The Associates

See all 21 pictures

Play Radio

Listen to The Associates Radio, featuring artists like Billy MacKenzie, Altered Images, The Teardrop Explodes, Blancmange and more…

Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more

574,906 plays (65,118 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Shop now at Amazon | Send The Associates Ringtones to Cell

Download
Amazon
Send Ringtones to Cell
Tonefuse Search

Add to my Library

Dundee, United Kingdom (1977 – 1990)

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)

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Sulk
The Associates
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $108.06
- eBay Search
New
Singles
The Associates
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $24.19
- eBay Search
The Affectionate Punch
The Associates
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $16.70
- eBay Search
Fourth Drawer Down
The Associates
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $29.98
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Party Fears Two	226
2	Club Country	104
3	Arrogance Gave Him Up	71
4	Skipping	64
5	No	60
6	The Affectionate Punch	57
6	Love Hangover	57
8	18 Carat Love Affair	49
9	White Car In Germany	47
10	It's Better This Way	42
11	A Matter Of Gender	39
11	Gloomy Sunday	39
13	Boys Keep Swinging	38
14	Breakfast	37
15	Nude Spoons	30

Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

buttcoffee

I thought Club Country would've been number 1 on the list above

last month
LaxATivvz

<3

October 2011
rockrollmilk

不知道能迷倒多少少女心~！光听歌都能爱上这样的小伙，可惜比利已死了10多年了，对他们感情很深，以前在床上听，睡前听，公车上听，激动又感动，触电了一般，这个苏格兰的乐队绝对是天才，他们的歌，气氛和旋律都太奇妙，太美了，冷冰冰的华丽浪漫和悲伤五彩缤纷冷酷的甜蜜忧郁

October 2011
RussellChap

Fruity, Fuckable, Colourful & sweetly sad & that's just MacKenzie's VOICE (not really a adequate description), Rankine's Guitar & Keyboards are equally lush. The Associates a total one off.

September 2011
storyoftheblues

my kids download party fears two,know quality when they here it

September 2011
TheLordPont

How Pop Music should sound...

August 2011
NamesAreBStupid

.struh ti hcum os dnab siht evol I

August 2011
NamesAreBStupid

Oh yes.

July 2011
Mozzerella10

The uncoolest band. But one of the best. ashleyrob, i wish i could say what you are claiming about Scotland to be true!

July 2011
ashleyrobb

take me to scotland where all the boys sing like billy mackenzie!

July 2011
adrianomozzo

The voice!!!!!!

July 2011
groovez0ne

Нет Билли. Замечательная музыка живет и сегодня!

July 2011
tschock_tschock

Never fails.

June 2011
ashleyrobb

FUUUUUCK i love the associates

May 2011
AlohaLauren

I'm so glad my Mum introduced me to The Associates, so so so good!

May 2011
Hellraiser917

Join my group http://www.last.fm/group/The+Associates+-+Billy+Mackenzie :)

May 2011
ACS360

Kites is magnificent.

April 2011
zzzoneDOTnet

When I first heard the Associates at the time Sulk came out, I never thought that I would still be listening to their songs and voices over 20 years later. I'm kind of sad that I just read that Mackenzie committed suicide. My strange boring life goes on while genius goes poof.

April 2011
akzincke

OK Affectionate Punch is outstanding, I've got to hear the next two albums now...

March 2011
akzincke

dang, just got around to listening to them. Starting with 'punch', this is good stuff

March 2011