Piece of Your Action
| Too Fast for Love | ||||
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| Studio album by Mötley Crüe | ||||
| Released | November 10, 1981 (Leathür) August 20, 1982 (Elektra) |
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| Recorded | October 1981 | |||
| Studio | Hit City West in Los Angeles, California, | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, punk rock | |||
| Length |
38:49 (original) 34:19 (Elektra version) |
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| Label | Leathür, Elektra | |||
| Producer | Mötley Crüe | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal |   |
| Metal Storm | (8.8/10) |
| PopMatters | (favorable) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Too Fast for Love is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. The first edition of 900 copies was released on November 10, 1981, on the band's Leathür Records label. Elektra Records signed the band the following year, at which point the album was remixed and partially re-recorded. This re-release, with a different track listing and slightly different artwork (e.g., red lettering on the cover and a different interior photograph of the band), has become the standard version from which all later reissues derive. The original mix of the album remained unreleased on CD until 2002, when it was included in the Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 1 box set compilation.
While the album only reached number 77 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, it would ultimately reach platinum status.
The songs "Stick to Your Guns" and "Live Wire" were released as singles for the album.
The album cover is a tribute to The Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers.
The first recording session for this album was in October 1981, a half year after the band had first played the Starwood nightclub. They recorded for a few days with engineer Avi Kipper at Hit City West, a small recording studio in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. There are three known vinyl pressings of this Leathür Records version, along with one known cassette release. The first vinyl pressing had white lettering on the cover and the record label was white with black lettering. The back cover photo of Vince Neil shows him with a large airbrushed hairdo. The second pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is again white with black lettering. The second pressing also has a slightly different photo insert of the band. The third pressing has red lettering on the cover and the record label is black with white lettering.
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