THE ASSOCIATES

	Albums recorded by The Associates, including release dates and UK & US CD availability through Amazon.
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No	TITLE	RELEASED
1	The Affectionate Punch	08/80
2	Fourth Drawer Down [compilation of single A & B Sides]	10/81
3	Sulk	05/82
4	Perhaps	02/85
5	The Glamour Chase	11/88
6	Wild And Lonely	03/90
7	Radio 1 Sessions	08/94
8	Double Hipness [rare & unreleased tracks]	08/00
9	The BBC Radio 1 Sessions Vol 1 1981 - 1983	02/03
10	The BBC Radio 1 Sessions Vol 2 1984 - 1985	07/03
11	Singles [compilation]	08/04

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1) THE AFFECTIONATE PUNCH
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	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 A	First Issue Second Issue	Nigel Glockler Billy MacKenzie Alan Rankine Robert Smith Producer:	Drums Vocals Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Multi-Instruments Backing Vocals The Associates, Mike Hedges, Chris Parry

2) FOURTH DRAWER DOWN
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	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		Michael Dempsey Billy MacKenzie John Murphy Alan Rankine Producer:	Bass Vocals Drums Guitar, Keyboards, Multi-Instruments The Associates, Flood (Tracks 4,5), Mike Hedges (Tracks 1-3,6-8)

3) SULK
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.	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		Michael Dempsey Billy MacKenzie John Murphy Alan Rankine Producer:	Bass Vocals Drums Guitar, Keyboards, Multi-Instruments The Associates, Mike Hedges

4) PERHAPS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	Those First Impressions Waiting For The Love Boat Perhaps Schampout Helicopter Helicopter Breakfast Thirteen Feelings The Stranger In Your Voice The Best Of You Don't Give Me That I Told You So Look		Christine Steve Goulding Simon House Howard Howard Hughes Gasper Lawal Martyn Ian McIntosh Billy MacKenzie Eddi Reader Steve Reid Jim Russell Roberto Soave Steve Alan Whetton Producer:	Vocals (Track 3) Drums (Tracks 4,5) Violin (Track 3) Vocals (Track 3) Keyboards (Tracks 1-6,8-10), Piano (Track 7) Percussion (Track 4) Vocals (Track 3) Guitar (Track 1) Vocals Vocals (Track 9) Guitar (Tracks 2-5,8-10) Percussion (Track 4) Bass (Tracks 1,7-10) Vocals (Track 3) Saxophone (Track 2) Dave Allen (Tracks 4,5,10), Billy MacKenzie (Tracks 4,5,10), Martin Rushent (Tracks 2,6-9), Greg Walsh (Tracks 1,3), Martyn Ware (Tracks 1,3)

5) THE GLAMOUR CHASE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	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	Producer:
	This album was rejected by WEA but released as part of a double CD, with Perhaps, in 2002

6) WILD AND LONELY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	Fire To Ice Fever People We Meet Just Can't Say Goodbye Calling All Around The World Where There's Love Something's Got To Give Strasbourg Square Ever Since That Day Wild And Lonely		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

7) RADIO 1 SESSIONS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.	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	Michael Dempsey Steve Goulding Howard Hughes Martha Ladly Martin Lowe Ian McIntosh Billy MacKenzie John Murphy Alan Rankine Steve Reid Roberto Soave Moritz von Oswald The Whippets Producer:	Bass (Tracks 1-5) Drums (Tracks 3-5,11-13) Keyboards (Tracks 6-8,10-16) Vocals (Track 4) Guitar (Tracks 11-13) Guitar (Tracks 11-16) Vocals Drums (Tracks 1,2) Guitar, Keyboards (Tracks 1-5) Guitar (Tracks 6,7), Bass (Track 7) Bass (Tracks 11-16) Drums (Tracks 14-16) Drums (Tracks 6,7) Dale Griffin (Tracks 1-5,11-13), Harry Palkes (Tracks 14-16), John Partes (Tracks 6-10)
	Recorded for: Tracks 1,2: John Peel at Langham Studio 1, London, England on 28 April 1981, first broadcast on 4 May 1981 Tracks 3-5: John Peel at Maida Vale Studio 4, London, England on 6 March 1982, first broadcast on 19 April 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

8) DOUBLE HIPNESS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.	CD 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		17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.	CD Two 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

9) THE BBC RADIO 1 SESSIONS Vol 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.	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	Michael Dempsey Steve Goulding Howard Hughes Billy MacKenzie Alan Rankine Steve Reid John Murphy The Whippets Producer:	Bass (Tracks 1-9) Drums (Tracks 6-9) Keyboards (Tracks 10-16) Vocals Guitar & Vocals (Tracks 1-9) Guitar (Tracks 12-16) Drums (Tracks 1-5) Drums (Tracks 12-16) Dale Griffin (Tracks 1-9), John Partes (Tracks 10,11), John Porter (Tracks 12-16)
	Recorded for: Tracks 1-5: John Peel at Langham Studio 1, London, England on 28 April 1981, first broadcast on 4 May 1981 Tracks 6-9: John Peel at Maida Vale Studio 4, London, England on 6 March 1982, first broadcast on 19 April 1982 Tracks 10-11: John Peel, 3 September 1983 Tracks 12-16: David Jensen, 29 September 1983

10) THE BBC RADIO 1 SESSIONS Vol 2 1984 - 1985
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.	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 *	Steve Goulding Howard Hughes Martin Lowe Billy MacKenzie Ian McIntosh Jim Russell Roberto Soave Moritz von Oswald Producer:	Drums (Tracks 1-4) Keyboards (Tracks 1-11) Guitar (Tracks 1-4) Vocals Guitar (Tracks 1-4,8-11) Drums (Tracks 6,7) Bass (Tracks 1-4,6,7) Drums (Tracks 8-11) Dale Griffin (Tracks 1-4), Harry Parker (Tracks 8-11)
	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

11) SINGLES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.	CD One Boys Keep Swinging The Affectionate Punch Tell Me Easter's On A Friday Kites Q Quarters Kitchen Person A Message Oblique Speech White Car In Germany Party Fears Two Club Country 18 Carat Love Affair Love Hangover Ice Cream Factory		15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.	CD Two A Matter Of Gender Those First Impressions Waiting For The Loveboat Breakfast Take Me To The Girl Heart Of Glass Country Boy Fever Fire To Ice Waiting For The Loveboat Just Can't Say Goodbye Baby Colours Pastime Paradise

THE ASSOCIATES

1) THE AFFECTIONATE PUNCH

2) FOURTH DRAWER DOWN

3) SULK

4) PERHAPS

5) THE GLAMOUR CHASE

6) WILD AND LONELY

7) RADIO 1 SESSIONS

8) DOUBLE HIPNESS

9) THE BBC RADIO 1 SESSIONS Vol 1

10) THE BBC RADIO 1 SESSIONS Vol 2 1984 - 1985

11) SINGLES