The first and only complete guide to the first decade of Britain's independent record charts, and to the acts, the music and the labels which made up the indie scene of the 1980s is now back in print. Every artist, single and album to have made the Indie Charts, including Depeche Mode, Joy Division, The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses, Erasure and Happy Mondays is recorded in detail. Also included: complete indexes of single and album titles; an authoritative history; a host of facts and trivia, plus tons of photos!

The first and only complete guide to the first decade of Britain's independent record charts, and to the acts, the music and the labels which made up the indie scene of the 1980s is now back in print. Every artist, single and album to have made the Indie Charts, including Depeche Mode, Joy Division, The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses, Erasure and Happy Mondays is recorded in detail. Also included: complete indexes of single and album titles; an authoritative history; a host of facts and trivia, plus tons of photos!