sensitive: an indie pop anthology

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.