Delve into the collection via a 61 track playlist which is available to stream via Cherry Red below:
Scared To Get Happy - A Story Of Indie Pop 1980 - 1989 playlist
A few of the bands featured on Scared To Get Happy played the offical launch party Saturday night at Club 229 in London. Watch some video from the concert below:
Full tracklisting for Scared To Get Happy - A Story Of Indie Pop 1980 - 1989
CD 1
01. The Wild Swans - The Revolutionary Spirit
02. Girls At Our Best! - Getting Nowhere Fast
03. Art Objects - Showing Off to Impress the Girls
04. The Pale Fountains - (There's Always) Something On My Mind
05. Josef K - The Missionary
06. The Monochrome Set - The Jet Set Junta
07. Blue Orchids - Dumb Magician
08. Marine Girls - Don't Come Back
09. Fire Engines - Candyskin
10. TV21 - Ambition
11. Dolly Mixture - Everything and More
12. The Nightingales - Paraffin Brain
13. Scars - All About You
14. Jane - It's a Fine Day
15. The Farmer's Boys - I Think I Need Help
16. Room - Things Have Learnt to Walk That Ought to Crawl
17. The Weekend - Summerdays
18. Prefab Sprout - Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)
19. The Lines - Nerve Pylon
20. Everything But The Girl - Feeling Dizzy
21. The Higsons - The Lost and the Lonely
22. Black - Human Features
23. The Daintees - Roll On Summertime
24. The Bluebells - Happy Birthday
25. Trixie's Big Red Motorbike - Norman and Narcissus
26. Television Personalities - A Picture of Dorian Gray
CD 2
01. Hurrah! - The Sun Shines Here
02. Fantastic Something - If She Doesn't Smile (It'll Rain)
03. Pulp - Everybody's Problem
04. Strawberry Switchblade - Dark 7
05. The Suede Crocodiles - Stop the Rain
06. Grab Grab The Haddock - I'm Used Now
07. Del Amitri - Sense Sickness
08. Friends Again - Honey at the Core
09. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
10. Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?
11. The Cherry Boys - Kardomah Cafe
12. In Embrace - This Brilliant Evening
13. Microdisney - Dolly
14. The Woodentops - Plenty
15. Jazz Butcher - Southern Mark Smith
16. Jasmine Minks - Where the Traffic Goes
17. The Hit Parade - Forever
18. The June Brides - Every Conversation
19. Revolving Paint Dream - In the Afternoon
20. James - Hymn from a Village
21. Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
22. Biff Bang Pow - The Chocolate Elephant Man
23. Yeah Yeah Noh - Temple of Convenience
24. The Bodines - God Bless
25. Big Flame - Debra
26. The Loft - Up the Hill and Down the Slope
CD 3
01. Primal Scream - Velocity Girl
02. The Wedding Present - Go Out and Get 'Em Boy!
03. The Primitives - Thru the Flowers
04. BMX Bandits - Sad?
05. Shop Assistants - All Day Long
06. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Something Happens
07. We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Going To Use It - X X Sex
08. Mighty Mighty - Is There Anyone Out There?
09. The Soup Dragons - Quite Content
10. McCarthy - Red Sleeping Beauty
11. Age Of Chance - Motor City
12. The Chesterfields - Completely & Utterly
13. Wolfhounds - Cut the Cake
14. The Servants - Loggerheads
15. Close Lobsters - Don't Worry
16. Pop Will Eat Itself - Sick Little Girl
17. Razorcuts - Big Pink Cake
18. That Petrol Emotion - It's a Good Thing
19. The Weather Prophets - Almost Prayed
20. Jamie Wednesday - Vote for Love
21. Talulah Gosh - Beatnik Boy
22. The Dentists - She Dazzled Me With Basil
23. Railway Children - A Gentle Sound
24. The Groove Farm - Baby Blue Marine
25. Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes - The Rain Fell Down
26. Rosemary's Children - (Whatever Happened To) Alice?
27. 14 Iced Bears - Balloon Song
28. The Wonder Stuff - A Wonderful Day
CD 4
01. House Of Love - Shine On
02. The Shamen - Something About You
03. The Bachelor Pad - Albums of Jack
04. Gol Gappas - Albert Parker
05. Hangman's Beautiful Daughters - Love Is Blue
06. Whirl - Heaven Forbid
07. The Brilliant Corners - Delilah Sands
08. The Flatmates - Shimmer
09. The Wake - Gruesome Castle
10. This Poison! - Engine Failure
11. The Darling Buds - If I Said
12. The Boy Hairdressers - idalwave
13. The Waltones - She Looks Right Through Me
14. The Rosehips - Room in Your Heart
15. Apple Boutique - Love Resistance
16. Laugh - Take Your Time Yeah!
17. Raw Herbs - She's a Nurse But She's Alright
18. The Heart Throbs - Toy
19. Clouds - Tranquil
20. The Groovy Little Numbers - You Make My Head Explode
21. Siddeleys - My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon
22. Rumblefish - Tug-boat Line
23. The Hepburns - World Is
24. Bubblegum Splash - One of Those Things
25. The Corn Dollies - Be Small Again
26. The King Of Luxembourg - Lee Remick
27. The La's - Sun of a Gun
CD 5
01. The Stone Roses - The Hardest Thing in the World
02. Inspiral Carpets - Keep the Circle Around
03. The Pooh Sticks - Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution
04. Sea Urchins - Solace
05. Cud - Only (A Prawn in Whitby)
06. Popguns - Landslide
07. One Thousand Violins - All Aboard the Love-mobile
08. Another Sunny Day - I'm in Love With a Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist
09. East Village - Strawberry Window
10. Bad Dream Fancy Dress - Choirboys Gas (Hack the Cassock)
11. Rodney Allen - Circle Line
12. The Orchids - I've Got a Habit
13. Bradford - Skin Storm
14. The Charlottes - Are You Happy Now?
15. The Claim - Picking Up the Bitter Little Pieces
16. The Poppyheads - Dreamabout
17. The Sun and the Moon - Adam's Song (Pour Fenella)
18. The McTells - Jesse Man Rae
19. Would Be Goods - Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook
20. The Desert Wolves - Speak to Me Rochelle
21. The Rain - Dry the Rain
22. Blow Up - Forever Holiday
23. The Fanatics - Suburban Love Songs
24. Milltown Brothers - Roses
25. The Seers - The Sun Is in the Sky
26. The Telescopes - The Perfect Needle
27. The Boo Radleys - Catweazle