Tears For Fears – The Hurting

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Label:	Mercury – mers 17
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
Released:	1983
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	New Wave

Tracklist

A1	The Hurting	4:15
A2	Mad World	3:30
A3	Pale Shelter	4:24
A4	Ideas As Opiates	3:46
A5	Memories Fade	5:04
B1	Suffer The Children Vocals [Child] – Caroline Orzabal	3:49
B2	Watch Me Bleed	4:14
B3	Change	4:10
B4	The Prisoner	2:54
B5	Start Of The Breakdown	4:56

Companies, etc.

Marketed By – Phonogram GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Tears Music (2)
Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
Pressed By – PRS Hannover

Credits

A&R [A+R Co-Ordination] – David Bates
Drums, Programmed By [Rhythm] – Manny Elias
Guitar [Palmer Picking] – Phil Palmer
Guitar, Keyboards, Programmed By [Rhythm] – Roland Orzabal
Photography By [Front Cover] – Ashworth*
Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Davies*
Producer, Featuring [Jazz High, Dynamic Toggle] – Ross Cullum
Producer, Programmed By [Rhythm], Percussion [Tuned], Conductor – Chris Hughes
Programmed By [Keyboard], Computer – Ian Stanley
Saxophone – Mel Collins
Songwriter [All Songs By] – Roland Orzabal
Vocals – Roland* (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B5)
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards – Curt Smith

Notes

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics, photo and credits.

Original Sound Recording made by Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd.

All lyrics Copyright Control

Publ. by Tears Music
Digital Mastering

Made in West-

Herausgeber:
Phonogram GmbH
Hamburg

Printed in West

Note that the credit for cover photo (Davies And Starr

A very similar release without barcode and without printed inner sleeves can be found here: The Hurting

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 42281 10391 9
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 0268
Distribution Code (Boxed): Q
Matrix / Runout (Label A): AA 811 039-1.1Y
Matrix / Runout (Label B): AA 811 039-1.2Y
Matrix / Runout (Runout groove A, variant 1): 811 039 - 1 1Y | 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout groove B, variant 1): 811 039 - 1 2Y | 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout groove A, variant 2): 811 039 - 1 1 Y 320 1 D
Matrix / Runout (Runout groove B, variant 2): 811 039 - 1 2 Y 320 E 1 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout groove A, variant 3): 811 039 - 1 1 Y 320 1 U
Matrix / Runout (Runout groove B, variant 3): 811 039 -1 2 Y 320 V 1 A
Other (No ink stamp on back cover): PRS Hannover

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo, 72 - PRC-Richmond Pressing)	Mercury	811 039-1 M-1, 422 811 039-1 M-1	US	1983
Recently Edited	The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	mers 17, 811 039-1, MERS 17	UK	1983
Recently Edited	The Hurting (Cassette, Album, Black PolyGram Shell, Chromium Dioxide)	Mercury	MERSC 17, 811 039-4	UK	1983
Recently Edited	The Hurting (Cassette, Album)	Mercury	811 039-4	Philippines	1983
	The Hurting (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	811 039-1	Europe	1983