Singer: Tears For Fears
Title: Songs From The Big Chair
Label: Mercury ‎– 3794991, Universal Music Group ‎– 3794991
Type: Box Set, Remastered, 30th Anniversary Edition CD, Album, Reissue CD, Compilation CD, Compilation CD DVD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Multichannel, Album, Stereo DVD, DVD-Video
Country: UK & Europe
Date of released: 07 Nov 2014
Category: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, Pop Rock, New Wave
Size MP3 zip: 1711 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1253 mb
Rating: 4.9✭
Format: MP3 FLAC MP3 XM AA VOX MP2 MP4 FLAC

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Songs From The Big Chair
CD1-1	Shout Backing Vocals – Sandy McLellandDrums – Chris HughesWritten-By – Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	6:33
CD1-2	The Working Hour Drums, Arranged By [Drums] – Manny EliasDrums, Arranged By [Saxophone] – Jerry MarottaPiano [Grand Piano] – Andy DavisSaxophone – Mel CollinsSaxophone [Solos] – William Gregory*Written-By – Ian Stanley, Immanuel Elias*, Roland Orzabal	6:31
CD1-3	Everybody Wants To Rule The World Guitar [2nd Solo] – Neil TaylorWritten-By – Christopher Merrick Hughes*, Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	4:11
CD1-4	Mothers Talk Backing Vocals – Stevie LangeWritten-By – Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	5:06
CD1-5	I Believe Piano [Grand Piano] – Roland OrzabalSaxophone – William Gregory*Written-By – Roland Orzabal	4:54
CD1-6	Broken Guitar [Solo] – Neil TaylorWritten-By – Roland Orzabal	2:38
CD1-7	Head Over Heels Backing Vocals – Annie McCaig, Marilyn Davis*, Sandy McLellandPiano [Grand Piano] – Andy DavisWritten-By – Curt Smith, Roland Orzabal	5:02
CD1-8	Listen Arranged By – Ian StanleyVocals [Operatic] – Marilyn Davis*Vocals [Vocal Styling] – Roland OrzabalWritten-By – Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	6:54
B-Sides
CD1-9	The Big Chair Written-By – Christopher Merrick Hughes*, Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	3:21
CD1-10	Empire Building Written-By – Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	2:52
CD1-11	The Marauders Written-By – Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	4:16
CD1-12	Broken Revisited Written-By – Roland Orzabal	5:16
CD1-13	The Conflict Written-By – Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	4:05
CD1-14	The Working Hour (Piano Version) Written-By – Ian Stanley, Immanuel Elias*, Roland Orzabal	2:08
CD1-15	Pharaohs Written-By – Christopher Merrick Hughes*, Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	3:42
CD1-16	When In Love With A Blind Man Written-By – Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	2:23
CD1-17	Sea Song Written-By – Robert Wyatt	3:54
Edited Songs From The Big Chair
CD2-1	The Way You Are (Single Version) Written-By – Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, Immanuel Elias*, Roland Orzabal	4:57
CD2-2	Mothers Talk (Single Version)	3:55
CD2-3	Shout (Single Version)	6:01
CD2-4	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Single Version)	4:13
CD2-5	Head Over Heels (Remix)	4:17
CD2-6	I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)	4:42
CD2-7	Everybody Wants To Run The World	4:35
CD2-8	The Way You Are (Short Version)	4:22
CD2-9	Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix)	4:15
CD2-10	Shout (U.S. Single Version)	4:07
CD2-11	Everybody Wants To Run The World (Running Version) Written-By – Christopher Merrick Hughes*, Ian Stanley, Roland Orzabal	4:33
CD2-12	Head Over Heels (Radio Version)	4:17
CD2-13	Mothers Talk (Video Version)	4:47
CD2-14	Shout (Short Version)	4:48
CD2-15	Listen (Clean Intro)	6:52
CD2-16	Interview With Curt & Roland	7:38
Remixed Songs From The Big Chair
CD3-1	The Way You Are (Extended Version)	7:43
CD3-2	Mothers Talk (Extended Version)	6:17
CD3-3	Shout (Extended Remix Version)	7:42
CD3-4	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Extended Version)	5:41
CD3-5	Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Preacher Mix)	8:02
CD3-6	Mothers Talk (Beat Of The Drum Mix)	8:57
CD3-7	Shout (U.S. Remix)	8:01
CD3-8	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix)	6:02
CD3-9	Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix - Alternate)	4:13
CD3-10	Shout (Dub)	6:48
CD3-11	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Instrumental)	4:23
CD3-12	Shout (Acapella)	5:05
Unreleased Songs From The Big Chair
CD4-1	Head Over Heels (Richard Skinner Session)	4:16
CD4-2	The Working Hour (Richard Skinner Session)	6:08
CD4-3	Broken (Richard Skinner Session)	3:19
CD4-4	Mothers Talk (Live At Massey Hall)	4:05
CD4-5	Broken / Head Over Heels (Live At Massey Hall)	7:32
CD4-6	Memories Fade (Live At Massey Hall)	5:11
CD4-7	The Working Hour (Live At Massey Hall)	6:52
CD4-8	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Live At Massey Hall)	4:19
CD4-9	Shout (Live At Massey Hall)	7:49
CD4-10	Mothers Talk (Early Mix Instrumental)	4:40
CD4-11	The Way You Are (Early Mix)	4:25
CD4-12	Broken (Early Mix)	5:39
CD4-13	Shout (Early Mix)	5:09
CD4-14	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Alternate Single Version)	4:22
5.1 Songs From The Big Chair
5.1 Mix And 2014 Stereo Mix
DVD1-1	Shout	6:36
DVD1-2	The Working Hour	6:34
DVD1-3	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	4:12
DVD1-4	Mothers Talk	5:07
DVD1-5	I Believe	4:56
DVD1-6	Broken	2:40
DVD1-7	Head Over Heels	4:54
DVD1-8	Listen	6:58
Original Mix
DVD1-9	Shout	6:33
DVD1-10	The Working Hour	6:30
DVD1-11	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	4:11
DVD1-12	Mothers Talk	5:07
DVD1-13	I Believe	4:52
DVD1-14	Broken	2:42
DVD1-15	Head Over Heels	5:01
DVD1-16	Listen	6:56
Scenes From The Big Chair
DVD2-1	"Scenes From The Big Chair" Documentary	1:14:46
DVD2-2	Interview With Producer Chris Hughes	34:57
Promotional Videos
DVD2-3	The Way You Are	3:57
DVD2-4	Mothers Talk (UK Alternate Version)	4:00
DVD2-5	Mothers Talk	4:14
DVD2-6	Shout	6:26
DVD2-7	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	4:53
DVD2-8	Head Over Heels	4:26
DVD2-9	I Believe	4:51
DVD2-10	Mothers Talk (U.S. Version)	4:52
DVD2-11	Everybody Wants To Run The World	4:35
BBC TV Appearances
DVD2-12	The Way You Are (TOTP 22.12.83)	4:06
DVD2-13	Mothers Talk (TOTP 16.08.84)	3:41
DVD2-14	Mothers Talk (TOTP 30.08.84)	3:50
DVD2-15	Shout (TOTP 03.01.85)	4:16
DVD2-16	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Wogan 13.03.85)	3:54
DVD2-17	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (TOTP 03.85)	3:35
DVD2-18	Everybody Wants To Rule The World (TOTP 04.85)	3:45
DVD2-19	The Working Hour (Wogan 11.12.85)	3:39

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Mercury Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – GZ Media – A91632
• Pressed By – GZ Media – A91633
• Pressed By – GZ Media – A91625
• Pressed By – GZ Media – A91623
• Pressed By – Arvato – 55935229
• Pressed By – Arvato – 55935228
• Pressed By – GZ Media – A92302
• Pressed By – GZ Media – A92303

Credits

• Artwork – Cürt Evans
• Authoring [DVD Authoring], Film Technician [Video Restoration] – Neil Wilkes
• Bass, Vocals – Curt Smith
• Coordinator – Steve Hammonds
• Drums – Manny Elias
• Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Roland Orzabal
• Interviewer, Sleeve Notes – Paul Sinclair
• Keyboards – Ian Stanley
• Mastered By – Andrew Walter
• Remix [2014 Stereo And 5.1 Surround Sound] – Steven Wilson

Notes

This compilation ℗ 2014 Mercury Records Limited © 2014 Mercury Records Limited
A Universal Music Group release.

Each CD/DVD is contained in a gatefold cardsleeve.

New copies come shrinkwrapped with a metallic gold front sticker stating (erroneously - because it's 4xCD, 2xDVD):
"Includes
5CD's, newly remastered including B-sides & BBC sessions
DVD 'Scenes from The Big Chair' with TV appearances and promotional videos
Replica Tour Programme
Booklet with rare photos and new interviews with Roland & Curt"

Disc Five specifications:
- DVD-Video layer features 2014 Stereo Mix and Original Stereo Mix in PCM (24bit / 96KHz), and 5.1 Mix in DTS 96/24 (1509kbps) and Dolby Digital (448kbps)
- DVD-Audio layer features 2014 Stereo Mix, Original Stereo Mix and 5.1 Mix in Advanced Resolution (24bit / 96KHz)

Track CD1-9 was the B-side to Shout and also included as a bonus track on the limited edition cassette version of Songs From The Big Chair in the UK.
Track CD1-10 was the B-side to Mothers Talk and also included as a bonus track on the limited edition cassette version of Songs From The Big Chair in the UK.
Track CD1-11 was the B-side to non-album single The Way You Are and also included as a bonus track on the limited edition cassette version of Songs From The Big Chair in the UK.
Track CD1-12 was included as a bonus track on the limited edition cassette version of Songs From The Big Chair in the UK.
Track CD1-13 was the B-side to Change and also included as a bonus track on the limited edition cassette version of Songs From The Big Chair in the UK.
Track CD1-14 was included as a bonus track on the limited edition cassette version of Songs From The Big Chair in the UK.
Track CD1-15 was the B-side to Everybody Wants To Rule The World.
Track CD1-16 was the B-side to Head Over Heels.
Track CD1-17 was the B-side to I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) in the UK and to the re-recorded version of Mothers Talk in the US.

Track CD2-1 was the A-side of The Way You Are and was first featured on an album/compilation when it was included on the Saturnine Martial & Lunatic compilation.
Track CD2-2 was the single edit of Mothers Talk.
Track CD2-3 was the A-side of Shout.
Track CD2-4 was the single version of Everybody Wants To Rule The World.
Track CD2-5 was the remixed A-side of Head Over Heels.
Track CD2-6 was the A-side of I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) and features a new vocal and live instrumentation (taken from the Massey Hall performance).
Track CD2-7 was the A-side of Everybody Wants To Run The World.
Track CD2-8 was the DJ edit of the UK promo seven-inch single of The Way You Are.
Track CD2-9 was the A-side of Mothers Talk and only released in Canada and the US.
Track CD2-10 was the A-side of Shout in the US.
Track CD2-11 was the B-side of Everybody Wants To Run The World.
Track CD2-12 was the A-side of the promotional seven-inch single Head Over Heels.
Track CD2-14 was the A-side of Shout (シャウト) on seven-inch in Japan and Germany.
Track CD2-15 was the B-side of Famous Last Words on cd and vinyl.
Track CD2-16 was the B-side of Everybody Wants To Rule The World on seven-inch double pack.

Track CD3-1 was the A-side of the The Way You Are 12" and originally received a cd debut as a bonus track on the 1999 reissue of The Hurting.
Track CD3-2 was the A-side of the Mothers Talk (Extended Version) 12".
Track CD3-3 was the A-side of the Shout (Remix Version) 12".
Track CD3-4 was the A-side of the Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Extended Version) 12".
Track CD3-5 was the A-side of the Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Preacher Mix) 12".
Track CD3-6 was the A-side of the second Mothers Talk (Beat Of The Drum Mix) 12" in the UK and on the Mothers Talk (Beat Of The Drum Mix) in the US.
Track CD3-7 was a B-side of the I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) 12" in the UK and the A-side of the Shout in the US.
Track CD3-8 was a B-side of the Everybody Wants To Rule The World seven-inch double-pack and the A-side of the second Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix) 12".
Track CD3-9 was first featured as track 2-07 of the 2cd deluxe reissue of Songs From The Big Chair in 2005.
Track CD3-10 was a B-side of the I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) in the UK and on the Shout 12" promo in the US.
Track CD3-11 was the B-side of the second Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix) in the UK.
Track CD3-12 was a B-side to the Shout 12" promo in the US.

Tracks CD4-1 to CD4-3 were recorded for the Richard Skinner show on 7 July 1984.
Tracks CD4-4 to CD4-9 were recorded over four nights at Toronto's Massey Hall at the end of May 1985. Three tracks from the 30 May concert (CD4-5, CD4-6 and CD4-8) were issued on the Live At Massey Hall Canadian 12" promo.
Track CD4-14 was marked as "alt 7" with brass" in the Tears For Fears tape archive and is previously unreleased.

The main info booklet contains a few non-material typos. The durations listed therein are mostly off by up to a few seconds (longer), and the durations for CD2-10 & CD2-14 are erroneously reversed. CD1-7 segues into "Broken (Live)", but this isn't listed (except for in the booklet).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Box Text): 6 02537 94991 5
• Barcode (Box Scanned): 602537949915
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): A91632 00602537949847
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 5J97
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): A91633 00602537949854
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 5J44
• Matrix / Runout (CD3): A91625 00602537949878
• Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 5J44
• Matrix / Runout (CD4): A91623 00602537949885
• Mastering SID Code (CD4): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (CD4): IFPI 5J44
• Matrix / Runout (DVD1 - Layer 1): arvato 55935229/00602537949892 DO 21
• Matrix / Runout (DVD1 - Layer 2): arvato 55935228/00602537949892 D 22
• Mastering SID Code (DVD1): IFPI LP73
• Mould SID Code (DVD1): IFPI 07T4
• Matrix / Runout (DVD2 - Layer 1): A92302 00602537949908
• Matrix / Runout (DVD2 - Layer 2): A92303 00602537949908
• Mastering SID Code (DVD2): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (DVD2): IFPI 5J76
• Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MERH 58	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	MERH 58	UK	1985
VOG4-1-3353	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(Cass, Album)	Vertigo	VOG4-1-3353	Canada	1985
824 300-2	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Mercury, Phonogram	824 300-2	Germany	Unknown
67251	Tears For Fears	Canciones De La Gran Silla = Songs From The Big Chair ‎(Cass, Album)	PolyGram	67251	Argentina	1985
UICY-25075	Tears For Fears	Songs From The Big Chair ‎(CD, Album, RE, SHM)	Mercury	UICY-25075	Japan	2011

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