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

Artist:

Various Artists

Format:

Compact Disc (Audio)

No of Discs:

Availability:

Pre-Release

Release Date:

07-04-2023

Genres:

Indie

Label:

Cherry Red

Barcode:

5013929101005

Packaging:

Box Set

Catalog Number:

CRCDBOX10

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

Description

Inspired by the Nuggets compilations, the box set boasts 134 tracks spanning the 80's, drawn from all the key labels of the period Creation, Factory, Cherry Red, Rough Trade, Sarah, Subway Organisation, Zoo, Kitchenware, Pink, Chapter 22, In Tape, Medium Cool, Lazy, Dreamworld, 53rd & 3rd, Ron Johnson, el, Vindaloo, Red Rhino, Food, etc. Many of the bands later tasted mainstream success: Primal Scream, Aztec Camera, Stone Roses, Pulp, the Wonder Stuff, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, the Inspiral Carpets, the Soup Dragons, the Wedding Present, James, the La s, del Amitri, the Primitives, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Prefab Sprout, the Shamen, Cud, the Bluebells, Black, the House Of Love, Strawberry Switchblade, Pop Will Eat Itself, the Darling Buds, Fuzzbox, That Petrol Emotion, the Railway Children, Jamie Wednesday (as Carter USM), the Milltown Brothers and the Boo Radleys. The box set boasts a stylish 54-page booklet with a lengthy sleeve-note detailing each track and illustrations of the records and bands involved. A few tracks (Strawberry Switchblade, Soup Dragons, Bluebells, Close Lobsters, etc.) have never officially been released before. Many others are extremely rare and make their debut on CD.

Tracks

Name
REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT? The Wild Swans
GETTING NOWHERE FAST? Girls at Our Best!
SHOWING OFF TO IMPRESS THE GIRLS ? Art Objects
(THERE?S ALWAYS) SOMETHING ON MY MIND ? The Pale Fountains
THE MISSIONARY?Josef K
THE JET SET JUNTA ? The Monochrome Set
DUMB MAGICIAN ? Blue Orchids
DON?T COME BACK ? The Marine Girls
CANDY SKIN ?Fire Engines
AMBITION ? TV2
EVERYTHING AND MORE ? Dolly Mixture
PARAFFIN BRAIN ? The Nightingales
ALL ABOUT YOU ? Scars
IT?S A FINE DAY - Jane
I THINK I NEED HELP ? The Farmers Boys
THINGS HAVE LEARNT TO WALK THAT OUGHT TO CRAWL ? The Room
SUMMERDAYS - Weekend
LIONS IN MY OWN GARDEN (EXIT SOMEONE) ? Prefab Sprout
NERVE PYLON ? The Lines
FEELING DIZZY ? Everything But The Girl
THE LOST AND THE LONELY ? The Higsons
HUMAN FEATURES ? Black
ROLL ON SUMMERTIME ? The Daintees
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ? The Bluebells
NORMAN AND NARCISSUS ? Trixie?s Big Red Motorbike
A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (LIVE) ? TV Personalities
THE SUN SHINES HERE ? Hurrah!
IF SHE DOESN?T SMILE (IT?LL RAIN) ? Fantastic Something
EVERYBODY?S PROBLEM ? Pulp
DARK 7 ? Strawberry Switchblade
STOP THE RAIN ? The Suede Crocodiles
I'M USED NOW ? Grab Grab The Haddock
SENSE SICKNESS ? del Amitri
HONEY AT THE CORE ? Friends Again
OBLIVIOUS?AztecCamera
ARE YOU READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN (INDIEVERSION) - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
KARDOMAH CAFE? ? The Cherry Boys
THIS BRILLIANT EVENING ? In Embrace
DOLLY ? Microdisney
PLENTY ? The Woodentops
SOUTHERN MARK SMITH ? The Jazz Butcher
WHERE THE TRAFFIC GOES ? The Jasmine Minks
FOREVER ? The Hit Parade
EVERY CONVERSATION ? The June Brides
IN THE AFTERNOON ? The Revolving Paint Dream
HYMN FROM A VILLAGE ? James
JUST LIKE HONEY (DEMO OCT ?84) ? The Jesus & Mary Chain
THE CHOCOLATE ELEPHANT MAN ? Biff Bang Pow!
TEMPLE OF CONVENIENCE ? Yeah Yeah Noh
GOD BLESS ? The Bodines
DEBRA ? bIG fLAME
UP THE HILL AND DOWN THE SLOPE ? The Loft
VELOCITY GIRL ? Primal Scream
GO OUT AND GET ?EM, BOY! ? The Wedding Present
THRU THE FLOWERS ? The Primitives
SAD ? The BMX Bandits
ALL DAY LONG ? The Shop Assistants
SOMETHING HAPPENS ? The Mighty Lemon Drops
XX SEX (DEMO) ? We?ve Got A Fuzzbox And We?re Gonna Use It
IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE? ? Mighty Mighty
QUITE CONTENT ? The Soup Dragons
RED SLEEPING BEAUTY ? McCarthy
MOTORCITY ? Age Of Chance
COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY ? The Chesterfields
CUT THE CAKE ? The Wolfhounds
LOGGERHEADS ? The Servants
DON?T WORRY (DEMO) ? The Close Lobsters
SICK LITTLE GIRL ? Pop Will Eat Itself
BIG PINK CAKE ? Razorcuts
IT?S A GOOD THING ? That Petrol Emotion
ALMOST PRAYED ? The Weather Prophets
VOTE FOR LOVE ? Jamie Wednesday
BEATNIK BOY ? Talulah Gosh
SHE DAZZLED ME WITH BASIL ? The Dentists
A GENTLE SOUND ? The Railway Children
BABY BLUE MARINE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) ? The Groove Farm
THE RAIN FELL DOWN ? Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes
(WHATEVER HAPPENED TO) ALICE? ? Rosemary?s Children
BALLOON SONG ? 14 Iced Bears
A WONDERFUL DAY ? The Wonder Stuff
SHINE ON ? House Of Love
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ? The Shamen
THE ALBUMS OF JACK ? The Bachelor Pad
ALBERT PARKER ? Gol Gappas
LOVE IS BLUE ? Hangman?s Beautiful Daughters
HEAVEN FORBID ? Whirl
DELILAH SANDS ? The Brilliant Corners
SHIMMER ? The Flatmates
GRUESOME CASTLE ? TheWake
ENGINE FAILURE ? This Poison!
IF I SAID ? The Darling Buds
TIDAL WAVE ? The Boy Hairdressers
SHE LOOKS RIGHT THROUGH ME ? The Waltones
ROOM IN YOUR HEART ? The Rosehips
LOVE RESISTANCE ? Apple Boutique
TAKE YOUR TIME YEAH! ? Laugh
SHE?S A NURSE BUT SHE'S ALRIGHT ? The Raw Herbs
TOY ? The Heart Throbs
TRANQUIL ? The Clouds
YOU MAKE MY HEAD EXPLODE ? The Groovy Little Numbers
MY FAVOURITE WET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ? The Siddeleys
TUG-BOAT LINE ? Rumblefish
THE WORLD IS - The Hepburns
ONE OF THOSE THINGS ? Bubblegum Splash
BE SMALL AGAIN ? The Corn Dollies
LEE REMICK ? The King Of Luxembourg
SON OF A GUN (DEMO) ? The LA?s
THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD ? The Stone Roses
KEEP THE CIRCLE AROUND ? Inspiral Carpets
INDIEPOP AIN?T NOISE POLLUTION?The Pooh Sticks
SOLACE ? The Sea Urchins
ONLY (A PRAWN IN WHITBY) ? Cud
LANDSLIDE ? The Popguns
ALL ABOARD THE LOVE-MOBILE ? One Thousand Violins
I?M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL WHO DOESN?T KNOW I EXIST ? Another Sunny Day
STRAWBERRY WINDOW ? East Village
CHOIRBOYS GAS (HACK THE CASSOCK) ? Bad Dream Fancy Dress
CIRCLE LINE ? Rodney Allen
I?VE GOT A HABIT ? The Orchids
SKIN STORM ? Bradford
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? ? The Charlottes
PICKING UP THE BITTER LITTLE PIECES ? The Claim
DREAM ABOUT ? The Poppyheads
ADAM?S SONG (POUR FENELLA) ? The Sun And The Moon
JESSE MAN RAE ? The McTells
CECIL BEATON?S SCRAPBOOK ? The Would-Be-Goods
SPEAK TO ME ROCHELLE ? The Desert Wolves
DRY THE RAIN ? The Rain
FOREVER HOLIDAY ? Blow Up
SUBURBAN LOVE SONGS ? The Fanatics
ROSES ? The Milltown Brothers
SUN IS IN THE SKY ? The Seers
PERFECT NEEDLE ? The Telescopes
CATWEAZLE ? The Boo Radleys

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