Tears For Fears
The Hurting
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1983 Original In Custom Inner Sleeve. Another conservitely graded gem! "The Hurting Would Have Been A Daring Debut For A Pop-Oriented Band In Any Era, But It Was An Unexpected Success In England In 1983, Mostly By Virtue Of Its Makers' Ability To Package An Unpleasant Subject — The Psychologically Wretched Family Histories Of Roland Orzabal And Curt Smith — In An Attractive And Sellable Musical Format.Decades Later, "Pale Shelter," "Ideas As Opiates," "Memories Fade," "Suffer The Children," "Watch Me Bleed," "Change," And "Start Of The Breakdown" Are Powerful Pieces Of Music, Beautifully Executed In An Almost Minimalist Style. "Memories Fade" Offers Emotional Resonances Reminiscent Of "Working Class Hero," While "Pale Shelter" Functions On A Wholly Different Level, An Exquisite Sonic Painting Sweeping The Listener Up In Layers Of Pulsing Synthesizers, Acoustic Guitar Arpeggios, And Sheets Of Electronic Sound (And Anticipating The Sonic Texture, If Not The Precise Sound Of Their International Breakthrough Pop Hit "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"). The Work Is Sometimes Uncomfortably Personal, But Musically Compelling Enough To Bring It Back Across The Decades.” All Music Guide – Bruce Eder