The Affectionate Punch

Infobox Album
Name = The Affectionate Punch
Type = Studio Album
Longtype =
Artist = The Associates


Released = August 1, 1980
Recorded =
Genre = Post-Punk
Length =
Label = Fiction Records
Producer = Mike Hedges, Chris Parry
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifwxq95ldte link]
Last album =
This album = The Affectionate Punch (1980)
Next album = Fourth Drawer Down (1981)

"The Affectionate Punch" is the first album by Scottish Post-Punk group, Associates. It was released in August 1980.

tyle

The album is markedly different from both the Associates earlier "cabaret meets post-punk" recordings and their later watery dense production style as made famous on Sulk and Fourth Drawer Down. The album has an angular guitar sound and gated drums very similar to other late 70's/early 80's Post-punk records. However Alan Rankine's expansive musical arrangements and Billy Mackenzie's multiple octave voice seen on those later recordings are in place.

Remix

The album was remixed and re-released 1982 by order of the Associates new record company Warners. The remixed record retained all the old tracks but were given typical 80's production values such as new synthesizers and Billy Mackenzie re-recorded some vocals. Both Mackenzie and Rankine expressed distaste with the results. For years this was the only version available on compact disc as the master tapes for the original had been lost. However a duplicate was found and the album was reissued by Virgin in 2005.

Tracklist

Original Album

#The Affectionate Punch - 3.30
#Amused As Always - 4.20
#Logan Time - 4.12
#Paper House - 4.54
#Transport to Central - 5.02
#A Matter of Gender - 4.30
#Even Dogs in the Wild - 3.23
#Would I... Bounce Back - 3.59
#Deeply Concerned - 3.38
#A - 3.57

The 2005 reissue contains the following bonus tracks

#You Were Young - 4.04
#Janice - 2.35
#Boys Keep Swinging (Mono) - 3.40
#Mona Property Girl - 3.27

Remixed Version

#Amused As Always - 4.20
#The Affectionate Punch - 4.18
#A Matter of Gender - 4.27
#Would I... Bounce Back - 3.57
#A - 3.49
#Logan Time - 4.13
#Paper House - 4.54
#Deeply Concerned - 4.03
#Even Dogs in the Wild - 3.09
#Transport To Central - 4.34

The Affectionate Punch and Would I... Bounce Back were released as singles to little commercial success. The remixed versions of A Matter of Gender and A were also released as singles in 1982.

Personnel

"The Associates":
*Billy Mackenzie - Vocals
*Alan Rankine - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Other Instruments
*Michael Dempsey - Bass

"Other Personnel":

*Robert Smith (The Cure) - Backing Vocals
*Nigel Glocker - Drums
*Chris Parry - Producer
*Mike Hedges - Producer, Engineer
*Mike Dutton - Assistant Engineer
*Bill Smith - Artwork