| Release Date | 09/06/2023 |
| Format | LP Half Speed Master |
| Label | EMI |
| Catalogue Number | ARHSLP011 |
Tears for Fears debut album The Hurting was released on 7 March 1983, and peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week of release. The album reached Platinum status in January 1985. The album contains Tears for Fears’ first three hit singles – “Mad World”, “Change”, and “Pale Shelter” – all of which reached the top five in the UK.
This half speed was engineered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using a half-speed mastering technique which produces a superior vinyl cut.
Tracklist
The Hurting
Mad World
Pale Shelter
Ideas as Opiates
Memories Fade
Suffer the Children
Watch Me Bleed
Change
The Prisoner
Start of The Breakdown