A 4 CD set featuring U.K. indie guitar pop gems from the 1980s is expected to be released in 2013. Scared To Get Happy - A Story Of Indie Pop 1980-1989 compiles hard to find nuggets from both obscure and well known artists from the era. So far the tracklisting isn't fully firmed up, but the organizers indicate most of the songs listed below are expected to be included. If you're a fan of 1980s indie UK music just glancing at the list of bands below will likely bring a VERY big smile to your face (Felt! Milltown Brothers! Sun & The Moon! Close Lobsters! House Of Love!, wow it's ALL so goood!) Scared To Get Happy - A Story Of Indie Pop 1980 - 1989 is expected to arrive in the spring on Cherry Red. For more on Scared To Get Happy, visit the official page on Facebook.
Mighty Lemon Drops "Something Happens"
14 Iced Bears - Balloon Song
Another Sunny Day - I’m In love With A Girl Who Doesn’t Know…
Apple Boutique - Love Resistance
Bachelor Pad - The Albums Of Jack
Biff Bang Pow! - The Chocolate Elephant Man
Black - Human Features
Blow Up - Forever Holiday
Blue Orchids - Work
Bluebells - TBA
BMX Bandits - Sad
Bodines - God Bless
Boy Hairdressers - Tidalwave
Bradford - Skin Storm
Brilliant Corners - Delilah Sands
Bubblegum Splash - One Of Those Things
Charlottes - Are You Happy Now?
Cherry Boys - Kardomah Café
Chesterfields - Completely And Utterly
Claim - Picking Up The Bitter Little Pieces
Close Lobsters - What Is There To Smile About (Demo)
Clouds - Tranquil
Corn Dollies - Be Small Again (or Forever Steven)
Cud - Only (A Prawn In Whitby)
Daintees - Roll On Summertime
Darling Buds - Shame On You
Dentists - She Dazzled Me With Basil
Desert Wolves - Speak To Me Rochelle
Dolly Mixture - Everything And More
East Village - Strawberry Window
Everything But The Girl - Feeling Dizzy *
Fanatics - Suburban Love Songs
Fantastic Something - If She Doesn’t Smile It’ll Rain
Farmers Boys - I Think I Need Help
Felt - TBA
Field Mice - Emma’s House
Fire Engines - Candy Skin
Flatmates - Shimmer
Friends Again - Honey At The Core
Girls At Our Best - Getting Nowhere Fast
Gol Gappas - Albert Parker
Golden Dawn - My Secret World
Grab Grab The Haddock - I'm Used Now
Groove Farm - Surfin’ Into Your Heart
Groovy Little Numbers - You Make My Head Explode
Hangman's Beautiful Daughters - Love Is Blue
Heart Throbs - Toy
Hepburns - The World Is
House Of Love - The Hill
Hurrah - The Sun Shines Here
Inspiral Carpets - Keep The Circle Around
Jamie Wednesday - Vote For Love
Jane - It’s A Fine Day
Jasmine Minks - Where The Traffic Goes
Jazz Butcher - Southern Mark Smith
Josef K - The Missionary
June Brides - Just The Same
King Of Luxembourg - A Picture Of Dorian Gray
Korova Milk Bar - Do It Again
La's - Son Of A Gun (Demo)
Laugh - Take Your Time Yeah!
Lines - Nerve Pylon
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken (Indie Vsn)
Loft - Up The Hill And Down The Slope
Marine Girls - Don’t Come Back
McCarthy - Red Sleeping Beauty
McTells - Jesse Man Rae
Microdisney - Dolly
Mighty Lemon Drops - Something Happens
Mighty Mighty - Is There Anyone Out There?
Milltown Brothers - Roses
Monochrome Set - Jet Set Junta
Nightingales - Paraffin Brain or The Crunch
Orchids - I’ve Got A Habit
Pastels - I Wonder Why
Pooh Sticks - Indiepop Ain’t Noise Pollution
Pop Will Eat Itself - Sweet Sweet Pie
Popguns - Landslide
Poppyheads - Pictures You Weave
Prefab Sprout - Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone)
Pulp - Everybody’s Problem
Raw Herbs - She’s A Nurse
Razorcuts - Big Pink Cake
Revolving Paint Dream - In The Afternoon
Rodney Allen - Circle Line
Rosehips - Room In Your Heart
Rosemary's Children - Whatever Happened To) Alice?
Rote Kapelle - Sunday
Sea Urchins - Solace
Servants - Transparent
Shop Assistants - All Day Long
Siddeleys - My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon
Slowdive - Beach Song
Soup Dragons - Not For Humbert
Strawberry Switchblade - Trees And Flowers
Sun & The Moon - Adam’s Song
Talulah Gosh - Beatnik Boy
Telescopes - Perfect Needle
This Poison - Engine Failure
Trixie's Big Red Motorbike - Norman And Narcissus
Vaselines - Jesus Don’t Want Me For A Sunbeam
Waltones - She Looks Right Through Me
Weather Prophets - Almost Prayed
Weekend - Summerdays
Whirl - Heaven Forbid
Wolfhounds - Cut The Cake
Wonder Stuff - It's A Wonderful Day
Yeah Jazz - Sharon
Yeah Yeah Noh - Temple Of Convenience