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Release Date: 16 January 2026
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8719262042643
Description
Playing with a Different Sex was the debut album by seminal post-punk band Au Pairs, originally 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.
Playing with a Different Sex is available on black vinyl and contains an insert.
The small print:
• Due to rights restrictions, this item is only available in Europe.
Tracklisting
Zimmer,Hans & Kara Talve
Way Out West
Vaughan,Stevie Ray
Tower Of Power
Tosh,Peter
Tankian,Serj
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stabbing Westward
