{"title":"Tears for Fears Vinyl Records – Songs from the Big Chair \u0026 Essential Albums on Vinyl","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"tears-for-fears-songs-from-the-big-chair-red-2x-vinyl-lp","title":"Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair [Red 2x Vinyl LP 40th Anniversary]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair (40th Anniversary Edition) [2× Transparent Red Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× Vinyl LP, Album, 40th Anniversary Edition, Limited Edition, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7808973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602478089732\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Synth-Pop \/ New Wave \/ Pop Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mercury Records \/ Universal Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 February 1985\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 November 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transparent Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSongs from the Big Chair\u003c\/em\u003e is the second studio album by Tears for Fears — \u003cstrong\u003eRoland Orzabal\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCurt Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e — released on 25 February 1985 on Mercury Records, and one of the most commercially successful British albums of the decade. Recorded at \u003cstrong\u003ePark Gates Studios and West Side Studios in London\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by \u003cstrong\u003eChris Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eIan Stanley\u003c\/strong\u003e, it was the record that transformed Tears for Fears from a respected post-new wave act into one of the biggest bands in the world. It debuted at \u003cstrong\u003enumber two on the UK Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003enumber one on the Billboard 200\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it remained for five weeks, and eventually sold over \u003cstrong\u003e10 million copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e. At the time of release it was the bestselling album of 1985 in the United States. All three of its major singles reached the top three on the Billboard Hot 100: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Everybody Wants to Rule the World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber one\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Shout\"\u003c\/strong\u003e reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber one\u003c\/strong\u003e (remaining there for three weeks), and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Head Over Heels\"\u003c\/strong\u003e reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber three\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album also placed both acts at the centre of what American press described as the Second British Invasion — the mid-1980s wave of British pop domination of US radio led by acts including Duran Duran, Culture Club, Simple Minds and Dire Straits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's sound was the result of a deliberate decision to move away from the claustrophobic, synthesiser-driven introspection of \u003cem\u003eThe Hurting\u003c\/em\u003e (1983) — itself a number one UK album — towards something bigger, more open and more rhythmically muscular. Hughes and Stanley gave the sessions a live, physical quality: real drums, bigger guitars, less reliance on sequencers, and a production approach drawn as much from American R\u0026amp;B and funk as from European electronic pop. The results were immediate and unmistakable. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Shout\"\u003c\/strong\u003e builds from a minimal two-chord verse into a stadium-scale chant of communal frustration; \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Working Hour\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a six-minute suite of jazz-inflected sophistication that remains arguably the most underrated track in the Tears for Fears catalogue; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mothers Talk\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (the album's first UK single, reaching number 14) is a dense, rhythmic piece of funk-rock that demonstrated the new direction months before the album arrived; and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Head Over Heels\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a song that gained renewed global exposure when \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e used it in the slow-motion school hallway sequence of \u003cem\u003eDonnie Darko\u003c\/em\u003e (2001) — is among the finest pop melodies of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e40th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e marks the album's debut on \u003cstrong\u003etransparent red vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e — pressed for the first time in this colour — and presents the original 8-track album on Sides A and B alongside a curated \u003cstrong\u003eSide C and Side D of alternate versions and mixes\u003c\/strong\u003e, many making their \u003cstrong\u003evinyl debut for the first time\u003c\/strong\u003e. These include the \u003cstrong\u003eShout (Alternative Mix)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Working Hour (Piano Version)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEverybody Wants to Rule the World (Alternative Single Version)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMothers Talk (Early Mix)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eI Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBroken (Demo)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHead Over Heels (Hughes 7\" Edit)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eListen (Clean Intro)\u003c\/strong\u003e — material that has previously only been available on the 2014 Super Deluxe Edition CD box set or on digital platforms, now transferred to vinyl for the first time. The pressing is housed in a \u003cstrong\u003egatefold sleeve using the original unused alternate cover artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e — distinct from the standard 1985 release artwork — with a \u003cstrong\u003ehype sticker\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front. 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