Written by: Alex Green
It took four long years for Tears For Fears to follow up their massive commercial success and it was well worth the wait.
1989’s The Seeds Of Love was the chaser to the Bath duo’s breakthrough album Songs From The Big Chair and it was a worthy successor, not only hitting number one in the UK but topping charts across the globe.
A swirling platter of New Wave soul, Beatle-esque pop and jazzy psychedelia, the album featured guest performances by everyone from Phil Collins to Oleta Adams and spawned hits with the title track as well as “Advice For The Young At Heart” and “Woman In Chains.”
Hot on the heels of deluxe box-set collections of The Hurting and Songs From The Big Chair, Tears For Fears are set to release a five-disc reissue of The Seeds Of Love that is nothing short of a treasure trove for longtime fans.
The set will include the remastered album, b-sides, unreleased tracks, early demos, live rehearsal jams and never-before-heard unused mixes.
The collection is out October 9th.
Tears For Fears, The Seeds of Love — 4CD + Blu-ray
CD 1: The Seeds of Love
1. “Woman in Chains”
2. “Bad Man’s Song”
3. “Sowing the Seeds of Love”
4. “Advice for the Young at Heart”
5. “Standing on the Corner of the Third World”
6. “Swords and Knives”
7. “Year of The Knife”
8. “Famous Last Words”
CD 2: The Sun — Single Seeds/45s and B-sides
1. “Sowing the Seeds of Love” – Single Version
2. “Tears Roll Down” – B-Side Sowing the Seeds
3. “Woman in Chains” – Single Version
4. “Always in the Past” – B-Side Woman in Chains
5. “My Life in the Suicide Ranks” – B-Side Woman in Chains
6. “Woman in Chains” – Instrumental
7. “Advice for the Young at Heart” – Single Version
8. “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” – instrumental – B-Side Advice for The Young At Heart
9. “Music for Tables” – B-Side Advice for the Young at Heart
10. “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” – Mix One
11. “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” – Mix Two
12. “Sowing the Seeds of Love” – Radio Edit (promo)
13. “Woman in Chains” – US Radio Edit 1 (promo)
14. “Advice for The Young at Heart” – Italian Radio Edit (promo)
15. “Year of The Knife” – Canadian Edit (promo)
16. “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” – B-Side Advice for the Young at Heart
CD 3: The Moon — Radio Edits and Early Mixes
1. “The Year of the Knife (Overture)” – Unissued Orchestral Intro Piece
2. “Year of the Knife” – Early Mix
3. “Sowing the Seeds of Love” – Alternate Mix (previously unreleased)
4. “Tears Roll Down” – Alternate Mix (previously unreleased)
5. “The Year of The Knife” – Steve Chase 7″ Remix (previously unreleased)
6. “Badman’s Song” – Early Mix
7. “Advise for the Young At Heart” -Backing Track
8. “The Year of the Knife” – Previously Unreleased Mix
9. “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” – Mix One 7″ Edit (promo)
10. “Sowing the Seeds of Love” – Original Demo Early Mix
11. “Woman in Chains” – US Radio Edit 2
12. “Year of the Knife” – Canadian Edit (Instrumental)
13. “Famous Last Words” – French Radio Edit (promo)
14. “Woman in Chains” – Electric Piano Only
CD 4: The Wind — Demos, Diversions and Jams
1. “Rhythm of Life” – Demo
2. “Advice for the Young at Heart” – Demo
3. “Swords and Knives” – Demo
4. “Famous Last Words” – Demo
5. “Sowing the Seeds of Love” (Instrumental) – Demo
6. “Badman’s Song” – Langer Winstanley Sessions
7. “Woman in Chains” -Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
8. “Broken” – Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
9. “Rhythm of Life” – Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
10. “Badman’s Song” – Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
11. “Badman’s Song” (Reprise) – Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
12. “Standing on the Corner of the Third World” – Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
Blu-ray: Seeds of Love — The instrumentals/Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix
“Woman in Chains”
“Bad Man’s Song”
“Sowing the Seeds of Love”
“Advice for the Young at Heart”
“Standing on the Corner of the Third World”
“Swords and Knives”
“The Year of the Knife”
“Famous Last Words”
Andrew Waters 2015 Mix
“Woman in Chains”
“Bad Man’s Song”
“Sowing the Seeds of Love”
“Advice for the Young at Heart”
“Standing on the Corner of the Third World”
“Swords and Knives”
“The Year of the Knife”
“Famous Last Words”
1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)
“Woman in Chains”
“Bad Man’s Song”
“Sowing the Seeds of Love”
“Advice for the Young at Heart”
“Standing on the Corner of the Third World”
“Swords and Knives”
“The Year of the Knife”
“Famous Last Words”
