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Songs For A Nervous Planet

by Tears For Fears · 2024

10 pressings3 countriesIndie PopPop

Songs For A Nervous Planet was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Songs For A Nervous Planet

10 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

October 25, 2024
Label and catalog number
Concord Records CRE02697
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Watermelon Cream
Runout / matrix

MRP6175/CRE02697-A CRE02697-A (1) 2042575 #7 287337E1 JN-H STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1

CRE02697-B (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-B 287337E2 #2 1997106 JN-H STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1

CRE02697-C (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-C JN-H STERLING 2038337 #9 287337E3Side C runout, variant 1

CRE02697-D (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-D JN-H STERLING 2038333 #5 287337E4Side D runout, variant 1

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US

October 25, 2024
Label and catalog number
Concord Records CRE02697Concord Records CRE02747
Format
LP, Limited Edition · White [Cocoa Cream]
Runout / matrix

CRE02697-A (1) 287337E1 #6 2038336 MRP6175/CRE02697-A JN-H STERLINGSide A runout

CRE02697-B (1) 287337E2 #9 2038335 MRP6175/CRE02697-B JN-H STERLINGSide B runout

CRE02697-C (1) 287337E3 #11 2042824 MRP6175/CRE02697-C JN-H STERLINGSide C runout

CRE02697-D (1) 287337E4 #5 2038333 MRP6175/CRE02697-D JN-H STERLINGSide D runout

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US

October 25, 2024
Label and catalog number
Concord Records CRE02697
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Blue Raspberry Cream
Runout / matrix

CRE02697-A (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-A JN-H STERLING 2038336 #6 287337E1Side A runout

CRE02697-B (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-B JN-H STERLING 2038335 #9 287337E2Side B runout

CRE02697-C (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-C JN-H STERLING 2042824 #14 287337E3Side C runout

CRE02697-D (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-D JN-H STERLING 2038333 #5 287337E4Side D runout

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US

October 25, 2024
Label and catalog number
Concord Records CRE02697
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CRE02697-A (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-A 1987983 #4 287337E1 JN-H STERLINGSide A runout

CRE02697-B (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-B 287337E2 #4 2038335 JN-H STERLINGSide B runout

CRE02697-C (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-C JN-H STERLING 1987989 287337E3 #2Side C runout

CRE02697-D (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-D JN-H STERLING 1987991 287337E4 #1Side D runout

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US

October 25, 2024
Label and catalog number
Concord Records CRE02697
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Clear [Ultra]
Runout / matrix

CRE02697-A (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-A JN-H STERLING 2038336 #6 287337E1Side A runout

CRE02697-B (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-B JN-H STERLING 2038335 #9 287337E2Side B runout

CRE02697-C (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-C JN-H STERLING 2038337 #13 287337E3Side C runout

MRP6175/CRE02697-D CRE02697-D (1) 2042577 #13 287337E4 JN-H STERLINGSide D runout

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US

2024
Label and catalog number
Concord Records CRE02697Concord Records CRE02730
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Clear [Sea Glass]
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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

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2020s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024USConcord Records CRE02697 / Concord Records CRE02730First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024EuropeConcord Records 00888072651517First yearLP, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Limited Edition · Limited
2024EuropeConcord Records 00888072635333First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
2024EuropeConcord Records 00888072660908First yearLP, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Limited Edition · Limited
2024USConcord Records CRE02697First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2024USConcord Records CRE02697 / Concord Records CRE02747First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024USConcord Records CRE02697First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024USConcord Records CRE02697First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
2024USConcord Records CRE02697First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024USA & EuropeConcord Records CRE02702First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited

Tracklist

  1. A1Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad
  2. A2The Girl That I Call Home
  3. A3Emily Said
  4. A4Astronaut
  5. A5The Tipping Point
  6. B6Everybody Wants To Rule The World
  7. B7Sowing The Seeds Of Love
  8. B8Break The Man
  9. B9Mad World
  10. C10Woman In Chains
  11. C11Badman’s Song
  12. C12Pale Shelter
  13. D13Break It Down Again
  14. D14Head Over Heels
  15. D15Change
  16. D16Shout
  17. Bonus Digital Song
  18. E1Landlocked

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Songs For A Nervous Planet are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Songs For A Nervous Planet are listed here, from 3 countries.

When was Songs For A Nervous Planet first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, Europe, USA & Europe. One of them is Concord Records CRE02697, released October 25, 2024.

How do I tell if my copy of Songs For A Nervous Planet is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRE02697, 00888072651517, 00888072635333, 00888072660908) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP6175/CRE02697-A CRE02697-A (1) 2042575 #7 287337E1 JN-H STERLING and CRE02697-B (1) MRP6175/CRE02697-B 287337E2 #2 1997106 JN-H STERLING. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Songs For A Nervous Planet on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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