Mötley Records is a

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

founded by the American heavy metal band

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

after severing their ties with

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...

and acquiring the rights to their music catalog. It serves as a successor to the band's original record label Leathür Records, which released their 1981 debut album ''

Too Fast for Love ''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 original label Leathür Records. Elektra Records signed the band the fo ...

'', an imprint of Greenworld Distribution, owned by the band and original manager Allan Coffman. Leathür was soon closed when Mötley Crüe signed a deal with Elektra, which lasted until 1997. Albums produced under Mötley Records include '' Saints of Los Angeles'', '' Red, White & Crüe'', and '' New Tattoo''. In addition, the label also re-released the band's first seven albums as a "Crücial Crüe" edition. Mötley Records was originally founded in August 1998 as an imprint of Beyond Music, which in turn was distributed by BMG. Beyond Music folded in December 2002. Now the label is currently distributed by Hip-O Records and

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, ...

, though since 2008 this has been limited to non-U.S. distribution, as the label is now distributed by Better Noise Music and

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "Record label#M ...

in North America. Mötley Records closed when Mötley Crüe retired in 2015, but reopened in 2018 when the band announced that they reunited to record new tracks for their 2019

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

biopic '' The Dirt''.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' New Tattoo'' (2000) *'' Saints of Los Angeles'' (2008)

Live albums

*'' Live: Entertainment or Death'' (1999) *'' Carnival of Sins Live'' (2006)

Compilation albums

*'' Red, White & Crüe'' (2005) *'' Greatest Hits'' (2009) *'' The Dirt Soundtrack'' (2019)

Videos

*'' Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed'' (2000) *'' Carnival of Sins Live'' (2006) *'' Crüe Fest'' (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Motley Records American record labels Mötley Crüe Heavy metal record labels Vanity record labels