Fourth Drawer Down
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| Compilation album by Associates | ||||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
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| Label | Situation Two | |||
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Fourth Drawer Down is a compilation album by Scottish new wave act Associates, released in October 1981 by record label Situation Two. It compiles the A- and B-sides from the six singles the band released that year on the label.
Release
Fourth Drawer Down was released in October 1981.
The album was re-issued in 2000 by V2 Records, containing five bonus tracks.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| NME | favourable[4] |
| Trouser Press | generally favourable[5] |
Fourth Drawer Down has been well received by critics, with reviewers commenting on the band's increased experimentalism.
Track listing
All tracks written by Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine, except "The Associate", written by Mackenzie, Rankine and Michael Dempsey.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Car in Germany" | 5.28 |
| 2. | "A Girl Named Property" | 4.56 |
| 3. | "Kitchen Person" | 4.53 |
| 4. | "Q Quarters" | 4.55 |
| 5. | "Tell Me Easter's on Friday" | 4.29 |
| 6. | "The Associate" | 5.00 |
| 7. | "Message Oblique Speech" | 5.35 |
| 8. | "An Even Whiter Car" | 4.45 |
| 2000 CD reissue bonus tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Fearless (It Takes a Full Moon)" | 3.37 |
| 10. | "Point Si" | 5.15 |
| 11. | "Straw Towels" | 5.16 |
| 12. | "Kissed" | 6.11 |
| 13. | "Blue Soap" | 3.52 |
Personnel
- The Associates
- Billy Mackenzie – vocals
- Alan Rankine – guitars, keyboards, other instruments
- Michael Dempsey – bass guitar
- John Murphy – drums
- Other personnel
- Mike Hedges – production, engineering
- Flood – production
- Antoine Giacomoni – sleeve photography
References
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2 April 2009). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984. Faber & Faber. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Robbins, Ira (1983). The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. p. 12. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Fourth Drawer Down – The Associates | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ Cook, Richard. "Unlimited Company". NME. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ Green, Jim; Aswad, Jem. "TrouserPress.com :: Associates". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
External links
- Fourth Drawer Down at Discogs (list of releases)
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