Sulk

For the psychedelic rock/shoegaze band from London, see Sulk (British band). For other uses, see Sulk (disambiguation).

Sulk
Cover photography by Peter Ashworth[1]
Studio album by
the Associates
Released14 May 1982 (1982-05-14)
Recorded1982
StudioPlayground (Camden Town)
Genre
Length41:11
Label
Producer
The Associates chronology
Fourth Drawer Down
(1981) 		Sulk
(1982) 		Perhaps
(1985)
Singles from Sulk
  1. "Party Fears Two"
    Released: 29 January 1982
  2. "Club Country"
    Released: 30 April 1982

Sulk is the second studio album by the Scottish post-punk and pop band the Associates. It was released on 14 May 1982 on their own Associates imprint of Beggars Banquet Records for the UK and throughout the rest of Europe on WEA Records[2][3] and in the US on 4 October by Sire Records.

It stayed in the UK Albums Chart for 20 weeks, peaking at No. 10,[4] and it was crowned the album of the year by British music magazine Melody Maker.[5] Although it was the group's breakthrough record both critically and commercially, it was to be the last studio album recorded by the original pairing of Alan Rankine and Billy Mackenzie, as Rankine departed four months after its release.

  1. ^ National Portrait Gallery: Peter Ashworth: The Associates: Sulk
  2. ^ Thrills, Adrian (8 May 1982). "The Secret Life of the Associates". NME. pp. 24, 25, 47.
  3. ^ "[Unknown title]". Melody Maker. 8 May 1982. p. 4.
  4. ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, England: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  5. ^ "Album of the Year". Melody Maker. 18 December 1982. p. 31.