Artist
The Association
The Association is a psychedelic rock artist from California, USA formed in 1965. 39 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Psychedelic Rock · California, USA · Best psychedelic rock albums
- 39
- Releases
- 1966–2026
- Active years
- 1965
- Formed
Discography
31
Most popular
Greatest Hits!
1968 · 13 tracks
Insight Out
1967
Birthday
1968
The Association
1969
Stop Your Motor
1971
Renaissance
1967
American Portraits: The Association
2026
The Association: Studio 102 Essentials
2026
Line Up 1983
2019
All the Best Cherish (Re-Recording)
2015
Insight Out (Mono)
2014
The Association Greatest Hits
2013
Best of The Association
2013
Get up with the Association (Re-Recorded)
2013
Cherish
2013
Sunshine Pop (Rerecorded Version)
2013
Cherish: The Best of The Association (Re-Recorded)
2012
The Association - 60's Rock'n'Roll Legends (MP3 EP)
2012
The Colours of Sound
2011
Timeless Pop: The Association
2011
Cherish - The Very Best Of
2010
Choice Rock Cuts
2009
Three Of A Kind
2008
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Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology [Digital Version]
2006
Live
2006
Ten Best
2006
And Then...Along Comes
2005
Goodbye Columbus
2005
The Assocation: The Essentials
2002
Waterbeds In Trinidad! (Expanded Edition)
1972
And Then... Along Comes the Association
1966
Popular tracks
Singles & EPs
8
Spring Break Reunion: The Swingin' '60s
Single · 2022
Never My Love (Rerecorded)
EP · 2021
Shootaround
Single · 2019
Never My Love
Single · 2014
Windy
Single · 2014
Never My Love (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1968)
Single · 2010
Along Comes Mary (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1968)
Single · 2010
Their Very Best
EP · 2008
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About
"The Association" is a pop music band from California in the folk rock or soft rock genre. During the 1960s, they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts and were the lead-off band at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival. Jules Alexander was in Hawaii in 1962 serving a stint in the Navy when he met Terry Kirkman ,a visiting salesman. The two young musicians jammed together and promised to get together once Alexander was discharged. That happened a year later; the two eventually moved to Los Angeles and began exploring the city's music scene in the mid-1960s. At the same time, Kirkman played in groups with Frank Zappa for a short period before Zappa went on to form The Mothers of Invention. Eventually, at the LA nightclub The Troubadour, in 1964, an ad hoc group called The Inner Tubes was formed by Kirkman, Alexander and Doug Dillard, whose rotating membership contained, at one time or another, Cass Elliot, David Crosby and many others who drifted in and out. This led, in 1965, to the forming of The Men, a 13 piece folk-rock band. This group had a brief spell as the house band at The Troubadour.
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After a short time, however, The Men disbanded. At the suggestion of Kirkman's then-fiancée, Judy, they took the name The Association. The Men were first managed by Doug Weston, owner of the Troubador, before switching to actor Dean Fredericks, who remained on board when the Association was formed and helped get them the Valiant deal. In 1966 Fredericks turned the reins over to Pat Colecchio, who managed the group for the next eight years.
The Association in brief
- How many The Association releases are on Riffiter?
- 39 releases are catalogued, spanning 1966 to 2026.
- When was The Association formed?
- The Association formed in 1965, in California, USA.
- What genre is The Association?
- The Association is catalogued under Psychedelic Rock.
- What is the most recent The Association release on Riffiter?
- American Portraits: The Association, released in 2026.