Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Singer: AssociatesTitle: The Affectionate Punch
Label: Fiction Records – FIXD 5, Fiction Records – 2383 585
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remixed
Country: UK
Date of released: Dec 1982
Category: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Post-Punk, Synth-pop
Size MP3 zip: 1461 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1359 mb
Rating: 4.7✭
Format: MP3 WAV MMF APE DMF AHX MP2 AUD FLAC
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MP3 version
- 1461 downloads at 32 mb/s
FLAC version
Tracklist
| A1 | Amused As Always | 4:17 |
| A2 | The Affectionate Punch | 4:14 |
| A3 | A Matter Of Gender | 4:23 |
| A4 | Would I... Bounce Back? | 3:57 |
| A5 | A | 4:00 |
| B1 | Logan Time | 4:10 |
| B2 | Paper House | 4:51 |
| B3 | Deeply Concerned | 4:00 |
| B4 | Even Dogs In The Wild | 3:09 |
| B5 | Transport To Central | 4:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Morgan Studios
- Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
- Recorded At – Odyssey Studios
- Remixed At – Basing Street Studios
- Remixed At – Odyssey Studios
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fiction Records
- Copyright (c) – Fiction Records
- Published By – APB Music Co. Ltd.
Credits
- Composed By – Alan Rankine, Billy Mackenzie*
- Engineer [Original] – Mike Dutton, Mike Hedges
- Engineer [Re-recordings] – Cliff Lewis, David Baker, Gary Bidmead, Lou Austin*, Nigel Mills, Paul Fisher, Phil Brown*
- Mastered By [Cut] – Arun*
- Photography By – Alan Macdonald
- Producer, Remix – Mark Arthurworrey, Associates*
- Sleeve – Alan Macdonald , Baillie Walsh, Billy Mackenzie*
Notes
Insert: "Original Recordings made at Morgan Studios, London, 1980"."Re-recordings and Remixing made at Basing Street Studios, London and Odyssey Studios, London, 1982".
The insert lists the tracks in the correct order but on the wrong sides.
Labels: "Original sound recordings made by Fiction Records".
Other: Vocals by Billy MacKenzie were re-recorded on tracks B2-B4.
Back sleeve is turned upside down (both sides might have intended to work as front cover).
The photo session was taken at George Hotel, Edinburgh.
Durations are not listed on the release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped): FIXD 5 A//4▽420 R 1 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): FIXD 5 B//4▽420 R 1 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (A-side, hand-etched): ARUN
- Matrix / Runout (B-side, hand-etched): ARUN
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2383 585 | The Associates | The Affectionate Punch (LP, Album) | Fiction Records | 2383 585 | UK | 1980 |
| 2383 585 | The Associates | The Affectionate Punch (LP) | Polydor | 2383 585 | Netherlands | 1982 |
| BMGCAT2CD70A | The Associates | The Affectionate Punch (CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, RM + Promo) | BMG | BMGCAT2CD70A | UK | 2016 |
| 2383 585 | Associates* | The Affectionate Punch (LP, Album, M/Print) | Polydor, Fiction Records | 2383 585 | France | 1980 |
| SPELP 33, 2383 585 | Associates* | The Affectionate Punch (LP, Album, RE, Rem) | Fiction Records, Fiction Records | SPELP 33, 2383 585 | UK | 1983 |