Depeche Mode- Blasphemous Rumors 1984 1st Press UK BBC Library 12Bong7
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Description
Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody (Live)
Label:
Mute Records – 12 BONG 7
Year of Release:
1984
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Format:
12” Vinyl Single, 45 RPM (Side A), 33 RPM (Side B)
Track Listing:
Side A (45 RPM):
1. Blasphemous Rumours
• Written by M.L. Gore
• Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode, and Gareth Jones
Side B (33 RPM):
1. Somebody (Live)
2. Two Minute Warning (Live)
3. Ice Machine (Live)
4. Everything Counts (Live)
• Recorded live at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool – 29 September 1984
• BBC Gramophone Library copy with archival stickers, typed requisition sheet (dated 23 SEP 1985), and classification barcode.
• Yellow sleeve with central photo art and archival “PLEASE RETURN PROMPTLY” label on front.
• Library sticker (catalog number 1397923) on top left corner of the sleeve and label stickers on both sides of the record.
• Track durations and other details typically omitted from the BBC library copies.
• Vinyl features a yellow “Play at 45 RPM” sticker on Side A and a “Play at 33 RPM” stamp on Side B.
• Sleeve in VG+ condition: minor shelf wear but vibrant print and intact structure.
• Vinyl in EX condition
Rarity & Collectability:
• This 12” single is one of Depeche Mode’s most iconic early 1980s releases, capturing their darker thematic shift.
• The BBC provenance adds considerable historic and archival interest.
• While standard UK 12 BONG 7 copies are not exceedingly rare, this BBC library variant with institutional markings is a desirable niche collectible, especially for Depeche Mode or BBC collectors.
The deadwax etching “12 BONG 7 A1” (stylized as 12 BONG 7 A¹) confirms this as a first UK pressing of Depeche Mode’s Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody 12” single, released in 1984 by Mute Records.
Deadwax Details:
• “12 BONG 7 A1” indicates:
• 12 BONG 7 = Catalog number
• A1 = First lacquer cut of Side A, typically the first pressing
• There is no additional etching indicating a recut or later variant, which adds to its collectability.
Please understand that this is an official UK archival record from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the sleeve(s) may contain archival stickers from the BBC. Some of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve. Where sleeves are laminated stickers can be removed with the use of appropriate sticker removal fluids however it is unlikely that stickers can be removed from any sleeves that are not laminated. The sleeves as such in this collection are generally graded as VG with the records often VG+ to Ex+.
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