#52 in the SDE Surround Series: Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair blu-ray audio

EXCLUSIVE TO THE SDE SHOP • REGION-FREE BLU-RAY AUDIO • STEVEN WILSON DOLBY ATMOS MIX • STEVEN WILSON 5.1 MIX • INSTRUMENTAL MIXES • BONUS 12-INCH MIXES • #52 IN THE SDE SURROUND SERIES • PRE-ORDER - RELEASE DATE: 14 NOVEMBER 204

Tears For Fears' 1985 album Songs From The Big Chair is being reissued as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio featuring a wealth of content, including a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix by Steven Wilson along with updated 5.1 and Stereo Mixes, also by Wilson.

The band's second album topped the charts in the US and features two American number one singles in 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' and 'Shout'. Another single, 'Head Over Heals', reached No 3 in the US.

As well as creating a new Dolby Atmos Mix, Steven Wilson has revisited his 5.1 Surround and Stereo Mixes that were created in 2014, for the anniversary box set issued at the time. While Wilson stresses that he's still proud of those mixes, he says that "the intervening 11 years working in surround and immersive audio have given me a lot more experience, so I thought it would be interesting to revisit these mixes with fresh  ears. Both have consequently been revised for 2025, primarily in an attempt to be even more faithful to the 1985 album mix. This original mix for me is still definitive, but as a necessary step on the way to creating the 5.1 and Atmos mixes, the 2025 stereo remix is included here as an alternative".

The multi-track tapes for both parts of ‘Broken’ were missing in 2014 and are still missing, presumed lost. A decade ago, a pseudo 5.1 surround version of this song was created using software called Penteo to upmix from the stereo. This worked pretty well, but this time around more recent advances in the technology allowed Steven Wilson to split the original 1985 mix of ‘Broken’ into several individual ‘stems’ (vocals, guitar, bass, drums etc.), and using these he was able achieve a greater degree of spatial separation. Still not comparable with a genuine remix from the multitrack tapes, but at least providing more consistency with the rest of the remixed album.

All three Steven Wilson audio streams (Atmos, 5.1 & Stereo) are also available in instrumental form on the SDE exclusive blu-ray

Songs From The Big Chair stream summary:

• 2025 Steven Wilson Atmos Mix (48/24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix (96/24)
  
• 2025 Steven Wilson Hi-Res Stereo Mix (96/24)
  
• 2025 Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix – Instrumental (48/24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix – Instrumental (96/24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson Hi-Res Stereo Mix - Instrumental(96/24) 
• 1985 Original Hi-Res Stereo Mix (96/24)
• Bonus Remixes in Stereo (48/24)

Additionally, this Songs From The Big Chair blu-ray features 12 bonus tracks (stereo only) comprised of all the extended remixes issued in the UK of the various singles, including original and remix 12-inches for many singles, as well as the Extended Mix of non-album single 'The Way You Are', which was issued in the UK 15 months before the release of the Songs From The Big Chair.

The booklet in the blu-ray features track-by-track annotation from Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, producer Chris Hughes and A&R man Dave Bates, taken from my interviews in 2014 as well as a note from Steven Wilson on his approach to remixing the album in Dolby Atmos.

This Songs From The Big Chair blu-ray audio is #52 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will be released on 14 November 2025. It will be packaged similarly to previous editions and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.

Do not miss out. This product is a limited edition and has a 14 day pre-order window, which closes on 7 October 2024. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date.