Tears for Fears-Songs from the Big Chair-Nov.4 Boxset

Thanks for the link!

No Hurting unfortunately. They did play Memories Fade though so that was a nice surprise. It was basically a hits set with emphasis on the last album. I imagine it was probably similar to their last tour set list.

 

Absolute perfection.

 

Keeping my fingers crossed...

 

That version is pure bliss. Brilliant.

 

Any idea when we'll see a track list?

 

Well I'm waiting to hear how the mastering is. The mastering on the last deluxe sucked eggs.

 

fantastic band...been a fan since I was in about 8th grade...The Hurting was my into in....1982?

 

Reissues in various forms are supposed to come out in November, and we don't yet have track lists. I haven't seen anything available for pre-order yet. Seems odd.

 

I loved this. Where was this version released? Is it official?

 

Takes me right back to my senior year of High School. Lots of memories associated with this record. Some of the best pop music ever recorded.

 

Not that I found. I found it on YouTube and posted it a while back. There was some discussion on here about it then, but I can't remember what was said now. I think someone said they didn't think it was from the vaults like it says on the YouTube link. Maybe someone has some knowledge about it on here.

 

I seriously doubt this was from the vaults. It sounds like a fan-made remix. The overextended length combined with the way, way, WAY over-the-top flanging and reverb effects are really quite amateurish IMHO. It also sounds like it was produced and mixed entirely in a DAW.

 

Sounds like a Razormaid type remix... a little too repetitive to me but still pretty cool.

 

What I'm dying to know is how this version of the Vinyl will stack up against the recent MOFI Silver Pressing that I've had my eye on for a while but haven't pulled the trigger on yet??

 

I 100% agree with this, but I do like the U.S. remix of "Shout" as well.

 

I may be wrong, but these supposedly "lost" 12" remixes are clever remixes or re-edits done by various people who have gotten hold of the multitracks and uploaded their own versions on YouTube. There's a couple of them up there and a lot of them are actually pretty good and deserve kudos. I have the multitracks for this song and actually did a remix of it for my own personal use. I just used the vocals but the full multitracks includes all the original instruments. You can check out my remix here...
https://soundcloud.com/frankiepbcfproductions/rule-the-world-fear-of-tears

 

Still keeping my fingers crossed it's a still-in-the-vault mix but I know most likely is fan-made from the multi's. I love when people do these mixes and stay true to the original sound, stretching it out and utilizing all the separate elements and previously unheard parts.

 

www.memoriesfade.com
This site has everything.
Basically you don't have pay for it.

 

That's the single best TFF website in the whole internet and has been sitting on that throne for over a decade. Those guys at memoriesfade are legends and it's thanks to them that I have my TFF know-how.
Having said that, we need some quality versions of these songs.

 

There is a flaw or two in the track listing below but it seems to be pretty reliable...


DISC ONE

1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen
9 The Big Chair B-Side Shout
10 Empire Building B-Side Mothers Talk
11 The Marauders B-Side The Way You Are
12 Broken Revisited Ltd Cassette Version
13 The Conflict B-Side Change
14 The Working Hour - Piano Version Ltd Cassette Version
15 Pharoahs B-Side Everybody
16 When In Love With A Blind Man B-Side Head Over Heels
17 Sea Song B-Side I Believe

DISC TWO: Edited Songs - 7" Versions

1 The Way You Are 7" Version
2 Mothers Talk 7" Version
3 Shout 7" Version
4 Everybody Wants To Rule The World 7" Version
5 Head Over Heels 7" Version
6 I Believe (A Soulful Re- Recording) 7" Version
7 Everybody Wants To Run The World 7" Version
8 International 7" Version
9 The Way You Are Short Version
10 Mothers Talk - US Remix 7" Version
11 Shout US Single Version
12 Shout Short Version
13 Everybody Wants To Run The World Running Version Instrumental
14 Head Over Heels Chris Hughes 7" radio edit
15 Mothers Talk Video version
16 Listen Clean intro
17 Interview With Curt and Roland B-Side Everybody Wants To Rule Rule World

DISC THREE: Remixed Songs - 12" Versions, Dubs and more

1 The Way You Are Extended Version
2 Mothers Talk Extended Mix
3 Shout Extended Version
4 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Extended Mix
5 Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken Preacher Mix
6 Mothers Talk Beat Of The Drum Mix
7 Shout US Remix
8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Urban Mix
9 Mothers Talk US Remix ALTERNATE (from 2CD deluxe)
10 Shout US Dub Version
11 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Instrumental
12 Shout Acapella

DISC FOUR: Unreleased Songs - Promos, Demos & Live tracks

At The BBC

1 Head Over Heels
2 The Working Hour
3 Broken R.Skinner
4 Live At Massey Hall
5 Mothers Talk
6 Broken/Head Over Heels
7 Memories Fade
8 The Working Hour
9 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Live At Massey Hall
10 Shout Unreleased -

Demos etc

11 Mothers Talk (RG Jones) early mix / instrumental
12 The Way You Are (demo)
13 Broken (demo)
14 Shout (alternative mix)
15 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (alt 7" with brass)

DISC 5 - 5.1 Mix / Stereo

1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen

Stereo Mix

1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen

DISC 6 - DVD

Scenes For The Big Chair documentary

1 Chris Hughes interview from "Scenes" DVD
2 Tears For Fears at the BBC
3 The Way You Are TOTPs - 22/12/83
4 Mothers Talk TOTPs - 16/8/84
5 Mothers Talk TOTPs - 30/8/84
6 Shout TOTPs - 03/1/85
7 Everybody Wants To Rule The World Wogan - 13/3/85
8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World TOTP - Mar 85
9 Everybody Wants To Rule The World TOTP - April 85
10 The Working Hour Wogan - 11/12/85
11 Videos
12 The Way You Are
13 Mothers Talk
14 Shout
15 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
16 Head Over Heels
17 I Believe
18 Mothers Talk (US version)
19 Mothers Talk (alternative UK video)

 

Well, if that's the tracklist then price is going to be important to me. I don't think there's anything there that it would kill me not to own.

 

Looks good to me! Thanks!

 

Two live versions of The Working Hour? That works for me!

 

I loved Razormaid mixes back in the day - some good ones were done for New Order and Depeche Mode.

After reading this thread, I played Pharoahs for the first time in ages. Always found that one to be hypnotic!

 

A little OT, but I always loved the way "Head Over Heels" was used in "Donnie Darko".