Tears for Fears – The Hurting (Half Speed Master)

Label: Mercury / UMC – ARHSLP011
Format: LP, 180g Audiophile Vinyl, Half Speed Master, Remastered
Barcode: 0602577683114
Release Date: 9 June 2023
Genre: Synth-pop / New Wave
Total Audio Length: Approx. 00:41

Originally released in 1983, The Hurting was the debut album from Tears for Fears—an emotionally charged, synth-driven masterpiece that introduced the world to Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s introspective songwriting. Featuring the band’s first three UK Top 5 singles—“Mad World,” “Change,” and “Pale Shelter”—the album captured the angst and vulnerability of a generation.

This 40th anniversary edition is remastered at Abbey Road Studios using half-speed mastering by Miles Showell, pressed on 180 gram vinyl for superior fidelity. Housed in a deluxe sleeve with mock obi strip, it includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits, plus a gold foil-stamped mastering certificate.

Features:

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell
• Remastered audio from original tapes
• Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits
• Obi strip and mastering certificate with gold foil stamp
• Includes “Mad World”, “Change”, “Pale Shelter”
• Barcode: 0602577683114

Tracklist:

1. The Hurting
2. Mad World
3. Pale Shelter
4. Ideas as Opiates
5. Memories Fade
6. Suffer the Children
7. Watch Me Bleed
8. Change
9. The Prisoner
10. Start of the Breakdown