The Associates discography explained

Artist:The Associates
Studio:5
Compilation:10
Ep:2
Singles:22
1Option:1
1Option Name:Remix albums

This is the discography of Scottish post-punk/new wave band the Associates.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
NL
[2]
NZ
[3]
The Affectionate Punch
  • Released: 1 August 1980
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC
48
Sulk 1023
Perhaps
  • Released: 8 February 1985
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: LP, MC
2329
The Glamour Chase[4] [5] [6] [7]
  • Released: Commercially unavailable until 2002
  • A pre-release promo cassette was released on 15 September 1988, but the album was rejected for release by WEA
Wild and Lonely
  • Released: 24 March 1990
  • Label: Circa
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
71
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK Indie
[8]
Fourth Drawer Down 5
Popera – The Singles Collection
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: EastWest
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
The Radio 1 Sessions
Double Hipness
  • Released: August 2000
  • Label: V2
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Glamour Chase & Perhaps
  • Released: 6 May 2002
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: 2xCD set
The Radio One Sessions Volume One 1981–1983
The Radio One Sessions Vol.2 1984–1985
  • Released: 30 June 2003
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: CD
Singles
  • Released: 26 July 2004
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: 2xCD
Sulk : Fourth Drawer Down
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Label: V2
  • Formats: 2xCD set
The Very Best Of
  • Released: 8 April 2016
  • Label: Union Square Music/Metro Select
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Remix albums

EPs

TitleAlbum details
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: CD, 12"
Poperetta EP
  • Released: 14 January 1991
  • Label: EastWest
  • Formats: 7", 12"

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK Indie
IRE
[9]
NL
[10]
US Dance
[11]
"Boys Keep Swinging"1979
"The Affectionate Punch"1980The Affectionate Punch
"Tell Me Easter's on Friday"19818Fourth Drawer Down
"Kites" (as 39 Lyon Street)
"Q Quarters"5Fourth Drawer Down
"Kitchen Person"9
"A"The Affectionate Punch
"Message Oblique Speech"22Fourth Drawer Down
"White Car in Germany"11
"Party Fears Two"1982916Sulk
"Club Country"1322
"18 Carat Love Affair"/"Love Hangover"2121
"A Matter of Gender"The Affectionate Punch (remix)
"Those First Impressions"198443Perhaps
"Waiting for the Loveboat"53
"Breakfast"19854936
"Take Me to the Girl"95
"Heart of Glass"198856The Glamour Chase
"Country Boy'" (withdrawn)
"Fever"199081Wild and Lonely
"Fire to Ice"9230
"Just Can't Say Goodbye"199179
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Selected compilation appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASSOCIATES full Official Chart History Official Charts Company . 2022-03-10 . www.officialcharts.com.
  2. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl . 2022-03-10 . dutchcharts.nl.
  3. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal . 2022-03-10 . charts.nz.
  4. Web site: 5 September 2018 . Random Jukebox: the Associates cover Blondie's Heart of Glass . 13 August 2021 . Stevepafford.com.
  5. Web site: 24 March 2014 . A Beginner's Guide To BILLY MACKENZIE . 13 August 2021 . Electricityclub.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Associates, The . 16 June 2021 . Nostalgiacentral.com. 29 June 2014 .
  7. The Glamour Chase: The Maverick Life of Billy Mackenzie by Tom Doyle (published by Birlinn General)
  8. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989' . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 0-9517206-9-4.
  9. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2022-03-10 . irishcharts.ie.
  10. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl . 2022-03-10 . dutchcharts.nl.
  11. Adam Ant – Dance Club Songs . 2022-03-09 . Billboard . en-US.
  12. Web site: NME 008 – Mad Mix II (1983) | NME Cassettes Redux . Nmecassettes.wordpress.com . 7 May 2012 . 2017-07-20.