Tears For Fears / The Seeds of Love SDE exclusive blu-ray audio

Tears For Fears 1989 album The Seeds of Love is reissued as this SDE exclusive blu-ray audio in October.

The recording sessions for the band's third and final album in the '80s (and 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' and 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 third single, the breezy Steely Dan-esque 'Advice For The Young At Heart' 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 created in 2020 and updated in 2023).

Additionally, the blu-ray includes an as yet unreleased 2023 Miles Showell stereo remaster of The Seeds of Love, full instrumental versions of Wilson's Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo mixes and the "magical" (in Roland Orzabal's words) Townhouse Live Jam Sessions from the long out-of-print box set, including 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).. 

Seeds of Love audio streams on the blu-ray (all audio is 48 kHz / 24 bit)

• Steven Wilson Atmos Mix 
• Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix 
• Steven Wilson Stereo Mix 
• Steven Wilson Instrumental Atmos Mix 
• Steven Wilson Instrumental 5.1 Mix 
• Steven Wilson Instrumental Stereo Mix 
• Miles Showell 2023 Remaster 

The stereo only bonus tracks from the Townhouse Live Jam Sessions are as follows (all audio 48 kHz / 24 bit)

1. Woman in Chains 7:08
   
2. Broken 1:35
   
3. Rhythm of Life 3:11
   
4. Badman's Song 8:19
   
5. Badman's Song (reprise) 2:08
   
6. Standing on the Corner of the Third World 9:10

The Seeds of Love (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #73 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and 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. 

The Seeds of Love is released on 16 October 2026, via UMR.