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The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}

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The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}

The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}
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© 1982, 2016 BMG | BMGCAT2CD53
New Wave / Post Punk / Alternative

BMG are to reissue Scottish post-punk band Associates’ first three albums as two-CD deluxe editions, along with a new double-disc anthology.

Formed in Scotland in 1976 by Billy MacKenzie (vocals) and Alan Rankine (synths / guitars / programming), the pair settled on the name Associates in 1979 after a short period as The Ascorbic Ones and then for a while in 1979 with the moniker Mental Torture. Their debut album The Affectionate Punch was eventually released (on the Fiction label) in August 1980. The following year the band issued six singles (on another label, Situation Two) whose A and B-sides were gathered on the next long-player, compilation Fourth Drawer Down.

The next album Sulk (on yet another label, Beggars Banquet) would be the commercial breakthrough, delivering two top 20 singles in Party Fears Two and Club Country. This would be the last album with founding multi-instrumentalist Alan Rankine.

The new 2016 reissues are curated by Associates bass player Michael Dempsey. These are remastered (from original tapes) with bonus discs full of rarities and some unreleased tracks. The booklets also feature new notes and rare photos. Only Sulk is seeing a vinyl reissue at this stage, and that’s album only without any of the bonus tracks.
The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}

The edition of Sulk which was the most common to find while record shopping throughout the late '80s and '90s was originally the American issue. Heavy substitution and track reordering – a typical enough move on the part of American companies no matter what the act – resulted in a radically different record. For some strange reason, the European CD issue of the album relied on this American edition, something only finally rectified as part of an overall reissue program in 2000. All this said, while this second edition sacrifices some of the quirky edginess of the original, collecting all the major hit singles that made the band such a distinctive U.K. chart presence in the early '80s certainly isn't a problem at all. The three tracks from the second side of the original album – the bizarro funk of "It's Better This Way," the swooning hyper-romance of "Partyfearstwo," and the nervy, sped-up rush of "Club Country" – here lead off the record, followed by the OK-enough remake of Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" and the charming "18 Carat Love Affair." As for the remaining tracks, "Arrogance Gave Him Up," "No," "Skipping," and "Gloomy Sunday" are retained in a much different order, while "Bap de la Bap," "Nude Spoons," and "Nothinginsomethinginparticular" are removed in favor of early single "White Car in Germany" and "The Associate." All changes and switches aside, it's still very much the Associates at probably the best period of their career. Mackenzie's impossibly piercing cabaret falsetto rivals that of obvious role model Russell Mael from Sparks, while Rankine's ear for unexpected hooks and sweeping arrangements turns the stereotypes of early-'80s synth music on their heads. The bass work from ex-Cure member Michael Dempsey isn't chopped liver either, and the result is a messy but wonderful triumph no matter what version is found. [A 2016 Deluxe Edition added six bonus tracks.]
The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}


tracklist:
CD1

01 - Arrogance Gave Him Up
02 - No
03 - Bap De La Bap
04 - Gloomy Sunday
05 - Nude Spoons
06 - Skipping
07 - It's Better This Way
08 - Party Fears Two
09 - Club Country
10 - Nothinginsomethingparticular

The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}


CD2
01 - 18 Carat Love Affair
02 - Love Hangover
03 - Club Country (12'' Version)
04 - Party Fears Two - Instrumental
05 - It's Better This Way - Alternative Version
06 - And Then I Read A Book - Alternative Version
07 - Ulrcragyceptimol - Alternative Version
08 - Skipping - Alternative Mix
09 - Australia - John Leckie Recording
10 - Me, Myself And The Tragic Story - John Leckie Recording
11 - I Never Will (Party Fears Two Mark 1)
12 - Club Country (Early Version)
13 - Grecian 2000

The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}


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The Associates - Sulk (1982) {2016 2CD Deluxe Edition}


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