{"product_id":"playthings","title":"Playthings - Playthings (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReleased by \u003cstrong\u003eLeather Jacket Records\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōtautahi in association with \u003cstrong\u003ePinacolada Record\u003c\/strong\u003es. Pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eŌtautahi\u003c\/strong\u003e post-punk rockers \u003cstrong\u003ePlaythings\u003c\/strong\u003e from 1981\/82 have released a six track 12” 45rpm EP with tracks from their seminal singles \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColoured \u0026amp; Bird's Eye View\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e plus an unreleased track found in the archives!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaythings\u003c\/strong\u003e formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1980 with two strong songwriters, \u003cstrong\u003eJay Clarkson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJanine Saundercoc\u003c\/strong\u003ek, alongside guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eNicky Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eDave Toland\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Kean\u003c\/strong\u003e joined as sound engineer and manager in 1981, and recorded Playthings live at The Gladstone on \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Scott’s\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/2 Track Ferrograph tape machine in glorious pulse pounding mono. Two standout songs, Coloured and Sit Down (Stand Up), were released in NZ on Playmusic as a double A-Side 7” with a sleeve designed and screen-printed by Paul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Janine left the band, Paul joined on guitar and bass. Playthings went on to record four new songs at \u003cstrong\u003eArnie van Bussel’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNightshift Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e in 1982, with Bird’s Eye View released as the second 7” single backed with Dumb and Pure Frost. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 12” 45rpm EP released in 2023 brings together remastered versions of the five songs from Playthings two seminal 1980’s 7“ singles Coloured and Bird’s Eye View. An additional song from the Playthings archives, country punk stomper Grits, was recorded in 1982, but strangely never released on vinyl until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSit Down (Stand Up)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColoured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrits \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird’s Eye View \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDumb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure Frost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HiCkFpNemUU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Playthings","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596929601871,"sku":"LJR3","price":6.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/IMG_3770.jpg?v=1787985477","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/playthings","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}