The Associates
About The Associates
Associates was a post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1977 in Dundee, Scotland. They initially consisted of Billy MacKenzie (vocals), Alan Rankine (guitar, keyboards) and later, Michael Dempsey (bass), formerly of The Cure. After Rankine and Dempsey's departures in 1982, the band featured a fluctuating lineup revolving around MacKenzie. Their best known single is 1982's "Party Fears Two". The band split in 1990, but Billy and Alan reunited briefly in 1993.
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Top Tracks
Party Fears Two
Club Country
Arrogance Gave Him Up
No
Skipping
The Affectionate Punch
White Car In Germany
Gloomy Sunday
Love Hangover
18 Carat Love Affair
Bap De La Bap
Breakfast
A Matter Of Gender
It's Better This Way
Nude Spoons
Tell Me Easter's On Friday
Boys Keep Swinging
Party Fears Two - Remix
Kitchen Person
Q Quarters
nothinginsomethingparticular
Amused As Always
Message Oblique Speech
Those First Impressions
Logan Time
Even Dogs In The Wild
Paper House
A
A Girl Named Property
The Associate
Transport To Central
Party Fears Two - 12" Mix
Waiting for the Loveboat
Party Fears Two (2016 Remaster)
Heart of Glass
Deeply Concerned
Grecian 2000
The Affectionate Punch - 2016 Remaster
Take Me to the Girl
And Then I Read A Book
An Even Whiter Car
Party Fears Two - 2016 Remaster;Single Edit
Australia
The Room We Sat In Before
Fearless (It Takes A Full Moon)
Straw Towels
Tell Me Easter's on Friday - 2000 Remaster
Kissed
Point Si
Country Boy
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