The Associates

Associates Were 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. They Did Not Play Any More Concerts But Made Some Recordings Which Were Released On The Double CD "Double Hipness". MacKenzie Commited Suicide In 1997 Which Deeply Affected His Friends Robert Smith And Siouxsie Sioux Who Both Wrote Songs In Tribute Of MacKenzie For Their Respective Bands The Cure "Cut Here" And The Creatures "Say" . Discography The Affectionate Punch Fiction 1980 Fourth Drawer Down Fiction 1981 Sulk WEA 1982 Perhaps WEA 1985 The Glamour Chase WEA 1988 - But Unreleased Until 2003
Wild And Lonely Circa 1990 Popera The Singles Collection WEA East West 1990 The Radio One Sessions Nighttracks 1994 Double Hipness V2 2000 The Radio One Sessions Volume One 1981-1983 Strange Fruit 2003 The Radio One Sessions Volume Two 1984-1985 Strange Fruit 2003 Singles Warners 2004 read less