Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980–1989

Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980–1989 is a five-disc compilation album that features 134 songs from indie pop artists from the 1980s. It was released in June 2013 by Cherry Red Records.

Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980–1989
Compilation album by
Various
ReleasedJune 24, 2013 (2013-06-24)
GenreIndie pop
Length395:31
LabelCherry Red
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]

Cherry Red Records explained the album is inspired by Lenny Kaye's album Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968.

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Revolutionary Spirit"The Wild Swans4:24
2."Getting Nowhere Fast"Girls at Our Best!2:02
3."Showing Off to Impress the Girls"Art Objects2:44
4."(There's Always) Something on My Mind"Pale Fountains2:41
5."The Missionary"Josef K3:47
6."The Jet Set Junta"The Monochrome Set2:03
7."Dumb Magician"The Blue Orchids2:55
8."Don't Come Back"Marine Girls2:03
9."Candy Skin"The Fire Engines2:54
10."Ambition"TV213:59
11."Everything and More"Dolly Mixture2:56
12."Paraffin Brain"The Nightingales3:02
13."All About You"Scars4:02
14."It's a Fine Day"Jane2:46
15."I Think I Need Help"The Farmer's Boys2:17
16."Things Have Learnt to Walk That Ought to Crawl"The Room3:37
17."Summerdays"Weekend2:52
18."Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone)"Prefab Sprout2:36
19."Nerve Pylon"The Lines3:46
20."Feeling Dizzy"Everything but the Girl4:16
21."The Lost and the Lonely"The Higsons3:01
22."Human Features"Black3:06
23."Roll On Summertime"The Daintees3:18
24."Happy Birthday"The Bluebells2:57
25."Norman and Narcissus"Trixie's Big Red Motorbike2:31
26."A Picture of Dorian Gray"Television Personalities2:43
Disc Two
No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Sun Shines Here"Hurrah!2:27
2."If She Doesn't Smile (It'll Rain)"Fantastic Something3:13
3."Everybody's Problem"Pulp3:15
4."Dark 7"Strawberry Switchblade3:03
5."Stop the Rain"Suede Crocodiles3:24
6."I'm Used Now"Grab Grab the Haddock2:24
7."Sense Sickness"Del Amitri2:51
8."Honey at the Core"Friends Again3:55
9."Oblivious"Aztec Camera3:11
10."Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?"Lloyd Cole and the Commotions2:09
11."Kardomah Cafe"The Cherry Boys3:15
12."This Brilliant Evening"In Embrace2:48
13."Dolly"Microdisney3:20
14."Plenty"The Woodentops3:17
15."Southern Mark Smith"The Jazz Butcher3:32
16."Where the Traffic Goes"The Jasmine Minks2:32
17."Forever"The Hit Parade2:56
18."Every Conversation"June Brides3:07
19."In the Afternoon"Revolving Paint Dream3:25
20."Hymn from a Village"James2:52
21."Just Like Honey"The Jesus and Mary Chain2:56
22."The Chocolate Elephant Man"Biff Bang Pow!3:08
23."Temple of Convenience"Yeah Yeah Noh2:46
24."God Bless"The Bodines2:18
25."Debra"Big Flame2:09
26."Up the Hill and Down the Slope"The Loft4:16
Disc Three
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Velocity Girl"Primal Scream1:24
2."Go Out and Get 'Em, Boy!"The Wedding Present4:11
3."Thru the Flowers"The Primitives2:27
4."Sad?"BMX Bandits3:00
5."All Day Long"Shop Assistants1:50
6."Something Happens"The Mighty Lemon Drops3:40
7."X X Sex (demo)"We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It1:59
8."Is There Anyone Out There?"Mighty Mighty3:41
9."Quite Content"The Soup Dragons2:36
10."Red Sleeping Beauty"McCarthy3:40
11."Motorcity"Age of Chance3:32
12."Completely & Utterly"The Chesterfields2:05
13."Cut the Cake"The Wolfhounds3:24
14."Loggerheads"The Servants3:09
15."Don't Worry (Demo)"Close Lobsters2:48
16."Sick Little Girl"Pop Will Eat Itself2:31
17."Big Pink Cake"Razorcuts3:25
18."It's a Good Thing"That Petrol Emotion2:34
19."Almost Prayed"The Weather Prophets2:39
20."Vote for Love"Jamie Wednesday3:29
21."Beatnik Boy"Talulah Gosh1:51
22."She Dazzled Me with Basil"The Dentists2:46
23."A Gentle Sound"Railway Children3:16
24."Baby Blue Marine (Alternative Version)"The Groove Farm1:47
25."The Rain Fell Down"Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes3:16
26."(Whatever Happened to) Alice?"Rosemary's Children3:33
27."Balloon Song"14 Iced Bears2:31
28."A Wonderful Day"The Wonder Stuff1:55
Disc Four
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Shine On"The House of Love3:20
2."Something About You"The Shamen2:58
3."The Albums of Jack"The Bachelor Pad2:26
4."Albert Parker"Gol Gappas4:09
5."Love Is Blue"Hangman's Beautiful Daughters3:36
6."Heaven Forbid"Whirl3:07
7."Delilah Sands"Brilliant Corners3:08
8."Shimmer"The Flatmates3:40
9."Gruesome Castle"The Wake3:18
10."Engine Failure"This Poison!1:36
11."If I Said"The Darling Buds2:57
12."Tidalwave"Boy Hairdressers1:47
13."She Looks Right Through Me"The Waltones3:30
14."Room in Your Heart"The Rosehips2:15
15."Love Resistance"Apple Boutique3:59
16."Take Your Time Yeah!"Laugh2:45
17."She's a Nurse but She's Alright"The Raw Herbs3:53
18."Toy"The Heart Throbs3:36
19."Tranquil"The Clouds2:59
20."You Make My Head Explode"The Groovy Little Numbers2:22
21."My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon"The Siddeleys3:31
22."Tug-Boat Line"Rumblefish3:30
23."The World Is"The Hepburns2:04
24."One of Those Things"Bubblegum Splash2:04
25."Be Small Again"The Corn Dollies2:45
26."Lee Remick"The King of Luxembourg2:22
27."Son of a Gun (demo)"The La's1:56
Disc Five
No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Hardest Thing in the World"The Stone Roses2:43
2."Keep the Circle Around"Inspiral Carpets3:48
3."Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution"The Pooh Sticks2:13
4."Solace"The Sea Urchins3:50
5."Only (A Prawn in Whitby)"Cud3:07
6."Landslide"The Popguns2:55
7."All Aboard the Love-Mobile"One Thousand Violins2:28
8."I'm in Love with a Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist"Another Sunny Day1:39
9."Strawberry Window"East Village2:36
10."Choirboys Gas (Hack the Cassock)"Bad Dream Fancy Dress2:16
11."Circle Line"Rodney Allen3:24
12."I've Got a Habit"The Orchids2:33
13."Skin Storm"Bradford3:13
14."Are You Happy Now?"The Charlottes1:51
15."Picking Up the Bitter Little Pieces"The Claim3:13
16."Dreamabout"The Poppyheads4:16
17."Adam's Song"The Sun & The Moon2:40
18."Jesse Man Rae"The McTells3:05
19."Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook"Would-Be-Goods2:54
20."Speak to Me Rochelle"The Desert Wolves2:27
21."Dry the Rain"The Rain2:35
22."Forever Holiday"Blow-Up4:08
23."Suburban Love Songs"The Fanatics2:23
24."Roses"Milltown Brothers3:05
25."Sun Is in the Sky"The Seers3:11
26."Perfect Needle"The Telescopes3:28
27."Catweazle"The Boo Radleys3:22

References

  1. Sendra, Tim. Scared to Get Happy – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. Petridis, Alexis (30 June 2013). "Various: Scared to Get Happy – review". The Guardian.
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