THE ASSOCIATES

Albums recorded by The Associates, with release dates and UK CD availability.

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The Affectionate Punch

08/80

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Fourth Drawer Down [compilation of single A & B Sides]

10/81

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Sulk

05/82

New

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Perhaps

02/85

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The Glamour Chase

11/88

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Wild And Lonely

03/90

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Radio 1 Sessions

08/94

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Double Hipness [rare & unreleased tracks]

08/00

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The BBC Radio 1 Sessions Vol 1 1981 - 1983

02/03

New or Used

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The BBC Radio 1 Sessions Vol 2 1984 - 1985

08/00

New

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The Affectionate Punch
Amused As Always
Logan Time
Paper House
Transport To Central
A Matter Of Gender
Even Dogs In The Wild
Would I... Bounce Back?
Deeply Concerned
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Second Issue

Michael Dempsey
Nigel Glockler
Billy MacKenzie
Alan Rankine
Robert Smith

Producer:

Bass
Drums
Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
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White Car In Germany
A Girl Named Property
Kitchen Person
Q Quarters
Tell Me Easter's On Friday (new version)
The Associate
Message Oblique Speech
An Even Whiter Car

Billy MacKenzie
Alan Rankine

Producer:

Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards

Mike Hedges

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UK Issue
Arrogance Gave Him Up
No
Bap De La Bap
Gloomy Sunday
Nude Spoons
Skipping
It's Better This Way
Party Fears Two
Club Country
Nothinginsomethingparticular

US Issue
It's Better This Way
Party Fears Two
Club Country
Love Hangover
18 Carat Love Affair
Arrogance Gave Him Up
No
Skipping
White Car In Germany
Gloomy Sunday
The Associate

Billy MacKenzie
John Murphy
Alan Rankine

Producer:

Vocals
Drums
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards

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Those First Impressions
Waiting For The Love Boat
Perhaps
Schampout
Helicopter Helicopter
Breakfast
Thirteen Feelings
The Stranger in Your Voice
Best Of You
Don't Give Me That Old I Told You So Look

Billy MacKenzie
Alan Rankine

Producer:

Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards

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Reach The Top
Heart Of Glass
Terror Beat
Set Me Up
Country Boy
Because You Love
Snowball
You'd Be The One
Empires Of Your Heart
In Windows All

This album was rejected by WEA but released as part of a double CD, with Perhaps, in 2002

Billy MacKenzie
Alan Rankine

Producer:

Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards

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Fire To Ice
Fever
People We Meet
Just Can't Say Goodbye
Calling All Around The World
The Glamour Chase
Where There's Love
Something's Got To Give
Strasbourg Square
Ever Since That Day
Wild And Lonely
Fever In The Shadows

JJ Belle
Blair Booth

Danny Cummings
Martin Drover
Anne Dudley
Malcolm Duncan
Philipp Erb

Howard Hughes
Kevin Hutchison
Chester Kamen
Carol Kenyon
Izumi Kobayashi
Billy MacKenzie
Guy Pratt
Alan Rankine
Juliet Roberts
J Neil Sidwell
Carol Thompson
Moritz Von Oswald
Gavyn Wright

Producer:

Guitar
Strings, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Percussion
Trumpet
Strings
Saxophone
Strings, Keyboards, Programming
Piano, Strings
Bass
Guitar
Backing Vocals
Piano
Vocals
Bass
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Backing Vocals
Saxophone
Backing Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Strings

Julian Mendelsohn

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Me Myself And The Tragic Story
It's Better This Way
A Severe Bout Of Career Insecurity
Love Hangover
Waiting For The Loveboat
Theme From Perhaps
Don't Give Me That I Told You So Look
God Bless The Child
Breakfast
This Flame
Kites
A Matter Of Gender
Affectionate Punch
Obsession Magnificent
Give
The Girl That Took Me

Recorded for:
Tracks 1,2 - John Peel, 28 April 1981
Tracks 3-5 - John Peel, 6 March 1982
Tracks 6,7,9 - David Jensen, 29 September 1983
Tracks 8,10 - John Peel, 3 September 1983
Tracks 11-13 - Richard Skinner, 15 July 1984
Tracks 14-16 - Janice Long, 8 September 1985

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Disc One
The Shadow Of My Lung
Do The Call Girl
Not Tonight Josephine
2000 Years Of Mental Torture
18 Carat Love Affair
Boys Keep Swinging (original 7" version)
Green For Grief
Janice (aka Deeply Concerned)
Saline Drips
Galaxy Of Memories
Mortice Lock
The Affectionate Punch (demo)
Big Waltz (aka Paper House)
Geese
Window Shopping
Double Hipness

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Gloomy Sunday (live at ICA 1980)
I Never Will (demo of Party Fears Two)
Club Country (demo)
Waiting For The Loveboat (instrumental)
International Loner
Mama Used To Say
Gun Talk
Fear Is My Bride
Stephen, You're Really Something
Edge Of The World
The End

Billy MacKenzie
Alan Rankine

Producer:

Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards

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Me Myself And The Tragic Story
Nude Spoons
A Matter Of Gender
It's Better This Way
Ulcragiceptimol
Waiting For The Loveboat
Australia
Love Hangover
A Severe Bout Of Career Insecurity
God Bless The Child
This Flame
Helicopter Helicopter
Theme From Perhaps
Perhaps (schizophrenic version)
Don't Give Me That I Told You So Look
Breakfast

Recorded for:
Tracks 1-5 - John Peel, 28 April 1981
Tracks 6-9 - John Peel, 6 March 1982
Tracks 10-11 - John Peel, 3 September 1983
Tracks 12-16 - David Jensen, 29 September 1983

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A Matter Of Gender
Message Oblique Speech *
The Affectionate Punch
Kites
The Crying Game *
Even Dogs In The wild *
Gloomy Sunday *
Heart Of Glass *
Obsession Magnificent
The Girl That Took Me
Give
Helicopter, Helicopter *
Breakfast *
Perhaps *

Recorded for:
Tracks 1-4 - Richard Skinner, 15 July 1984
Tracks 5-7 - Saturday Live, 26 Jan 1985
Tracks 8-11 - Janice Long, 8 September 1985
Tracks 12-14 - live Phil Kennedy show, Manchester

* previously unreleased