Mötley Crüe will celebrate 45 years of their debut album Too Fast For Love with a definitive deluxe limited-edition box set, released through BMG on 30 October 2026. The collection brings together the album’s original 1981 Leathür Records version and its 1982 Elektra Records edition, alongside rare live recordings, the band’s first studio demos and replica memorabilia.
A previously unreleased March 1981 demo, Nobody Knows What It’s Like To Be Lonely, is available now with an accompanying music video.
Too Fast For Love Turns 45
Originally self-released in November 1981, with only 900 LPs pressed on Mötley Crüe’s own Leathür Records imprint, Too Fast For Love was a fiercely independent opening statement. The band’s growing reputation on the Los Angeles live circuit helped make the record a sought-after underground release, and Elektra Records signed Mötley Crüe less than six months later.
A remixed and remastered edition, featuring a revised tracklist, followed in August 1982. Lead single Live Wire reached a wider audience through radio and MTV, while the band’s punk attitude, glam-rock swagger and explosive stage presence helped distinguish them within the emerging Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene.
Too Fast For Love was certified Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada. It reached No. 77 on the US album chart, No. 17 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart, No. 77 on the Scottish Albums chart and No. 95 on the Swiss Albums chart.
Live Wire has remained a cornerstone of Mötley Crüe’s live set, while the band’s current tour also features Too Fast For Love and Take Me To The Top.
45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Contents
- One LP featuring the remastered 1981 Leathür Records ten-track version
- One LP featuring the remastered 1982 Elektra Records nine-track version
- Two LPs of rare live recordings from the 1982 Perkins Palace performances
- One LP featuring Mötley Crüe’s first studio session from March 1981
- A 100-page hardcover book with rare and previously unpublished early-band photographs
- A replica of the original demo cassette
- A replica of the original seven-inch single
- A CD of the 1981 Leathür Records ten-track version
- A replica poster
- A lyric book
Fans can watch the deluxe box set unboxing and pre-save, pre-add or pre-order the anniversary release.
An ultra-limited edition, featuring additional elements in a hand-numbered run of 250 copies, will be sold exclusively through the Crüeseum. Standard CD and LP editions will also be available, together with retailer-exclusive physical editions.
The Leathür Records version of Too Fast For Love will also become available on streaming services for the first time.
Too Fast For Love 45th Anniversary Tracklists
1981 Leathür Records Version – LP And CD
Side A: Live Wire; Public Enemy #1; Take Me To The Top; Merry-Go-Round; Piece Of Your Action.
Side B: Starry Eyes; Stick To Your Guns; Come On And Dance; Too Fast For Love; On With The Show.
1982 Elektra Records Version
Side A: Live Wire; Come On And Dance; Public Enemy #1; Merry-Go-Round; Take Me To The Top.
Side B: Piece Of Your Action; Starry Eyes; Too Fast For Love; On With The Show.
Live At Perkins Palace 1982 – 2LP
Side A: Take Me To The Top; Looks That Kill; Public Enemy #1; Red Hot.
Side B: Starry Eyes; Piece Of Your Action; Shout At The Devil.
Side C: Merry-Go-Round; Running Wild In The Night; Hotter Than Hell.
Side D: Live Wire; Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid; Helter Skelter.
March 1981 Demos
Side A: Nobody Knows What It’s Like To Be Lonely; Public Enemy #1; Stick To Your Guns.
Side B: Take Me To The Top; Tonight.
Stick To Your Guns / Toast Of The Town 1981 Seven-Inch Single
Side A: Stick To Your Guns.
Side B: Toast Of The Town.
Original 1981 Demo Cassette
Sides A and B: Public Enemy #1; Take Me To The Top; Stick To Your Guns; Toast Of The Town. The programme repeats on both sides.
The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins Tour
Mötley Crüe are currently touring North America on The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins Tour, their first full tour in three years. The 33-city run marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s 2006 Carnival Of Sins Tour and continues until 26 September.
Part of the proceeds from every ticket sold will be donated through the Mötley Crüe Giveback Initiative to ASAP! (After School Arts Program), supporting hands-on music and arts programmes for students. Tickets and VIP packages are available from the official Mötley Crüe website.
Remaining 2026 Tour Dates
- 10 September – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
- 11 September – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 13 September – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
- 16 September – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- 18 September – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 19 September – Long Beach, CA – F&M Bank Amphitheater
- 21 September – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 23 September – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
- 24 September – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater
- 26 September – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater
