Stepping Out of Line: The Anthology

Au Pairs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Castle Us
• ASIN: B000FIGGHS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,247 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Import only two-disc set. 25 years ago, the Au Pairs were post-punk pioneers, pushing at the boundaries of feminism, anti-Thatcher campaigning and angular guitar music. Today, they’re acknowledged by the likes of Frank Ferdinand and the Killers as one of the most influential bands in British rock history. This definitive collection of their albums, BBC sessions and other rarities explains why. 42-tracks in all. Castle. 2006. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Wrong Tracklisting, May 23, 2006

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Dede Korkut - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stepping Out of Line: Anthology (Audio CD)

I just want everyone who orders this CD to understand that the version you get sent here is NOT the one with 42 tracks. You only get 37 tracks and the tracklisting is not the same. Basically, you only get one song from the Live Berlin CD ("Piece Of My Heart") as opposed to the many that are listed here. Also, you do get some songs that are not listed here, such as "Taking Care of Him", "What Kind of Girl" and a few others. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Major mastering blunder, April 8, 2009

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David Auerbach "waggish org" (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stepping Out of Line: The Anthology (Audio CD)

Great music, but the entire second cd has been mastered at the wrong (slower) speed, making the Au Pairs sound like Flipper. The original RPM CD reissue didn't have this problem. For instance:

Instant Touch (this cd): 3:00
Instant Touch (RPM): 2:43

Shakedown (this cd): 4:22
Shakedown (RPM): 4:04

Caveat emptor.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The previous reviewer is a wanker, December 18, 2007

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K. Johnson "K. Odessa" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stepping Out of Line: The Anthology (Audio CD)

The Au Pairs are one of the most misunderstood bands of the post-punk era. Ultimately, sensualists instead of politicists, the groups two albums "Sense and Sensuality" and "Playing WIth A Different Gender" are two of the most important albums of the 80's. There's no Fall of Gang of Four mimicry here, and the previous reviewer, who seems to want the "Cliff's Notes" of post-punk, has moronically misunderstood the music. Buy it if you want angular funk, jagged guitar riffs...british nasal whine...