SCARED TO GET HAPPY (A Story Of Indie Pop 1980-1989) is the first box set ever to document the explosion of Indie Pop in Britain across the 1980s.
Compiled in loosely chronological fashion, the five CDs chart Indie Pop’s development from the post punk era and the dominance of Scottish bands
through to its genre-defining C86 period and onto the end of the decade, with the arrival of Madchester and the shoegazing sound.
1-1 The Wild Swans– Revolutionary Spirit
Written-By – Quinn*, Kelly*, Simpson*
4:24
1-2 Girls At Our Best!*– Getting Nowhere Fast
Written-By – Oldroyd*, Swift*, Prichatt*, Gaffney*
2:02
1-3 Art Objects– Showing Off To Impress The Girls
Written-By – Langley*, Key*
2:44
1-4 The Pale Fountains– (There’s Always) Something On My Mind
Written-By – Head*
2:42
1-5 Josef K– The Missionary
Written-By – Haig*
3:47
1-6 The Monochrome Set– The Jet Set Junta
Written-By – Warren*, Seshadri*, Hardy*
2:03
1-7 Blue Orchids– Dumb Magician
Written-By – Rogers*, Bramah*, Goldstraw*
2:55
1-8 Marine Girls– Don’t Come Back
Written-By – Thorn*
2:04
1-9 Fire Engines– Candyskin
Written-By – Henderson*, Main*, Slade*, Burn*
2:54
1-10 TV21– Ambition
Written-By – Palmer*, MacLean*, Baldwin*, Rodger*
3:59
1-11 Dolly Mixture– Everything And More
Written-By – Wykes*, Smith*, Bor*
2:56
1-12 The Nightingales– Paraffin Brain
Written-By – Lloyd*
3:03
1-13 Scars (2)– All About You
Written-By – Mackie*, Mackie*, Allan*, McLaughlin*
4:02
1-14 Jane (4)– It’s A Fine Day
Written-By – Barton*
2:47
1-15 The Farmer’s Boys– I Think I Need Help
Written-By – Basford*, Thirkettle*, Kingston*, Frost*
2:17
1-16 The Room (3)– Things Have Learnt To Walk That Ought To Crawl
Written-By – Stringer*, Thomas*, Jackson*, Odlum*
3:37
1-17 Weekend– Summerdays
Written-By – Statton*, Williams*, Emmerson*
2:52
1-18 Prefab Sprout– Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone)
Written-By – McAloon*
2:36
1-19 The Lines– Nerve Pylon
Written-By – Cash*, Conning*
3:46
1-20 Everything But The Girl– Feeling Dizzy
Written-By – Watt*
4:17
1-21 The Higsons– The Lost And The Lonely
Written-By – Higson*, Williams*, Charterton*, McGeachin*, Edwards*
3:02
1-22 Black (2)– Human Features
Written-By – Vearncombe*, Dickie*
3:07
1-23 The Daintees– Roll On Summertime
Written-By – Stephenson*
3:18
1-24 The Bluebells– Happy Birthday
Written-By – Hodgens*
2:57
1-25 Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike– Norman And Narcissus
Written-By – Litten*
2:31
1-26 TV Personalities*– A Picture Of Dorian Gray (Live)
Written-By – Treacy*
2:43
2-1 Hurrah!– The Sun Shines Here
Written-By – Handyside*
2:27
2-2 Fantastic Something– If She Doesn’t Smile (It’ll Rain)
Written-By – Veis*, Veis*
3:13
2-3 Pulp– Everybody’s Problem
Written-By – Cocker*
3:15
2-4 Strawberry Switchblade– Dark 7
Written-By – Bryson*, McDowall*
3:03
2-5 The Suede Crocodiles– Stop The Rain
Written-By – McDermott*
3:25
2-6 Grab Grab The Haddock– I’m Used Now
Written-By – Galloway*
2:25
2-7 Del Amitri– Sense Sickness
Written-By – Tolland*, Harvie*, Currie*, Tyagi*
2:51
2-8 Friends Again– Honey At The Core
Written-By – Thomson*
3:55
2-9 Aztec Camera– Oblivious
Written-By – Frame*
3:11
2-10 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions– Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? (Indie Version)
Written-By – Cole*, Clark*
2:09
2-11 The Cherry Boys (2)– Kardomah Café
Written-By – Cherry*
3:15
2-12 In Embrace– This Brilliant Evening
Written-By – Knight*
2:49
2-13 Microdisney– Dolly
Written-By – Coughlan*, O’Hagan*
3:20
2-14 The Woodentops– Plenty
Written-By – Rolo (3)
3:17
2-15 The Jazz Butcher– Southern Mark Smith
Written-By – Huntrods*
3:33
2-16 The Jasmine Minks– Where The Traffic Goes
Written-By – Sanderson*, Shepherd*
2:33
2-17 The Hit Parade– Forever
Written-By – Henry*
2:56
2-18 The June Brides– Every Conversation
Written-By – Wilson*
3:07
2-19 The Revolving Paint Dream*– In The Afternoon
Written-By – McGee*
3:25
2-20 James– Hymn From A Village
Written-By – Whelan*, Glennie*, Gott*, Gilbertson*, Booth*
2:53
2-21 The Jesus & Mary Chain*– Just Like Honey (Demo Oct ’84)
Written-By – Reid*, Reid*
2:57
2-22 Biff Bang Pow!– The Chocolate Elephant Man
Written-By – McGee*, Green*
3:09
2-23 Yeah Yeah Noh– Temple Of Convenience
Written-By – Crossan*, Hammond*, Grayland*, Dorey*
2:46
2-24 The Bodines– God Bless
Written-By – Ryan*, Burwood*
2:19
2-25 Big Flame– Debra
Written-By – Brown*, Green*, O’Keeffe*
2:10
2-26 The Loft– Up The Hill And Down The Slope
Written-By – Astor*
4:16
3-1 Primal Scream– Velocity Girl
Written-By – Gillespie*
1:24
3-2 The Wedding Present– Go Out And Get ‘Em, Boy!
Written-By – Gedge*
4:11
3-3 The Primitives– Thru The Flowers
Written-By – Court*, Dullaghan*, Spencer*
2:27
3-4 BMX Bandits– Sad
Written-By – Duglas*, Sean*
3:01
3-5 Shop Assistants– All Day Long
Written-By – Taylor*, Keegan*, McPhail*, Kneale*
1:51
3-6 The Mighty Lemon Drops– Something Happens
Written-By – Newton*, Linehan*
3:40
3-7 We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It– XX Sex (Demo)
Written-By – Dunne*, Dunne*, O’Neill*, Perks*
1:59
3-8 Mighty Mighty– Is There Anyone Out There?
Written-By – Hennessy*, Harkin*, Geoghegan*, Burton*
3:42
3-9 The Soup Dragons– Quite Content
Written-By – Dickson*
2:37
3-10 McCarthy– Red Sleeping Beauty
Written-By – Baker*, Williamson*, Eden*, Gane*
3:40
3-11 Age Of Chance– Motor City
Written-By – Taylor*, Howson*, Elvidge*
3:33
3-12 The Chesterfields*– Completely And Utterly
Written-By – Holden*, Goldsworthy*, Manns*, Barber*
2:05
3-13 The Wolfhounds– Cut The Cake
Written-By – Golding*, Bolton*, Callahan*, Stebbing*, Clark*
3:25
3-14 The Servants– Loggerheads
Written-By – Westlake*
3:09
3-15 Close Lobsters– Don’t Worry (Demo)
Written-By – Burnett*, Burnett*, Wilmington*, McFayden*, Donnelly*
2:49
3-16 Pop Will Eat Itself– Sick Little Girl
Written-By – Mole*, Mansell*, Crabb*, March*
2:31
3-17 Razorcuts– Big Pink Cake
Written-By – Webster*, Vass*
3:25
3-18 That Petrol Emotion– It’s A Good Thing
Written-By – O’Neill*
2:35
3-19 The Weather Prophets– Almost Prayed
Written-By – Astor*
2:39
3-20 Jamie Wednesday– Vote For Love
Written-By – Morrison*, Carter*
3:29
3-21 Talulah Gosh– Beatnik Boy
Written-By – Price*
1:51
3-22 The Dentists– She Dazzled Me With Basil
Written-By – Jones*, Matthews*, Murphy*, Murphy*, Collins*
2:47
3-23 The Railway Children– A Gentle Sound
Written-By – Newby*
3:16
3-24 The Groove Farm– Baby Blue Marine (Alternative Version)
Written-By – Jarrett*
1:48
3-25 Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes– The Rain Fell Down
Written-By – Tully*, McPake*, Schoppler*, McMahon*, Vasquez-Ponte*, Clarke*
3:16
3-26 Rosemary’s Children– (Whatever Happened To) Alice?
Written-By – Dimery*, Chislett*
3:34
3-27 14 Iced Bears– Balloon Song
Written-By – Sekula*
2:31
3-28 The Wonder Stuff– A Wonderful Day
Written-By – Treece*, Gilks*, Hunt*, Jones*
1:55
4-1 House Of Love*– Shine On
Written-By – Chadwick*
3:21
4-2 The Shamen– Something About You
Written-By – Angus*, The Shamen
2:58
4-3 The Bachelor Pad– The Albums Of Jack
Written-By – Cotter*, Cherry*
2:27
4-4 Gol Gappas– Albert Parker
Written-By – Roxborough*, East*
4:10
4-5 Hangman’s Beautiful Daughters– Love Is Blue
Written-By – Treacy*, Brown*
3:36
4-6 Whirl (2)– Heaven Forbid
Written-By – Stirner*
3:08
4-7 The Brilliant Corners– Delilah Sands
Written-By – Woodward*
3:09
4-8 The Flatmates– Shimmer
Written-By – Whitehead*, Fletcher*
3:40
4-9 The Wake– Gruesome Castle
Written-By – Allen*, McInulty*, Allen*
3:19
4-10 This Poison!– Engine Failure
Written-By – Donald*, Moir*, Taylor*, Gray*
1:36
4-11 The Darling Buds– If I Said
Written-By – Lewis*, Farr*
2:57
4-12 The Boy Hairdressers– Tidalwave
Written-By – Blake*
1:48
4-13 The Waltones– She Looks Right Through Me
Written-By – Lee*
3:31
4-14 The Rosehips– Room In Your Heart
Written-By – The Rosehips
2:15
4-15 Apple Boutique– Love Resistance
Written-By – King*
4:00
4-16 Laugh– Take Your Time Yeah!
Written-By – Mittler*, Wright*, Birtwistle*, Gudgeon*
2:46
4-17 The Raw Herbs– She’s A Nurse But She’s Alright
Written-By – Bache*
3:53
4-18 The Heart Throbs– Toy
Written-By – Side*, DeFreitas*, DeFreitas*, Ellcock*
3:36
4-19 The Clouds (2)– Tranquil
Written-By – Charnley*
3:00
4-20 The Groovy Little Numbers– You Make My Head Explode
Written-By – McAlinden*
2:22
4-21 The Siddeleys– My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon
Written-By – Johnson*
3:31
4-22 Rumblefish (3)– Tug-Boat Line
Written-By – Paige*
3:31
4-23 The Hepburns– The World Is
Written-By – Jones*
2:04
4-24 Bubblegum Splash– One Of Those Things
Written-By – Bubblegum Splash
2:04
4-25 The Corn Dollies*– Be Small Again
Written-By – Hoser*, Musham*, Rider*, Sales*
2:45
4-26 The King Of Luxembourg– Lee Remick
Written-By – Forster*
2:22
4-27 The La’s– Son Of A Gun (Demo)
Written-By – Mavers*
1:56
5-1 The Stone Roses– The Hardest Thing In The World
Written-By – Brown*, Squire*
2:44
5-2 Inspiral Carpets– Keep The Circle Around
Written-By – Boon*, Gill*, Lambert*, Walsh*, Hingley*
3:48
5-3 The Pooh Sticks– Indiepop Ain’t Noise Pollution
Written-By – Williams*, Gregory*
2:13
5-4 The Sea Urchins– Solace
Written-By – Roberts*
3:50
5-5 Cud– Only (A Prawn In Whitby)
Written-By – Carl Puttnam, Dunphy*, Goodwin*, Potter*
3:08
5-6 The Popguns– Landslide
Written-By – Dixon*, Walkington*, Charman*, Pickles*, Morgan*
2:56
5-7 One Thousand Violins– All Aboard The Love-Mobile
Written-By – Gregory*, Walmsley*
2:28
5-8 Another Sunny Day– I’m In Love With A Girl Who Doesn’t Know I Exist
Written-By – Williams*
1:40
5-9 East Village (2)– Strawberry Window
Written-By – Wood*, Kelly*, Kelly*
2:36
5-10 Bad Dream Fancy Dress– Choirboys Gas (Hack The Cassock)
Written-By – Brodrick*, Turner*
2:17
5-11 Rodney Allen– Circle Line
Written-By – Allen*
3:24
5-12 The Orchids (2)– I’ve Got A Habit
Written-By – Quinn*, Hackett*, Moody*, Drummond*
2:33
5-13 Bradford– Skin Storm
Written-By – Hodgeson*
3:14
5-14 The Charlottes– Are You Happy Now?
Written-By – Fletcher*, Gargiulo*, Roddis*, Scott*
1:51
5-15 The Claim– Picking Up The Bitter Little Pieces
Written-By – Arnold*, Read*, Bishop*, Ellis*
3:14
5-16 The Poppyheads– Dreamabout
Written-By – Barbenel*, Young*
4:16
5-17 The Sun And The Moon– Adam’s Song (Pour Fenella)
Written-By – Clegg*, Whitaker*, Lever*, Burgess*
2:40
5-18 The McTells– Jesse Man Rae
Written By – Baker
Written-By – Flunder*, Rixon*
3:06
5-19 Would-Be-Goods– Cecil Beaton’s Scrapbook
Written-By – Griffin*
2:54
5-20 The Desert Wolves– Speak To Me Rochelle
Written-By – Platten*, King*
2:27
5-21 The Rain (2)– Dry The Rain
Written-By – Stubbings*
2:35
5-22 Blow Up– Forever Holiday
Written-By – Roughley*
4:09
5-23 The Fanatics (2)– Suburban Love Songs
Written-By – Fowler*
2:23
5-24 Milltown Brothers– Roses
Written-By – Fraser*, Nelson*, Brindle*, Nelson*
3:05
5-25 The Seers– Sun Is In The Sky
Written-By – Blackmore*, Collins*, Day*, Wildman*, Croom*
3:12
5-26 The Telescopes– The Perfect Needle
Written-By – Lawrie*
3:29
5-27 The Boo Radleys– Catweazle
Written-By – Carr*, Rowbottom*, Hewitt*, Brown*
3:22