-nominated American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1981.The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drum kit Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil....
's debut album was released on, actually a colophon
Colophon (publishing)

A colophon, in publishing can refer to:* A brief description usually located at the end of a book, describing production notes relevant to the edition...
 created by the band and manager Allan Coffman. Too Fast for Love
Too Fast for Love

Too Fast for Love is the debut album of United States of America glam metal band M?tley Cr?e. Originally released Independent music on November 10, 1981, on the band's Leath?r Records Record label, the album was produced by Michael Wagener....
 was released in 1981
1981 in music

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 and featured a picture of singer Vince Neil
Vince Neil

Vincent Neil Wharton is the lead singer for United States glam metal band M?tley Cr?e....
's leather clad crotch. The format was both LP and cassette, as well as compact disc. There were three pressings, the first being the rarest. The second pressing was available on LP and cassette, as well as compact disc.






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Leathür Records was the record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 that Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe

M?tley Cr?e are a Grammy Award-nominated American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1981.The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drum kit Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil....
's debut album was released on, actually a colophon
Colophon (publishing)

A colophon, in publishing can refer to:* A brief description usually located at the end of a book, describing production notes relevant to the edition...
 created by the band and manager Allan Coffman. Too Fast for Love
Too Fast for Love

Too Fast for Love is the debut album of United States of America glam metal band M?tley Cr?e. Originally released Independent music on November 10, 1981, on the band's Leath?r Records Record label, the album was produced by Michael Wagener....
 was released in 1981
1981 in music

See also:* :Category:Record labels established in 1981* list of 'years in music'...
 and featured a picture of singer Vince Neil
Vince Neil

Vincent Neil Wharton is the lead singer for United States glam metal band M?tley Cr?e....
's leather clad crotch. The format was both LP and cassette, as well as compact disc. There were three pressings, the first being the rarest. The second pressing was available on LP and cassette, as well as compact disc. The third pressing was only available on LP.

Leathür was manufactured and distributed by Greenworld Distribution of Torrance
Torrance, California

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, California
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. Greenworld went bankrupt in 1986
1986 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 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
Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation....
.

The band was then picked up by Elektra Records
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Elektra Records is a now-dormant United States record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group....
 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
Roy Thomas Baker

Roy Thomas Baker is an English people music producer, songwriter and arranger who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present....
 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

  • List of record labels
    List of record labels

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