Dying Happy

Dying Happy was the fifth of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird in 1996. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set The Original Lo-Fi.

Critical reception
"Halfway between songs and instrumentals, some of the tracks on Dying Happy just don't work at all, but some of them are riveting." – The Times

Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.


 * 1) "Losing My Hair" – 3:42
 * 2) "Tomorrow's Gone" – 5:36
 * 3) "Petrol Cigarette" – 2:34
 * 4) "When Everyone Speaks English, the World Will Explode" – 6:03
 * 5) "Homesick Satellites" – 2:34
 * 6) "TV" – 3:07
 * 7) "The Unemployable Rub Oil on Her Coffin" – 2:20
 * 8) "Grandma Begs to Be 18 Again" – 2:34
 * 9) "It's Alright Dad, Isn't It" – 2:35
 * 10) "Lead Cloud" – 2:34
 * 11) "Cheap Astronaut" – 5:15
 * 12) "Metal Waterpistol" – 3:04

Personnel

 * Stephen Jones – recording, artwork
 * Colin Bradley – editing
 * Al Levy – photography
 * Andrej Glusgold – photography
 * DED Associates – artwork