Alan Rankine R.I.P.

And so we lose another talented musician at far too early an age.

There will be others who are far more au fait with the early Associates output than I am. Party Fears Two was my conscious introduction to the band, although I may have heard tracks before then without them registering. I certainly made efforts to explore the earlier recordings once they did cross over into the Top 40, and have enjoyed those songs for may years since.

I can’t see any videos for the pre-Sulk songs, which doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, so I’ll let the music do the talking on this link.

Hopefully a more cheerful post next time.

TGG

January 4, 2023

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