Artist: Various Artists Title: Scared to Get Happy - A Story of Indie-Pop 1980-1989 Year Of Release: 2013 Label: Cherry Red [CRCDBOX10] Genre: Indie Pop/Rock, Alternative, Sophisti-Pop, Post-Punk Quality: CBR 320 kbps Total Time: 6:36:33

Tracklist: CD 1

1. The Wild Swans – Revolutionary Spirit (04:24)
2. Girls At Our Best! – Getting Nowhere Fast (02:02)
3. Art Objects – Showing Off To Impress The Girls (02:44)
4. The Pale Fountains – (There's Always) Something On My Mind (02:42)
5. Josef K – The Missionary (03:47)
6. The Monochrome Set – The Jet Set Junta (02:03)
7. Blue Orchids – Dumb Magician (02:55)
8. Marine Girls – Don't Come Back (02:04)
9. Fire Engines – Candyskin (02:54)
10. TV21 – Ambition (03:59)
11. Dolly Mixture – Everything And More (02:56)
12. The Nightingales – Paraffin Brain (03:03)
13. Scars – All About You (04:02)
14. Jane – It's A Fine Day (02:47)
15. The Farmer's Boys – I Think I Need Help (02:17)
16. The Room – Things Have Learnt To Walk That Ought To Crawl (03:37)
17. Weekend – Summerdays (02:52)
18. Prefab Sprout – Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (02:36)
19. The Lines – Nerve Pylon (03:46)
20. Everything But The Girl – Feeling Dizzy (04:17)
21. The Higsons – The Lost And The Lonely (03:02)
22. Black – Human Features (03:07)
23. The Daintees – Roll On Summertime (03:18)
24. The Bluebells – Happy Birthday (02:57)
25. Trixie's Big Red Motorbike – Norman And Narcissus (02:31)
26. TV Personalities – A Picture Of Dorian Gray (Live) (02:43)

CD 2

1. Hurrah! – The Sun Shines Here (02:27)
2. Fantastic Something – If She Doesn't Smile (It'll Rain) (03:13)
3. Pulp – Everybody's Problem (03:15)
4. Strawberry Switchblade – Dark 7 (03:03)
5. The Suede Crocodiles – Stop The Rain (03:25)
6. Grab Grab The Haddock – I'm Used Now (02:25)
7. Del Amitri – Sense Sickness (02:51)
8. Friends Again – Honey At The Core (03:55)
9. Aztec Camera – Oblivious (03:11)
10. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? (Indie Version) (02:09)
11. The Cherry Boys – Kardomah Café (03:15)
12. In Embrace – This Brilliant Evening (02:49)
13. Microdisney – Dolly (03:20)
14. The Woodentops – Plenty (03:17)
15. The Jazz Butcher – Southern Mark Smith (03:33)
16. The Jasmine Minks – Where The Traffic Goes (02:33)
17. The Hit Parade – Forever (02:56)
18. The June Brides – Every Conversation (03:07)
19. The Revolving Paint Dream – In The Afternoon (03:25)
20. James – Hymn From A Village (02:53)
21. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Just Like Honey (Demo Oct '84) (02:57)
22. Biff Bang Pow! – The Chocolate Elephant Man (03:09)
23. Yeah Yeah Noh – Temple Of Convenience (02:46)
24. The Bodines – God Bless (02:19)
25. Big Flame – Debra (02:10)
26. The Loft – Up The Hill And Down The Slope (04:16)

CD 3

1. Primal Scream – Velocity Girl (01:24)
2. The Wedding Present – Go Out And Get 'Em, Boy! (04:11)
3. The Primitives – Thru The Flowers (02:27)
4. BMX Bandits – Sad (03:01)
5. Shop Assistants – All Day Long (01:51)
6. The Mighty Lemon Drops – Something Happens (03:40)
7. We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It – XX Sex (Demo) (01:59)
8. Mighty Mighty – Is There Anyone Out There? (03:42)
9. The Soup Dragons – Quite Content (02:37)
10. McCarthy – Red Sleeping Beauty (03:40)
11. Age Of Chance – Motor City (03:33)
12. The Chesterfields – Completely And Utterly (02:05)
13. The Wolfhounds – Cut The Cake (03:25)
14. The Servants – Loggerheads (03:09)
15. Close Lobsters – Don't Worry (Demo) (02:49)
16. Pop Will Eat Itself – Sick Little Girl (02:31)
17. Razorcuts – Big Pink Cake (03:25)
18. That Petrol Emotion – It's A Good Thing (02:35)
19. The Weather Prophets – Almost Prayed (02:39)
20. Jamie Wednesday – Vote For Love (03:29)
21. Talulah Gosh – Beatnik Boy (01:51)
22. The Dentists – She Dazzled Me With Basil (02:47)
23. The Railway Children – A Gentle Sound (03:16)
24. The Groove Farm – Baby Blue Marine (Alternative Version) (01:48)
25. Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes – The Rain Fell Down (03:16)
26. Rosemary's Children – (Whatever Happened To) Alice? (03:34)
27. 14 Iced Bears – Balloon Song (02:31)
28. The Wonder Stuff – A Wonderful Day (01:55)

CD 4

1. House Of Love – Shine On (03:21)
2. The Shamen – Something About You (02:58)
3. The Bachelor Pad – The Albums Of Jack (02:27)
4. Gol Gappas – Albert Parker (04:10)
5. Hangman's Beautiful Daughters – Love Is Blue (03:36)
6. Whirl – Heaven Forbid (03:08)
7. The Brilliant Corners – Delilah Sands (03:09)
8. The Flatmates – Shimmer (03:40)
9. The Wake – Gruesome Castle (03:19)
10. This Poison! – Engine Failure (01:36)
11. The Darling Buds – If I Said (02:57)
12. The Boy Hairdressers – Tidalwave (01:48)
13. The Waltones – She Looks Right Through Me (03:31)
14. The Rosehips – Room In Your Heart (02:15)
15. Apple Boutique – Love Resistance (04:00)
16. Laugh – Take Your Time Yeah! (02:46)
17. The Raw Herbs – She's A Nurse But She's Alright (03:53)
18. The Heart Throbs – Toy (03:36)
19. The Clouds – Tranquil (03:00)
20. The Groovy Little Numbers – You Make My Head Explode (02:22)
21. The Siddeleys – My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon (03:31)
22. Rumblefish – Tug-Boat Line (03:31)
23. The Hepburns – The World Is (02:04)
24. Bubblegum Splash – One Of Those Things (02:04)
25. The Corn Dollies – Be Small Again (02:45)
26. The King Of Luxembourg – Lee Remick (02:22)
27. The La's – Son Of A Gun (Demo) (01:56)

CD 5

1. The Stone Roses – The Hardest Thing In The World (02:44)
2. Inspiral Carpets – Keep The Circle Around (03:48)
3. The Pooh Sticks – Indiepop Ain’t Noise Pollution (02:13)
4. The Sea Urchins – Solace (03:50)
5. Cud – Only (A Prawn In Whitby) (03:08)
6. The Popguns – Landslide (02:56)
7. One Thousand Violins – All Aboard The Love-Mobile (02:28)
8. Another Sunny Day – I'm In Love With A Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist (01:40)
9. East Village – Strawberry Window (02:36)
10. Bad Dream Fancy Dress – Choirboys Gas (Hack The Cassock) (02:17)
11. Rodney Allen – Circle Line (03:24)
12. The Orchids – I've Got A Habit (02:33)
13. Bradford – Skin Storm (03:14)
14. The Charlottes – Are You Happy Now? (01:51)
15. The Claim – Picking Up The Bitter Little Pieces (03:14)
16. The Poppyheads – Dreamabout (04:16)
17. The Sun And The Moon – Adam's Song (Pour Fenella) (02:40)
18. The McTells – Jesse Man Rae (03:06)
19. Would-Be-Goods – Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook (02:54)
20. The Desert Wolves – Speak To Me Rochelle (02:27)
21. The Rain – Dry The Rain (02:35)
22. Blow Up – Forever Holiday (04:09)
23. The Fanatics – Suburban Love Songs (02:23)
24. Milltown Brothers – Roses (03:05)
25. The Seers – Sun Is In The Sky (03:12)
26. The Telescopes – The Perfect Needle (03:29)
27. The Boo Radleys – Catweazle (03:22)

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 1980's. It features 134 songs from indie pop artists from the 1980s. It was released in June 2013 by Cherry Red Records. Cherry Red Records explained the album is inspired by Lenny Kaye's album Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968.

A truly remarkable, must-have 6 ½ hour, 5 cd box set with134 British indie-pop artists from the 80's. Comes in a 5 ½" x 7 ½" box that looks & opens like a hardcover book w/a 56-page non-removable booklet. The sound is overall excellent and recorded at a very even level (for those of you who like to make your own playlists). Lots of influences heard, from The Smiths & Echo & Bunnymen to ska to jangle-pop, sunshine-pop & power-pop, with even a bit of garage rock. Focusing exclusively on British artists and evoking a particular time and place in musical history, it endeavors to tell a story rather than be a definitive guide. The common thread between these songs on Scared To Get Happy is a willingness to experiment and push the boundaries of traditional pop. The compilation takes from the best of the indie labels at the time, with healthy doses of music from Postcard, Sarah, Cherry Red, Rough Trade, Creation, NME’s mail-order C86 cassette series, etc. The artist lineup can at times feel like a roll call of familiar indie-pop touchstones. Even the ones that aren't so amazing, particularly the more oddball songs are great period pieces. But most of the tunes are seriously choice. It was the stuff I hadn't known that made this comp what it was for me. (Amazon)