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Various Artists
  1. Pristine Christine - The Sea Urchins
  2. Get Out Of My Dream - The Clouds
  3. Truck Train Tractor - The Pastels
  4. Once More - The Wedding Present
  5. Almost Prayed - The Weather Prophets
  6. If She Doesn’t Smile (It’ll Rain) - Fantastic Something
  7. Talulah Gosh - Talulah Gosh
  8. Crash - The Primitives
  9. It’s A Good Thing - That Petrol Emotion
  10. Hang-Ten! - The Soup Dragons
  11. When It All Comes Down - Miaow
  12. Kaleidoscope World - The Chills
  13. Somewhere In China - Shop Assistants
  14. I’ll Still Be There - Razorcuts
  15. Abandon Ship - April Showers
  16. Someone Stole My Wheels - Biff Bang Pow!
  17. Dying Day - Orange Juice
  18. Hammering Heart - Del Amitri
  19. Why Does The Rain - The Loft
  20. Yesterday - The Nivens
  21. Ten Miles - Phil Wilson
  22. Sensitive - The Field Mice
  23. Brighter - The Railway Children
  24. Adam’s Song (Pour Fenella) - The Sun And The Moon
  25. She Looks Right Through Me - The Waltones
  26. Therese - The Bodines
  27. Velocity Girl - Primal Scream
  28. Will He Kiss Me Tonight - Dolly Mixture
  29. Some Candy Talking - The Jesus And Mary Chain
  30. Candydiosis - Pop Will Eat Itself

sensitive: an indie pop anthology

Various Artists

Needle Mythology
  • limited remastered 2LP

    Released: 28th Feb 2025

    £39.99
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  • limited remastered 2CD

    Released: 7th Mar 2025

    £19.99
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Pete Paphides' Needle Mythology label presents us with the first ever vinyl anthology to cover the indiepop scene of the 1980s.

'sensitive' features 30 songs in total by artists who defined the indiepop aesthetic, among them The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Sea Urchins, Primal Scream, The Pastels, Talulah Gosh, Orange Juice, The Field Mice, The Primitives, The Wedding Present, Miaow, Razorcuts, Dolly Mixture, The Bodines, Shop Assistants, The Soup Dragons, The Loft, The Chills, That Petrol Emotion and The Railway Children.

Many of the records featured on 'sensitive' have become highly sought-after collectors’ items since their original release. The Sea Urchins’ Pristine Christine changes hands for up to £400. Original mint copies of April Showers’ only single, 'Abandon Ship', command up to £380. If you were to try and individually buy all the records featuring the songs on 'sensitive', you can expect to pay something around £1150.

'sensitive' features 10,000 words of extensive track-by-track notes and an essay by Pete Paphides, who was and remains an avid proponent of the indiepop scene that this collection chronicles.

All the songs on 'sensitive' have been newly mastered at Abbey Road by Miles Showell.