Tears for Fears' debut album The Hurting was released on 7 March 1983, and peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album reached Platinum status in January 1985. The album contains Tears for Fears’ first three hit singles – “Mad World”, “Change”, and “Pale Shelter” – all of which reached the top five in the UK.
This half speed was engineered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using a half-speed mastering technique which produces a superior vinyl cut.
Released: May 2023
Cat: ARHSLP011
Label: UMR/ EMI
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Tracklist
Side A
- The Hurting
- Mad World
- Pale Shelter
- Ideas as Opiates
- Memories Fade
Side B
- Suffer the Children
- Watch Me Bleed
- Change
- The Prisoner
- Start of The Breakdown