Tears For Fears – The Seeds Of Love
Tracklist
| A1 | Woman In Chains | 6:30 | |
| A2 | Ban's Song | 8:32 | |
| A3 | Sowing The Seeds Of Love | 6:16 | |
| A4 | Advice For The Young At Heart | 4:52 | |
| B1 | Standing On The Corner Of The Third World | 5:30 | |
| B2 | Swords And Knives | 6:14 | |
| B3 | Year Of The Knife | 7:06 | |
| B4 | Famous Last Words | 4:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
- Copyright © – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – 10 Music Ltd.
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Art Direction – David Scheinmann
- Artwork – Stylorouge
- Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles (tracks: A2, B1, B3)
- Bass – Pino Palladino (tracks: A2)
- Drums – Simon Phillips
- Engineer – Steve Chase*
- Engineer [Additional] – Lee Curle
- Engineer [Engineered By] – David Bascombe
- Guitar – Roland Orzabal
- Guitar [Arpeggio] – Neil Taylor (tracks: A1)
- Harmonica – Peter Hope-Evans* (tracks: B1)
- Keyboards – Simon Clark
- Keyboards [Kurtzweil Strings] – Nicky Holland (tracks: B4)
- Lead Guitar – Robbie McIntosh (tracks: A2, B3)
- Mixed By – David Bascombe (tracks: B3)
- Oboe – Kate St. John (tracks: B2)
- Orchestrated By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Richard Niles (tracks: A3)
- Organ [Hammond] – Simon Clark (tracks: A2, A3 to B1, B3)
- Percussion – Carole Steele* (tracks: A2, B1)
- Photography By – David Scheinmann
- Photography By [Of Oleta Adams] – J. Katz*
- Piano – Oleta Adams (tracks: A2, B1)
- Producer [Produced By] – TFF*
- Rhythm Guitar – Neil Taylor (tracks: B3)
- Saxophone – Kate St. John (tracks: B2)
- Slide Guitar – Robbie McIntosh (tracks: A2)
- Synthesizer – Simon Clark (tracks: A2)
- Trumpet – Jon Hassell (tracks: B1, B4)
- Vocals [Female Vocal] – Tessa Niles (tracks: B2)
- Vocals [Vocal] – Oleta Adams (tracks: A2)
- Written-By – Orzabal*
Notes
Issued in a standard cardboard sleeve with a glossy finish. Includes a paper inner sleeve featuring artwork, lyrics and credits.
Identical version with thumb notched inner sleeve The Seeds Of Love
Some copies feature a red or pink circular hype sticker with the following text: "tears for fears includes sowing the seeds of love woman in chains 838 730 1".
Track A2 appears as "Bad Man's Song" on the centre label only. The lyrics are subtitled "(To the boys back in 628 - all is forgiven)".
Runouts are partly stamped and partly etched.
[Back Cover:]
Mixed in 'SuperBascombeVision'
℗ 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
© 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)
[Inner sleeve:]
Phil Collins appears courtesy of Virgin, W.E.A. and Atlantic Records
Jon Hassell appears courtesy of Opal Management Ltd
Tears For Fears would like to thank ... Julian Lavender ... Oleta ... Nicky Holland ... Chris Hughes and Ian Stanley ... David Bates ... David Bascombe.
Curt would personally like to thank s, Steve and Booney, Theo and Louise, Paul and Heather, Dave and Mary ...
Roland would personally like to thank Sue, Hansjorg and all at L.A.P.P, Caroline, family and friends.
Identical version with thumb notched inner sleeve The Seeds Of Love
Some copies feature a red or pink circular hype sticker with the following text: "tears for fears includes sowing the seeds of love woman in chains 838 730 1".
Track A2 appears as "Bad Man's Song" on the centre label only. The lyrics are subtitled "(To the boys back in 628 - all is forgiven)".
Runouts are partly stamped and partly etched.
[Back Cover:]
Mixed in 'SuperBascombeVision'
℗ 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
© 1989 Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (London)
[Inner sleeve:]
Phil Collins appears courtesy of Virgin, W.E.A. and Atlantic Records
Jon Hassell appears courtesy of Opal Management Ltd
Tears For Fears would like to thank ... Julian Lavender ... Oleta ... Nicky Holland ... Chris Hughes and Ian Stanley ... David Bates ... David Bascombe.
Curt would personally like to thank s, Steve and Booney, Theo and Louise, Paul and Heather, Dave and Mary ...
Roland would personally like to thank Sue, Hansjorg and all at L.A.P.P, Caroline, family and friends.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0 42283 87301 8
- Barcode: 042283873018
- Label Code: LC 0211
- Price Code (Boxed in separately): PG 281
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 8387301 A-3U-1-1 TEARS FOR FEARS A3 MASTERDISK DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 8387301 B-3U-1-1 TEARS FOR FEARS B3 MASTERDISK DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 8387301 A-3U-1-1 TEARS FOR FEARS-A3 MASTERDISK DMM D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 8387301 B-4U-1-1 TEARS FOR FEARS-B-INTL MASTERDISK DMM D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 8387301 A-3U-1-1 TEARS FOR FEARS A3 MASTERDISK DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 8387301 B-5U-1-1 TEARS FOR FEARS-B-INTERNATL MASTERDISK DMM D
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- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): 8387301 B-5U-1- D TEARS FOR FEARS-B-INTERNATL MASTERDISK DMM
Other Versions (5 of 133)
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| The Seeds Of Love (CD, Album, PDO Pressing) | Fontana | 838 730-2 | US | 1989 | |||
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The Seeds Of Love (Cassette, Album) | Fontana | 838 730-4 | UK | 1989 | ||
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The Seeds Of Love (CD, Album, Mirrored Hub Outer Ring) | Fontana | 838 730-2 | Europe | 1989 | ||
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The Seeds Of Love (LP, Album) | Fontana | 838 730-1 | Spain | 1989 | ||
| The Seeds Of Love (LP, Album, Stereo) | Phonogram | 838 730-1 | Europe | 1989 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I bought my copy on release as I enjoyed the first 2 albums so much. It’s taken me until now to appreciate side 2, always thought the tracks were superb on side one but just couldn’t get on with side 2; probably has something to do with being on the wrong side of 65 now and changing tastes in music.
I can only agree with other posts that this is a masterful recording, can’t fault it. -
Great album, well recorded and fantastic tracks. Track 1 is just awesome. This and songs from the big chair are a must for anyone’s collection.
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This album has been a favorite since it's release. It's not "Big Chair", but not meant to be. This one was always more of a grower. It takes repeated listens to truly appreciate, and once you do, there is no turning back.
"Woman in Chains" still brings a tear to my eye, and what a way to begin an album. So powerful--this was our first exposure to Oleta Adams, and the song soars because of it--and Phil Collins drumming.
Other highlights are the Title song (no need to elaborate on what's already been said), "Advice for the Young at Heart", "Swords & Knives", & "The Year of the Knife".
ohhh...and "Ban's Song".
A truly musically sophisticated album both in writing & production. TFF never sured this level of craftsmanship IMO. -
Edited one year agoThis is an amazing underrated album I’ve luckily owned since its original release back in 1989 and somehow sounds better now than it ever did. Coupled with the gorgeous artwork make this a must have as part of your collection. ‘Woman In Chains’ and ‘Band’s Song’ my personal favourites, with Oleta Adams adding her warm silky vocals to these tracks. -
If cutting to lacquer - or in this case, copper - is an art, this is the Masterpiece. Sounds cleaner and clearer than day, has a ton of dynamics and has zero distortion or other issues. Instead of shipping copies of the tapes for local cuttings in other countries, they decided to send copies of this very master disk. It’s THAT good.
I really don’t know who was the incredible GENIUS behind this work of art, but I am a fan of that guy. -
Got an early copy on here and was graded visually as NM but quite a poor pressing. Really uneven wax on track one both sides. There's also a strange whirring. Looks like I'll be getting a new pressing as this really does take away from a lovely looking LP. -
Surely must be due for a vinyl reissue? The 30th Anniversay was last year, but strangely they re issued The Hurting instead (which was still awesome). The 2012 MFSL issue is horrendously expensive to buy now. -
Found a copy of this release. I can't compare with other versions but the sound of this pressing is truly amazing. You won't be disappointed if you find one. -
I too think the production on this matches the musical content, both are world class. I think Oleta Adams performance is extraordinary on Woman In Chains, a true classic. Worth seeking out a good copy of this pressing. -
Maybe anyone knows - who was the original US mastering engineer at Masterdisk?
Who had cut this masterpiece??
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