TFF Discography
Tears For Fears Albums (including later compilations)
Tears For Fears Albums
| The Hurting | Mercury MERS17
LP UK Mercury MERS17 LP UK (writing in gold on cover) Mercury MERSG17 LP UK (gatefold sleeve) Mercury 811 039-2 CD UK Mercury 811 039-1 LP US (child on white cover) Mercury 811 039-1 LP US (Curt and Roland by duck pond on tan cover) Mercury 811 039-4 CASS US Mercury 811 039-2 CD US Mercury 811 039-2 CD Canada Mercury 811 039-2 CD France Mercury 811 039-2 CD Italy Mercury 811 039-2 CD Switzerland Mercury 811 039-2 CD Brazil Mercury PHCR-6102 CD Japan Mercury 811 039-1 LP Greece Mercury 811 039-1 LP Germany Mercury 811 039-1 LP Brazil Mercury 811 039-1 LP Holland |
Mar 1983 | The Hurting / Mad World / Pale
Shelter / Ideas as Opiates / Memories Fade / Suffer the Children / Watch Me Bleed / Change / The Prisoner / Start of the Breakdown |
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| The Hurting | Mercury MERSC17
CASS UK
NOTE: The UK cassette contains
two versions of Change. Two verses were slightly rewritten from the
original
[album] version |
Mar 1983 | The Hurting / Mad World / Pale
Shelter / Ideas as Opiates / Memories Fade / Suffer the Children / Watch Me Bleed / Change / The Prisoner / Start of the Breakdown / Change (New Version) |
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| Songs From the Big Chair | Mercury MERH58
LP UK Mercury 824 300-2 CD UK Mercury 824 300-1 LP US Mercury 824 300-2 CD US Mercury 824 300-4 CASS US Vertigo Polygram VBK 1 3353 LP Canada (gatefold LP with 26 page color booklet) Mercury VOG-1-3353 LP Canada (includes 28 page book of photographs and mini discography) Mercury 824 300-2 CD Canada Mercury 824 300-1 LP Brazil Mercury 824 300-2 CD Brazil Mercury 824 300-2 CD Germany Mercury 824 300-1 LP Holland Mercury 824 300-2 CD Holland Mercury 824 300-2 CD France Mercury 824 300-2 CD Italy Mercury 824 300-2 CD Switzerland Mercury PHCR-2041 CD Japan Mercury PHCR-6103 CD Japan |
Feb 1985 | Shout / The Working Hour / Everybody
Wants to Rule the World / Mothers Talk / I Believe / Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Live) / Listen |
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| Songs From the Big Chair Parts One and Two | Mercury MERHC58
CASS UK NOTE: The bonus track of The Working Hour is not specifically identified as the ballad version. |
Feb 1985 | Shout / The Working Hour / Everybody
Wants to Rule the World / Mothers Talk / I Believe / Broken / Head Over Heels/ Broken (Live) /Listen Bonus Tracks: The Big Chair / Empire
Building / The Marauders / |
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| Songs From the Big Chair | Vertigo Polygram
VBK4-1-3353
CASS Canada Vertigo Polygram VBK4-1-3353 CASS Canada (12"x12" box that includes cassette and 26 page color booklet) |
Feb 1985 | Shout / The Working Hour / Everybody
Wants to Rule the World/ Mothers Talk / I Believe / Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Live) / Listen Bonus Tracks: Sea Song / The Big Chair / Broken Revisited / Empire Building / When In Love With A Blind Man |
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| Songs From the Big Chair | Steel SL 0736 CASS Indonesia |
Feb 1985 | Shout / Broken /Head Over Heels
/ Mad World / The working Hour / Everybody Wants to Rule the World / Pale Shelter / Mothers Talk / The Hurting / Listen / I Believe / Suffer the Children / The Prisoner / Change |
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| Everybody Wants to Mix the World | Mercury 830532-1 LP Argentina (rare) | May 1985 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World
(Extended Version) / Shout (Remix Version) / Head Over Heels (Preacher Mix) / Pale Shelter (Extended Version) / Change (Extended Version) / The Way You Are (Extended Version) / Suffer The Children (Remix Version) |
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| The Seeds of Love | Fontana 838 730-1
LP UK Fontana 838 730-2 CD UK Fontana 838 730-4 CASS UK Fontana 838 730-2 CD US Fontana 838 730-1 LP US Fontana 838 730-4 CASS US Fontana 838 730-5 DCC US Fontana 838 730-1G LP Canada (gatefold) Fontana 838 730-2 CD Canada Fontana 838 730-2 CD France Fontana 838 730-2 CD Italy Fontana 838 730-2 CD Germany Fontana 838 730-2 CD Switzerland Fontana STARL5574 LP Zimbabwe Fontana 838 730-1 LP Brazil Fontana 838 730-2 CD Brazil Fontana PHCR-1203 CD Japan |
Sep 1989 | Woman In Chains / Bad Man's Song
/ Sowing the Seeds of Love / Advice For theYoung at Heart / Standing on the Corner of the Third World / Swords and Knives / Year of the Knife / Famous Last Words |
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| The Seeds of Love | Fontana PPD-1060 CD Japan | Sep 1989 | Woman In Chains / Bad Man's Song
/ Sowing the Seeds of Love / Advice For the Young at Heart / Standing on the Corner of the Third World / Swords and Knives / Year of the Knife / Famous Last Words / Tears Roll Down |
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| The Seeds Of Love - rare Korean pressing LP
(This Korean pressing LP has included Korean liner note and lyrics) |
Released by Sung Eum Records Korea
Calalogue #: 838 730-1/SEL RP 1463 |
? | Woman In Chains / Bad Man's Song
/ Sowing the Seeds of Love / Advice For the Young at Heart / Standing on the Corner of the Third World / Swords and Knives / Year of the Knife / Famous Last Words |
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| Collusion | Nippon Phonogram Fontana
PHCR-3157~3160 Japan
NOTE: CD boxed set including The Hurting, Songs From the Big Chair, The Seeds of Love and a CD of b-sides titled Flip. All four CDs are cased in a nice cardboard box with artwork on it.) |
1991 | 1-TheHurting
2-Songs From the Big Chair 3-The Seeds of Love 4-Flip |
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| Flip (CD from Collusion set) | Fontana PHCR-3160 CD Japan | 1991 | Pharaohs / The Big Chair / Empire
Building / Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams / Always In the Past / Music For Tables / My Life In the Suicide Ranks / Tears Roll Down / Sea Song / When In Love With A Blind Man / Marauders |
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| Tears Laid Low: A TEARS FOR FEARS Alter Collection | Fontana; PCD192 (b-side promo collection) CD |
1991 | Tears Roll Down/Johnny Panic and The Bible of
Dreams/Always
In The Past/ We Are Broken/The Conflict/ My Life in The Suicide Ranks/Music For Tables/ Empire Building/The Marauders/ The Big Chair/ When In Love With a Blind Man /Sea Song/Pharoahs |
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| Tears Roll Down - Greatest Hits 1982-1992 | Fontana 314 510 939-1
LP UK Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD UK Fontana 314 510 939-4 CASS UK Fontana 314 510 939-1 LP US Fontana 314 510 939-4 CASS US Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD US Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD Canada Fontana 314 510 939-1 LP Brazil Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD Brazil Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD Brazil (gray border) Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD Germany Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD Italy Fontana 314 510 939-2 CD Switzerland Nippon Phonogram PHCR-1162 CD Japan |
Mar 1992 | Sowing the Seeds of Love / Everybody
Wants to Rule the World / Woman In Chains / Shout / Head Over Heels / Mad World / Pale Shelter / I Believe / Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) / Mothers Talk / Change / Advice For the Young at Heart |
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| Elemental | Mercury 314 514 875-1 LP UK Mercury 314 514 875-2 CD UK Mercury 314 514 875-4 CASS UK Mercury 314 514 875-2 CD US Mercury 314 514 875-4 CASS US Mercury 314 514 875-5 DCC US Mercury 314 514 875-2 CD Canada Mercury 514 875-2 CD France Mercury 514 875-2 CD Germany Mercury 514 875-2 CD Italy Mercury 514 875-2 CD Switzerland Mercury 314 514 875-1 LP Brazil Mercury 314 514 875-2 CD Brazil Mercury PHCR-1202 CD Japan |
June 1993 | Elemental / Cold / Break It Down
Again / Mr. Pessimist / Dog's a Best Friends Dog / Fish Out of Water / Gas Giants / Power / Brian Wilson Said / Goodnight Song |
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| Raoul and the Kings of Spain | Epic 7464 67383-2
CD UK Epic 7464 67383-4 CASS UK Epic 7464 67383-2 CD US Epic 7464 67383-4 CASS US Epic K 67383-S1 CD US (limited edition cigar box with postcard and scroll with lyrics) Epic 7464 67318-2 CD US Epic 97.103/4-480982 CASS Brazil Epic ESCA-6315 CD Japan |
Oct 1995 | Raoul and the Kings of Spain /
Falling Down / Secrets / God's Mistake / Sketches of Pain / Los Reyes Catolicos / Sorry / Hum Drum and Humble/ I Choose You / Don't Drink the Water / Me and My Big Ideas / Los Reyes Catolicos (Reprise) |
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| Raoul & The Kings Of Spain
(Cigar Box) |
* | 1995 | Raoul CD plus "scroll" of lyrics | ![]() |
| Saturnine Martial & Lunatic | Fontana 528 114-2
UK Fontana 528 114-2 Germany Fontana 528 114- 2 CD US Fontana 528 114-4 CASS US Fontana 528 114- 2 CD Brazil NOTE: Johnny Panic and the
Bible of Dreams is the Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Mix One)
version
but is not specifically |
June 1996 | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
/ The Big Chair / Schrodinger's Cat / My Life In the Suicide Ranks / When In Love With a Blind Man / Pharaohs / Deja Vu and the Sins of Science / The Marauders / Tears Roll Down / New Star / The Body Wah / Lord of Karma / Bloodletting Go / Always In the Past / Sea Song / Ashes to Ashes / Empire Building / The Way You Are |
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| Saturnine Martial & Lunatic | Fontana 314 528-2
US
NOTE: Johnny Panic and the
Bible of Dreams is the Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Mix One)
version
but is not specifically |
Aug 1996 | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
/ The Big Chair / Schrodinger's Cat / My Life In the Suicide Ranks / When In Love With a Blind Man / Pharaohs / Deja Vu and the Sins of Science / The Marauders / Tears Roll Down / New Star / The Body Wah / Lord of Karma / Bloodletting Go / Always In the Past / Sea Song / Ashes to Ashes / Empire Building / The Way You Are |
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| The Seeds Of Love (Platinum Tin Box) |
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| Song From The Big Chair
Note: This is the digitally remastered reissue of the ultra-popular 80's album, SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR, which includes 7 extra tracks and new extensive liner notes. |
? | 1999 | Songs include: Shout; The Working Hour;
Everybody Wants
To Rule The World; Mother's Talk; I Believe; Broken; Head Over Heels/ Broken (Live); Listen; The Big Chair (bonus); Empire Building (bonus); The Marauders (bonus); Broken Revisited (bonus); The Conflict (bonus); Mother's Talk (U.S. Remix) (bonus); Shout (U.S. Remix) (bonus) |
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| Songs From The Big Chair (Gold Disk) Limited edition 24-karat gold audiophile CD All tracks have been digitally remastered |
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | 08/18/1998 | Shout, Working Hour, The Everybody Wants To
Rule The
World, Mothers Talk, I Believe , Broken Head Over Heels - (live) / Broken - (live) , Listen Shout - (Extended mix, bonus track) , Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Extended mix, bonus track) |
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| The Seeds Of Love
Note: Digitally remastered, featuring 4 bonus tracks andextensive liner notes |
558-105-2 | 1999 | Songs include: Woman In Chains; Badman's
Song; Sowing
The Seeds Of Love; Advice For The Young At Heart; Standing On The Corner Of The Third World; Swords And Knives; Year Of The Knife; Famous Last Words; Tears Roll Down (bonus); Always In The Past (bonus); Music For Tables (bonus); Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams (bonus). |
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| The Best Of Tears For Fears - The Millennium Collection | Island - 314 542 492-2 CD US Label: Mercury |
06/27/2000 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World/Shout
(Album Version)/ Sowing The Seeds of Love / Head Over Heels (Remix) / Woman In Chains (Full Version) / Break It Down Again/ Mothers Talk (1986 USA)/I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)/ Advice For The Young at Heart (Single Version)/ Change (Extended Version)/Pharoahs |
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| Classic Tears For Fears - The Universal Masters Collection | Mercury -548 319-2 Germany |
2000 | Break It Down Again/Shout (Album
Version)/Goodnight Song/Badman's
Song/ Power/Cold/ Dog's A Best Friend's Dog/ Swords And Knifes/Famous Last Words/ Mothers Talk/Head Over Heels (Remix)/Advice For The Young At Heart/ Everybody Wants To Rule The World/Sowing The Seeds of Love (Early fade of Full Version)/ Woman In Chains (Full Version) |
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| Tears For Fears - Mediamarkt | Mercury - 548 188-2 Germany |
2000 | Shout/ Break It Down Again/Advice For The
Young at Heart/ Everybody Wants To Rule The World/ Mothers Talk/The Way You Are/ Ideas Ass Opiates/Woman In Chains Head Over Heels/Mad World /Pale Shelter/Sowing The Seeds of Love |
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| Tears For Fears Remastered 2 CD Set (The Hurting & The Seeds Of Love) |
Made In Australia Distributed By Universal | 2000 | The Hurting
The Hurting /Mad World /Pale Shelter /Ideas As
Opiates
/Memories Fade/ The Seeds Of Love Woman In Chains /Bad Man's Song /The Seeds Of
Love / |
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| Tomcats Screaming Outside (Solo CD by
Roland Orzabal)
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Eagle Records (UK) Gold Circle Records (USA) |
April 2, 2001 (UK/Europe) Sept. 11, 2001 (USA) |
Ticket To The World, Low Life, Hypno-Culture,
Bullets
For Brains, For The Love Of Cain, Under Ether, Day By Day By Day By Day By Day, Dandelion, Hey Andy, Kill Love, Snowdrop, Maybe Our Days Are Numbered |
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| Shout (Germany) *Not sure if this is a bootleg or not?? |
* | 2001 | 14 tracks: Shout, Advice For The Young At
Heart, Sowing
The Seeds of Love, Woman In Chains, I Believe, Pale Shelter, EBWTRTW, Head Over Hells, Mad World, Break It down Again, Laid So Low, Change, The Working Hour, Goodnight Song |
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| Shout: The Very Best Of Tears For Fears | Mercury | 09/25/2001 | Mad World /Change /Pale Shelter /The Way You
Are /Suffer
The Children Mothers Talk (US remix) /Shout /Everybody Wants To Rule The World / Head Over Heels/ I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) Woman In Chains (with Oleta Adams) / Advice For The Young At Heart / Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) /Break It Down Again /New Star (from "Threesome") Goodnight Song |
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| Everybody Loves A
Happy Ending |
Arista |
April 2004 |
1. Everybody
Loves A Happy Ending 2. Closest Thing to Heaven 3. Call Me Mellow 4. Size of Sorrow 5. Who Killed Tangerine? 6. Quiet Ones 7. Who You Are 8. The Devil 9. Secret World 10. Killing with Kindness 11. Ladybird 12. Last Days on Earth |
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| Closest
Thing To
Heaven (single) |
Arista |
Ad radio release
date: Feb. 9th, 2004 |
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