45th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set (BMG) | Releasing October 30, 2026 Reviewed by David Frangioni Artist: Mötley Crüe | Label: BMG | Release Date: October 30, 2026 Essential Archival Release Rating: ★★★★★ The 45th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set, built around the original Too Fast for Love cover image. Image: BMG. Before the revolving drum risers, the arena-rattling pyrotechnics, and the polished stadium sheen perfected with Bob Rock, Tommy Lee was a 19-year-old kid on the Sunset Strip running on raw adrenaline, cheap cymbals, and an almost frightening amount of kinetic drive. Forty-five years after Mötley Crüe pressed their debut on their own Leathür Records imprint, in a first run of just 900 LPs, BMG’s Too Fast for Love 45th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set serves as both a museum-grade artifact of early ‘80s Hollywood sleaze and an uncompromising masterclass in primal rock drumming. For drummers, it is something rarer: a chance […]

November 2026 Issue