NewsTears For Fears / The Seeds of Love reissue featuring SDE blu-ray
#73 in the SDE Surround Series
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Tears For Fears 1989 album The Seeds of Love will be reissued in October across a number of formats including as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio.
The recording sessions for the band’s third and final album in the ’80s (the last with Curt Smith until 2004’s Everybody Loves A Happy Ending) were a famously protracted affair, taking four years to complete at a reputed cost of £1m. Perfectionism was the name of the game, along with a passion for more organic sessions, which saw a switch from electronics to ‘real instruments’, the addition of world-class session musicians (Manu Katche, Pino Palladino etc), and Kansas-based singer Oleta Adams.
This all worked to stunning effect on the complex, Beatles-y lead single ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love‘ which reached the top 5 both sides of the Atlantic and on the singles ‘Woman in Chains‘ and the fan (and band) favourite ‘Badman’s Song‘. Other highlights include the breezy Steely Dan-esque ‘Advice For The Young At Heart‘ (the third single) and the driving ‘Year of the Knife‘.
This Seeds of Love blu-ray disc features a brand new Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix, an updated 5.1 mix (not the same as the one in the 2020 box set) and for the first time Steven Wilson’s stereo mix is commercially released (this was first created in 2020 and updated in 2023).
Additionally, the blu-ray includes an unreleased 2023 Miles Showell stereo remaster of The Seeds of Love (prepared for a half-speed vinyl pressing whch is part of this campaign), full instrumental versions in Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo and what Roland Orzabal called the “magical” Townhouse Live Jam Sessions from the long out-of-print box set, which include Roland singing ‘Rhythm of Life‘, a song he wrote with Nicky Holland but was never officially released by Tears For Fears (they gave it to Oleta Adams)..
The Seeds of Love audio streams on the blu-ray (all audio is 48 kHz / 24 bit)
- The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
- The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix
- The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Stereo Mix
- The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Instrumental Atmos Mix
- The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Instrumental 5.1 Mix
- The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Instrumental Stereo Mix
- The Seeds of Love – Miles Showell 2023 Remaster
The stereo only bonus tracks from the Townhouse Live Jam Sessions are as follows (all audio 48 kHz / 24 bit)
- Woman in Chains 7:08
- Broken 1:35
- Rhythm of Life 3:11
- Badman’s Song 8:19
- Badman’s Song (reprise) 2:08
- Standing on the Corner of the Third World 9:10
Other Seeds of Love formats in this reissue campaign include
- 3CD deluxe featuring discs 1-3 from the 2020 box set
- 2LP blue marbled vinyl edition with LP2 featuring B-sides & Demos
- Half-speed mastered black vinyl LP
- Steven Wilson Mix on D2C coloured vinyl
The Seeds of Love (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #73 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and the fifth collaboration between SDE, Tears For Fears and Universal Music (The Tipping Point, The Hurting, Songs For A Nervous Planet & Songs From The Big Chair are the other four).
The Seeds of Love SDE exclusive blu-ray will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
The SDE blu-ray audio is TIME LIMITED release; the pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 9 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. We have a very limited bundle of the 2LP blue vinyl and blu-ray available, while stocks last.
The Seeds of Love is released on 16 October 2026, via UMR/Mercury. Order exclusively from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below. Dire Straits On Every Street, Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure and The Family Silver’s Electric Blend are other SDE exclusives all still within their pre-order window (Roxy ENDS TOMORROW!).
Other blu-rays available for pre-order from the SDE shop include The Beatles Rubber Soul, Phil Collins’ Face Value and Sigur Rós’ Takk.
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Tracklisting
The Seeds of Love Tears For Fears / SDE exclusive blu-ray
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In the following audio streams: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo, Instrumental Atmos, Instrumental 5.1, Instrumental Stereo, 1989 Stereo Mix (2023 remaster)
- Woman In Chains: 6:31
- Badman’s Song: 8:32
- Sowing The Seeds Of Love: 6:19
- Advice For The Young At Heart: 4:50
- Standing On The Corner Of The Third World: 5:33
- Swords And Knives: 6:12
- Year Of The Knife: 7:08
- Famous Last Words: 4:26
STEREO ONLY BONUS TRACKS
Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
- Woman in Chains 7.08
- Broken 1.35
- Rhythm of Life 3.11
- Badman’s Song 8.19
- Badman’s Song (reprise) 2.08
- Standing on the Corner of the Third World 9.10
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72 Dire Straits / On Every Street – still available
71 Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure – still available
70 The Family Silver / Electric Blend – still available
69 Suede / Coming Up
68 Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time
67 Tina Turner / Private Dancer
66 Producers / Made in Basing Street
65 Thin Lizzy (1971 debut)
64 Bryan Ferry / Taxi
63 Bryan Ferry / Bête Noire
62 Roxy Music / Flesh + Blood
61 Tori Amos / In Times Of Dragons
60 Heaven 17 / The Luxury Gap
59 Heaven 17 / Penthouse and Pavement
58 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris / All The Roadrunning
57 The Who / Quadrophenia
56 George Michael / Faith
55 Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls
54 Thin Lizzy / Nightlife
53 Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) / The Raw & The Cooked
52 Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair
51 Propaganda / A Secret Wish
50 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome
49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
48 The Who / Who Are You
47 The Human League / Dare
46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2
45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia
44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever
43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising
42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives
41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge
40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror
39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?
38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms
37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves
36 Roxy Music / Avalon
35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves
34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective
33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain
32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream
31 Elton John / Diamonds
30 The Who / Who’s Next
29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap
28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet
27 Thin Lizzy / 1976
26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent
25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines
24 Ultravox / Lament
23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs
22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much
21 Keane / Hopes and Fears
20 Wham! / Make It Big
19 Wham! / Fantastic
18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River
17 Paul Young / No Parlez
16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos
15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern
13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe
13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre
12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love
11 Suede / Suede
10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells
9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting
8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)
7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time
6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George
6. Orbital / Optical Delusion
5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore
4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours
3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven
2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange
1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point
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