Regarding the comment in the above notes: The "R" means it was pressed at RCA while the "C", which is the letter on many of the previous entries for this LP, means it was pressed at Monarch Record Mfg. Co. . This was clarified by the discogs member "Mr. DNA" on an entry for the Oingo Boingo album "Good For Your Soul" for the same reason.

There is also a label variant ("B" to the left of the A&M logo) pressed by Electrosound Group Midwest.

the below text is a third-party-review that I found in a seller's listing. I regard it as the perfect review for NOTHING TO FEAR and thus post it claiming no credits for it myself."With many new wave bands of the late '70s and early '80s, the second album, where the balance between quirky credibility and commercial reality is struck, is the best. This is certainly the case with Oingo Boingo's NOTHING TO FEAR. [This] is clearly their most artistically satisfying record. Reducing the ska element found on 1981's ONLY A LAD, the band's three-man horn section takes on a more Zappa-esque jazz influence. Singer/songwriter Danny Elfman's best tunes are found here, with the semi-hit "Private Lives" being the best pop song he ever wrote. The more self-consciously goofy "Wild Sex in the Working Class," the danceable "Whole Day Off" and the straightforward "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)" are nearly as good. If you want only one Oingo Boingo record, this is the one to get."