TEARS FOR FEARS 'THE SEEDS OF LOVE' Deluxe 2LP Blue Marble Vinyl, Limited Edition

LABEL: Mercury
RELEASE DATE: 10/16/2026
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1989
VARIANT: Limited Edition, Deluxe Edition, Blue Marble Vinyl 2LP

Tears for Fears released The Seeds of Love in September 1989, and it went straight to No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Platinum certification from the BPI followed within three weeks. Stateside the record hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and also went platinum, with Top 10 placings in plenty of other countries. Three of the band's best-known singles live here: “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” “Woman in Chains” and “Advice for the Young at Heart.”

This Deluxe 2LP edition comes on special-effect blue marble vinyl, with the original album on the first disc and demos plus rare versions on the second. Several of those appear on vinyl for the very first time. The whole set sits in a single sleeve jacket with alternative artwork. Limited Edition.

TRACKLIST

- Side 1 -
1 Woman in Chains
2 Badman'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
- Side 2 -
1 Tears Roll Down
2 Always in the Past
3 My Life in the Suicide Ranks
4 Music for Tables
5 Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
6 Rhythm of Life [Demo]
7 Advice for the Young at Heart [Demo]
8 Swords and Knives [Demo]
9 Famous Last Words [Demo]
10 Sowing the Seeds of Love [Instrumental Demo]