First-year pressing
Passionate Friend 1981 UK Pressing (Tear 5)
- Artist
- The Teardrop Explodes
- Title
- Passionate Friend
- Label
- Mercury Tear 5
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1981
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Format notes
- Paper 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.ASide A label
- Tear 5.BSide B label
- TEAR 5 A 2 RAYS DAMONT 2Runout Side A etched, variant 1
- TEAR 5 B DAMONT NRunout Side B etched, variant 1
- TEAR 5 A 2 RAYS DAMONT AARunout Side A etched, variant 2
- TEAR 5 B DAMONT BARunout Side B etched, variant 2
- TEAR5 A. 2 RAYS DAMONT ERunout Side A etched, variant 3
- TEAR 5 B. DAMONT KRunout Side B etched, variant 3
Other UK pressings of Passionate Friend
- 1981Mercury TEAR 51212", 45 RPM, Single
- 1981Mercury TEAR 5 / Mercury Tear 57", 45 RPM, Single
- 1981Mercury Tear 5 / Mercury TEAR 57", 45 RPM, Single