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Tears for Fears — Songs from the Big Chair

Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears — album cover

Known pressings

48 distinct releases are catalogued for this album. Year, country, label and catalogue number are what identify a pressing — match all four before you buy.

YearCountryLabelCatalogue #Format
1985CAVertigo824 300-2CD
1985DEMercury Records824 300-1, 824 300-1Q12" Vinyl
1985DEMercury Records824 300-2CD
1985GBMercury Records824 300-2CD
1985GBMercury RecordsMERH 5812" Vinyl
1985NLPhonogram824 300-112" Vinyl
1985NLPhonogram824300-2CD
1985NZMercury Records824 300-4Cassette
1985USMercury Records422-824 300-1 M-1, 824 300-1 M-112" Vinyl — 22 - Allied Pressing
1985USMercury Records422-824 300-1 M-1, 824300-1Q12" Vinyl
1985USMercury Records824 300-2CD
1985USMercury Records824 300-4 M-1Cassette
1985XEMercury Records824 300-2CD — Made in West Germany, misprint
1992CAVertigo824 300-2CD
1994USMercury RecordsP2-24300CD
1998USMobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 730CD
1999USMercury Records314 558 106-2CD
1999XEMercury Records558 106-2CD
2006GBMercury Records, Universal Music Group983 073-9CD
2006USMercury RecordsB0006691-02CD — deluxe edition
2010JPMercury RecordsUICY-94430/1CD
2011JPMercury RecordsUICY-25075SHM-CD
2012USMobile Fidelity Sound LabMOFI 1-03312" Vinyl
2014—Universal UMC—Digital Media — super deluxe edition
2014—Mercury Records3795675CD
2014GBMercury Records0602537949922CD — deluxe edition
2014JPMercury RecordsUICY-40071SHM-CD
2014JPMercury RecordsUIGY-9559SHM-SACD (2 channels)
2014USMercury Records—Digital Media — deluxe, mastered for iTunes
2014US——Digital Media — mastered for iTunes
2014USMercury RecordsB0022094-02CD
2014XEMercury Records, Universal3794991CD — super deluxe edition
2014XEMercury Records, Universal Music Group379499512" Vinyl — reissue, 180g
2014XEUniversal3797356Blu-ray
2014XWUniversal UMC—Digital Media
2014XWMercury RecordsCMER 97356Blu-ray
2015USMercury Records—Digital Media — super deluxe version, mastered for iTunes
2015XWUniversal UMC—Digital Media — 24-Bit/96 kHz
2016JPMercury RecordsUIGY-15010SHM-SACD (2 channels)
2025XWMercury Records—Digital Media — Dolby Atmos mix
2025XWSuper Deluxe Edition, Universal Music Recordings4581273Blu-ray — SDE Surround Series 52
2025XWMercury Records7808977CD — 2025 deluxe edition
——Mercury Records824 300-2CD — made in France
—USMercury Records—Digital Media
—USMercury Records824 300-2CD — made in USA by PDO
—USMercury Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.824 300-2, D-143666CD — club edition
—XEMercury Records, Phonogram824 300-2CD — "Made in W. Germany by Polygram" on CD; "Printed in West Germany/Imprime an Allemagne Made in West Germany" booklet pg. 11
—XWUniversal UMC—Digital Media

What to hunt

Ten editions worth chasing for this album, from the original first pressing to promo and audiophile issues.