Tears For Fears – Mad World

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Label:	Mercury – idea 33
Format:	2 x Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country:	UK
Released:	1982
Genre:	Pop
Style:	New Wave

Tracklist

1-AA	Mad World Engineer – Ross Cullum Producer – Chris Hughes Written-By – R.Orzabal*	3:32
1-A	Mad World (World Remix) Engineer – Ross Cullum Producer – Chris Hughes Written-By – R.Orzabal*	3:30
2-A	Suffer The Children Producer – David Lord Written-By – R.Orzabal*	4:15
2-B	Ideas As Opiates Producer – Tears For Fears Written-By – R.Orzabal*	3:54

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Britannia Row Studios
Mixed At – Crescent Studios
Mixed At – Air Studios
Recorded At – Sleep Exchange
Mixed At – Sleep Exchange
Pressed By – Damont
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Published By – M & M Music

Credits

A&R – David Bates

Notes

Glossy gatefold sleeve. Some copies had a yellow hype sticker on the sleeve.
Pressed at Damont Audio Limited.

1-AA & 1-A: Recorded at Britannia Row & Mixed at Crescent & Air
2-A: Recorded & Mixed at Crescent
2-B: Recorded & Mixed at Sleep Exchange

℗ 1982 Phonogram Records (London)
M&M Music
Marketed by Phonogram

"Suffer The Children" is the original 12" remix version from Suffer The Children idea 12, but not noted as such on the label.
"Ideas As Opiates" is a different recording to the one on The Hurting.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side 1-AA, runout, hand etched): IDEA 33 AA DAMONT
Matrix / Runout (Side 1-A, runout, hand etched): IDEA 33 A DAMONT
Matrix / Runout (Side 2-A, runout, hand etched): IDEA 33 2A DAMONT
Matrix / Runout (Side 2-B, runout, hand etched): IDEA 33 2B DAMONT

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Mad World (12", Single, 45 RPM)	Mercury	idea 312	UK	1982
Recently Edited	Mad World (7", Single, 45 RPM, Gloss Card Picture Sleeve)	Mercury	idea 3, IDEA 3, 6059568	UK	1982
	Mad World (7", 45 RPM, Single)	Mercury	6059 568	Netherlands	1982
Recently Edited	Mad World (12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo)	Mercury	6400 677	Netherlands	1982
Recently Edited	Mad World (7", Single, 45 RPM)	Mercury	6059 568	Australia	1982