The Associates - The Affectionate Punch - 180 Gram Turquoise Vinyl Record NEW
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The Associates - The Affectionate Punch - 180 Gram Turquoise Vinyl Record
UPC 8719262034983
Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on turquoise colored vinyl
180 gram audiophile vinyl
The Associates’ The Affectionate Punch is their debut studio album, released in August 1980 on Fiction Records. It stands as one of the most distinctive records to emerge from the UK’s post-punk scene—an album that combined art-pop ambition, emotional intensity, and avant-garde production into something theatrical and deeply personal.
At the center of the record is vocalist Billy Mackenzie, whose extraordinary vocal range and dramatic delivery define the album’s identity. His voice moves from fragile falsetto to soaring, operatic phrasing, often within a single track. Rather than following standard rock structures, many songs feel sculpted around his voice, with arrangements rising and collapsing around it. Musically, the album blends sharp post-punk rhythms, angular guitars, dense synthesizers, and layered studio experimentation.
Brand new, never played and still in the factory plastic sealed
Track Listing
The Affectionate Punch
Amused As Always
Logan Time
Paper House
Transport To Central
A Matter Of Gender
Even Dogs In The Wild
Would I… Bounce Back
Deeply Concerned
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