Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex (Translucent Green Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 2025)

Au Pairs – Playing with a Different Sex is the debut album by the Birmingham post-punk band. Recorded in April 1981 at Jacobs Studios in Surrey and produced by the band with Martin Culverwell and Ken Thomas, it was released on Human Records in May 1981, reaching No. 33 on the UK albums chart and No. 1 on the independent chart. Lesley Woods' lyrics deal with gender roles and politics, "Armagh" for instance with the treatment of women prisoners in Northern Ireland. This copy is the limited, numbered 2025 EU reissue on Music On Vinyl, pressed on 180g translucent green vinyl.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Music On Vinyl MOVLP3778
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, 180g, translucent green vinyl
• Pressing: EU reissue, limited and numbered (750 copies)
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2025 (original: 1981)
• Genre: Post-Punk, Punk, Funk
• Category: New vinyl, Limited edition & coloured vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. We're So Cool (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
2. Love Song (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
3. Set-Up (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
4. Repetition (David Bowie)
5. Headache for Michelle (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)

Side B

1. Come Again (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
2. Armagh (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
3. Unfinished Business (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
4. Dear John (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
5. It's Obvious (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)

Personnel

Lesley Woods (vocals, guitar), Paul Foad (guitar, backing vocals), Jane Munro (bass), Pete Hammond (drums). Produced by Au Pairs, Martin Culverwell and Ken Thomas (also engineer). Cover photo: Eve Arnold.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original was released on Human Records in 1981. This copy is a limited 2025 EU reissue on Music On Vinyl.

Is "Repetition" a cover?
Yes. The song is by David Bowie (from "Lodger", 1979) and deals with domestic violence, which fits the themes of Au Pairs.

Is the record new?
Yes. The record is new and factory sealed, so it has not been opened or played.

Do you have more Au Pairs records?
We currently have no other Au Pairs album in stock. Similar bands are in our Post-Punk collection.