This one is a little bittersweet: it’s a UK 12” single of Tears For Fears’ classic new wave track, “Change,” and as you can tell, it has seen better days. The vinyl is perfect, but that cover is really beaten up, right? The thing is, however, that the cover is really rare—it was released but then withdrawn from circulation and replaced with a different cover instead…but a few got out into the world anyway. One of those leaked copies managed to cross the Atlantic and somehow wind up in the archives of my college radio station, WRHU, where it was stickered, written on with both ballpoint (“AVOID” on the back next to “The Conflict”) and grease pencil (faint red line on front next to band name) and generally kicked around for years until it looked like this. Years later, large swaths of the station’s vinyl collection were thrown out into a dumpster to make room for CDs—and I saved this one from an untimely end. If you look online, they go for $300-400 on Discogs, but then again, those copies look a LOT better than this! Happy to own it, much less for free, and I certainly don’t plan to sell it, but it’s a shame that it’s so beat up. I think you might get $10 for it on a good day!

Probably my favorite concert memory or show of 2022! Tears for Fears was just phenomenal. There music resonates with great 80’s memories… @tearsforfearsmusic @rolandorzabalfanpage #tearsforfears #tearsforfearsmusic #rolandorzabal (at Ruoff Music Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTjZ9YuMC5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@tearsforfearsmusic and Garbage were excellent last night. The weather was perfect and the amphitheater was a perfect setting. #thetippingpoint #thetippingpointtour #tearsforfears #garbageband #shirleymanson #curtsmith #rolandorzabal #butchvig #sandiego #coronadoisland https://www.instagram.com/p/CeedTIpuP3T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears) . . . #rolandorzabal #tearsforfears #80s #80smusic #1980s #1980smusic #synthpop #newwave #ptos https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch8IV2bvmoW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So I went to go see Tears For Fears with my best friend @artbydreams and the highlight of my night is getting a drumstick from @jameswollam the Drummer of @tearsforfearsmusic himself! They played a amazing show tonight! One I’ll never ever forget. @garbage was great too! They even The World is Not Enough! Yes! The James Bond Theme from the 1999 film! This was an unforgettable night indeed! - #tearsforfears #tearsforfearsmusic #garbage #80s #90s #80smusic #90smusic #curtsmith #rolandorzabal #drumstick #everybodywantstoruletheworld #headoverheels #newwave #martymcfly #backtothefuture #thisisheavy #greatscott #cosplay #cosplayer #fatboycosplay #music #musician #drums (at Shoreline Amphitheatre At Mountain View) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeVdSYqLUn2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears - Hollywood Bowl; Los Angeles, CA (7-2-23). @tearsforfears @curtsmith #RolandOrzabal

Photo: Jeff Bliss

via @morgan0714 on insta: “Some Cool Cats came out to see Russell Brand tonight. Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal & Scott Caan! @russellbrand @tearsforfearsmusic @scottcaan #russellbrand #RolandOrzabal #scottcaan #tearsforfears”

Happy anniversary to Tears For Fears single, “Pale Shelter”. Released this week in 1983. (Originally released in 1982, and re-released yet again in 1985, as well). #tearsforfears #tff #curtsmith #rolandorzabal #paleshelter #thehurting

*Tears for Fears was one of my Fave bands when I was an angsty teen.

** Can someone please explain to me why I Haven’t painted a Gal swimming in a pool with an Alligator yet?!! I mean that idea is pretty much a Roxx Painting!!!

Happy Birthday. Today, Aug 22, 1961 – #RolandOrzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (#TearsforFears and #Graduate) was born.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Orzabal)

Tears For Fears’ “Mad World” was released 40 years ago today. Here’s the UK 12”, US Promo 12”, UK 7”, German 7” and US 7”.

Tears for Fears @tearsforfearsmusic #rolandorzabal #curtsmith (at Ruoff Music Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTj98AOy8t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hoy en la historia de la música https://ift.tt/nCfdQ6o (For English see below) 8 junio 1985 Por dos semanas seguidas, Tears For Fears acaparó la posición # 1, en la Billboard Hot 100 de los Estados Unidos, con: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – canción incluida en el álbum: “Songs From The Big Chair” (1985). En 1986, la canción ganó el premio al Mejor Sencillo en los Brit Awards. El miembro de la banda y coguionista Roland Orzabal argumentó que la canción merecía ganar el premio Ivor Novello International Hit of the Year, afirmando que el ganador: “19” de Paul Hardcastle, no era una canción real, sino solo un “collage de diálogo”. Comenta y dinos que quieres escuchar en @pontikradio y taguea a tus amigos. Escucha nuestra estación de radio 24/7 sin anuncios SALVA este POST para que puedas volver a leer esta info.⁠ Today in music history June 8, 1985 For two weeks in a row, Tears For Fears held the #1 position on the US Billboard Hot 100 with: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – song included on the album: “Songs From The Big Chair” (1985 ). In 1986, the song won Best Single at the Brit Awards. Band member and co-writer Roland Orzabal argued that the song deserved to win the Ivor Novello International Hit of the Year award, stating that the winner, Paul Hardcastle's "19," was not a real song, but just a "dialogue collage". Comment and tell us what you want to hear on @pontikradio and tag your friends. Listen to our radio station 24/7 without ads https://ift.tt/nCfdQ6o ⁠ ⁠SAVE this POST so you can read this info again. ⁠------ #pontikradio #hoyenlamusica #thisdayinmusic #todayinmusichistory #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #oldiesmusic⁠ #music #musica #retromusic #musictime #musiclegend #TearsForFears #EverybodyWantsToRuleTheWorld #Pharaohs #SongsFromTheBigChair #CurtSmith #RolandOrzabal #IanStanley #MannyElias #NeilTaylor #PhonogramRecords #MercuryRecords #VertigoRecords @TearsForFears #eighties #rocknews #popnews https://ift.tt/ckUKXvg

Tears for Fears . . . #tearsforfears #rolandorzabal #curtsmith #synthpop #80s #80smusic #1980s #1980smusic #newwave #ptos https://www.instagram.com/p/ChQCGy2JdtX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Roland Orzabal (left) and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears - Hollywood Bowl; Los Angeles, CA (7-2-23). @tearsforfears @curtsmith #RolandOrzabal

Photo: Jeff Bliss

which one is tears and which one is fears