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 Label. Large Hole
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//1∇ET 1 1 9 RAYSRunout Side A stamped/etched, variant 1
- TEAR 5 B//1∇ET 1 1 8Runout Side B stamped, variant 1
- T̶ TEAR 5 A // 2 ∇ E T RAYSRunout Side A stamped/etched, variant 2
- TEAR 5 B // 2 ∇ E TRunout Side B stamped, variant 2
- T̶ TEAR 5 A // 2 ∇ E T RAYS 11 15Runout Side A stamped/etched, variant 3
- TEAR 5 B // 2 ∇ E T 11 1Runout Side B stamped, 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