Alan Rankine, keyboardist and guitarist of the Scottish rock band The Associates, passed away at the age of 64. His sons, Callum and Hamish, confirmed the multi-instrumentalist’s death on the band’s ...

Alan Rankine in 1980. Credit: David Corio/Redferns. Alan Rankine, guitarist of Scottish band The Associates, has died aged 64. The news was confirmed by Rankine’s sons Callum and Hamish today (January ...

Alan Rankine, the co-founder of the Scottish band the Associates, has died at the age of 64, BBC News reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Rankine met the singer Billy Mackenzie in the ...

The original MacKenzie/Rankine Associates recorded two albums proper: The Affectionate Punch (1980) and Sulk (1982). The compilation Fourth Drawer Down (1981) was issued between the two. Each has just ...

Alan Rankine, co-founder of Scottish band The Associates, has died aged 64. The guitarist and keyboard player’s sons Callum and Hamish announced the news in a statement on Tuesday, according to ...

The brilliant, frustrating career of the Associates is not short of myths. Summon a Top Of The Pops clip of “Club Country”, their second hit from May 1982, and the captions will suggest that the band ...

Scottish musician Alan Rankine who was one half of the indie band the Associates has died, his sons have announced. Callum and Hamish Rankine posted a tribute on Facebook to their father today after ...

It remains one of the great Top Of The Pops appearances. On February 25, 1982, The Associates made their first serious assault on the national consciousness, performing the transgressive pop of “Party ...