Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair [Coke Bottle Clear]

Originally released February 25, 1985, Songs from the Big Chair transformed Tears For Fears from synth-pop upstarts into global icons, and this 40th anniversary indie exclusive pressing on coke bottle clear vinyl celebrates the album's enduring impact. The English duo's second studio album topped the US charts and spawned two number one Billboard Hot 100 hits with "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," while "Head over Heels," "Mothers Talk," and "I Believe" became successful international singles. Recorded in 1984, when Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal were determined to prove themselves beyond comparisons to Thompson Twins or Duran Duran, the album marked a significant departure from the dark, introspective synth-pop of their debut The Hurting, featuring more mainstream, guitar-based pop rock with sophisticated production values and diverse stylistic influences.

The eight-track album reveals an astonishing stylistic range: industrial music on "Shout," jazz ballads in "I Believe," new-age elements on "Listen," and '60s-style pop in "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." "Shout" became a central work during recording, with the band and producer Chris Hughes spending months perfecting the track. "The Working Hour" showcases the album's progressive rock influences, while the ballad "I Believe" demonstrates Smith and Orzabal's gift for emotionally resonant melodies. "Head over Heels" is now segued with "We Are Broken" due to their shared musical motif, creating one of the album's most memorable moments. The album's modes of expression, complex, finessed, and helplessly earnest, come through with such force they've influenced artists from Smashing Pumpkins and Arcade Fire to Kanye, Drake, and Nas.

This limited edition coke bottle clear vinyl pressing is available exclusively through independent record shops, housed in artwork faithful to the iconic 1985 release and featuring the original album remastered. The colored vinyl pressing adds visual appeal while maintaining the album's sonic clarity, capturing the meticulous production that blended MIDI programming and sampling techniques ahead of their time. Critics praised the album as an artistic tour de force that heralded dramatic maturation in the band's music toward complex, enveloping pop sophistication. This indie exclusive offers a fresh opportunity to experience one of the 1980s' defining albums in a unique colored vinyl format.

• Format: Coke Bottle Clear Colored Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," "Shout," "Head over Heels"
• Pressing details: 40th Anniversary Edition, Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition
• Genre/style: Synth-Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock
• UPC: 602478089701

This limited indie exclusive pressing honors four decades of Songs from the Big Chair, preserving its sophisticated production and timeless hooks on striking coke bottle clear vinyl.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Shout
2. The Working Hour
3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4. Mothers Talk

Side B:

1. I Believe
2. Broken
3. Head Over Heels
4. Listen