The album starts at the beginning with cool bands like Talulah Gosh, The Flatmates, Blueboy, Primal Scream, McCarthy, 14 Iced Bears and The Springfields, releasing on trailblazing DIY labels such as Sarah Records, The Subway Organization and Creation. We go through the influential C86 cassette years, to the more commercial late 1980's sounds of The Primitives, The Soup Dragons and The Darling Buds. Navigating through the 1990's with the underrated brilliance of Heavenly, the flourishing Scottish scene including amongst others BMX Bandits and The Vaselines, plus Stateside the Indie Pop sounds of Velocity Girl and Blake Babies breaking through. Into the 2000's and the US scene was producing brilliant bands in the shape of Dum Dum Girls and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, alongside from the side of the pond Underground bands like Joanna Gruesome, The Spook School and Veronica Falls. The compilation ends with a glimpse into the bright future of indie pop with the likes of The Goon Sax, The Lost Days and Ribbon Stage.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Are We Gonna Be Alright

The Springfields

2.Talulah Gosh

Talulah Gosh

3.Meet Johnny Rave

Blueboy

4.I Could Be in Heaven

The Flatmates

5.Velocity Girl

Primal Scream

6.Way Behind Me

The Primitives

7.I've Got a Habit

The Orchids

8.Waiting for the Winter

Popguns

9.Should the Bible Be Banned

McCarthy

10.Soft As Your Face

The Soup Dragons

11.Burst

The Darling Buds

12.A Million Miles

The Wedding Present

13.Sure to See

14 Iced Bears

14.Crush the Flowers

The Wake

15.Falling Down the Stairs

Even As We Speak

16.Indie Pop Ain't Noise Pollution

The Pooh Sticks

17.Does Love Last Forever?

Brighter

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Over and Over

Heavenly

2.I Wanna Fall in Love

BMX Bandits

3.Look Away

Blake Babies

4.Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam

The Vaselines

5.Sorry Again

Velocity Girl

6.Scrabble

Milky Wimpshake

7.We Love You

Helen Love

8.Young Adult Fiction

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

9.Blank Heart

Dum Dum Girls

10.Waiting for Something to Happen

Veronica Falls

11.Do You Really Wanna Know Why Yr Still in Love With Me?

Joanna Gruesome

12.You Didn't Love Me Then

The Hit Parade

13.My Heart Is a Drummer

Allo Darlin'

14.Speak When You're Spoken To

The Spook School

15.Playing Possum

Ribbon Stage

16.Mess You Made

The Lost Days

17.Boyfriend

The Goon Sax

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