LOS ANGELES –– Mötley Crüe are going back to the start of their career – to early 1981 – and they will be taking the fans with them.

The band have just announced that they are releasing a 12″ E.P. featuring “Live Wire” as part of Record Store Day on April 18th 2026.

The Mötley Crüe press release says it’s been “out of print for 45 years“, and the band is making a radio-only style promo on 12” colored vinyl for the first time ever.

There are a few tracks included, “Live Wire” and “Take Me To The Top” are tracks 1 & 2 on Side A… with Side B featuring the song “Merry Go Round“.

The radio single for “Live Wire” was originally released by Mötley Crüe on August 16th 1982.

BLABBERMOUTH writes: “You can celebrate the 45th anniversary of MÖTLEY CRÜE with the “Live Wire” EP as part of Record Store Day on April 18.

Out of print for 45 years, the “Live Wire” radio-only promo EP will be made available with newly created cover art for the first time ever on 12-inch color vinyl.

“The song is actually about domestic violence,” MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx explained in 2019, noting that the track stemmed from his “relationship with my mother and these stepdads that used to beat me.”

Find more information and a list of participating indie record stores visit recordstoreday.com.

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