"VERY RARE AND STRICLY LIMITED PRESSING OF MOTLEY CRUE'S DEBUT CD 'TOO FAST FOR LOVE ' ON LEATHUR RECORDS.THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FACTORY PLANT PRESSED SILVER CD - CATALOGUE # M/C 1281-2. THIS CD WAS RELEASED PRIOR TO MOTLEY CRUE SIGNING TO ELEKTRA RECORDS, FRIDAY MAY 15TH 1982.
I HAVE THE INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH A VERY GOOD PIPELINE, THAT THIS CD WAS AN AUTHORISED RELEASE, INSTIGATED BY NIKKI SIXX, IN ORDER TO 'TEST' THE MARKET PLACE! OF COURSE THE MOST COMMON OBJECTION REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR CD, IS THE RESPONSE - "CDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE THEN" - ACTUALLY THE TRUTH WAS, YES THEY WERE!!!
UNFORTUNATELY THIS RELEASE IS NOT VERY WELL DOCUMENTED DUE TO THE VERY LIMITED NUMBERS RELEASED AND IN ADDITION THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BOOTLEG VERSIONS AS WELL. BELOW IN MY PICTURES 1-6 YOU WILL SEE THE ORIGINAL SILVER PLANT PRESSED CD WITH A CUSTOM SILK SCREENED LABEL AND THICK STOCK INLAY CARD.I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE VISUALS OF BOTH THE BOOTLEG VERSIONS WHICH ARE JUST FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR SALE, OR INCLUDED WITHIN THE AUCTION! VISUALS 7 - 11 COVER BOTH THE UNAUTHORISED VERSIONS, ONE HAS A WHITE LABEL ON A GOLD CD AND COMES COMPLETE WITH A STICKER ON THE REAR OF THE JEWEL CASE - 'NOT FOR SALE OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA. SOUND QUALITY TO BE FAIR IS GOOD.THE OTHER VERSION DESPITE BEING A PLANT PRESSED SILVER CD IS POOR IN SOUND QUALITY AND THE ACCOMPANYING ARTWORK IS POOR ALSO. THE LAST VISUAL # 12 COMPARES ALL 3 COVERS.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE FIRST CD WAS PROCURED BY PHILIPS / TOSHIBA, WEST GERMANY IN 1979 AND THE FIRST OFFICIAL MUSIC LAUNCH ON THIS NEW MEDIUM WAS THE BEE GEES, 1981 & THE BIGGEST MASS PRODUCED MUSIC CD WAS ACTUALLY IN 1982 BY THE GROUP ABBA.
CD & INSERTS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE LEATHUR RECORDS VERSION.
FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT KNOW ME I AM A HUGE MOTLEY CRUE COLLECTOR AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE GROUP SINCE 1982. I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE LEATHUR RELEASE ON CD FOR MANY YEARS HOWEVER THEY ARE LIKE GOLD DUST AND VERY RARELY SURFACE. FANS AND COLLECTORS OFTEN HAIL THE WHITE LETTERED RECORD VERSION OF TFFL OR THE STICK TO YOUR GUNS 7 INCH SINGLE AS BEING THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN - BELIEVE ME THIS SURPASSES BOTH."
4-23-08: Sold for $361.00 on ebay (6 bids)
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