First-year pressing
Passionate Friend 1981 UK Pressing (Tear 5)
- Artist
- The Teardrop Explodes
- Title
- Passionate Friend
- Labels
- Mercury Tear 5
- Mercury TEAR 5
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1981
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Format notes
- Silver Injection Labels
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.
- TEAR 5 A // 2 ▽ E T RAYS T̶Side A runout, variant 1
- TEAR 5 B // 2 ▽ E TSide B runout, variant 1
- TEAR 5 A // 2 ▽ E T 11 5 RAYSSide A runout, variant 2
- TEAR 5 B // 1 ▽ E T 11 2Side B runout, variant 2
- TEAR 5 A // 1 ▽ E T 11 4 RAYSSide A runout, variant 3
- TEAR 5 B // 1 ▽ E T 11 5Side B runout, variant 3
Other UK pressings of Passionate Friend
- 1981Mercury Tear 57", 45 RPM, Single
- 1981Mercury TEAR 51212", 45 RPM, Single
- 1981Mercury TEAR 5 / Mercury Tear 57", 45 RPM, Single