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| THE ASSOCIATES |
| Dundee, Scotland, GB | | * 1977 |
Line-Up (1984):
Billy MacKenzie - voc
Ian McIntosh - g
Stephen Reid - g
Robert Suave - bg
L. Howard Hughes - kb
Former Members:
Martha Ladly (voc, 1982-9/82)
Alan Rankine (g,kb, 1977-12/82)
Michael Dempsey (bg, cca 1/81); John Mamby (bg, cca 8/82)
Derek Reid (kb, cca 1/81); Nick Plytas (kb, 8/82)
Nigel Glockler (ds, 1979-80); John Murphy (ds, cca 1/81); Stephen Goulding (ds, cca 9/82)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | The Affectionate Punch | 8/1980 | Fiction | | | | | 2. | Fourth Drawer Down | 12/1981 | Situation 2 | | | | | 3. | Sulk | 14.05.1982 | Associates/WEA | | 10 | | | 4. | Perhaps | 2/1985 | Associates/WEA | | 23 | | | 5. | Wild And Lonely | 3/1990 | Circa/Virgin | | 71 | | | 6. | Popera | 6/1991 | east west |  | | | | 7. | The Radio 1 Sessions | 9/1994 | Nighttracks | | | | | 8. | Radio One Sessions, Vol. 2: 1984-1985 | 02.09.2003 | Strange Fruit | | | | | 9. | Singles | 12.10.2004 | WEA | | | | | 10. | Very Best Of | 15.04.2016 | Metro Select | | | |
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Billy MacKenzie:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Outernational
produced by: Boris Blank | 01.09.1992 | Circa | | | | | 2. | Beyond The Sun
produced by: Simon Raymonde/Pascal Gabriel | 06.10.1997 | Nude | | 64 | | | 3. | Authermatic | 26.04.2005 | One Little Indian | | | | | 4. | Transmission Impossible | 26.04.2005 | One Little Indian | | | |
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Alan Rankine:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | The World Begins To Look Her Age | 1986 | | | | | | 2. | She Loves Me Not | 1987 | | | | | | 3. | The Big Picture Sucks | 1989 | | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Boys Keep Swinging / Mona Property Girl | 10/1979 | Double Hip | | | | 2. | The Affectionate Punch / You Were Young | 8/1980 | Fiction | | | | 3. | Would I ... Bounce Back / A | 10/1980 | Fiction | | | | 4. | A Matter Of Gender / Even Dogs In The Wild | 12/1980 | Fiction | | | | 5. | Tell Me Easter's On Friday / Straw Towels | 20.03.1981 | Situation 2 | | | | 6. | A Girl Named Poverty / Kites | 5/1981 | RSO | | | | 7. | Q: Quarters / Kissed | 26.06.1981 | Situation 2 | | | | 8. | Kitchen Person / An Even Whiter Car | 21.08.1981 | Situation 2 | | | | 9. | Message Oblique Speech / Blue Soap | 09.10.1981 | Situation 2 | | | | 10. | White Car In Germany / The Associate | 20.11.1981 | Situation 2 | | | | 11. | Party Fears Two / It's Better This Way | 29.01.1982 | Associates/WEA | 5 | | | 12. | Club Country / A.G. It's You Again
12" + Ultragyceptemol | 30.04.1982 | Associates/WEA | 12 | | | 13. | Love Hangover / 18 Carat Love Affair
12" + Voluntary Wishes Swap It | 30.07.1982 | Associates/WEA | 20 | | | 14. | A Matter Of Gender / Would I Bounce Back | 05.11.1982 | Fiction | | | | 15. | Those First Impressions / Thirteen Feelings
12" + Stronger In Your Voice
produced by: Martyn Ware/Greg Walsh | 08.06.1984 | Associates/WEA | 43 | | | 16. | Waiting For The Love Boat / Schamp Out
produced by: Martin Rushent | 8/1984 | Associates/WEA | 35 | | | 17. | Breakfast / Breakfast Alone
12" + Kites | 1/1985 | Associates/WEA | 49 | | | 18. | Take Me To The Girl / Perhaps
12" + The Girl That Took Me
10" + God Bless Child / Even Dogs In The Wild / The Boy That Santa Claus Forgot | 10/1985 | Associates/WEA | 95 | | | 19. | Heart Of Glass / Her Onl Wish
12" + Heaven's Blue
CD + Breakfast / Those First Impressions | 9/1988 | Associates/WEA | 56 | | | 20. | Country Boy / Just Can't Say Goodbye
12" + Heart Of Glass
CD + Take Me To The Girl | 1/1989 | Associates/WEA | | | | 21. | The Peel Sessions EP
(It's Better This Way / Nude Spoons / Me Myself And The Tragic Story / Natural Gender / Ultragyceptemol) | 10/1989 | Strange Fruit | | | | 22. | Fever / Fever In The Shadows
12",CD + Groovin' With Mr. Bloe | 4/1990 | Circa | 81 | | | 23. | Fire To Ice / The Glamour Chase
12" + Green Tambourine
10",CD + Groovin' With Mr. Bloe | 8/1990 | Circa | 92 | | | 24. | Just Can't Say Goodbye / One Two Three
CD + I'm Gonna Run Away From You | 1/1991 | Circa | 79 | | | 25. | Poperetta: Waiting For The Loveboat / Club Country Club | 1/1991 | east west | | | | 26. | Aggie | 15.07.2002 | Blueprint | | | | 27. | From The Ground Up
& T-Love & Key-Kool & Shaydie Of The Urbanites & Divine Styler
(feat Dilated Peoples) | 28.08.2006 | Beat Junkie Sound | | | | | From The Ground Up (Nujabes Remix)
feat LMNO & Dilated Peoples & T Love & Key Kool & Shaydie & Divine Styler | 23.04.2007 | Beat Junkie Sound | | |
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Billy MacKenzie:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Ice Cream Factory / Excursion Ecosse En-Route Koblenz Via Hawk Hill
12" + Cream Of Ice Cream Factory
credited to: Mackenzie Sings Orbidoig | 08.10.1982 | Associates/WEA | | | | 2. | Baby / Sacrifice And Be Sacrificed
CD + Grooveature / Colours Will Come
12" + Opal Krusch | 08.06.1992 | Circa | | | | 3. | Colours Will Come / Opal Krusch
12",CD + Look What You've Done / Feels Like The Richtergroove | 10.08.1992 | Circa | | | | 4. | Anacostia Bay
& Loom | 05.08.1996 | Millenium | | |
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Awards:
1982 Melody Maker Album Of The Year ("Sulk")
Various:
disbanded 12/82
reunited 1984
appeared on the LP:
The Skids: Joy (11/81, Virgin)
Compilation Appearances:
"Party Fears Two" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)
Billy MacKenzie:
appeared on the SP:
B.E.F.: It's Over (5/82, Virgin)
appeared on the LP:
British Electronic Foundation: Music Of Quality And Distinction (9.4.82, Virgin)
B.E.F.: Music Of Quality And Distinction (9/91, Virgin)
Alan Rankine:
produced by SP:
Cocteau Twins: Peppermint Pig (7.3.83, 4AD)
Sunset Gun: Be Thankful (For What You've Got) (8/84)
appeared on the LP:
Paul Haig: The Warp Of Pure Fun (11/85, Operation Twilight)
Paul Haig: Chain (3/89, Circa)
Press References:
| Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1979 | 44 | 24.11.1979 | 51 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1980 | 33 | 27.09.1980 | 35 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1981 | 4 | 24.01.1981 | 11 | | interview | | 1981 | 6 | 07.02.1981 | 32 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1981 | 12 | 21.03.1981 | 14 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 26 | 27.06.1981 | 27 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 34 | 22.08.1981 | 12 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 39 | 26.09.1981 | 14 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 41 | 10.10.1981 | 23 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 47 | 21.11.1981 | 27 | Singles | single review | | 1981 | 49 | 05.12.1981 | 17 | Albums | album review | | 1982 | 5 | 30.01.1982 | 4 | Fast Forward - The Vinyl Solution | | | 1982 | 5 | 30.01.1982 | 19 | Singles | single review | | 1982 | 7 | 13.02.1982 | 15 | | interview | | 1982 | 8 | 20.02.1982 | 12 | Singles | single review | | 1982 | 16 | 17.04.1982 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1982 | 18 | 01.05.1982 | 23 | Singles | single review | | 1982 | 20 | 15.05.1982 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1982 | 21 | 22.05.1982 | 17 | Albums | album review | | 1982 | 31 | 31.07.1982 | 19 | Singles Bar | single review | | 1982 | 36 | 04.09.1982 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1982 | 37 | 11.09.1982 | 5 | Fast Forward - Talk Talk Talk | | | 1982 | 45 | 06.11.1982 | 4 | Fast Forward | | | 1982 | 45 | 06.11.1982 | 23 | Singles | single review | | 1982 | 50 | 11.12.1982 | 20 | Albums | album review | | 1982 | 51 | 18.12.1982 | 31 | | | | 1984 | 22 | 02.06.1984 | 3 | Fast Forward | | | 1984 | 23 | 09.06.1984 | 31 | Singles | single review | | 1984 | 28 | 25.08.1984 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | | 1984 | 31 | 15.09.1984 | 4 | Fast Forward - Record News | | | 1996 | 17 | 27.04.1996 | 52 | Albums Of The Year | album review | | 1997 | 5 | 01.02.1997 | 3 | News | | | New Musical Express | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1990 | 0 | 25.08.1990 | 5 | News - Sampled Notes | |
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