I Tears for Fears sono impegnati in questi giorni con il primo tour negli USA da tre anni a questa parte, ed hanno in serbo la pubblicazione di un nuovo album. Non solo, però: Roland Orzabal e Curt Smith hanno annunciato anche la ristampa di uno dei loro classici, Songs from the big chair, datato 1985.
Il disco arriverà nei negozi il 4 dicembre, in una edizione “super deluxe” contenente 4 CD e 2 DVD. All’interno, tra le altre cose, un bel po’ di inediti e un booklet con 32 pagine di foto. I brani si avvalgono di un missaggio 5.1 surround, curato da Steven Wilson dei Porcupine Tree. Costo complessivo, 85 dollari.
Songs from the big chair sarà comunque disponibile anche in edizione CD singolo, CD doppio e vinile da 180 grammi. Pubblicato in origine nel 1985, l’album rimane una delle vette artistiche e commerciali dei Tears for Fears: rimase alla prima posizione della classifica di Billboard per ben 5 settimane. Tra i singoli di maggior successo, Shout, Modern talk e Everybody wants to rule the world.
Ecco proprio il video di Shout:
La tracklist completa dell’edizione “super deluxe” di Songs from the big chair:
Disc One – Songs From The Big Chair
01. Shout : 6:31
02. The Working Hour : 6:29
03. Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 4:09
04. Mothers Talk : 5:04
05. I Believe : 4:54
06. Broken : 2:38
07. Head Over Heels : 5:02
08. Listen : 6:54
09. The Big Chair : 3:20
10. Empire Building : 2:41
11. The Marauders : 4:13
12. Broken Revisited : 5:15
13. The Conflict : 4:02
14. The Working Hour – Piano Version : 2:08
15. Pharaohs : 03:42
16. When In Love With A Blind Man : 2:22
17. Sea Song : 3:51
Disc Two:
Edited Songs From The Big Chair
01. The Way You Are : 4:49
02. Mothers Talk – Single Version : 3:53
03. Shout – Single Version : 5:58
04. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Single Version : 4:14
05. Head Over Heels – Remix : 4:15
06. I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) : 4:39
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 4:30
08. The Way You Are – Short Version : 4:21
09. Mothers Talk – U.S. Remix : 4:14
10. Shout – U.S. Single Version : 4:51
11. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Running Version : 4:30
12. Head Over Heels – Radio Version : 4.20
13. Mothers Talk – Video Version : 4:14
14. Shout – Short Version : 4:03
15. Listen – Clean Intro : 4:03
16. Interview with Curt & Roland : 7:35
Disc Three:
Remixed Songs From The Big Chair
01. The Way You Are – Extended Version : 7:37
02. Mothers Talk – Extended Version : 6:18
03. Shout – Extended Remix Version : 7:40
04. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Extended Version : 5:40
05. Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken – Preacher Mix : 8:00
06. Mothers Talk – Beat Of The Drum Mix : 8:54
07. Shout – U.S. Remix : 8:02
08. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Urban Mix : 6:06
09. Mothers Talk – U.S. Remix alternate : 4:12
10. Shout – Dub : 6:49
11. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Instrumental : 4:21
12. Shout – Acappella : 5:02
Disc Four:
Unreleased Songs From The Big Chair
01. Head Over Heels : 4:14 Richard Skinner Session
02. The Working Hour : 6:06 Richard Skinner Session
03. Broken : 3:19 Richard Skinner Session
04. Mothers Talk : 4:05 Live At Massey Hall
05. Broken / Head Over Heels : 5:01 Live At Massey Hall
06. Memories Fade : 6:50 Live At Massey Hall
07. The Working Hour : 7:31 Live At Massey Hall
08. Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 4:19 Live At Massey Hall
09. Shout : 7:50 Live At Massey Hall
10. Mothers Talk – Early Mix / Instrumental : 4:39
11. The Way You Are – Early Mix : 4:25
12. Broken – Early Mix : 5:38
13. Shout – Early Mix : 5:08
14. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Alternate Single Version : 4.20
Disc Six:
(DVD-A) 5.1 and Stereo mix
Shout : 6:32
The Working Hour : 6:31
Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 4:11
Mothers Talk : 5:10
I Believe : 4:54
Broken : 2:38
Head Over Heels : 5:20
Listen : 6:49
Disc Six:
(DVD-V)
01. Scenes From The Big Chair – Documentary : 1:14:43
02. Interview with Producer Chris Hughes : 35:00
03. The Way You Are – Music Video : 3:57
04. Mothers Talk – Alternative UK Video : 4:00
05. Mothers Talk – Music Video : 4.49
06. Shout – Music Video : 6:31
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Music Video : 4:52
08. HEAD OVER HEELS – Music Video : 4:26
09. I Believe – Music Video : 4:45
10. Mothers Talk – US Mix – Music Video : 4:52
11. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Music Video : 4:52
03. The Way You Are : 4:11 Top Of The Pops
04. Mothers Talk : 3:48 Top Of The Pops
05. Mothers Talk : 3:51 Top Of The Pops
06. Shout : 4:20 Top Of The Pops
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 4:08 Wogan
08. Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 3.35 Top Of The Pops
09. Everybody Wants To Rule The World : 3.45 Top Of The Pops
10. The Working Hour : 4:28 Wogan