Scared To Get Happy: A Story Of Indie-pop '80-'89

Tracklisting

Disc 1

Side 1

• 1. REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT – The Wild Swans
• 2. GETTING NOWHERE FAST – Girls at Our Best!
• 3. SHOWING OFF TO IMPRESS THE GIRLS – Art Objects
• 4. (THERE’S ALWAYS) SOMETHING ON MY MIND – The Pale Fountains
• 5. THE MISSIONARY – Josef K
• 6. THE JET SET JUNTA – The Monochrome Set
• 7. DUMB MAGICIAN –Blue Orchids
• 8. DON’T COME BACK – The Marine Girls
• 9. CANDY SKIN –Fire Engines
• 10. AMBITION – TV21
• 11. EVERYTHING AND MORE – Dolly Mixture
• 12. PARAFFIN BRAIN – The Nightingales
• 13. ALL ABOUT YOU – Scars
• 14. IT’S A FINE DAY – Jane
• 15. I THINK I NEED HELP – The Farmers Boys
• 16. THINGS HAVE LEARNT TO WALK THAT OUGHT TO CRAWL – The Room
• 17. SUMMERDAYS – Weekend
• 18. LIONS IN MY OWN GARDEN (EXIT SOMEONE) – Prefab Sprout
• 19. NERVE PYLON – The Lines
• 20. FEELING DIZZY – Everything But The Girl
• 21. THE LOST AND THE LONELY – The Higsons
• 22. HUMAN FEATURES – Black
• 23. ROLL ON SUMMERTIME – The Daintees
• 24. HAPPY BIRTHDAY – The Bluebells
• 25. NORMAN AND NARCISSUS – Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike
• 26. A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (LIVE) – TV Personalities

Disc 2

• 1. THE SUN SHINES HERE – Hurrah!
• 2. IF SHE DOESN’T SMILE (IT’LL RAIN) – Fantastic Something
• 3. EVERYBODY’S PROBLEM – Pulp
• 4. DARK 7 – Strawberry Switchblade
• 5. STOP THE RAIN – The Suede Crocodiles
• 6. I'M USED NOW – Grab Grab The Haddock
• 7. SENSE SICKNESS – del Amitri
• 8. HONEY AT THE CORE – Friends Again
• 9. OBLIVIOUS – Aztec Camera
• 10. ARE YOU READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN (INDIE VERSION) – Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
• 11. KARDOMAH CAFÉ – The Cherry Boys
• 12. THIS BRILLIANT EVENING – In Embrace
• 13. DOLLY – Microdisney
• 14. PLENTY – The Woodentops
• 15. SOUTHERN MARK SMITH – The Jazz Butcher
• 16. WHERE THE TRAFFIC GOES – The Jasmine Minks
• 17. FOREVER – The Hit Parade
• 18. EVERY CONVERSATION – The June Brides
• 19. IN THE AFTERNOON – The Revolving Paint Dream
• 20. HYMN FROM A VILLAGE – James
• 21. JUST LIKE HONEY (DEMO OCT ‘84) – The Jesus & Mary Chain
• 22. THE CHOCOLATE ELEPHANT MAN – Biff Bang Pow!
• 23. TEMPLE OF CONVENIENCE – Yeah Yeah Noh
• 24. GOD BLESS – The Bodines
• 25. DEBRA – bIG fLAME
• 26. UP THE HILL AND DOWN THE SLOPE – The Loft

Disc 3

• 1. VELOCITY GIRL – Primal Scream
• 2. GO OUT AND GET ‘EM, BOY! – The Wedding Present
• 3. THRU THE FLOWERS – The Primitives
• 4. SAD – The BMX Bandits
• 5. ALL DAY LONG – The Shop Assistants
• 6. SOMETHING HAPPENS – The Mighty Lemon Drops
• 7. XX SEX (DEMO) – We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It
• 8. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE? – Mighty Mighty
• 9. QUITE CONTENT – The Soup Dragons
• 10. RED SLEEPING BEAUTY – McCarthy
• 11. MOTORCITY – Age Of Chance
• 12. COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY – The Chesterfields
• 13. CUT THE CAKE – The Wolfhounds
• 14. LOGGERHEADS – The Servants
• 15. DON’T WORRY (DEMO) – The Close Lobsters
• 16. SICK LITTLE GIRL – Pop Will Eat Itself
• 17. BIG PINK CAKE – Razorcuts
• 18. IT’S A GOOD THING – That Petrol Emotion
• 19. ALMOST PRAYED – The Weather Prophets
• 20. VOTE FOR LOVE – Jamie Wednesday
• 21. BEATNIK BOY – Talulah Gosh
• 22. SHE DAZZLED ME WITH BASIL – The Dentists
• 23. A GENTLE SOUND – The Railway Children
• 24. BABY BLUE MARINE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) – The Groove Farm
• 25. THE RAIN FELL DOWN – Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes
• 26. (WHATEVER HAPPENED TO) ALICE? – Rosemary’s Children
• 27. BALLOON SONG – 14 Iced Bears
• 28. A WONDERFUL DAY – The Wonder Stuff

Disc 4

• 1. SHINE ON – House Of Love
• 2. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU – The Shamen
• 3. THE ALBUMS OF JACK – The Bachelor Pad
• 4. ALBERT PARKER – Gol Gappas
• 5. LOVE IS BLUE – Hangman’s Beautiful Daughters
• 6. HEAVEN FORBID – Whirl
• 7. DELILAH SANDS – The Brilliant Corners
• 8. SHIMMER – The Flatmates
• 9. GRUESOME CASTLE – The Wake
• 10. ENGINE FAILURE – This Poison!
• 11. IF I SAID – The Darling Buds
• 12. TIDALWAVE – The Boy Hairdressers
• 13. SHE LOOKS RIGHT THROUGH ME – The Waltones
• 14. ROOM IN YOUR HEART – The Rosehips
• 15. LOVE RESISTANCE – Apple Boutique
• 16. TAKE YOUR TIME YEAH! – Laugh
• 17. SHE’S A NURSE BUT SHE'S ALRIGHT – The Raw Herbs
• 18. TOY – The Heart Throbs
• 19. TRANQUIL – The Clouds
• 20. YOU MAKE MY HEAD EXPLODE – The Groovy Little Numbers
• 21. MY FAVOURITE WET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON – The Siddeleys
• 22. TUG-BOAT LINE – Rumblefish
• 23. THE WORLD IS - The Hepburns
• 24. ONE OF THOSE THINGS – Bubblegum Splash
• 25. BE SMALL AGAIN – The Corn Dollies
• 26. LEE REMICK – The King Of Luxembourg
• 27. SON OF A GUN (DEMO) – The LA’s

Disc 5

• 1. THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD – The Stone Roses
• 2. KEEP THE CIRCLE AROUND – Inspiral Carpets
• 3. INDIEPOP AIN’T NOISE POLLUTION – The Pooh Sticks
• 4. SOLACE – The Sea Urchins
• 5. ONLY (A PRAWN IN WHITBY) – Cud
• 6. LANDSLIDE – The Popguns
• 7. ALL ABOARD THE LOVE-MOBILE – One Thousand Violins
• 8. I’M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL WHO DOESN’T KNOW I EXIST – Another Sunny Day
• 9. STRAWBERRY WINDOW – East Village
• 10. CHOIRBOYS GAS (HACK THE CASSOCK) – Bad Dream Fancy Dress
• 11. CIRCLE LINE – Rodney Allen
• 12. I’VE GOT A HABIT – The Orchids
• 13. SKIN STORM – Bradford
• 14. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? – The Charlottes
• 15. PICKING UP THE BITTER LITTLE PIECES – The Claim
• 16. DREAMABOUT – The Poppyheads
• 17. ADAM’S SONG (POUR FENELLA) – The Sun And The Moon
• 18. JESSE MAN RAE – The McTells
• 19. CECIL BEATON’S SCRAPBOOK – The Would-Be-Goods
• 20. SPEAK TO ME ROCHELLE – The Desert Wolves
• 21. DRY THE RAIN – The Rain
• 22. FOREVER HOLIDAY – Blow Up
• 23. SUBURBAN LOVE SONGS – The Fanatics
• 24. ROSES – The Milltown Brothers
• 25. SUN IS IN THE SKY – The Seers
• 26. PERFECT NEEDLE – The Telescopes
• 27. CATWEAZLE – The Boo Radleys