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Pale Shelter by Tears For Fears, album cover

First-year pressing

Pale Shelter 1983 UK Pressing (IDEA 5)

Pale Shelter by Tears For Fears

Artist
Tears For Fears
Title
Pale Shelter
Labels
  • Mercury IDEA 5
  • Mercury 802 108-7
Country
UK
Released
1983
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Format notes
Silver Injected Label

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • IDEA 5 A//1▽420 VSide A, variant 1, stamped
  • IDEA 5 B//1▽420 VSide B, variant 1, stamped
  • IDEA 5 A//1▽420 V 1 1 1 2 RAYSSide A, variant 2, stamped [except etched "RAYS"]
  • IDEA 5 B//2▽420 V 1 1 1 2Side B, variant 2, stamped
All 22 pressings of Pale Shelter