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CD: 81189-2
RELEASED: 2002
LABEL: Castle
01. Stepping Out of Line
02. Sex Without Stress
03. Instant Touch
04. That's When It's Worth It
05. Shakedown
06. Tongue in Cheek
07. Intact
08. Don't Lie Back
09. America
10. Fiasco [*]
The original album especially remixed and digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Formed in Birmingham in 1979, the Au Pairs - Paul Foad, Pete Hammond, Jane Munro and Lesley Woods - began making records two years later. Rapidly establishing themselves as indie chart favourites, their debut album, 'Playing With A Different Sex', also managed to hit No. 33 on the national chart. They later toured extensively, gaining a strong live reputation. Their next album, 'Sense And Sensuality', is one of the great postpunk albums, crackling with an electric power rarely heard since. Eschew the politics if you like, but you cannot ignore the music. If you like Gang of Four's "Entertainment" here's its soulmate. The words were still confrontational, but more obscure in their intent. The record didn't get as much attention as their first LP, but it's just as much a touchstone of post-punk.
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