The Seeds of Love

'The Seeds of Love' is the acclaimed third studio album from Tears for Fears, originally released in September 1989. A commercial and critical success, it debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and achieved Platinum certification from the BPI within just three weeks. In the United States, the album reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and was also certified Platinum, while charting in the Top 10 across numerous countries worldwide. Featuring the classic singles 'Sowing the Seeds of Love', 'Woman in Chains', 'Advice for the Young at Heart', and 'Badman's Song', 'The Seeds of Love' remains one of the most celebrated and influential albums of the 1980s. This expansive 3CD edition features the original album alongside the essential B-sides, alternate mixes, and rare recordings from the era. Presented in a deluxe 3CD digipack, it features a booklet with interviews conducted by Super Deluxe Edition editor Paul Sinclair with members of the band and key contributors to the album.

Disc 1
1: Woman in Chains
2: Bad Man's Song
3: Sowing the Seeds of Love
4: Advice from 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

Disc 2
1: Sowing the Seeds of Love (7" Version)
2: Tears Roll Down
3: Woman in Chains (Single Version)
4: Always in the Past
5: My Life in the Suicide Ranks
6: Woman in Chains (Instrumental Version 2)
7: Advice for the Young at Heart (7" Version)
8: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Instrumental Version)
9: Music for Tables
10: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix One
11: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix Two
12: Sowing the Seeds of Love (US Radio Edit)
13: Woman in Chains (US Radio Edit)
14: Advice for the Young at Heart (Italian Radio Edit)
15: Year of the Knife (Canadian Single Version)
16: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

Disc 3
1: The Year of the Knife (Overture)
2: The Year of the Knife (Early Mix) [instrumental Version]
3: Sowing the Seeds of Love (Alternate Mix)
4: Tears Roll Down (Alternate Mix)
5: The Year of the Knife (Steve Chase 7" Remix)
6: Badman's Song (Early Mix)
7: Advice for the Young at Heart (Backing Track)
8: The Year of the Knife (Instrumental Version)
9: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Mix One) [7" Edit]
10: Sowing the Seeds of Love (Early Mix) [instrumental]
11: Woman in Chains (US Radio Edit 2)
12: Year of the Knife (Canadian Single Version) [instrumental]
13: Famous Last Words (French Radio Edit)
14: Woman in Chains (Reprise)

Number of Discs: 3

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