Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair

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Label:	Mercury – 3794995, Universal Music Group – 3794995
Series:	Back To Black
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180 Gram
Country:	Europe
Released:	Nov 2014
Genre:	Rock, Pop
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Shout Backing Vocals – Sandy McLelland Drums – Chris Hughes Written-By – Stanley, Orzabal	6:31
A2	The Working Hour Drums, Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Manny Elias Drums, Arranged By [Saxophone Arrangement] – Jerry Marotta Grand Piano – Andy Davis Saxophone – Mel Collins Soloist, Saxophone [Solos] – William Gregory* Written-By – Stanley, Elias, Orzabal*	6:31
A3	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Soloist, Guitar [2nd Solo] – Neil Taylor Written-By – Hughes, Stanley, Orzabal*	4:10
A4	Mothers Talk Backing Vocals – Stevie Lange Written-By – Stanley, Orzabal	5:07
B1	I Believe Grand Piano – Roland Orzabal Saxophone – William Gregory* Written-By – Orzabal*	4:54
B2	Broken Soloist, Guitar [Solo] – Neil Taylor Written-By – Orzabal*	2:38
B3	Head Over Heels Backing Vocals – Annie McCaig, Marilyn Davis, Sandy McLelland Grand Piano – Andy Davis Written-By – Smith, Orzabal	5:02
B4	Listen Arranged By – Ian Stanley Arranged By [Vocal Styling's] – Roland Orzabal Vocals [Operatic Vocal] – Marilyn Davis Written-By – Stanley, Orzabal	6:49

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mercury Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Mercury Records Ltd.
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BE64838

Credits

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Curt Smith
Drums – Manny Elias
Engineer – David Bascombe
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Roland Orzabal
Keyboards – Ian Stanley
Management – Paul King (8)
Photography By [Cover] – Tim O'Sullivan
Producer – Chris Hughes

Notes

Includes voucher to download MP3 version of the album.

℗ 2014 Mercury Records Limited. © 2014 Mercury Records Limited.
Made in EU.

All runouts are hand etched. Plating symbols are mirrored.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (String): 602537949953
Barcode: 6 02537 94995 3
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): BE64838-01 A2 V= 3794995
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): BE64838-01 B1 V+ 3794995
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): BE64838-01 A2 X1 3794995
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): BE64838-01 B1 - 1 3794995
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): BE64838-01 A2 3794995 T+∧
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): BE64838-01 B1 I∧∧ 3794995

Other Versions (5 of 259)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Songs From The Big Chair (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	824 300-1	Europe	1985
Recently Edited	Songs From The Big Chair (LP, Album)	Mercury	MERH 58	UK	1985
Recently Edited	Songs From The Big Chair (Cassette, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	MERHC 58	UK	1985
Recently Edited	Songs From The Big Chair (Cassette, Album)	Mercury	824 300-4	US	1985
	Songs From The Big Chair (LP, Album, Stereo, 72 - PRC Richmond Pressing)	Mercury, Mercury	422-824 300-1 M-1, 824 300-1 M-1	US	1985

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Reviews

crosscatch May 27, 2023
Mine sounded digital, even boxy on my transistor system, but it opened up on my valve system. It was harsh through transistors, but lush with the valves. The pressing is nice and quiet too.
ziri_plays Mar 13, 2023
Edited 8 months ago
The compression is strong with this one. The dynamics just aren't there. The stereo image is also non-existent. Everything's just brickwalled. Not an immersive listening experience.

If you dial the treble and bass to 2:30, and the mid to 11:00, you might be a sound that's half listenable.

Also seem to be a mastering error on Side 2. 'I Believe' should segue into 'Broken', except here there's a gap between them. Very glaring and annoying error.

Still, happy I have this one on vinyl. Amazing album, BTW.
Vanhalenrocks Jan 6, 2023
This pressing is garbage, it sounds compressed and has a lack of bass, making a great album not fun to listen to at all. Don’t waist your time with this one, seek out one of the originals, they sound much better if you can find a good one.
REENO Aug 10, 2022
The complaints on the sound quality on this re-issue could also be applied to the OG USA pressing.
Lack of bass? Inner groove distortion?
These sides are over 22 min long, meaning the only possible improvement in sonics would be the result of spreading the album onto 2 discs, preferably at 45 RPM.
cmolinaro Jul 2, 2022
Flat pressing. Two-dimensional and not very engaging. Older, worn pressing is better.
Scrade Jun 24, 2022
Side B sounds a LOT better than Side A, it’s honestly shocking how much better it is. Otherwise, this isn’t too bad. Side A suffers a bit especially during Mothers Talk, but the rest sounds great
Limopard May 29, 2022
Aside from some dust (which was easily cleaned off) good, flat pressing with excellent sound. Current pressings have no download code anymore.
Dee4Life Mar 13, 2022
Just purchased and sounds excellent, good dynamic range and doesn't sound compressed or brickwalled at all
conspirator Feb 11, 2022
Utter dogshit pressing, some clown filtered out all the bass. What a waste of time and resources.
tomwebb101 Sep 10, 2021
Dish warped.

Another sub-optimal pressing from Optimal.

Will try a replcement and then give up.

No way am i going thru 4 copies the way i did for all their non-filled write off 2021 versions of Jimmy Smiths Chicken Shack.

Sort it Optimal!!!!