Associates založili v skotském Dundee v roce 1976 Billy MacKenzie a Alan Rankine. Proslavile se předělávkou skladby „Boys Keep Swinging“ od Davida Bowieho., předskakovali The Cure. Jejich album „Sulk“ se v roce 1982 dostalo do britské Top 10.
Výroční reedice alba „Sulk“ vychází na modrém vinylu a ve speciálním sběratelském boxu.
LP (SULK: ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED) 1. A1 Arrogance Gave Him Up (2016 Remaster) 2. A2 No (2016 Remaster) 3. A3 Bap De La Bap (2016 Remaster) 4. A4 Gloomy Sunday (2016 Remaster) 5. A5 Nude Spoons (2016 Remaster) 6. B1 Skipping (2016 Remaster) 7. B2 It's Better This Way (2016 Remaster) 8. B3 Party Fears Two (2016 Remaster) 9. B4 Club Country (2016 Remaster) 10. B5 Nothingsomethingparticular (2016 Remaster) CD1 (SULK: ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED) 1. Arrogance Gave Him Up (2016 Remaster) 2. No (2016 Remaster) 3. Bap De La Bap (2016 Remaster) 4. Gloomy Sunday (2016 Remaster) 5. Nude Spoons (2016 Remaster) 6. Skipping (2016 Remaster) 7. It's Better This Way (2016 Remaster) 8. Party Fears Two (2016 Remaster) 9. Club Country (2016 Remaster) 10. Nothingsomethingparticular (2016 Remaster) CD2 (SULK: OUT-TAKES, MONITOR MIXES & RARITIES) 1. Ulcragyceptimol (Demo) (2022 Master) 2. I Never Will (Demo) (2022 Master) 3. Club Country (Demo) (2022 Master) 4. Me, Myself and the Tragic Story (John Leckie Recording) (2022 Master) 5. Australia (John Leckie Recording) (2022 Master) 6. Skipping (Monitor Mix Instrumental) (2022 Master) 7. It's Better This Way (Monitor Mix) (2022 Master) 8. And Then I Read a Book (Alternative Version) (2022 Master) 9. Ulcragyceptimol (2022 Master) 10. It’s Better This Way (Alt Version) (2022 Master) 11. The Associate (2022 Master) 12. A Girl Named Property (2022 Master) 13. Grecian 2000 (2022 Master) 14. Party Fears Two (7") (2022 Master) 15. Club Country (7") (2022 Master) 16. 18 Carat Love Affair (2022 Master) 17. Love Hangover (Extended Version) (2022 Master) CD3 (ASSOCIATES LIVE) 1. Me Myself And The Tragic Story (Peel Session 28/04/81) 2. Nude Spoons (Peel Session 28/04/81) 3. A Matter Of Gender (Peel Session 28/04/81) 4. It's Better This Way (Peel Session 28/04/81) 5. Ulcragyceptimol (Peel Session 28/04/81) 6. Waiting For The Love Boat (Peel Session 06/03/82) 7. Australia (Peel Session 06/03/82) 8. Love Hangover (Peel Session 06/03/82) 9. A Severe Case of Career Insecurity (Peel Session 06/03/82) 10. Arrogance Gave Him Up (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 11. A Matter Of Gender (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 12. Nude Spoons (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 13. Paper House (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 14. No (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 15. And Then I Read a Book (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 16. Gloomy Sunday (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 17. It's Better This Way (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 18. Skipping (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) 19. Australia (Live at Gigant, Apeldoorn 10/01/81) Skladby
