(New Wave, Alternative Rock, Synth-Pop) The Associates - Fourth Drawer Down - 1981, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
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The Associates / Fourth Drawer Down
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        8  | 35:29.10 |  4:47.22 |    159685    |   181231
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       11  | 49:10.02 |  5:16.08 |    221252    |   244959
       12  | 54:26.10 |  6:12.32 |    244960    |   272891
       13  | 60:38.42 |  3:53.73 |    272892    |   290439
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Track  2
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Track  9
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Track 10
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Track 11
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Track 12
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REM GENRE "New Wave"
REM DATE 1981
REM DISCID AF0F200D
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b1"
PERFORMER "The Associates"
TITLE "Fourth Drawer Down"
FILE "01 - White Car In Germany.wav" WAVE
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    TITLE "White Car In Germany"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "A Girl Named Property"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
    INDEX 00 05:29:32
FILE "02 - A Girl Named Property.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Kitchen Person"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
    INDEX 00 04:56:27
FILE "03 - Kitchen Person.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Q Quarters"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
    INDEX 00 04:53:20
FILE "04 - Q Quarters.wav" WAVE
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  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Tell Me Easter's On Friday"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
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FILE "05 - Tell Me Easter's On Friday.wav" WAVE
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  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Associate"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
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FILE "07 - Message Oblique Speech.wav" WAVE
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  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "An Even Whiter Car"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
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  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Fearless (It Takes A Full Moon)"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
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FILE "09 - Fearless (It Takes A Full Moon).wav" WAVE
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  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Point Si"
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  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Straw Towels"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
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  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Kissed"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
    INDEX 00 05:13:60
FILE "12 - Kissed.wav" WAVE
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  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    TITLE "Blue Soap"
    PERFORMER "The Associates"
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Although the sleeve photos fittingly depict Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine immersed in a blue pool of seemingly chilly water, no set of images could bring the sound of the 1981 Situation Two singles collected on Fourth Drawer Down into full realization. Those who are familiar with Associates know this because of Mackenzie's operatically soulful voice, Rankine's wildly experimental production, and, when used, his atonal utilitarian guitar playing that seems like it's playing the multi-instrumentalist more than he's playing it. Just as there are Smiths fans who listen intently to Johnny Marr's guitar playing and attempt to block out Morrissey's flamboyance, there surely are numerous beings who tune out Mackenzie's crooning to hone in on Rankine's actions. Those who can appreciate both are in for a real feast, and those who prefer one over the other still have much to sink their teeth into. Cloistered noise fests like the aggressively doomy "Kitchen Person" still rattle the system as well as the best Siouxsie and the Banshees or Cure from the same era. "White Car in Germany," "A Girl Named Property," and "Q Quarters" glean from the three late-'70s records David Bowie made with Brian Eno, adding further dementia and corrosion like a torturer would dash salt on an open wound. To wit, this still sounds great front to back; the ballsiness in juxtaposing the A-sides and B-sides demonstrates their depth. The U.K. wing of V2 thankfully made Fourth Drawer Down part of their 2000 reissue campaign, improving the sound and adding five extras, including other B-sides and unreleased tracks from the era. The plodding Talking Heads sound-alike "Fearless" and decent "Point Si" are unearthed with good reason, and the charging murk of "Straw Towels" is almost as excellent as "The Associate." The programmed, insect-like percussive devices that provide anchor for the instrumental "Kissed" seem to predate the minimal techno acts on the Chain Reaction label by 15 years. As with the update of Sulk released the same year, Mackenzie biographer Tom Doyle provides excellent liner notes that fill the reader in on the duo's mystique.

Instruments – Alan Rankine
Vocals – Billy Mackenzie