Tracklist
| The Hurting | |||
| Mad World | |||
| Pale Shelter | |||
| Ideas As Opiates | |||
| Memories Fade | |||
| Suffer The Children | |||
| Watch Me Bleed | |||
| Change | |||
| The Prisoner | |||
| Start Of The Breakdown |
Credits (14)
David BatesA&R [A + R Co-Ordination]
Roland OrzabalComposed By [All Titles Composed By], Songwriter [All Songs By]
Manny EliasDrums [Drumming], Programmed By [Rhythm Programming]
Phil PalmerGuitar [Palmer Picking]
Ross CullumPerformer [Jazz High, Dynamic Toggle]
Ashworth*Photography By [Front Cover Photograph]
Notes
The Hurting is the debut studio album by British new wave band Tears For Fears, recorded 1981–1983 and released on 7 March 1983 by Mercury Records.
This master release deliberately does not include The Hurting. Please do not re-add it without seeking consensus in the Database forum.
Singles from this album:
Suffer The Children
Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)
Mad World
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Pale Shelter (re-released/reissued)
This master release deliberately does not include The Hurting. Please do not re-add it without seeking consensus in the Database forum.
Singles from this album:
Suffer The Children
Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)
Mad World
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Pale Shelter (re-released/reissued)
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo, 72 - PRC-Richmond Pressing | Mercury – 811 039-1 M-1, Mercury – 422 811 039-1 M-1 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – mers 17, Mercury – 811 039-1, Mercury – MERS 17 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album, Black PolyGram Shell, Chromium Dioxide | Mercury – MERSC 17, Mercury – 811 039-4 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811 039-4 | Philippines | 1983 | Philippines — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1, Mercury – mers 17 | Germany | 1983 | Germany — 1983 | ||||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | ||||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811 039-4, Mercury – MERSC 17 | Netherlands | 1983 | Netherlands — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, PRC-Compton Pressing | Mercury – 811 039-1 M-1, Mercury – 422-811 039-1 M1, Mercury – mers 17 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1 | France | 1983 | France — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album, 29 | Mercury – 811 039-4 M-1, Mercury – 422-811 039-4 M-1 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Australasia | 1983 | Australasia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – mers 17, Mercury – MERS 17 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | ||||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Italy | 1983 | Italy — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Duck Pond Cover | Vertigo – VOG-1-3323 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | ||||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Netherlands | 1983 | Netherlands — 1983 | ||||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – 25PP-88 | Japan | 1983 | Japan — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1, Mercury – 811039-1 | Greece | 1983 | Greece — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Spain | 1983 | Spain — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811 039-4, Mercury – MERSC 17 | 1983 | 1983 | New Submission | ||||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811 039-4 | Australia | 1983 | Australia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811039-1, Phonokol – 811039-1 | Israel | 1983 | Israel — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Portugal | 1983 | Portugal — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting CD, Album, Polygram | Mercury – 811 039-2 | Germany | 1983 | Germany — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811039-4 | Greece | 1983 | Greece — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting CD, Album, Polygram, West Germany | Mercury – 811 039-2 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | ||||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – 28PP-1015 | Japan | 1983 | Japan — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – STAR 5305, Mercury – 811-039-1 | South Africa | 1983 | South Africa — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Promo | Mercury – mers 17 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album, Grey Shell | Mercury – MERSC 17, Mercury – 811 039-4 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Hauppauge Pressing | Mercury – 811 039-1 M-1, Mercury – 422-811 039-1 M-1 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting 83 Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Foot Print – S-3400A | Malaysia | 1983 | Malaysia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album, Black Shell | Mercury – 811039 4 | France | 1983 | France — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album, Ducks, Dolby System | Vertigo – VOG4-1-3323 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo, ALD-Allied Pressing | Mercury – 422 811 039-1 M-1 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – MERS 17 | Ireland | 1983 | Ireland — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Stereo | Mercury – 811 039-1 | Germany | 1983 | Germany — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album | Mercury – 811 039-1, Phonogram – 811 039-1 | France | 1983 | France — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811 039-4 | Germany | 1983 | Germany — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting Cassette, Album | Mercury – 811 039-4 | Spain | 1983 | Spain — 1983 | New Submission | |||
 | The Hurting LP, Album, Promo | Mercury – 25PP-88 | Japan | 1983 | Japan — 1983 | New Submission |
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Excellent album, un petit bijou . Chaque morceau s’imbriquent pour une écoute en continu face A et face B
Theres some absolute bangers on this album. Well worth a listen. Excellent album.
Edited 3 months agoGreat sounding pressing. Sounds fantastic on my system. I second it being superior to Big Chair.- Edited 3 months agoNot bad, but the sound on the 2023 Half Speed is just better.... richer, more expansive and less anaemic. This one is clean sounding enough but abit skeletal and dry. For a cheap price id recommend this as its listenable but i cant deny the step up in sound of the Abbey Half Speed.
My copy is flat, quiet, and centered. Miles Showell really preserved the 'vibe / sound' (qualities / characteristics) of these tracks in a very accessible, clean presentation. Truly a golden age of reissues we are living in right now; glad for future generations to have these.
Pro-Ject X1B + Sumiko Wellfleet / Schiit Mani 2 / Musical Fidelity M5si / Dali Oberon 7's
Just a wonderful pressing. So lush and wide soundstage. New wave/synth pop heaven.referencing The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo) mers 17
My UK copy of this LP isn't listed on Discogs. It has a glossy, non-embossed sleeve with the Fan Club address on the back of the sleeve. The run-out details are: A-3-1-1 with 'Copymasters Miles' etched and B-2U-1-1. Has anyone got this issue?- Really enjoyed this record. Ive recently started re-listening to these guys, I sadly did not appreciate them in their heyday. Some slight compression but not a deal breaker. Probably as good as it gets given the period this was released.
referencing The Hurting (Cassette, Album, 35) 811 039-4 M-1
Why isn't the artwork on this release not the same as on the lp and cd?- Wow. The Atmos mix is quite amazing. What else can I say. Steven Wilson kills it once again.
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