Tears For Fears – The Hurting
Label: | Mercury – 378 944-0, Mercury – 0602537894406 |
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Series: | Back To Black, Pop Sounds – PS80S1 |
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Country: | Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Pop |
Style: | Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Hurting | 4:16 | |
| A2 | Mad World | 3:35 | |
| A3 | Pale Shelter | 4:34 | |
| A4 | Ideas As Opiates | 3:46 | |
| A5 | Memories Fade | 5:01 | |
| B1 | Suffer The Children | 3:49 | |
| B2 | Watch Me Bleed | 4:15 | |
| B3 | Change | 4:13 | |
| B4 | The Prisoner | 2:55 | |
| B5 | Start Of The Breakdown | 4:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mercury Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Mercury Records Ltd.
- Record Company – Universal Music Group International
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- Published By – Roland Orzabal Ltd.
- Published By – BMG Platinum Songs
- Published By – BMG VM Music Ltd.
- Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 10100
Credits
- A&R, Coordinator – David Bates
- Bass, Keyboards – Curt Smith
- Drums, Drum Programming – Manny Elias
- Guitar [Palmer Picking] – Phil Palmer
- Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming – Roland Orzabal
- Mastered By – Geoff Pesche
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Ashworth*
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Davies/Starr*
- Producer, Drum Programming, Percussion [Tuned], Conductor – Chris Hughes
- Producer, Performer [Jazz High, Dynamic Toggle] – Ross Cullum
- Programmed By [Keyboards, Computer] – Ian Stanley
- Saxophone – Mel Collins
- Vocals – Curt* (tracks: A1 to A3, B3, B4), Roland* (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B5)
Notes
Issued with a printed inner sleeve, containing credits and lyrics.
Including digital download code.
Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. except tracks A3, A5, B2, B5 Roland Orzabal Ltd./ Track B3 BMG Platinum Songs obo BMG VM Music Ltd.
All lyrics Copyright Control.
"Pale Shelter" on this release, is the second single version.
Track durations are not printed on the release.
Runouts are machine stamped.
℗ & © 1983 Mercury Records Ltd.
Made in the EU.
Including digital download code.
Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. except tracks A3, A5, B2, B5 Roland Orzabal Ltd./ Track B3 BMG Platinum Songs obo BMG VM Music Ltd.
All lyrics Copyright Control.
"Pale Shelter" on this release, is the second single version.
Track durations are not printed on the release.
Runouts are machine stamped.
℗ & © 1983 Mercury Records Ltd.
Made in the EU.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02537 89440 6
- Barcode: 602537894406
- Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
- Other (Front sticker, download coupon): PS80S1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): 10100 1A 3789440
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): 10100 1B 3789440
Other Versions (5 of 181)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo, 72 - PRC-Richmond Pressing) | Mercury, Mercury | 811 039-1 M-1, 422 811 039-1 M-1 | US | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited | The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo) | Mercury, Mercury, Mercury | mers 17, 811 039-1, MERS 17 | UK | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited | The Hurting (Cassette, Album, Black PolyGram Shell, Chromium Dioxide) | Mercury, Mercury | MERSC 17, 811 039-4 | UK | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited | The Hurting (Cassette, Album) | Mercury | 811 039-4 | Philippines | 1983 | ||
| The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo) | Mercury, Mercury | 811 039-1, mers 17 | Germany | 1983 |
Recommendations
2014 UK, Europe & USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2012 USVinyl —LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo
Reviews
Great pressing cut from the original tapes, mine is flat and virtually silent. Recommended.- This was mastered and cut direct from analog tape just to end the speculation on mastering source…
https://youtu.be/26CjWUtScTI 
My copy don't include the front sticker from back to black and don't include the coupon to download the mp3.
Very simple front cover, the LP is inserted into the lyrics sheet and not a high quality inner sleeve to protect the LP. The picture reproduction on the lyrics sheet is not as good as the original.
Some songs doesn't sound like on the original first press release and it's clearly a remaster made at the abbey road studio(they usually do an amazing job there).
The LP is noisy because of the insertion of the disc in the lyrics sheet and not a good quality inner sleeve. Some minors hair lines, some clicks and pops sound all over the record, the kind of sound you will find on an used copy in a VG+ or Near mint record.
My guess is that they remaster the master tapes or the tapes (single mixes for some songs) they was able to find since some songs don't sound like on the original record...and they cut this record from the digital remaster and it's not fully analog... But it's not a big surprise since most of the rereleases are cut from digital files and not analogue sources.
The sound is ok, but for the price (40$) and the fact that it's nothing more than a digital record, maybe buy the blu-ray version or the 30th anniversary box set with tons of extra tracks will be a better price bargain...or try to find a near mint used copy at a good price.
I buy this new rerelease to upgrade my old Canadian copy who is in a bad condition.- Anyone have this and can comment on the pressing/mastering quality? I have the original US vinyl which is very good, but my copy is a little damaged in a few places and looking to replace it. Thanks!
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