180 gram audiophile vinyl

Includes insert

A classic post-punk album

Limited numbered edition of 750 copies on translucent green coloured vinyl

TRACKLIST

Side A

1. We're So Cool

2. Love Song

3. Set Up

4. Repetition

5. Headache For Michelle

Side B

1. Come Again

2. Armagh

3. Unfinished Business

4. Dear John

5. It's Obvious

DETAILS

Releasedate: 11-07-2025

Original Release Year: 1981

Sleeve: 3mm

Grams: 180g

Vinyl colour: Translucent Green

Genre: Post-Punk

Number of discs: 1 LP

Speed (RPM): 33 RPM

Record Size: 12"

Barcode (EAN): 8719262040045

Catalogue number: MOVLP3778

DESCRIPTION

Playing with a Different Sex was the debut album by seminal post-punk band Au Pairs, released in 1981.

Described retrospectively by AllMusic as ‘one of the great post-punk records’, a review by Record Mirror on its release said the band’s ‘critique of all forms of possession and sexual stereotyping assumes a devastating power’.

Themes include sexual politics and the torture of women imprisoned in Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the 1970s, as well as a stunning cover of David Bowie’s ‘Repetition’ about domestic violence.

It peaked at No. 33 in the UK, and features the single ‘It's Obvious’, which reached No. 37 on the US Club Play Singles chart. Playing with a Different Sex is available as a numbered limited edition of 750 copies on translucent green vinyl and contains an insert.

The small print:

• Due to rights restrictions, this item is not available in the US.