Band Members
Note: There are many other instrumentalists who augmented Associates through their tenure but not all are known especially on earlier demos etc.
- Billy Mackenzie - vocals
- Alan Rankine - guitars, keyboards and other instruments (1977–1982, 1993 for reunion)
- John Sweeney - original drummer
- Michael Dempsey (formerly of The Cure) - bass guitar (1980–1982)
- John Murphy (later of SPK and Death In June) - drums (1980–81)
- Steve Goulding (formerly of Graham Parker & the Rumour and later of the Mekons) - drums (1982–1983)
- Howard Hughes was a friend of Mackenzie and played keyboards live and on his later albums Perhaps, The Glamour Chase and Wild and Lonely. (1984–1990)
- Steve Reid was a friend of Mackenzie and played guitar on Perhaps. (1982–1984)
- Roberto Soave - bass (1983–1985)
- Moritz Von Oswald - drums (1985 onwards), percussion on "Wild and Lonely": also composed some songs on Outernational and did various remixes of Associates songs with Ralf Hertwig.
- Anne Dudley of Art of Noise - strings on Wild and Lonely. (1990)
- Martha Ladly (previously of Martha and the Muffins) - keyboards and vocals on Sulk. (1982)
- Robert Smith (lead singer of The Cure) - backing vocals on "The Affectionate Punch".
- Jim Russell - drums (1984)
- Ian McIntosh - guitars, live and radio sessions after Rankine left, (1982–1985)
- Martin Lowe - live guitars, (1982)
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