The Associates

The Associates

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Singer Billy Mackenzie and musician Alan Rankine formed The Associates in Dundee, Scotland in 1979. They won critical acclaim for a sound that was called 'new pop' with a mix of psychedelia, glam rock, post-punk, and electronic pop typified by their debut single, a cover of David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging.” The single attracted interest from labels and The Associates signed with Fiction Records. Their debut album, The Affectionate Punch, was released in 1980 and received positive press but did not sell as well as expected. They achieved their commercial breakthrough with the release of their 1982 sophomore album Sulk and the singles “Club Country” and “Party Fears Two.” The Guardian newspaper said that Sulk "has a fair claim to the title of the most extraordinary album of the 1980s" and peaked at Number 10. Alan Rankine left The Associates and Billy Mackenzie continued to release albums under the band name. The album Perhaps was released in 1985 and went to Number 23 in the UK. Their fourth album, The Glamour Chase, was recorded for release in 1988 but was rejected by the label and remained unreleased until 2002. The final studio album by The Associates was 1990’s Wild and Lonely. While Billy Mackenzie continued to make music as a solo artist, a brief reunion with Alan Rankine led to hopes of a full-fledged Associates reunion. However, the project came to an end before any music was released. Mackenzie, who had suffered from depression most of his life, committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 39. Renewed interest in the group’s music inspired a series of reissues and compilations over the years including a 40th Anniversary edition of Sulk in 2022. Alan Rankine died on January 3, 2023, at the age of 64.
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08
Party Fears Two
The Associates
Sulk
05:36
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine - Michael Dempsey / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine - Michael Dempsey
13
Club Country (12" Version)
The Associates
Sulk
06:58
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
10
Party Fears Two (Remastered 2016 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
04:09
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine - Michael Dempsey / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine - Michael Dempsey
01
Those First Impressions
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:42
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
08
Party Fears Two (Remix)
The Associates
Sulk
05:12
Escritor: Alan Peter Rankine - William McArthur McKenzie / Compositores: Alan Peter Rankine - William McArthur McKenzie
03
Tell Me Easter's on Friday (Remastered 2015 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
04:31
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
06
Breakfast
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:25
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
09
Club Country (2000 Remaster)
The Associates
Sulk
04:06
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
13
Ulcragyceptimol (2000 Remaster)
The Associates
Sulk
04:25
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
07
Even Dogs in the Wild (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
03:26
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
11
18 Carat Love Affair
The Associates
Sulk
03:40
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
11
Perhaps (Instrumental Version)
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
07:10
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie
02
Waiting for the Loveboat
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:26
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
16
Grecian 2000 (2000 Remaster)
The Associates
Sulk
04:29
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
05
Kites
The Associates
Covers
03:48
Compositores: Lee Pockriss - Hal Hackady
21
You Were Young (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
04:08
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
15
Australia (2000 Remaster)
The Associates
Sulk
03:18
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
01
The Affectionate Punch (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
03:32
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
17
The Room We Sat In Before (2000 Remaster)
The Associates
Sulk
03:28
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
14
And Then I Read a Book (2000 Remaster)
The Associates
Sulk
03:27
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
06
A Matter of Gender (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
04:34
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie

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Álbumes
Hi, How Can I Help You?
2022 The Associates
09-01-2022
Hi, How Can I Help You?
01
First Day at Work
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
02:43
Compositores: Spencer John Schneider - Francis Xavier Patterson
02
Phone Calls
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
03:14
Compositores: Francis Xavier Patterson
03
Shoes (Interlude)
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
00:58
Compositores: Francis Xavier Patterson
04
Truck Day
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
02:33
Compositores: Francis Xavier Patterson
05
Breaking Down the Boxes, Pt. 1
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
03:33
Compositores: Francis Xavier Patterson
06
Lunch Break (Interlude)
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
00:34
Compositores: Francis Xavier Patterson
07
Candyce
The Associates
Hi, How Can I Help You?
02:51
Compositores: Francis Xavier Patterson
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (10 canciones)
Vol. 1
2017 The Associates
07-08-2017
Vol. 1
01
Grey Eyed Gal from Amsterdam
The Associates
Vol. 1
04:26
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
02
Just Don't Have the Time
The Associates
Vol. 1
04:05
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
03
Lyin' to Myself
The Associates
Vol. 1
04:33
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
04
Cold Wind Blowing
The Associates
Vol. 1
04:44
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
05
Prisoner
The Associates
Vol. 1
06:32
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
06
Not the End of the World
The Associates
Vol. 1
04:23
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
07
The Rag & Bone
The Associates
Vol. 1
07:08
Compositores: Dan Legault - Alec McElcheran - Alan Springer
The Very Best of The Associates
℗ 2016 The Estate of the late Billy Mackenzie,Alan Rankine and Michael Dempsey (The Associates), under exclusive licence to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
08-04-2016
The Very Best of The Associates
01
Boys Keep Swinging (Remastered 2000)
Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
03:42
Escritor: Brian Eno - David Bowie / Compositores: Brian Eno - David Bowie
02
The Affectionate Punch (Remastered 2015 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
03:30
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
03
Tell Me Easter's on Friday (Remastered 2015 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
04:31
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
04
Q Quarters (Remastered 2015 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
04:57
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
05
Kitchen Person (Remastered 2015 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
03:32
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
06
(A) (Remix)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
03:54
Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy McKenzie
07
Message Oblique Speech (Remastered 2015 / Single Edit)
The Associates
The Very Best of The Associates
04:00
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (26 canciones)
Wild And Lonely
This Compilation ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
01-03-1990
Wild And Lonely
01
Fire To Ice (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
04:03
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
02
Fever (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
04:26
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
03
People We Meet (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
04:25
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
04
Just Can't Say Goodbye (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
03:59
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
05
Calling All Around The World (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
04:20
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
06
The Glamour Chase (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
04:52
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
07
Where There's Love (2006 Digital Remaster)
The Associates
Wild And Lonely
04:44
Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
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Perhaps (Expanded)
2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
09-02-1985
Perhaps (Expanded)
01
Those First Impressions
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:42
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
02
Waiting for the Loveboat
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:26
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
03
Perhaps (Billy Mackenzie & Dave Allen Remix)
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
06:32
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie
04
Schampout
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
06:02
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie
05
Helicopter Helicopter
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:09
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Steve Reid
06
Breakfast
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:25
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie
07
Thirteen Feelings
The Associates
Perhaps (Expanded)
04:39
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Steve Reid
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (26 canciones)
The Affectionate Punch
℗ 2016 The Estate of the late Billy Mackenzie,Alan Rankine and Michael Dempsey (The Associates), under exclusive licence to Union Square Music Ltd., a BMG Company
01-08-1980
The Affectionate Punch
01
The Affectionate Punch (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
03:32
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
02
Amused as Always (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
04:21
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
03
Logan Time (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
04:11
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
04
Paper House (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
04:56
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
05
Transport to Central (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
05:09
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
06
A Matter of Gender (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
04:34
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
07
Even Dogs in the Wild (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
The Affectionate Punch
03:26
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (26 canciones)
Sencillos
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
02-10-2020
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
01
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
The Associates
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
02:26
Compositores: Jimmy Leach - Michael Carr - Tommie Connor
Future
TR
30-06-2017
Future
01
Future
Keither Florence
Future
04:05
Compositores: K. Florence
02
Free
Keither Florence
Future
03:24
Compositores: K. Florence
Time for Honesty
(P) 2012 Eikås Records
01-03-2012
Time for Honesty
01
Time for Honesty
The Associates
Time for Honesty
03:50
Compositores: The Associates
Aparece en
Sulk
℗ 2016 The Estate of the late Billy Mackenzie,Alan Rankine and Michael Dempsey (The Associates), under exclusive licence to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
14-05-1982
Sulk
01
Arrogance Gave Him Up
Associates
Sulk
03:03
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
02
No
Associates
Sulk
05:51
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
03
Bap De La Bap
Associates
Sulk
04:20
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
04
Gloomy Sunday
Associates
Sulk
04:12
Escritor: Samuel M. Lewis - László Jávor / Compositores: Rezso Seress
05
Nude Spoons
Associates
Sulk
04:23
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
06
Skipping
Associates
Sulk
04:04
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine - Michael Dempsey / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine - Michael Dempsey
07
It's Better This Way
Associates
Sulk
03:32
Escritor: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine / Compositores: Billy Mackenzie - Alan Rankine
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (23 canciones)
80's Synthwave
2023 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
03-06-2023
80's Synthwave
01
Careless Memories
Duran Duran
80's Synthwave
03:55
Escritor: Andy Taylor - John Taylor - Nick Rhodes - Roger Taylor - Simon Le Bon / Compositores: Andy Taylor - John Taylor - Nick Rhodes - Roger Taylor - Simon Le Bon
02
The Circus
Erasure
80's Synthwave
05:30
Escritor: Andy Bell - Vince Clarke / Compositores: Andy Bell - Erasure - Vince Clarke
03
Take On Me (Instrumental Version)
a-ha
80's Synthwave
03:48
Escritor: P. Waaktaar / Compositores: P. Waaktaar
04
The Walk (Everything Mix)
The Cure
80's Synthwave
05:27
Escritor: Lol Tolhurst - Robert Smith / Compositores: Lol Tolhurst - Robert Smith
05
Too Shy (Extended Version)
Kajagoogoo
80's Synthwave
05:27
Compositores: Chris Hamill - Jeremy Strode - Nick Beggs - Steve Askew - Stuart Neale
06
Legacy
Art of Noise
80's Synthwave
03:25
Escritor: Anne Dudley - Gary Langan - Jonathan Edward Stephen Jeczalik / Compositores: Anne Dudley - Gary Langan - Jonathan Edward Stephen Jeczalik
07
In My Room
Yaz
80's Synthwave
03:54
Escritor: Vince Clarke / Compositores: Vince Clarke
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80s Dance
This Compilation ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
18-01-2019
80s Dance
01
Love Resurrection (Remastered 2009)
Alison Moyet
80s Dance
03:52
Escritor: Steve Jolley - Alison Moyet - Tony Swain / Compositores: Steve Jolley - Alison Moyet - Tony Swain
02
Love On Your Side
Thompson Twins
80s Dance
03:29
Escritor: Tom Bailey - Alannah Currie - Joe Leeway / Compositores: Tom Bailey - Alannah Currie - Joe Leeway
03
Quiet Life (German 7" Mix 1980)
Japan
80s Dance
03:52
Escritor: David Sylvian / Compositores: David Sylvian
04
People Hold On
Coldcut
80s Dance
03:30
Escritor: Jonathan More - Lisa Stansfield - Matt Black / Compositores: Jonathan More - Lisa Stansfield - Matt Black
05
Call Me
Spagna
80s Dance
04:05
Escritor: Alfredo Pignagnoli - Giorgio Spagna - Ivana Spagna / Compositores: Alfredo Pignagnoli - Giorgio Spagna - Ivana Spagna
06
You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
Sonia
80s Dance
03:23
Escritor: Mike Stock - Matt Aitken - Pete Waterman / Compositores: Mike Stock - Matt Aitken - Pete Waterman
07
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
80s Dance
03:33
Escritor: Matt Aitken - Mike Stock - Pete Waterman / Compositores: Matt Aitken - Mike Stock - Pete Waterman
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (31 canciones)
Fourth Drawer Down
℗ 2000 Alan Rankine, Michael Dempsey and The Estate Of Billy MacKenzie (The Associates), under exclusive licence to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
01-01-1981
Fourth Drawer Down
01
White Car In Germany
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
05:31
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
02
A Girl Named Property
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
04:58
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
03
Kitchen Person
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
04:53
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
04
Q Quarters
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
04:57
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
05
Tell Me Easter's On Friday
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
04:32
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
06
The Associate
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
04:59
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
07
Message Oblique Speech
The Associates
Fourth Drawer Down
05:35
Escritor: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie / Compositores: Alan Rankine - Billy Mackenzie
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (13 canciones)
Return Of Dragon
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
09-06-2001
Return Of Dragon
01
Intro
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
00:51
Compositores: Jarod "B" Barnes - Nathan Mooring
02
Not Afraid
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
02:56
Compositores: Al West - Mark Andrews
03
Infatuated
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
03:28
Compositores: Al West - Mark Andrews - J.P. Edmund
04
Can I Live
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
04:01
Compositores: Richard "Nicky" Stanard - Teddy Riley - Dwayne Jones
05
Without You
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
03:08
Compositores: James Moss
06
Home Wrecker
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
03:57
Compositores: Chris "Tricky" Stewart - Traci Hale - Thabiso Nkhereanye
07
Last Night
Sisqó
Return Of Dragon
03:43
Compositores: Nathan "N8" Walton - Tavia Ivey - D'Gregory Craig
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (13 canciones)
Covers
℗ 2022 The Estate of the late Billy Mackenzie,Alan Rankine and Michael Dempsey (The Associates), under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
05-08-2022
Covers
01
Love Hangover
Associates
Covers
06:11
Escritor: Marilyn McLeod - Pamela Sawyer / Compositores: Marilyn McLeod - Pamela Sawyer
02
Gloomy Sunday (Remastered 2016)
Associates
Covers
04:12
Escritor: László Jávor - Samuel M. Lewis / Compositores: Rezso Seress
03
Boys Keep Swinging (Remastered 2016)
The Associates
Covers
03:43
Escritor: David Bowie - Brian Eno / Compositores: David Bowie - Brian Eno
04
Eloise
The Associates
Covers
03:43
Escritor: Paul Ryan / Compositores: Paul Ryan
05
Kites
The Associates
Covers
03:48
Compositores: Lee Pockriss - Hal Hackady