Back in 1984, when I was addicted to Sky Channel and Music Box, the video for 'Those first impressions' was on high rotation. So muc...

'Wild and Lonely' was the last album released by the Associates in 1990. It may have been an accurate description of the state of ...

'Heart of glass' began its life in 1975 as a slow reggae track called 'Once I had a love', performed frequently on live tour...

'Breakfast' was a single taken from the Associates' 1985 album 'Perhaps'. The album cost £250,000 and four years to mak...

In 1982, the popularity of synthpop was rising in the UK. Numerous bands were riding the wave, including the Associates, who had been strugg...

After the departure of Alan Rankine and Michael Dempsey, The Associates was basically the solo project of Billy MacKenzie. He started workin...

Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine formed the Associates in early 1980, after having worked together on various other projects. They found com...

Before releasing 'Breakfast', the Associates had made their name on satellite music TV with songs like 'Waiting for the loveboat...