The Associates
The Associates were a Scottish rock act, formed in Dundee in 1979 by singer Billy Mackenzie and guitarist Alan Rankine. The group first gained recognition after releasing an unauthorized cover of David Bowie s Boys Keep Swinging in 1979, which landed them a contract with Fiction Records. They followed with their debut album
The Affectionate Punch in 1980 and the singles collection
Fourth Drawer Down in 1981, both to critical praise.
They achieved commercial success in 1982 with the UK Top 10 album
Sulk and UK Top 20 singles Party Fears Two and Club Country , during which time they were associated with the New Pop movement. Rankine left the group that year, leaving Mackenzie to record under the Associates name until 1990. They briefly reunited in 1993. Mackenzie died in 1997.
All school pupils to have some in-person teaching from March 15
Primary one to three children have already returned full-time to the classroom.
But as of the middle of this month, P4-7 youngsters will also return to schools full-time - ending more than two months of home schooling.
All secondary school students will be given some face-to-face teaching from that date, before they return full-time after the Easter break.
Senior phase students (S4-S6) who are taking national qualifications will have priority for face-to-face lessons in school.
Councils will decide at a local level what the blend of in-person and home schooling looks like for teenagers.