The Associates - Perhaps - (2CD Album)

The Associates - Perhaps - (2CD Album)

2CD collection remastered from the original master tapes.

Featuring the single versions of ‘Waiting For The Loveboat’, ‘Breakfast’ and ‘Take Me To The Girl’. Plus many 12” extended versions.

The Associates were leading lights of the New Pop movement from the early 1980s. Hailing from Dundee on the east coast of Scotland, the band signed to Fiction before spells with Situation Two and WEA Records.

Originally released in February 1985 after exhaustive recording sessions, The Associates followed their debut ‘Sulk’ with this ten track offering. The album was a long time in the making and featured four different producers, Heaven 17’s Martyn Ware, Martin Rushent, Dave Allen and Greg Walsh.

Disc One features the ten original album tracks plus four instrumentals that were included on the original cassette release of the album.

Disc Two features all the related bonus tracks for which master tapes still exist. This includes the extended versions of singles ‘Those First Impressions’, ‘Waiting For The Loveboat’ and ‘Take Me To The Girl’, plus single versions of ‘Waiting For The Loveboat’, ‘Breakfast’ and ‘Take Me To The Girl’. Other tracks include 7” and 12” bsides.

Tracklisting

Disc One: Perhaps + Bonus Tracks

1. Those First Impressions
2. Waiting for the Loveboat
3. Perhaps (Dave Allen Remix)
4. Schampout
5. Helicopter Helicopter
6. Breakfast
7. Thirteen Feelings
8. The Stranger in Your Voice
9. The Best of You (Billy Mackenzie Dave Allan Remix)
10. Don’t Give Me That I Told You So Look
11. Perhaps (Instr)
12. Breakfast Alone (Instr)
13. Thirteen Feelings (Instr)
14. The Stranger in Your Voice (Instr)

Disc Two: Bonus Tracks

1. Those First Impressions (Extended Version)
2. Waiting for the Loveboat (Single Version)
3. Waiting for the Loveboat (Extended Version)
4. Waiting for the Loveboat (Slight Return)
5. Perhaps Perhaps
6. Schampout (Edit)
7. Breakfast (Single Version)
8. Breakfast (Edit)
9. Kites
10. Take Me to the Girl (Single Version)
11. Take Me to the Girl (12“ Mix)
12. Take Me to the Girl (Instr)
13. The Girl That Took Me

Format: 2CD Album
Barcode: 5013929179431
Catalogue Number: QCDBRED794
Label: Cherry Red Records
Release Date: Friday, 7th April 2023