THE AFFECTIONATE PUNCH [LP] (LIMITED TURQUOISE 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL, FT. ROBERT SMITH OF THE CURE & NIGEL GLOCKLER OF SAXON, INSERT, NUMBERED TO 1000, IMPORT)

Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on turquoise coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. The Affectionate Punch is the debut studio album by the Scottish post-punk and new wave band The Associates. The album was released on 1 August 1980. From the album The Affectionate Punch and A were released as singles. Upon it's release, The Affectionate Punch was declared a kind of masterpiece by Paul Morley of the NME, who described it as a passionate cabaret soul music, a fulfilment of the European white dance music Bowie was flirting with back then. None other than Robert Smith (the Cure) can be heard doing backing vocals on The Affectionate Punch and Even Dogs in the Wild. Nigel Glockler (Saxon) is the drummer on this album.