Tears For Fears

Tears for Fears' mark the fortieth anniversary of Songs from the Big Chair with this grey marble effect reissue of the album, limited to 1,000 copies and hand-numbered to order. The album marks the progression towards emotional healing, a particularly bold sort of catharsis culled from Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's shared attraction to primal scream therapy. The album also heralded a dramatic maturation in the band's music, away from the synth-pop brand with which it was unjustly seared following the debut, and towards a complex, enveloping pop sophistication.