On this date in 1980, The Associates released their second single, "The Affectionate Punch". It was backed by "You Were Young". The A side appeared on their debut album, The Affectionate Punch. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus when the album was re-released on CD. The Edinburgh, Scotland new wave band disbanded in 1990 after four albums but re-formed a few years later. The band affectively ended with the death of Billy MacKenzie in 1997.

Wikipedia: The Associates
A Fansite: affectionatebunch.fr
Blogload: Associates - The Affectionate Punch (debut album) - rho-xs.blogspot.com
Wikipedia: The Associates
A Fansite: affectionatebunch.fr
Blogload: Associates - The Affectionate Punch (debut album) - rho-xs.blogspot.com



