Tears For Fears made their indelible mark on the scroll sheets of Rock with a powerful album of declarations and anthems. The album is Songs From The big Chair, which followed their successful debut, The Hurting (1983). They did not anticipate the wave of acceptance of their second album, which sold upwards of 20 million copies worldwide. Songs From The Big Chair housed four huge singles from its collection of 8 timeless tracks. Its place in history is firmly cemented.
On November 14, Tears For Fears celebrate the 40 years of the album with a 3CD Box that features a remaster of the album. There will be bonus tracks, single edits, remixes, B-sides, and alternate mixes along with all other kinds of revisitations.
This set will be issued on 3CD Box, DD, an exclusive picture disc, and a transparent red vinyl 2LP package.
Songs From The Big Chair (2025) – Tears For Fears
CD1 (Original Album – 2025 Remaster)
01 Shout – Album Version
02 The Working Hour
03 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
04 Mothers Talk – Album Version
05 I Believe
06 Broken
07 Head Over Heels
08 Listen
09 The Big Chair
10 Empire Building
11 The Marauders
12 Broken Revisited
13 The Conflict
14 The Working Hour – Piano Version
15 Pharaohs – Single Version
16 When In Love With A Blind Man
17 Sea Song
CD2
01 The Way You Are
02 Mothers Talk – Short Version
03 Shout – Alternative Version
04 Everybody Wants To Rule The World – 7″” Version
05 Head Over Heels – Dave Bascombe 7″” N.Mix
06 I Believe – A Soulful Re-Recording
07 Everybody Wants To Run The World
08 The Way You Are – Edit
09 Mothers Talk – U.S. Remix
10 Shout – U.S. Single Edit
11 Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Running Version
12 Head Over Heels – Hughes 7″” Edit
13 Mothers Talk – Video Version
14 Shout – 7″” Edit
15 Listen – Clean Intro
16 Roland & Curt Interviewed
CD3
01 The Way You Are – Extended
02 Mothers Talk – Long Version
03 Shout – UK Version / Extended Version
04 Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Extended Version
05 Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken – Preacher Mix
06 Mothers Talk – Beat Of The Drum Mix
07 Shout – Extended
08 Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Urban Mix
09 Mothers Talk – Alternate U.S. Remix
10 Shout – US Dub Version
11 Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Instrumental
12 Shout – A Cappella
What is the point of this 40th anniversary set…apart from being just a cash grab? The songs on these CDs are the exact same songs, in the exact same sequence, as the first 3 discs from the 30th anniversary box set which was released in 2014. The 30th anniversary set had 4 CDs & 2 DVDs. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they just printed the 3 discs from the 30th anniversary set and put them in the 40th anniversary one. There’s absolutely nothing new in this set, and therefore no reason to get it.
I understand your frustration. The only aside is that these are newly remastered (for those that like that).