Collection: Tears for Fears Vinyl Records – Songs from the Big Chair & Essential Albums on Vinyl

Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
Their masterpiece. Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Head Over Heels, Mothers Talk — five singles on an eight-track album, and no filler between them. One of the best-sequenced pop albums ever made.

The Hurting (1983)
The debut. Mad World, Change, Pale Shelter, Suffer the Children — synth-pop with the weight of genuine grief behind it. The Gary Jules/Michael Andrews version of Mad World took it mainstream, but the Tears for Fears original is still definitive.

The Seeds of Love (1989)
The most ambitious record they've made. Sowing the Seeds of Love, Woman in Chains (with Oleta Adams), Badman's Song — sprawling, expensive, and divisive on release. Now generally recognised as an underrated gem. The coloured-vinyl 180g reissue is beautifully pressed.

The Tipping Point (2022)
The comeback. No Small Thing, Break the Man, and the title track — the pair working at the level of their best early material, decades on. A record that justified itself completely on release.

Elemental (1993)
The first album without Curt Smith (reunion aside). Break It Down Again, Goodnight Song, Cold — a more straightforward rock record, but one with some of Orzabal's finest writing. Often overlooked and worth rediscovering.